The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-22
An Unfaithful Wife and Her Para.
mour Murder the Husband


The dead body of colored man was found
on Friday evening last in Cross Greek, below
Arnold Lawton's Mill, by some parties who
were seining in the stream. Information was
immediately conveyed to Esquire Boyd OF
West Middletown, and the body removed to
that place The Justice impaneled Jury and
an inquest was held on Saturday. The body
was identified as that Of Samuel Brown, a
colored man well known in the vicinity A
post mortem examination, held by DoctorsRay
and Dodd, disclosed the fact that the deceased
had come to his death by violence, his skull
having been smashed in two places. He has
been missing since the 25th ult., but no search
was instituted for the reason that no appre-
hension was felt in regard to his tate. The
discovery of his dead body was the first inti-
nation that foul play had been contemplated.
A search of the ground in the neighborhood
disclosed traces of a struggle, and the track
by which the body was dragged to the creek.
We understand that suspicious are entertain
ed as to who were the guilty parties, and a
number of circumstances have since come to
Light tending strongly ~ confirm them
Since the above was put IN type, we have
learned further particulars in reference TO the
horrible affair. It seems that the murdered
man had for a number of years past lived un-
happily with his wife, on account of the in
fideiities of the latter. He went into the army
during the war, and while absent she was no.
toriously intimate with several parties, and in
particular with half-bred named John Full
ham. This criminal connection was carried
on after Browns return IRON the service, and
was the cause of frequent violent quarrels
among the parties. We learn that the testi-
mony elected on the inqust goes to show that
Browns wife and Fulham had formed various
plans to make away with Brown, and that
Fulham had often publicly threatened to kill
him It is shown that Fulham had been alb
sent from the place where he was working at
the time Brown was first missed. The prlncl-
pal witness is a colored man named jerry
knight, living at Pleasant Hill Seminary
where all the parties formerly worked. The
facts elected at the inquest were sufficient to
demand the arrest of the parties, and on Satur-
dav evening Esquire Boyd issued warrant
Fulham was arrested on Sunday by Constable
Core, Of Hopewel, accompanied by James
Mcclure and Stack Hamilton of Middletown.
He was found in Hanover township, at a
point near Florence. The wife of Brown was
also arrested, and both parties having a full
hearing before Esquire Mcclure, additional
and stronger testimony being elected, they
were sent to jail to await trial. Jerry Knight
who seems to be familiar with most OF the de-
tails of the case, was also incarcerated at the
same time. The coroners jury after dellb-
erately weighing all the evidence, returned q
verdict that the deceased was murdered by
his wife and John Fulham
The accused IS nearly white, and has always
been regarded as vindictive and dangerous
He combines vast amount of cunning with
sufficient nerve to carry out any undertaking
-IFashiRgt0H Pa Reporter.