The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-23
A COld.BIOcded Murder.

Our usually quiet village was
thrown into a terrible excitemen,
on Wednesday evening, by the mur.
dering of Thomas Donaldson by his
father, Hiram A. Donaldson. To
give an understanding of the case, we
must go back to about two weeks
ago, when a disturbance occurred in
the family, caused by brutality from
Donaldson to his wife and child,
which resulted in his driving all his
family away from his place, which is
about one and half mile north OF
Bowling Green, on the old plank road.
Since that time his wife and children,
live boys and one girl, have been
living in this place, not even DARN g
to go back after their goods, as the
husband had threatened their lives.
This is about the way affairs stood
previous to the occurrence on Wedn-
esday evening.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.
Donaldson, accompanied by Thomas
and another son, hearing that Don
aldson had gone to Maumee with O
load OF corn, went down to the place
to get her household goods. They
had their goods loaded up and were
about starting for town, when Don
aldson drove up. This was about
half past eight in the evening. Ii
seems he knew they were at the
house, as he drove in such haste as
to run into a buggy, going in the op-
posite direction, knocking n whe el
OF 7the buggy. Upon arriving III
front OF the load of goods, Donaldson
jumped to the ground and unbuclled
the neck-yoke from one of the horses
hitched to the loaded wagon, when
Thomas got down and went around
to where his father was. Upon this
Donaldson exclaimed. "I'll kill your'
drawing a knife, stabbing his son, it
is supposed, to the heart the fourth
thrust. He also stabbed him in each
arm, and once in the left side of his
back. Upon being stabbed the first
time, Thomas seized the neck yoke,
yet fast to one horse, and struck at
his father, and cried out, "He is
stsbbing me" whereupon one of the
men who was in the buggy spoken
OF, ran back to where they were,
when Donaldson began making lun-
ges at him with his knife. Mr.. Ross
having no weapon could render no
assistance; in fact in was too late, for
the boy had received his death blow.
Upon Ross, arrival, Donaldson let 90
of his son who started toward the
buggy, but fell after taking a few
steps. Donaldson then jumped into
his wagon, drove to this place, and
with a lawyer, had the audacity to
undertake to get out warrant for
his son, but was arrested before his
object was accomplished. The young
man lived but ten or fifteen minutes
after being stabbed. A post-mortem
examination showed that the knife
had entered the heart.
These are the particulars, as far
as we can learn them. 1t was at one
time thought the people would lynch
the prisoner, but were prevented
from doing SO. Donaldson has made
repeated threats, and was under bail
at the time, to keep the peace. He
Is vicious character, one of those
smiling devils who are dangerous al
all times.
Upon being told his son was dead,
he very coolly remarked that he was
only sorry 1t was not more of them
This shows the disposition of the man
Iplainly
The deceased was about 90 years
old; very quiet young man, much
respected.-BOi0ling Green Sentinel.