The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-17

Another Horrible Murder Near Cleveland.
The Cleveland papers of Monday
| contain detailed account of most
foul and brutal murder committed
81 Independence, in Cuyahoga county,
ON the night of Saturday last, from
which we gather the following facts
The victim of the murder was Mr..
Skinner, a milkman living about three
miles from Newburgh, and half mile
from Eight Mile Lock, on the Ohio
Canal. Mr.. Skinner. owned farm of
l4O acres and kept twenty cows. There
were two families living in the house,
and thirteen regular occupants, the
the two families numbering ten per-
sons, and q Young man named Wood,
and two Germans who were en-
ployed upon the farm.
= About nine o'clock Mr.. Skinner was
reclining upon the bed, reading a
lewspaper,, Mr.. and Mrs. Johns, of
Neyburgh, who were there on visit
| Mr.. Woods and three or four children
being in the room, engagedin familiar
chat, the hired men having gone to
bed in the chamber. Some one sug-
fgested retiring, and about this time
footsteps of persons walking rapidly
were heard in the kitchen. The atten-
ton of the company was attracted by
the footsteps, and two or three look
ing i'll that direction through the open
door, saw two men coming directly
towards them through the kitchen.
Their faces were masked by means of
bhandkerchiefs tied over them, entirely
eencealing their features up to their
eyes. The one in front was STOPPING.
with his head bent forward Without
a moments hesitation, the ruffians
came directly into the room, and each
presenting cooked. pistol, ordered
the.occupants stonotstiruponp pain fin
slant death. Mr.. Skinner, who was
lying on the bed, arose upon his ell
bow, and almost at the same instant
one of the robbers advanced a few
steps to the foot of the bed, took de-
iliberate aim and fired, the ball enter
tering at the left breast. Almost i'm
mediatcly two other shots were fired,
one by each of the men, but, fortu-
nately, both missed their aim. Imme-
diately after being shot, Mr.. Skinner
leaped from the bed, the blood flowing
in a CHASTITY stream from his wound. 1t
is thought he went to the sash door, as
the print of a bloody hand was left
upon the sash. Thence he went into
tho front hall, and when he was taken
up q few moments after he was dead.
Mr.. Jones grappled with the man who
shot Mr.. Skinner. and threw him to
the floor, but he broke away, and ran
into the hall, where MI. Jones again
seized him by the throat and threw
him down, and Wood struck him two
or three blows with a chair; but his
confederate coming to his assistance,
the two made their escape. Fl .. +
7It is thought by some that besides
the two who entered the house, there
were other confederates upon the out :
slde, though this is to some extent :
= matter of conjecture. The whole
affair in the house,, from first to last,
did not occupy more than three OF :
four minutes. During the scuff1e in
he hall, the handkerchief was pulled :,
rom the face Of the man, but there
vas little light in the hail. and those g
who struggled with him say that it !.
would -be-impossible for them to reel :
'gnize him, even if brought face to
ace. There is but very slight clue II
o the villains, and that lies in few h
rticles left behind in their flight the Il
handkerchief mentioned, a hat, one of !,
he pistols, and sledge and erowbar. ~ ~
which were leftioutside of the kitch- n
door, comprise the list. The sledge Y,
Jas identified on Sunday by William te
ash, who has blacksmith shop about 70
lree-fonrths of mile from the Skin a.
er place, as having been taken from tn
is shop on Saturday night. An en- eli
ancei was effected by means of win e
ow. The lcrowbar is a regular bur- o4 a.
ars instrument. All these articles pr
ere. taken in charge by the police, to er
sIst them, if possible, in the appre- ct
snsion of the fugitives. iI 70 IL, III
David P. Skinner was thirty-six rie
,ars of age. He was born in Inde- ry
and had always lived there. " "
ith the exception of few years of tht
boyhood spent in Ashtabula coun- is
= lie was man of irreproachabIe the
aracter, and possessed the entire en- en-
and esteem Of a very large Al Al
Gle of friends and acquaintances. toe
IS father has been dead soma yaa,s dis
t his aged mother still lives on an ma "a
joining place. The sad fate of Mr.. ON, on,
inner has cast a deep gloom over ant
entire community, and many of ry
patrons who have been accustomed TN the
his morning calls, will miss his ma Td.l
'asant face and CHEEKY voice. l.'' - me-
On Monday morning three men tha
W. Davis, Hutch Butterfield, and a dee
n named Cunning CHAM aIn---were ar ofG of
'eu' charged with completely in refI
horrid deed. The police are ON har
track of=two others, who are sup maj
led III have bo,7 s.,,,.5 cha.
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