The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-06
TRAGEDY AT DAYTON.
MIR. BOllmycr, Editor Of the En-
pire, Shot Dead.

A briel dispatch from Day ton. OH Sat-
urday, announced that ]. +. Bollmeyer,
editor Of the Empire newspaper Of thai
city. was shot in that place. Saturday
morning, by hattor Damed Henry NJ.
Brown, and killed almost Instantly. A
3 gentleman wh) was al Dayton at the
time, and ia acquainted "ilh the parties.
gives the following particulars:
S1me weeks since a son Of Mr.. Brown.
who was wounded 10 some engagement. !.
returned home. and while suffering from
his injuries was good deal disturbed by
the dogs in the neigLboVhood. and partic.
ularly bya dog belonging To Mr. .Bollmey.
cr. After young Brown had recovered
sufficiently 10 be able to rsturA 10 his reg
ment,he went out to visit his friends pre-
vious to his departure, and returning late
at night lie was set upon by ,hroe or four
dogs in an alley which separates the resi-.
dence OF his father from that Of MIR. Boil.
meyer. lie succeeded in reaching the
house in safety. and srmiug himself with
his revolver he returned TO the alley and
fired at the dogs, killing one, which hap
pened To be The property Of Mr. Bollmeyer
This dog was very valuable one
and the killing ofthe animal CAUSED some
feeling between Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Boil
never.
On Friday evening it being Hollow
Fen, the youog people Of Dayton Observ
ed tho anniversary by errymaking and
committing little acts Of mischief. such a.
pulling door bells and then hiding, anC
other acts Of amusement Mr. Bollmeyrr
had been good deal annoyed during tn,
evening by having his door bell pulled
and determined to stop it, and according
ly posted himself near the door. pre-
pared TO open it the moment tie bel
IunS.
In very fsw minutes an uIchiu ap
pr ached aud pulled the knob. when Mr.
B. Immediately rushed out, and overtak
ing the lad, he Kicked him with such vi
. olonce as TO throw him down, hurting hin
rather severely. AS fortune would nav
it, ,ha 10y was sou Of Mr.. Brown, an,
hs craWled home and told his father wha
had occurred. This only served 10 in
I crease the i'll feeling already cngcndeIs
toward Mr.. BollmcJOr by Mr. Brown, an
on Saturday morning the two met in th
street, the former going TO, aud the latte
= returning from market.
d Mr.. Brown rccoslsd Mr.. BollmeyeI
o complaining Of the treatment TO his sor
8 whrn hard words passed between the two
' aud il was understood that Bollmeye
= made certain threats as 10 what he Woul
u do, and NJ he was in the act ofputtin
d his basket down on the sidewalk. Brow
. drew revolver and shot him in the neol
d killing him almost instantly.
II We are assured that no political quar-
81 exist between the parties. but that Il
o cause of the difficulty and the facts are I
= stated a. owe.
) Mr.. Brown Immediately suuepdere
b mise 4 to the authorities aud was lodge
in Jail.
~ The friends Of Mr.. Roilmeyer becau
Il very IN uch excited, proceeded to the j.
it and attempted TO yet bossssson Of III
10 Brown for the purpose VI executing hiO
Of but the mob was dispersed by the May
ST and poll e. In the evening the mob res
4. scmblcd and proceeded to the jail wi
~ TWO swivels, parpO,iug to batter down !
re doors, but the guns were captured by 4
OF police. During the excitement four pc
La sons were wounded -one severely.