Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-16
Horrible Murder !---A Man has
his Throat Gut, and is Rob-
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A horrible murder was committed in our
city on Saturday night the most heartless,
coldbooded murder that has ever shocked
this community. A &D ea
On Saturday evening last man named
George Lindenmuth, who resided near Ger
mantown in this County arrived here by rail
road in company with some acquaintance
whom he met at Carlisle Station. The party
put up at the Montgomery House, After sup
per the gentlemen who came with Mr.. l.. went
to the Theatre, leaving him at the hotel, ow-
ing to the fact that he had INDUCED in too
much liquor On their return from the Thea
tire, they enquired for Mr.. L., supposing he
had gone to bed, and learned that owing to
the repeated refusal of the bar-keeper to give
him liquor, he refused to remain, and started
of, as he said, to find the Theatre. He did
not return again.
1t appears from the evidence before the
Coroner's Inquest, that he was not at the
Theatre About a quarter to o clock be en-
tered the saloon of Mr. Linxweiler, on Mar
ket street, in company with young man by
the name of John W. Dobbin's, who has been
loaGng about the city for some time past, and
occasionally lodging at the Station House.
They obtained something to drink at Mr.. LIS,
who did not observe that Lindonmuth was in.
toXcated. Dobbns had lantern, and the
pair left there in a short time, and that was
the last seen OF them there.
About 9 o'clock Lindenmuth and Dobbins
called in at the saloon of Jake Altherr on
Jefferson street, just below I'd, where they rot
some more liquor. At this place Lindenmuth
got $40 bill changed After the couple
drank, Lindenmuth was not satisfied about his
money, and Dobbins counted 1t over for him
twice, on the counter, and there were $40 and
some change Dobbins put the money in his
own pocket, saying that l., would lose it, and
that he would take care of it for him. Lin
denmuth then pulled out his watch, Ian old
fashioned siver one,) and Dobbins also took
charge of that This did not please L., who
was sober enough to know what was being
done, and d. got the lantern and the two went
out together the old man grumbling. Al.
their saw the men walk up Jefferson street TO
ward the River. And this was the last seen
Of them together.
Between 10 and II o'clock. on SATURDAY.
night-about an hour after the two men left
Altherrs saloon, Dobbns called at the shop OF
Thomas WISE on Market street, and got shaw.
ed and washed, 1t was observed that his
pants were bloody and muddy, and he re- |
marked that he had been butchering. He ask. |
ed the time and tried to set his watch and
be invited the hands in the shop to 20 out and
take something to drink, at the same time
pulling out large .rolIlof notes .
Dobblns was seen afterwards at various sa-
looms, drinking and smoking and Offering to
sell a watch.
leslerday-morning about O'Clock, the bo.
dy OF Lndenmuth was found upon a pile e,ofl
earth on the bank OF the river on Water street
a few yards west of Jefferson street. The
throat had been cut, three large and deep cash.
es on the right side, having nearly covered the
head from the body, The pockets of the de-
ceased had been robbed, and the lantern was
laying near the body and there was evidence
that the murderer had been disturbed in his
horrible work. The fact of selecting that
place to do the horrid deed shows that it was
-he purpose Of the murderer to throw the bo.
ly in the swollen Miami, but few yards
lway
{. The Coroners Inquest disclosed the above
and there is no doubt that
Dobbins is the murderer. We have in our
card written by Dobbins, which
eAds thus ;--'Johp W. Dobbins, Moundsville
darshall County, West Virginia" He was
'nnished for thieving, while in the three