Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-03
FROM ARGOS.


ARGOS, Ind, Febr'y 2s, 1870.
Eds. Repu5iican:--1t becomes oul
painful duty to report to you the particu-
lars Gas FAR as particulars are known Of a
horrid tragedy which occurred abeu
three miles south of this place on the 226
inst. The ACTOR in the bloody drama was
George Davis, son OF John Davis, decd,
and we viii give you the facts in the case
as they have been given US. The father,
John Davis, died about two months ago,
and since his death it has been noticed
that the son, George, was disposed to
melancholy, though not to such an extent
as to cause suspicion o. alarm. On the
.22rd he was at work, as usual, until about
the middle of the afternoon, when he
went TO the house, told his mother, who
was qnite unwell. that be would go to the
woods and kill a squirrel. He took the
cun--a small rife-and departed. There
were nc. suspicious of any evil intent on
his part, therefore he was not followed
"A,
fearing something had happened to pre-
vent his return the family and one of the
neighbors who had called in instituted
search. There being snow on the ground
he was easily followed by his trar ks. and
the party had not proceeded more than
three hundred yards from the house until
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ranged the gun on the limbs Of tree top
in such manner that by kneeling the
muzzle would point to his chest and then,
with stick which he had prepared
when all was in readiness he touched the
trigger and life was ended. The body
Was removed to the house and a messen
ger dispatched to Plymouth for the Cor
oner. On the following morning ESQ.
Luke came down, (ihe Coroner being alb
sent.) jury and witnesses were summon
cd and an investigation holden. A post
norton examination was made by DIR.
Gould, who found that the bullet had en-
tered the chest at the 5th rib, on the left
side, fracturing the rib, an. also portion
Of the sternum, (breast bone) passing
through the heart, opening both ventricles
as though they had been cut open with a
knife, and Of course. producing instant
death. A brother of the deceased and
ard the Deighbors who assisted in he
search were sworn, but no important facts
were ELECTED, except remark made 70
the brother few days prior when they
were conversing relative to business
affairs, the elder brother had remarked to
deceased that, If he would stay with their
mother until he was twen,y-one years
cid he would receive an equal portion of
the estate with the rest of the heirs, when
he observed, in reply,-"yes If | stay
No significance was attached to his an
swer until after his death-the terrible
signal proving that a. that time meditated
self destruction. About half way from
the house 10 the place where the body
was found the jury found where he had
cut The stick which be used in touching
che triggers, show ing that when be left the
house he intended 10 90 just what he did
do. He was he.lthy, athletic, hhe look.
ing young man about Is years OF age, and
it is strange that one so young should
commit such an act. There are various
rumors in circulation concerning the
cause, but they are only .umors, e we
do not feel at liberty to give them The
verdict of jury was in accordance with
the facts herein given.
Business In Argos, as elsewhere, is dull
but business men are looking for good
time coming" We have great plerty
Of gossip, but we don't consider either the
gossip or the gcssipers worth reporting.
such material is usually dealt in by
women, but we have a few men $50 call
e6) who 'hanker" for the same traffic.
MAY the Lord pity them. No Wheeler
and Vinall enterprises to report, and we
do hope We have no such pests in our
title village as the great Nogul and his
iBdia-rubber tools. II we have, their
rooom is better than their company. The
public feeling here ia sgains, such men
and such acts more than ever before,
whether the crime Is committed at bone
or abroad. Time and space order us to
stop Tor this time. N. Dow.