The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-30

subject requires no farther attention, and but
for TIE ridiculous and mischievous statement
of the paper quoted, the whole matter would
have been passed by in silence.
The MURDERER OF THE Cor FAMILY
The examination of Capt Fred. Streeter, re-
suited in his being bound over for trial on the
charge of murder.
He appeared entirely composed at the ex-
animation. There was immense excitement
in Medina, during the examination and the
Court House was tlensely packed, so much so
that the floor gave way. Streeter is native
of Chatham, Medina county, where he has a
mother and other relatives living. He is
quite young man, being only % or "a years,
of age. Atout year ago he went to Cleve
land and obtained authority from the militia
ry committee to recruit for one of the reg-
ments that were being raised there. He
opened q recruiting office in Medina but was
unsuccessful in obtaining recruits He after
wards attempted to recruit in Medina for the
103d o. v. L. but failedin that Last winter
or spring he married daughter of Joseph
Wetmore a we'll known and respectable citi-
zen of Medina. His wife was hardly 16
years of age when they were married. It is
charged that Ssreeter has wife and two chill
dren living in New York State, and had when
he married Miss Wetmore. He lived with
his father-in-law and had no business what
ever. Streeters wife was quite intimate with
the Coy family, which brought Streeter there
frequently In fact he and his wife took tea
at Coy's couple of days before the murder.
The day before the murder Streeter borrowed
SO of his father-in-law in Medina and TAX
ing satchel went, as he claims, to Cleveland.
returning to Medina, the day following the
murder. He went to Chatham, paid the so
borrowed money and also paid about $50
which he owed in small debts to various per-
sons. He exhibited considerable money and
claimed that he had won it gambling in
Cleveland Remaining in Medina a short
time he took his wife and went away. Sus-
picion pointing towards him as the murderer,
he was tracked by the officers and arrested at
Kenesha, Wisconsin, as noted. He told very
conflicting stories in attemptingto to account for
his whereabouts during the "a hours he was
away from Medina, during which the Coys
were so brutally murdered. He said at first
that he rode to Cleveland in lumber wagon,
arriving at three O'Clock in the afternoon.-
The Prosecuting Attorney reminded him
that three O'Clock was rather early fora team
ster to reach Cleveland from Medina, and then
Streeter said he rode in with a man in bug
gy He could not tell who he rode WITH
He said be stopped at no hotel but got his
meals at restaurant. He couldn't tell where
he gambled or who he gamblcd with, His
whole story was both improbable and contra
dictory. About sixty dollars were found up
| on his person and among the money were two
twenty dollar bills, green backs, that had blood
| on the edges. When Mr.. Coy got his money
from the bank it was put in sealed envel
ope. The envelope was in the pocket of {
vest, which was beneath his pillow at the
time he was killed. The murderer after do
! ing his bloody work obtained the envelop,
tore it open at the longer edge and extractin:
the money dropped the envelope in the bed
room. There is the mark of a bloody thuml
on the center of the envelope and marks o
bloody fingers on the edge, made evidently b.
the murderer in taking out the bills, On I'll,
$50 bills referred TO as having been foun,
with Streeter, are bloody marks which upo
trial were found to fit exactly with the tor
edge of the money envelope.
4 Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad
The New York Times saws that the C1eye