Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-26
FROM CHILLICOTHE.
Casualty-A Young Man
Kills his own Mother with a Stone
Another whisky Murder. ..- ar -7'


Casualty-A Young Man
Kills his own Mother with a Stone
Another whisky Murder. i.l- er -z'
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enaurer.l
CHILLICoTHE, July "a, 1857.
I was yesterday afternoon the involun-
tary witness of one of those horrible
crimes which from time to time startle
community and make us shudder at the
thought of harboring such monsters in our
midst. The circumstances in the Distress
ing affair are as follows: gG53F .'2.e
About four or five o'clock one Duane
Hunter, together with two of his compan-
ions, all of whom had been drinking to ex-
cess, became belligerent in the saloon of
Peter Scharf on Church street. Blows were
quite freely exchanged, and one of the par
.tv quite severely hurt by stroke from
Hunter. The other party thereupon attack
ed 81. with greater Jury, driving him out
upon the street. Here Hunter seized a
stone, and was about to hurl it into the sa-
loon when his arm was caught by Mrs.
Scharf preventing the deed.
Escaping from Mrs. Seharf, he grappled
with his adversary. who had now come
out. At this juncture, Mrs. Hunter, the
mother of Doane, came, and in short time
the combatants were separated. Still
words ran high, the mother entering into
the dispute with much vehemence. Sud-
denly, in the midst of the angry wrangling,
other stone, about the size of goose egg.
or perhaps little larger, hurled it with all
his force. The missile struck Mrs. Hunter
in the left temple, fracturing her skull, and
telling her to the ground, apparently lite
less. -tF l-7-- .l.tr'
The crowd which had congregated i'm
mediately closed around the PROSTATE
body, and all possible efforts were put forth
to restore the woman to consciousness, but
in vain. In the mean time the son, W hose
mother lay in the clotted gore of her
wound, was looking anXiously about to
find his antagonist, and finish him on th e
fight. :.r r aE bus .aF
Such picture of brutality never saw
before. AsI approached the scene, the
young murderer, crossing the street, came
toward me. He is about twenty-one years
of age, of medium height, rather stoutly
built; has light hair and blue eyes, with a
very sinister expression of countenance.
AS he came forward he looked the very
picture of sin. His large eyes flasbe5, a look
of deadly hatred had possession of his fea-
lures, while his hair fairly stood on end, so
great was his excitement.
1 When very near me, he wheeled sudden
ly, and said in substance that he would
take a rock and either kill or finish his
mother or his combatant.
l shall never forget the expression on
the face of woman who heard the threat.
Throwing up her hands, while a DEATH
like pallor spread over her countenance,
she pleaded: s-r7, 5 !. F .-
s'For Gods sake, Doane, don't do any
more; you've done enough now."
Passing behind where his mother lay, he
seized another stone and followed the
crowd, who meantime had lifted the body
and were bearing it away. He made no
further demonstration, however, as he was
arrested shortly after. The old lady dice
after being in the house about twenty min.
utes.
The Coroner being absent, Justice Chap
man held the inquest. The jury returne,
a verdict of ''death by accident," in accord
ance with the above facts.
Hunter will be examined before tn,
Mayor to-day.