Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-05-13
THE COLUMBUS SEDUCTION
AND INtANTICIDE CASE.
Death of q Second Sister-Arrest
of the Guilty Party.

AND I'M AN TlCIDE CASE.
Death of a Second Sister-Arrest
OF the Guilty Party.
James Ohlen, young man who
upon his own declaration is 19 years
Of age, was on Saturday morning
arrested on the charge of having
strangled the child whose remains
were found some two weeks since
in the graveyard east of St. Patrick's s
Church. Ohlen is the party concern
ed in the double seduction case
mentioned on Saturday morning
and in other transactions connected
Herewith.
The articles giving the particulars
of the death of one of his victims.
the death of her child, and the par
ticulars of his marriage under pro-
test of the sister, created q profound
sensation on Saturday morning, and
led to the immediate arrest Of the
principal in the wrong doing.
On the first Wednesday in March,
the two sisters, both of whom he
had seduced. He did not live with
this woman, however. She remain
ed at her fathers and he boarded at
the Long street House On the
night of Thursday, April 21, the
unmarried sister gave birth to a
child. Ohlen stated to some init,
mate friends that he strangled the
"brat," and on the Saturday eve
ming following disposed of it by
boxing it up and throwing it over
the fence of the east graveyard. 1t
is stated that he went with friend
to the graveyard to show him what
he had done, and to convince him
that he was in earnest and not jo.
king. He left the city on the Sun
day that the remains of the child
were found, but was reassured by
the articles which appearedin the
daily papers of the following Monday
morning and returned.
On Thursday night, May 9th, the
mother of that child died after two
weeks of terrible suffering. 1t is
stated that in her raving she called
fequently for her babe, seeming tc
comprehend that there had been
foul tretment.
On Saturday morning early officer
Woolford of the police force weut
to Ohlen's rooms at the Long Stree
House, and arrested him. Ohlel
asked to see the warrent, but was
marched off to the Mayors Office
without ceremony, much to his ex
treme disgust. At the Mayors
Office an affidavit was presented
charging him with manslaughter, il
killing an infant child. The prison
er was Indifferent and impudent,ane
was committed to the city prison il
default of $1,000 bail for examin
alton on Monday at 2 p. M. HI
remined in prison until about dark
on Saturday evening,when his father
gave the required security for his
appearance for trial ard he was re
leased.
Ohlen has been for years hare
case. He served term at the Re
School, without being benefited
Some three years ago, he and anoth
er young fellow were arrested foI
burglary. The two girls who stane
now as his victims appeared at th'
trial and testified that on the nigh
of the burglary Ohlen was at thei
| Trl,;e couori him, u,hi1o hi
partner went to the Penitentiary.
He is charged with seduction in nu
merous cases, and it is SAID many .
girl now living a bad life traces be
ruin to him. He became acquainted
with the girls whose sorrowtal stor.
was told on Saturday mornin.
through associating with thei
brother. The family few year
ago held very respectable ranl
among our German citizens.
One of the daughters some year
ago married a gentleman who re
moved to Newark. This lady ha,
been in bad health for several week
and on Saturday morning, whensh'
was informed of the circumstance
Of the death other sister, she swoon
ed away and died in few minutes
The fact was telegraphed the fam
lily, and was another great drop il
the cup of bitterness.
The family naturally show a dis
inclination to take any part in th'
prosecution against Ohlen. 1t il
understood tnat some seventeen
witnesses have been subpenaed te
appear against him, and that the
case will be prosecuted.
A dozen different rumors prevail
yesterday, connecting Ohlen's name
with as many different scandalQu'
transactions. The record of thu
case now before the people is dam
ming enough in its simplest form
to makn even the exaggerated ru
mors Of yesterday seem plain ant
dim in comparison.-Columbu
Journal, 9th.