The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-25
TIC nlans6eld MURDER

Incur last paper we referred to the horrible
murder Of a Mrs Lunsford, at Mansfield, by en-
unknown party. Immediately alter tho mur-
der, circumstances came 70 light which throw
suspicion on a man named A. S. Robinson. en-
ployed as superintendent in the extensive ma
ehins works of Blsmyer. Day & Co., at that
place. It appears that he was on teTms Of in
tinsoy with the murdered woman, and that
she was, in effect, his kept mistress BE ac-
kRowledges having been present in the house
tho night of the murder, but claims to have
left it at eleven o'clock; about which time he
Nas seer up street. Tho murder occurred
about orc O'Clock in the morning, and the the
ogy is that no returned to tho house. let him
self in with night key, and subsequently
committed the deed. The cause assigned is
/ jealously, as tho woman was about to be mar
red to man named EbeTsole, living near
| Shelby, and had declared hor intention 70 -lead
a new life, and be to him yirtuous wifc.p
a correspondent Of the Cincinnati Commerce
al writing in regard to the murder, speaks
thus OF
THE MOTIVE OF TIIE MURDER.
URobinson did tho murder, tho motive was
iealOusly, and unwillingness 10 hose possession
Of the woman and as yet thcFo appears TO he
no other motive disCerniblc. Il IS not shown
that she had any enemies likely to do tho deed,
or that she had any money OF valuables that
would DO incentives TO robbery. In fact moth
ing was taken away from the house that can
be discovered. The letter which she had writ
ten to EbeTsole tho 'bloody lotter') which is
printed below, had been sealed and Te-opeBej,
and was lying ca tho table oIs he morning OF
tho discovery. This letter hreathes pure offec-
ton for Ebersolo She had told Mrs Cuibert-
son she was going to "change her mode Of life"
and thst "she would make him n virtuous
wife"
Tho theory Of the murjcr -, that when Rob- |
insOn visited her In the evening, this letter |
was re-opened and ito contc9ts discussed, and |
sho reiterated her constanry 70 her lover, and /
willingness to leave town with him. With |
drawing herself from RobinsOn's protection, |
roused the demon Of jealousy in the latter's |
breast, and he left her in anger With her in |
oonstancy ranking in his bosom, he visited a |
saloon, fortified himself with several drinks, |
and returned to the house. letting himsef in |
by the arranged signal, OF a night key. The |
conversation was resumed, he importuning, |
she resisting, until, being late, she put out the
lights undressed herself below as was the Gus /
tom, and went up stairs to bed, leaving him /
alone. Shortly after he followed, renewing |
opportunities TO break off tho marriage, she |
steadily refusing.
THE MURDER.
In the darkness OF her bedchamber-tha is /
me theory that prevails-she still resisted las |
opportunities, until oil at once, in a moment, |
glth scarce 4 thought Of what bo did. jealousy /
burning into his hearts core Ike molten iron, |
and whelming him beneath sea o. sunrestrain-
.olc passlSii, ae threw hlIasefI upon hor, drew
a knIe, pressed Gsr head ard shoulders Gown /
with strength and power that caused the |
alats Of the bed 20 give Nay, mis- leit hand |
grasping her left wrIst his knife in his right,
ie STRUCK 81 Random &c her threat. but shc /
itruggled-fhe kDgfo struck her temple and /
eye and glanced Of lie drew back Tor nn-
5sner str0Se, Ir.gntcncG ind nSsiJened hy ler
,creafns-hcr free right arm WIS thrown tor
ward with the instructive effort al protection
It met his tace-he gCasrcd It between his
testh, she tore It away--he grnsped araiH,
tger-like, seeking to hoid OF rcnd it, again and
again, til five indentahUas Of teeth ara deeply
marked TO stand as daWHng evidence against
the murdereT-and simultaneously the random
out powerful STROKES were Cunttnt:td ut hen |
throat. One entered the mouth gashcd her
tongue and laid her left cheek open from
mouth 70 ear. tLea the words .'Oh Iny God
's1Iurder," affTighted the midnight air Then |
the knife struck the throat Of the PROSTATE
poEerless, exhausted woman, "Oh.' "Ohw
''Oh!" gnosncd ont fainter end fainter, end
died away into gurgle and grasp, and the
dark and bloody deed was done
The murderer paused a moment, and slowly |
disengaged himself from his DYING victim
Hard Rapl rap rap on the rear door. ana
mans voice. "9diss Nary Miss Mary! Miss Ma
ryi-what's the matter.' The murderer start
ed up, and oh! fitting close of so brutal and
heartless an act as this most damnabe butche-
~, turned to the naked body Of the dead wo-
man, and disemboweled her with n single
stroke, Does criminal history furnish a paral-
lei to this internal deedf And then the mur-
derer, hands dripping with gore, rushed from
the presence Of hls victim. Down stairs with |
cowardly fear he Notwithstanding against
the table, paused moment, while his fingers
dripped drops of lbs victims life blood over the
loving letter she had written to her intended
husband, a window is thrown open, and he
escapes into the storm and darkness without
Robinson has been arrested and committed
for murder, upon the affidavit Of A. ~ Hack
EFT, Il detective, who had been engaged in
working up the case. Mr.. Z. has heretofore
borne good character, and now maintains his
innocence Of the serious charge laid at his
door, which lac processes to be confident of es-
taJlishing. But, from the fact that bloody
Clothes belonging 10 the prisoner, have been
found as is reported, under the carpet in his
room, II would seem an impoasibilty.