, 1870-12-29
EURDER IN HAMILTON, 0.
Nloody Struggle in n Gambling
E7oKt>r-A Nl3nlcry 1Inde OF IT.
Twelve Igltnc~sts and NuoocF
Knows tho NIuru-rer-T:Alk OF u
tfvtlNMca. FpTn m tf.r


E7ox,>r-A Nnsnlcry aIndc of it.
Twelve Eslttc~sts and NuoocT
Knows the NIuru-ree-T:4lk OF u
tf:ilnNcG Tom nnlttter.
From fhr cincinncti Cttnmsrrs7l, nt:. g.
The American Saloon Waa. on Sltu1Jsy
Eight, but"scu the houts OF 5 And 8 o'rlosE,
t!:e rcene of rerLaps tie Euss terrible nut-
d.r known in the history OF tbs county.
Fourteen meo wc1e prcsen:, Elien r:cS
Of uesEeratoes made Al lt:uck On Tnn Mycr6
srd n,prlcrtl LIN. Tie tiSlt was desperate.
Myers wAe attacked Oh Ill ei5ca, but Wis
strong, zesclntc. and armed, ani made =
fetociLus sIug.ia. Il is related thai he got
Lie hand AID fired upon his asaailanta, who
rsinati bloHs uron liG With tlurS-ehcts and
b.ulleft, q. d Ws:o:e4 him whenever they had
> chancs- TIE cG:obat was 60 fnriol4 that
the furniture OF tho room Eene1aiiv Was
smasbetl. talks, chsirs, and a.oys being
tuEl1 led into rsoE1ia"uog.s heap.
III lcterne in The s.1oaa fad il ccoatcsa7-
tlor. all Hh-n tho hcr-'tl cls1nor celse3. o.d
tho people VI the ,oEn cautioasi; c1tercd t.lc
"quist aud iss7ccta*io" pllec, thers Ess !
Ela.tty epec,aclc. The floor YES s:rs:en with
: t.ure-shts, teulde*r, zrd pistols, ana the
Eesu crushed and pistols s-5: through the bodJ
was dJ..E.
Ev1DI SEE BEFORE The fachv-Rs 1cRr.
THO following tsatim6uS- ho'osa tie Cor
cr.re i,1y. is :rt III Nr. Jol, l.. Oseae, All Oil
re'i4'at tl:t7tn 1t Hamilton, niso came iat,
the saloon i1st Il the aisk of sic4o, anl wL:c.l
i aleu-, Is satisfactory eyl3s5ss Ia wAs se.i-
Gertd:
Job E, Osfrs bsicE sEsrn. Ea:s: IT was
rrf sent at the si:no tho t!loJ:ins ba.uu lA..
night. wEut Into ths AMERICAN, w.lkAd up
s1liis, saw l1r. SehwAb ei.tias III soushw+st
Gomez ct room At a s'1all tsbio With Dr.. Hu-
!, her, sa'ket through th. room ; wcrt up to
hh ANn f+fi al y
Eo: Io'leh Who WAS IN tic room tat do%u
viii. my Lack to tho crewi. talked tn Peter
Scar zb about three miEu:es lekrd rust-
! ling saek Of me Ieoasda': sos till jumped
up to ny ftGt- saI teaE the cen!te Of the
loom fuar CT tivc 1s=n iu tnssal: s,uo I
actloEs wele 40 quick and sudden, an.l nv ln1-
pulse MAS to Eet out Ct ths room IL aaick d,
rtsesh!e; I Ind Cas-. my cSe u =csso large
, table on tho right side OF tho
,, rocm; u eesold lock shoKol
rc su opening through tho crowd, which
,eo1rludeu to t.ke. TLcre vera two p+reoaa
; Oh the sess eide es the loom. I put ,ay yhAnd
: cu III OF them, and lls was then in . bert
POSITION. Wtec lie turned, lecnsnized Tom
A3tlr. Ea cr;ka tau..:er I'D l lail my baud
os Lin; ! saw srot OF h1noa on his tnra-
, J cad. / think iLrre ne7o Gue CT two shots
befo1e tacae up TO MJc.u- l DON'T know
~Eo it -. il tho side ci the ro.m with aI5-
fis., Trey were not t:ra-g.inE together
While 'hs ssni:!i:g Vas gui: s oa I conld set
! 10 vesi,on. and thought t!ao Lists alone ws1o
Lstd. Two tLcfs lruLslls *esa Gr-d beft7e
, Irf: tic sceE,. and four OF mora ntter- l
, did tot 1eccerize any ore on tho elst side Of
tie rccn,. except Iske Carver. the affair
dc ct ttial1 o:can!ca osss thirty sec ,ras.
Mr. !. Z. Sa1ds WAS rea. tho door: as
/ :7eEt in suppose tl<ro were thirty persons
I" the 1ccu, lut paid 10 atteLttoa TO tleu.
! Esesy!tir r vas quiet when ue:r in: scme
. were stsyins cast;s. eo3ae talsinS: nS hEss
: in,i +. ssicu waa that two men veIe fighting,
! and tsty wese tryiIg 10 r1st them. did aot
I.usin iocs enough down ssa::s to SEQ who
; cruIe Gosn sa;rs af.er*:s5: Six or moro par-
csi'e.l iLt3 the saloou TO eco III. S:hEsb on
. imrC1t1Lt bus:nee-. J. Z. OwESa."
T. Tnra Met;en4u, ,1ia Mcclellan, Daniel sIe-
3. Giaar, a1d JacL Carver wrro arrested yes
; ter6ay nos. 1ac. on susr'ci1u OF beiuG iuspsi-
cattd in the t1ae dy. aud had par:ili Il Auli-
i lea1iac af the case was continued.
When MsEEh' si1. shooter WIS picked mp in
the room, fouz chambers wcEa foaai empty.
/! It's rtlittJ tlas Deputy Constable rAa
away with pistol bullet hole through his
F.! cheek.
The psltty pe1fo1msuce before the Caroaer
CITY ceepsns and Easkens tho Inystary-
Mr. Fcte- Schwa5 aud Mr. Alex. San!fs arc
| mentioned in The Testimony Is It the doos
'on imeortxut business" tat tho murleroIs
re nnkoown; and ttero il suspicion that
| in cficfAl eilclts theEe il no gteat au1isty to
/; frl them. a bog who x1s running IN ersand.
T, fa~ i've men in b,dy 80 into tae gambling
bouec few Dicutex beftxe the murder WIS
/ ccnnitted, ard they a:e Supposed to BE- tire
| nursle.trs. It is s:rsuga that no o2e in Ham.
| iten kroHs these a1n.
| The public excitement and Indignation are
| Inttnse, especially at ths fact thai where
t there WAS murder comEiite1 in the pressuce
| OF fourteen Witnesses, among them men
! among tho bsst known in tbs county, thc
! murdeIers a.e mt known,
Some have gone 10 far IS to propose the
I organization OF 1 vigilance committee.
4 .mope the myttfrious FeAsous assigned 70.
! the murder, Ii sio:y thst tho difficulty grew
! ont OF some musders committed several ysats
| ago.