The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-05
Terrible Homicide in Dayton.
A Man MprdeFea in Cold Blood.
Tbe Murderer Promptly Arrested,
and in Jail,


Our city was startled by another terrible
scene Of blood las. night. The details Of
the ease, MS we have been able to obtain
them from Marshal Hale and Coroner
Rouzer, are substantially these:
Between eleven and twelve o'clock last
nignt two men by the respective names Of
Michael Cain, resident Of Xenia, (who
was workman on the telegraph lines,)
AID W.. S. Pottcll, "a blacksmith in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Raymond,) went 70 Miller's Sa-
loo" W Third street to get something TO
eat, After Getting, they went to the bar TO
pay their bills. While standing at the bar,
Poe,ell vas observed 10 make motions or
sigrs like tn ,se of deaf anG durib mau
and subsequently, some words passed be-
tween him and Cain, hut not Of an angry
60 yiolcnt character. Immediately after
ottoll drew large bowie kuife, a foot in
le1gth and an inch ard Il half IN BREADTH
with which he stabbed Cain just above the
right nipple, making wound six inches
deep AID an inch and a half wide, and pass
ing ertirely through the right lung.
Cain then left the saloonin company with
an ther man, AID went down Third street
to It, Clair and from there to the corner Of
st. Clair and Fourth, where he fell and
died in an hour afterwards.
to'oner Rouzer was sent fornnd prompt
y cai1e TO the place. IIehad the murder
ed nan sent TO the Station House, and then
p procuring the all of Marshal Hale, both
went 10 pursuit of the the perpetrator of
ne Bloody deed. who they understood had
been boarder ut TIE Montgomery House.
They there learned that Pottell had shortly
before exchanged his trunk for valise,
and left tbe bose. The Marshal put the
police on the track of the murderer, and he
was inally traced to the Union Depot by
the Marsha himselG in company with
Coroner Rouzer, Vhere shey found him
/ ooitt half pqst iivn this morning appar-
eltIy asleep in c air in the sitting room.
He was Immediately seized W Marshal
Hale, who charged him with theGurder, and
upon searching him, the knife was found
ip his boot, without the sheat'l, which had
Oeen let at toe saloon. The knife and
sheath were both recovered by the Marshal,
lu'l u Z INV Hl't- poSStSstbn VI tHb hdlOIs
On being arrested, I'ottell manifested no
concern IN regard 20 the7lreadful deed he
Lad colnnitted He was take, to jail, and
tae case will be Investigated 80 due time.
Coroner Rourer held an inquest over the
body this morning, and the jury returned
4 verdict that Cain came to his death by a
Adife in the hands of Pottell, without prov
oeation. .f
The friends of the deceased were tele-
gfaphe, 10 by Coroner Rouzer. They ar
rive6 to-day. and the body was given over
to them.
Much credit is due TO The Marshal and
Coroner for the promptness with which
they followed up the murderer and secured
his arrest But for their timely and persis-
te't efforts, he might have escaped arrest
ard the penalty due to his crime.
Cain and POuel were both unmarried
men. They had been acquainted for sever
a. years past, and so far as Is known, never
had aDy previous dispute or diflculty.
,ey were regarded as friends, and taose
who knew them best are unable to account
for Tue causes which led to the melancholy
tragedy recorded above.