Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-09
Another Soul Made FTapDy.

The fire in Chicago has begun to
make itself felt in the rural districts.
Additions are daily made to the popu
lation of the country towns. These
additions consist generally of men
with sacred faces and sinister looks,
who are looking around for some
opening in the way of business and
trade.
On last Saturday, October %, one
of these enterprising unfortunates
visited some of our farmers in Aman-
da, German and Marion Town ships,
in this county. lie was in the horse
trade. Wherever he went he wanted
to buy horses. All day Saturday
was consumed in fruitless attempts to
buy a horse. Night found him in
Marion Township, about three miles
west Of Elida.
Between 7 and s O'Clock in the even
ING he entered the house of Andrew
S.eyer. Stever is about sixty years
old, a bachelar.and has the reputation
of owner considerable of this worlds
goods. He lives alone in small log
cabin, is the owner of the farm on
which the house is situated, and has
resided here for twenty years past.
He has the reputation OF being peac-
eahie, quiet, and inofensive man.
After entering the house of Stever,
our horse buyer from the burnt dis
trict introduced the subject of horses,
and proposed to buy one from Stew
er Stever has none to sell. He
then required FOR matches, and Re
Quested Stever to furnish him with
some This stever proceeded to do.
The matches had scarcely passed
from his hand before the stranger
drew from his pocket revolver, and,
presenting it at Stever, asked hi
''if he saw that Stever replied that
he did, but that this was no place
for it." Steyer III the meantime had
observed that the features OF his visi-
tor were disguised by daubing mud
in his mu5tach and whiskers, which
were OF not more than week ;
growth. Stever, therefore, by way
of precaution (and which precaution
had also probably been quickened by
the sight of the reyolver) opened the
blade Of a pocket knife and kept it
in his hand-his hand in his pocket.
A motion on the part of the stran-
ger to present his revolver Was the
signal on which Steyer acted. Grasp
ing the hand that held the pistol with
his lett hand, he told the man he
must leave the house.
A terrible struggle ensued. Tables
were turned over and broken, and ev-
erything movable in the house was
displaced. Steven kept his hold up
on the pistol arm, while the stranger
strove to beat aim over the head with
the pistol as severely as was possible
under the death grip of S;ever. While
this was going forward Stever con-
tinued with his right hand to ply the
knife. This lie continued to do, al
though he was under, to so good
purpose that, to use his own Ian
guage, he made him "grunt." His
hold upon Stever relaxed, when
Stever raised from the floor, tie
stranger raising with him. On get
ting to their feet, the stranger reeied
and fell in the portal Of the door,
when Stever jumped over him and
and ran to a neighbor--a Mr.. Carr
With AIr. Carr lie returned to the
house, where they found the nocturnal
visitor where he fell.
He gave one or two gasps after
they got to the house and was dead :.
The Corners inquest on Sue,iay dc
veloped the following facts: Before
entering the house he had visited the
stable and procured 8 bride. This,
with his hat, over coat and shawl, he
left Lear a stack of straw. On his
person was found six watches. two
revolvers, one single barreled pistol,
and $3.50 in money. His arms were
tattooed with India ink, was apprent
ly about forty five years old, with as
forbiding features rs one seldom sees
There WAS nothing on his person to
mark who he was and whence he
came. The Coroner's jury examined
Stever, and the body OF the unknown
was disposed Of by the Coroner
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