Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-14

Tn MuRpxR or rEr Cox = Fkl1rx.- From
. gentleman from Medina We have gathered
some particulars ooncsrsing Captain Fred.
streetsr, which we're developed in his sxami-
nation for the murder Of the Coy family, held
last week at Medina. strester is = native Of
Chatham, Medina county, where he has .
mother and other relatives living. BE is
quite young man, being only % or "a years
Of age. About year age he came to Cleve-
land snd obtained authority from the militia
~ committee to recruit for one Of the regi-
msnts that were being raised here. He
opened recruiting Office in Medins, but was
unsuccessful in obtaining recruits. he after
wards attempted to recruit in Medina for the
lOsd o. V. L, but failed in that. Last win
ter or spring he married daughter of Joseph
Wetnore, a weH-knoWn and respectable oiti-
rem Of Medina. His wife was hardly l6
years Of age when they we're married. 1t is
charged that Streeter has wife and two
children living in New York State, and had
when he married Miss Wstmors. He lived
with his father-in-law and had no businest
whatever. strsetsr's wife was quite iHti-
mate with the Coy family, which brought
streeter there frequently. In fact he and
his wife took tea at COy's q couple Of days
before the murder. The day before the mur-
der strseter borrowed $40 Of his father-in-
law in Chatham and taking a sAtchel went,
as he claims, to Cleveland, returning to Me-
dina, the day following the murder. He went
to Chatham, paid the $40 borrowed money
and also paid about $50 which he owed in
small debts to various persons. BE exhibited
considerable money and claimed that he had
won it gambling in Cleveland. Remaining
In Medina short time he took his wife and
went away. Suspicion pointing towards him
as the murderer, he was tracked by the off,
GERS and arrested at Kenosha, Wisconsin, as
noted. he told very conflicting stories in at
tempting to account for his whereabouts du-
ring the "a hours he was away from Medina,
during which the COys were 50 brutally mur-
iered. He said at first that he rode to CIeve-
land in a lumber wagon, arriving at three
o'clock in the afternoon. The Prosecuting
Attorney reminded him that three O'Clock
vas rather early for teamster to reach
JlevsIsnd from Medina, and then Streeter |
jaid he rode in with a man in buggy. He |
,ould not tell who he rode with. He said |
le stopped st no hotel but got his meals at a
'estaurant. He couldn't tell where he gam
'lsd or who be gambled with. His whole
tory was both impropable and contradictory. |
About sixty dollars were found upon his
person and among the money were two
Eenty dollar bills, greenbaeks, that had
Hood on the edges. When Mr.. Coy got his
money from the bank it was put in sealed
Envelope. The envelope was in the pocket
# vest, which was benath his pillow at the
ime he was killed. The murderer after do
ng his bloody work obtained the envelope
ore it open at the longer edge and extract
ng the money dropped the envelope in the
BEDROOM. There is the mark of bloody
humb on the center Of the envelope and
marks of bloody fingers on the edge, made
vidsntly by the murderer in taking out the
ills. On the $40 bills referred to as having
een found with Streeter, are bloody marks
lhich upon trial were found to fit exactly
nth the torn edge Of the money envelope.
his of itself is most dsmning testimony of
uilt.
Stree ter was bound over for tIial for mur-
or. BE appeared entirely composed at the
There was immense excite
tent in Medina, during the examination
nd the Court House was densely packed, so
luch so that the floor gave way. Vsrv little
Oubt exists in Medina that the author of the
Orrible and bloody murder of the Coy fam
" is seeured.