The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-09-03
TIFFIN, OHIO, FRIDAY, sEPTEMBE 3.
The Sherifs Story.


ern Maine. we stopped one afternoon
the little village OF P which nestlt
cozily in the shade Of Saddletack moul
tain. After supper. while enjoying on
cigar upon the porch" we noticed a p,
cuhar looking scar upon the landlord
cheek.
Thinking "There by hangs n tale. " W
asked him to inform US Of the cause Of q
unusual a mark lie professed hinlsel
perfectly willing to reAte the story, an
drawing chair close to our side, CON
menced:--
"In my young days was a sheriff /
the county in which j then resided.
the spring Of 1899 a murder was commit
ted in neighboring town, under circum
stances Of unusual atrocity. The dee
was done by Frenohmau, whose nam
was Liste. He with his wife, lived in
log cabin in the woods, tome ten mile
from where the deed was committed an.
had long been suspected as being thic
and seoreter Of stolen goods was sen
to secure him, aud You may be sure di
not relish the job much bit, 90 must
As l had ten miles 20 ride, I started ear
ly and arrived at the cabin about nooh.-,
Tying my horse to a tree, / went TO th
door and knocked; after considerable d.
lay in uniastening more thai vas neoa-
sary, the door was opened BY his wife,
who demanded, in no very peaant tone
what l wanted
"Is your husband at home9"I I asked.
''No he has gone to the villge, and
will not be back till night" sheanswer-
ed.
"Then I will wait iii he cone home"
said / ard, without giving her line to re
lply, stepped into the room.
One glance around convinced me that
the murderer was at home. A iile stood
in the corner Of tho room, whie. he hat
been cleaning as | dove up, fot the wa
ter was even dripping from tho tube |
said nothing, however, but sat down, and
began to take a survey Of the room. He
could not have left, while stood at the
door, without my seeing him; or else
which / considered more likely, was con
cealed about the cabin. My eye fell upor
rag mat, lying on tho floor, and takin.
that up, the mystery was explained.
trap door was underneath; which proba
bly, led to the hole or cellar in which h
was concealed. Tilted the door up auC
was looking for some means Of descend
ing, when push from tho "gude wife
snd ad RSs a2S dSS %hqS was shaShy aeh sS 2
you sir, / was in no very enviable posi-
ton, in dark cellar with a murderer
for he was there, as very soon foun
out
Thinking I heard him move, 1 took
step in the direction Of the sound In a
instant there was a flash, a loud report
and felt a burning pain in my cheek.
saw him by the flash Of the pistol. crouch
cd in the corner Of the cellar. My bloc
was up, and made a spring and close
with him. We had a sharp tussle, for
few moments, but at length l managed
get the bracelets on his wrists, and il wa
all over. Meanwhile his wife was above
standing on the door, and asking ever,
now and then
"Have you fixed him Jem?"
Putting my hand upon the man
mouth, and initiating his voice. as near q
| could, told her l had. and ordered he
TO lead the sheriff's horse into the shed.
My ruse succeeded perfectly, and, a
she left the room. | ordered him up th
ladder, and by using the argument Of
pistol persuaded him TO go. Once up tn
rest was easy. His wife was some a,
tonished when she came in, but seeing
was well armed made no resistance. Th
man was sullen, and refused to speak, by
| did not care for that. put him on tn
horse and led the horse two miles throug
the woods, to the nearest neighbors.
Securing the assistance Of some Of th
linen folks" l had him securely lodge
in the Jail that night. and he is now j
the State Prison serving his sentence. i'm
prisonment for life. But that was th
hardest fight ever had and l shall cal
ry a mark of it to my grave. So ends IL
sheriff's story.
RE-If we can rale in the Union, let /
administrator Hammond, at a publ
dinner at Hamburg, S. O., July %.
This sentence tells the whole story.
is because Senator Hammond believes th
the South can rule as she has ruled, th'
he ia opposed to present dissolution
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