The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-11-07

Spanish needles, SO called, while south q
said track are none. The back Of MI
Peters clothes were thickly set witt
them, while the front part was enLirel,
free from them. The testimony of Mr.
Mann who was on the horse behind Mr.
Peters, was, that they rode down the B
& I. track nearly to this cattle guard
when he, Mann, fell off SO drunk that hi
knew no more, but got home This tcs
timony was no doubt intended to leave
the impression that Mr.. P. crossed the
cattle guard with his horse and followec
the B u |. track to said passage. where
he and horse both fell about fifteen lce
to the ground.
This may have seemed to be the most
plausible story that could be invented by
persons, whoever they may be, guilty oil
the terrible crime of murder; but it is
not reasonable nor true, because, lst, no
horse would be likely to cross said cat
tie guard; I'd, no track could be found
on Ihe railroad although fresh ballast or
earth had been placed thereon only the
day before, aud lastly no horse would fall
or could be driven eff the track into said
roadway beneath, and if he had, broken
limbs and almost certain death would
have been the result, while the flesh Of
his rider, wherever it came in contact
with the hard Jumps of trampcd up clay
below would have been terribly bruised,
which was not the case with either horse
or man. 10 my mind, therefore, it seems
very clear that he never reached that
culvert and his death, by that route,
neither in my opinion, did Mann fall off
on the rail road.
My impression is, that the horse and
his rider went down the road north of the
r. R., and that there the crime was com
mitted, by we know not whom, and from
that place was taken both the man and
horse through that field, where the needles
could get on his clothes, taken through
the gate in the culvert, and laid down
there as it was found.
The horse was found in the same lot or
field, between the two r. Roads, eating
corn which had been hauled there for the
purpose OF teedlng, unhusked.
Marks of violence on Mr.. p were few
On his forehead were a few slight marks,
not serious, however, while behind his
left ear he had evidently received n severe
blow, but not sufficient to fracture the
skull. The post mortem examination re-
vealed the fact that his liver was com
pletely mashed, which must have pro-
duced instant death.
The horse ridden by Mr. Peters be-
came sick after eating the corn, and be-
ing in the cold through the night was
given too much medicine and died. He
was not poisoned, as reported.
Mr.. Peters had collected about ninety
one dollars forty eight OF which he left
with Mr. King, as before stated. Two
dollars and forty five cents were found on
his person after death; and the balance is
gone 49,.
Around the last hours OF life and the
first hours OF death OF the deceased is
wrapped the dark curtains OF mystery, to|
the public at large and the facts may
never come 10 llyht' but at the same time,
whether an aSsassln's hand was lnstru-
mental. or not IN the dark hours OF that
hlght, IN taxing lie, sun we do Know that
had 1t not been tor those he7holes on
eaHh' where thousands are constantly
drinking down the poison OF death, and
where hundreds who would be called
public benolactors, are dealing out the
instrument OF profanity, vul sarlty, power
ty, crime, murder, and all that is inhu-
man and wlcked--we say, had IL not been
Tor those CeSSDOOlS OF vice, this man would