The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-02
:. I. TUN ET1Ol,
Chairman National Exec. Committee
From the Ohio Stlte .Inurnal. Fob. ~

From the Ohio State journal. Feb. p.
Terrible Shooting Affair nt Lancaster
Two Soldiers killcd-rhC Facts i'll the
Case.
Some mention has already been male 81
a terrible shooting affair at Lancaster,
which resulted in the killing of two sol
diers of the lIth OHIO Regiment, We have
been enabled to lay the essential facts Of
the case before our readers, as derived
from a highly Intelligent gentleman who
was present at the coroncr's inquest, and
who heard all the testimony given III regard
10 the unfortunate affair.
1t appears that on last SATURDAY, about
) o'clock in the afternoon, little party OF
soldiers went mtOa saloon tn tIkc 4
drink together. In the room were several
citizen5, among them John See and his son
Geo. See. MIR. laut2, City Marshal of Ian
! caster, was also among them. After taking
thcir drink, one of the soldiers good hui
morelly expressed his desire to introduce
his comrades to Geo. See. rcmarkmg at
the samc time, that hc, Geo. See, was a
Buttcnut Lieutenant Colonel of Il militia
regiment of that county. Geo. Sec resented
this, and some words passed between him
and the soldiers, who then started to leave.
As they reached the door, Geo. SEQ remarked
that he would mark them for their lam
guago in calling him n Buttcrnut Lieutenant
Colonel The soldiers thcrcupon turned
back and replied that he might mark them
then aud there and, words passing, they
invited him ont to the street to settle the
| matter on the spot. At this. John See, the
father, who had been seated in window.
and with whom no words had been passed
got up, approached the soldiers aud fired
his revolver. The Shot took cllcct ON a
soldier naned John Little, passing directly
, through tho heart, and he died almost i'm
mediatcly, At the same time George See.
the son, struck one of the soldiers, who re-.
turned the blow, whercupo@ Geo. See,
drew up chair, and 10y blow with il.
knocked the soldier 10 hls knees. Almost
directly on this, John Sea fired another shot
from his revolver which took effect ON a
soldier named NrharS, passing through
the bowels, from which wound hc died the
next day.
Attracted by the shooting and noise Of
the alray, several citizens nov rushed in
TO the grocery, ana at the same time both
John See and George made for the back
door OF the house. As they were passing
out third shot was fired, hut without cl-
feet At the back of the building, II horse
belonging to See was standing hitched.
tcp, see mNNNtet lhN morse, l0i dOlu soc
the father, on foot started for their home.
about milo and a half out of Lancaster.
Seeing that they had gone, the soldiers at
once pressed several horses aud pursued to
arrest them. They came near them when
they had gone about half way home See.
luS that they We're pursued, Geo. Sec dis
mounted, and gave the horse to John See.
tho father, who had used the revolver, and
George himself struck OF across the field
ON foot The soldiers pursued him, and in
about twenty WlupieS' chase, captured him
laouutcd him oua horse behind one Of their
number, and brought him into town
on the street opposite the grocery WAcy,
the suootIu, had occurred In his cap
lure no violence was uscl upon him;
Out when ho was brought upon tAa Strc,t
At the groccry who're great aud excited
crowd had by Jh,s time gathered ho was
pulled from llo Gl,,s, Juu severely bgllcu
10y the crowd, Nome OF the moro consider
ate among ,he citizens iuJelposvd, and
succeeded lu getting him ou, lt ,Ao crowd
aud into place OF safety, lie is now get
ting well OF his bruises. The citizens of
influence ana standing are doug an they
can TO a,lay lae excitement wuitA Is very in
t,lss.