The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-12-30

! 1t was at first supposed that the mur.
derer had committed the deed while stand
/ ing in front Of the counter, but that veW
was soon found to be tallacious. The
counter extended across the room, with
i wire gauze above, such as is frequently
seen in banks, and over which it would
be difficult for man to reach. At one
end of the counter is gate, through
! which entrance is had to the space behind
! and no doubt the assassin came through
this gate behind the counter before he
fired the fatal shot. The ball entered
under the right ear, and came out near
the left temple, and the pistol was SO close
that the flesh near where the ball entered
was burnt by the powder. When found
| by Mr.. Shepard, the deceased was lying
on the flo or just behind the teller's desk
which was at the middle Of the counter.
as though he had been standing there
when he was shot. There was nothing to
show any scufile, or that the deceased was
not then lying where he first fell.
Ali the money in the money drawer
had been taken except few cents. Some
had been paid out and some received on
deposit during the forenoon, and the sum
taken by the murderer was probably about
FIVE thousand dollars. OF this three
thousand dollars was in 500 on the NAL
den Bank, and the remainder in small
bills, mostly on the same bank. The
murderer has gained little by bis crime
The hundred dollar bills it Viii be ilnpos-
sibie for him to pass; and the two thous-
and dollars which may remain u him,
seems but poor recompeIse for the coin
mission OF such an atrocious decd.
Oh course speculation is rife in regard
to who is the murderer, and there are
mlny theories about it. There are oop.e
people who saw one or two suspicious per-
sons about the town yesterday forenoon,
and MIR. Shedd, the baker, says he saw
strange man whom he had noticed halt
All hour before in the Vicinity ol the depot
Q. into the BANK al o 1t the time the mur-
der must lave been committed. The
ooldness and audacity of tue crime seams
to indicate that it was the work o. one
deep in guilt, and many circumstances
support that idea. Butif the person who
came into the bank waa an entire stranger,
it is somawhat remarkable that the de-
ceased should have allowed hiu 10 come
behird the Counter, as he 4ust have done
beor firing the shot. Then it is sur
missed that the deceased may have been
thrown down before the pistol was fred,
bat no trace OF the hu:l lodging place OF
the bullet has been found, wh.cl in that
case must have entered the floor. 1t is
also said that since the sound of tie pistol
was not heard, ou.c,ies may hayo been
made which were also unheard. Two
detectives from Boston have already Yis-
tied the scene, and are busy IN ''wot king
up the case, but on the facts winch we
have recited it seems very doubtful If the
assas on can now he secured. s
The Bank has offered j rerard of s5,
900 for the detection Of the murderer, and
the town will offer further amount ei
two CT three thousand dollars.
Shortly after noon Yesterday the body
Of the deceased was removed to his faith
er's residence, ON Green Hill, Maiden.
The family had already been informed
CT their sad bereavement, aud are over
whellned with grief. ..
Coroner b. q. Hi, OF Maiden, will
hold an inquest a jury, consisting Of
the following persons, was summoned
Temple Dodge, foreman; Frank z. SWEET,
George u Hill, George c. Richards.
Thomas H. Floyd ana Charles H.
Sprague, The jury was sworn, and ex-
amined the body, after which they ad
journed until Thursday afternoon At two
clock.