The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-14
Statement of DR.. Galentine's Brother
and Father-The Night Before the
Murder.


Statement of DR.. Galentins's Brother
and Father-The Night Before the
Murder.
From the Leaders report we get the follow
ing:
John G. Galentine, eighteen years of age,
! and medical student, is a brother of Dr. Gal
eutine, the prisoner now in jail for shooting
DIR. Jones. He informed our reporter yester-
day that on last Thursday while he was re-
| turning from a lecture delivered in theWestern
! Reserve College, he met his brother Jay on
| River street, Immediately north of the canal
bridge. John saw the abstracted and haggard
condition of his brother, and then asked him
where he was going.
"Come with me and you'll see," said the
other. "Where is Wagner's loan officer"
"What do you want there?" asked the
| younger brother.
II want pistol to shoot id son of a
| b-h."
All questions put by the young man were in
vain. His brother was pale and excited, and
talked incoherently. He went into a store
and looked at some reyolYers, and finally
bought pistol at "OPENS loan office. He
then went to the bank of the lake, where he
tried the pistol, and was about to leave when
his brother succeed in taking the frearm from
him.
The motive of John Galentine in following
his brother was to prevent him from doing
mischief, end deprive him of the deadly
weapon, If possible. Once in the possession
of the weapon he hurried off to 528 Columbus
street to tell his father what he had seen. The
father says John cried out, on seeing him.
"Jay is as crazy as bear. He will certainly
do some mischief" I asked him the cause
for his conduct, and he told me there was an
article in the Leader which would serve as an
explanation" The father then went to see
his son, and says he found his ewes bleared,
his face pale and his conduct completely
changed. The father thought him sick, and
was told that he was mistaken. "Tm not very
well" said the son, "and have eaten scarcely
anything, and slept but few hours since
Sunday" The father mentioned the article
he had read in the Leader, stating that he
thought it referred to him and Jones. At the
repetition OF this name the son exclaimed
oh the villain I'll shoot him !" The
father, startled at this exclamation, implored
his son to put aside all thoughts of shooting,
and leave the matter to the law. Then the
son related that DR.. Jones had attempted to
commit rape on his wife, and had succeeded.
The father and son spent some time togeth-
er, and by the time the latter was calmed down
the two paid visit to s. E. Adams ESQ.,, at
torney for the prisoner Here Mr.. Adams uni
ted with the father in entIeating the son to use
no violence, but to wait calmly until the law
had taken its course. The father and son re-
turned to the West Side at about o'clock p.
", the latter having promised to use no vio-
lence against DR.. Jones.
On Friday Mr. Galentine brought his guilty
wife and her rseduoer together and showed them
that he had abundant proofs OF their criminal
ity After talking with them for some time
they both confessed their guilt The voung
husband was then fully conscious of his posi-
tion. He was enraged for short time, but re-
covered, and remained quietly in his office.
During the evening, while in his front room.
he heard low whispers near DR.. Jones' labor
atory, and on drawing near, overheard his wife.
DR.. Jones and another person in conversation.
His father states that the son overheard his
wife and her paramour agree not to testify |
against each other and to force the husband TO |
refrain from legal measures. The third voice |
was heard to give advice, and we are informed
by DR.. Galentine, Sr., that it was the voice of |
Lawyer Chapman, young attornv of our city.
The husband further overheard them agree 70 |
arrest him for SANDER IN case he instituted le-
gal proceedings; and then the conspirators ad-
iourned.
DR., Galentine, Jr., was seized with a par
0Xysm OF rage when he became priyy to this plot
against him. His wife returned to her rooms.
where her husband at once confronted her and
'epeated all that he had heard. She not only
made no denial, but admitted that she and Dr.
Zones had agreed to hang by each other, and
prosecute him in case he carried the matter in
0 court. "We ehall arrest you for slander,D
he said, "if you begin lawsuit The con-
ersation which followed was Of but little i'm
ortanee, and the husband soon left his home,