Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-06-18

on his trial, remains to be seen; there being
ing but one other eye witness Of the scene
Ann PARMER.
jail Of d,,:y sandnsky County;
Editor ofM Fremont Journal.
DEAN STR:--I am that unfortunate man,
VIM. James The cause of my misfortune
and Of the horrid tragedy between June
and myself arc very simple, originating in
the first place from too simple cause to
be told. l will commence in the first place
with Isaac June, at my house in Williams
City, Long Island, N. Y, where he stayed
with me three weeks on visit.
l and my family wero induced by his
persuasions to sell our city lot and house
and move to Ohio, pledging himself to be
our best friend. We sold out during his
stay with us, and moved out and settled
down near neighbor to him in Townsend
township, in the fall of 1853. On the fol-
lowing March my only daughter got mar
ried, and with other neighbors l invited
June and his wife to the wedding, but did
not extend the invitation to his lady love,
Miss Ann Parmer,) for which no took a
desperate haterod to me, and swore by all
that was holy that he would revenge him
self on me for the insult. He swore that he
would be my most invetcratc enemy through
life; that he would follow me through
thick and thin, and distress me on every
hand that lay in his power; that he would
spend thousand dollars to every ono hun
hundred that he could mako it cost me, un-
till he would bring me to beggery; that he
would never let me leave Ohio until he
made paupcr Of mo that he would yet
make me see the day that would be glad
to cat frozen --- made off of cold
johnny cake; and that if he could not get
revenge any other way, he would have it at
the point of the knife. With most horrid
implications he declared that he would not
only distress me, but that he would distress
my family as much as he would me. He
took perfect hatred towards my wife be-
cause she would not sanction lis conduct
towards his family, and because she detest-
cd and denounced his conduct with Miss
Ann Farmer. He thought my wife to be
tho cause of Ann Farmer being sighted by
not being invited to the wedding. His
wife was at the wedding, but lie was SC in
furiated that he would not come, and from
that time, (the cord of our friendship being
cut, commenced our troubles and difficult
ties.
juno represented me to the public MS be-
ing the basest character that ever escaped
out of New York, declaring that the states
prison was gaping for me, that the prison
doors stood open ready to receive me as
soon as could be arrested. He declaring
that there was reward of $500 offered in
the city papers for my apprehension, and
every other slang he could think of. If
$500 reward had been offered in the papers,
he would have been just the man to have
had me arrested, for he was so inveterate
against me, that it would have been just his
delight to have had me arrested and pun
ished in the states prison, besides receiving
the reward.
He then commenced his slang upon the
female branch of my family by saying my
my daughter was the most licentious acting
girl that he cvor saw, representing her as
not being my child; intimating that she
was my wife's before l married her, and
then to taunt and harass my feelings still
more, Dragged TO me that he had seduced
her, that he knew rs much about her rs he
did about Ann Farmer DC. / certainly
had no cause ever to believe but that she
was as virtuous girl as ever existed. q
sincerely believe the most of mon would
have cut him down where he stood.) And
not being satisfied with all such kind of
slang, but must send false or forged letters
to his brother and parents in Jaspar Steu-
ben Co., N. Y, (slandcrng my charactcr.)
One Of them purporting to be from his son
Oscar, another purporting to be from his
Oldest daughter Emeline. The writing and
signatures arc all written by the same hand,
ivory poor.) Emeline can write far SUI
perior hand than is represented in the let
tiers. Tho children have both declared to
me that they did not write one word in the
letters, Mother did they authorize one word
Of them to be written. Notwithstanding
all his slang, forged letters, DC, yet he
would stop every week or two in front Of
my house, and be very clever, and nothing
would do but / must go to Castaia or San
dusky With him. Many times would try
to beg of, but no use to refuse,-away I'd
60. But on our way back was sure to get
into horrid quarrel with him by bis raking
up the old sore.
Thus was harassed two wears and two
months by him, and finally, tired worn outand
disguised with the idea Of living so any long
or, determined TO sell out at sacrifice and
move back to our native homo. / sold out
got only 800 cash down, took bond and
mortgage for the balance at only three pcr
cent interest. Made public sale Of all my
goods and chaltels, parlor and kitchen fur
niture, COW, pigs, poultry &C.; reserving
nothing but carpets, beds, bedding, clothing,
books and such things Of value as could be
packed up in small compass. Had our
passages engaged down the lake to Buffalo.
Tho day came when our goods were loaded
up for q start for Sandusky, one of the wag-
ons and my boys with it had started, (prob-
ably half mile the start) and just as was
in the act Of assisting my wife to get on
the other loaded wagon, tho driver with
lines and whip in hand ready to start as
soon as my wife was seated; up drives June
with Constable Billings and served capi-
as upon me, stopping me and my goods
He had made out false bill against me Of
500 and afterwards added $40 more, ma
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