The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-11-30
Horrible Crime in Green Town
sh1p-FurGher Particulars of the
Murder of Harvey BreWer-Ad-
ans Still at Large.

HorrlDl6 Of1me III OTG6u 1OWn-
sh1p-Further Particulars of the
Murder of Harvey BreWer-Ad-
ans Still at Large.
We arc again called upon to chroni-
Gle one of those horrible crimes, en-
acted in Green township, in this coun.
ty, which sends n thrill of horror
throughout the human frame and has
plunged two families in the deepest
grief. 1t has only been a little over q
year ago since the people of that Sec
ton were mortified by the preparation
Of one of the most inhuman and fen
dish murders that ever blackenel the
annals of crime, and, now, following
close in its bloody steps, the
particulars of one, which if not less
fereeious and determined, is as disgrace
full to human nature. One was an old
man, wantonly hurled iuto an untime-
~ grave, the others laid low by the
m~urderer's band while yet in the
bloom of youth. The actors of this
dark tragedy, Harvey Brewer and Ell
gar Adams, had both, previously stood
high III the estimation of the people
and this sad act has cast Il mournful
gloom over the entire community.
The murder was committed on Sun
day the 18th inst, and the cause and
particulars, as cal rs we can learn.
are these: A young brother Of the
murdered young man had an alt +
cation with Adams the previous Snt;
urday, and had received a wound on,
the head by n stone thrown by him,
when he threatened Adams with his
brother. Adams expecting some diff
Guilty with Blower, and learning there
was to be meeting at church which
they both attended, determined to pre-
pare himsel! for any emergency, and
went to his uncle, who lives close by,
on Sabbath evening, and attempted to
borrow his bowie knife for the occa
sion Upon being asked for what pnr-
pose he said he heard Blower would be
at church that night and that he ex
pected some difficulty with HIM, and
if he was interfered with he intended
to kill him. His uncle p~eremptorily
refused him, and after staying a few
moments departed, but at the same
time clandeStinely securing and Sc
creting the knife about his person.
AS he expected, young Blewer was at
church, and both remained until its
close, when hey. were accidentally
thrown together, word or two re-
lative to the difficulty or the previous
day was spoken between them, when,
without q moments warning, without
giving young Blower time even to sus-
pect or evade his murd"rous design he
quickly drew his knife, and with one
blow cut him almost III twain. The
knife penetrated his left side piercing
his stomach, and cutting in two seven
of his intestines. After being struck
he staggered a lew steps backward,
cried out that he was fatally stabbed
and fell swooning into the arms OF
some of his companions who were
standing close by. They started with
him towards a.hranch close by, but
before they reached it he sunk into a
mass of after helplessucss. He was
carried TO the house Of n Mr.. Ousler
when, medical aid was at once sum-
moned but before it arrived he was
beyond its aid. He lived a torturing
life until The next morning, when his
spirit passed beyond,
Immediately after the murder Ad-
ans went to his home, secured some
disappeared aid has not been
since in the neigborhood. The
last heard of him he was at his uncles
who lives opposite Vanceburg, but
from there it is not known where he
went. a young man named Brown
was arrested as an accessory to the
murder, and taken before the Justice
the township but rs there was no
testimony showing his completely he
he was set at liberty.
a reward of $500 has been offered
by the Commissioners of the County
and the father of the victim for the
arrest of Adams. He is about cigh-
Teen years of age, fair complexion,
1eep blue eyes, about five feet seven
inches high, weighs about II hundred
and FIVE pounds, and has a recent cut
On his leg, and a scar on his forehead.
There aie strong hopes that the cul-
Drit will be unprecedented, as detectives
on his track Tropics DEFENDER,
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