The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-10
Murder at Niagara Fails.

Murder at Niagara Palls.
A few days ago, the telegraph announ-
ced :he finding OF the body of Diff Olss
on, clerk belonging al Toronto, under
the bank at the Fails. The Coroner's
Jlry have found verdict that OliH Olss-
on came to his death at the hands OF Geo.
Read. a runner, who has been arrested
The Niagara Falls Gazette gives the fol-
loving particulars concel ming the affair:
Since Wednesday evening last, "A man,
named Ollff Olsson has been missing and
nothing could be learned OF his wherea-
bouts until Sunday, when his mu:ilated
remains were found far down the river
bank, between the Clifton House and the
Suspension Bridge. How came he there
10 Involved In some mystery. 1t seems he
left toronIo on the previous Monday, went
10 BFHalo, where he stayed over night
aud returned ~ lar the Canada side OF
the Suspension Bridge on Tuesday. He
here Iound tnat he and his companion
TO that night. and Olson stayed while the
other proceeded TO Hamilton. o. soon
after made the acquaintance OF George
Read, rather tough customer, employ
ed about Saul Davls's establishment At
Table Rock. They came over to Niaga.
ra City, where it is said Read induced o.
TO exchange coats with him, giving as u
reason that a warrant was out for the lat.
ter. and if the exchange was made, he
would not be recognized. Soae poor
whiskey was probably drank in the mean
lad n A.
Fails in search OF Read, but could moi find
him. he had no money. his railroad
pass had gone with his coat, aud wishing
TO 90 home. he applied TO a driver named
Jackson. for small loan OF money, his
watch TO be given in security. Jackson
found gentleman who accommodated
him, and he started Tor the bridge. Late
in the evening o. and Read were in
drinking saloon near the toll-gate, and as
the keeper testlfes, there seemed to be
some misunderstanding between them
OLSON wished to re exchange coats, which
Read would not do without OLSON paid
him some 50 or more that lie had loaned
Rt the FaRs, which he could not de-
They lett there about ten O'Clock IN the
evening, and we understand they were
s0on after seen together by the Clifton
House omnibus driver. He is supposed
TO have gone over the river bank about
this time. 1t is not known whether he
was thrown over, or whether, being some
what intoxicated, he accidentally fell over.
His body WAS found not far from the wa
terra edge. Some OF his limbs were frac-
tured and his skull badly broken. His
watch chain was held firmly between his
teeth.
Coroner Cornwall, Of Clifton, TO whom
we are indebted for most OF these facts,
commenced an inquest, but adjourned over
60 last evening in order TO obtain further
testimony. Oisson was apparently 25 or
81 years Old, unmarried, and was employed
as clerk in the freight Office of the e. T.
r. K. at Toronto. An aged mother de-
pended upon him for support.
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THK FRosr PRosPaCTs BETTER TO day
puts quite new face on the crop prospects
The irost, though bad. was not quite so dis
astrous as reported at first. The gardeners
on che market this mUrning, generally cOtn.
eided IN the opinion that although grapes
and some other vegetables were nearly
rulued. yet there WAS plenty left They
claim if wheat is not killed. tho country will
have a much more than usual abundance
1t will take some weeks to loarn tho extent
of damage to wheat. The winter wheat in
Southern Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois 10 out
OF tho way of the frost, and it is believed
the spring wheat of the Northern portions
is not far enough advanced to be iuiured -
We learn that tho damage to the corn and
potatoes on the st. Clair road is not so ex-
tensive as was at first anticipated. Thoy
will be a littlo later, but will not need re-.
planting. Wheat is supposed to be unin-
lurod. Grape vines have suffered very
seyersly, in some places destroying them
entirely. Apples and other fruits are APP
pArentIy uninjurod. In Dover township, we
learn, the wheat appears to be injured in
many fields. The frost was very severe in
ehis section. From Chagrn Falls, our
advices are very gloomy. 1t is feared that
corn and potatoes must be repantod in this
region, We hope, however, that few days
~ill show the ravages of tho frost were not
so severe as many now suppose Plain
Dealer Of Tuesday.
CHAMrIoN VAUGHAN, editor OF tho Leav-
enw0rlh Tunes, mas fallen under tho dis
pleasure OF the Fugitive Slave Law, being
sued for tho recovery of $1,000 tho sum pro-
sided by that law, as tho penalty for the
ioss of the slave which Champion is accu-
sed of aiding to protect from re-capture bv
his claimed owners. The slave is gone -
which is all right, and wo venture the pre-
diotiOn that whom the owners get his cost
trust wiser than tbey ere now.--.MH Sen,