The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-07
DEsPERATE CHICAGO REFUGEE.
He Attacks . Farmer and Gets
Killed.

Killed.
The Lima (Ohio) Gazette says: The
FIRE in Chicago has begun to make itself
felt 10 the rural districts. Additions
are daily made to the population of the
country towns. These additions con-
sist generally Of men with SCARED faces
and sinister looks. who are looking
around for come opening in the way Of
business and trade.
On last Saturday, October %, one Of
these enterprising unfortunates visited
some of our farmers in Amanda, Ger
man and Marion townships, in this
county. He was in the horse trade.
Wherever he went be wanted to buy
horses. All day Saturday was con-
sumed in fruitless attempts to buy
horse. Night found HIM in Marion
township, About three miles west Of
Elida.
Between seven and eight o'clock in
the evening he entered the house Of
Andrew Stever. Stever is about sixty
years old, a bachelor, and has the re-
putation of owning considerable of this
worlds goods. He lives alone in a
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
a peaceable, quiet and ino6ensive man.
After entering the house Of Stever
our horse buyer from the burnt district
introduced the subject Of horses. and
proposed to buy one Of Stever. Stever
had none to sell. He then inquired
for matches, and requested 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 a
revolver, and presenting it at Stever,
asked him III he saw tbatY' Stever
replied that he did, but that this was
no place for it" Stever, in the mean
time, had observed that the features OF
his visitor we're disguised by dsubing
mud in his moustache and wbiskers,
which were not Of more than weeks
growth. Stever therefore, by way OF
precaution (and which precaution had
also probably been quickened by the
sight Of the revolver) opened the blade
Of a pocket knife, and kept it in his
hand in his pocket.
A motion on the part OF the stranger
to present his revolver was the signal
on which Stever acted. Grasping the
hand that held the pistol with his lett
hand, he told the stranger he must leave
the house. A terrible struggle ebsued
Tables were turned over and broken,
and everything movable about the house
was displaced. Stever kept his hold
on the pistol arm, while the stranger
strove to beat him over the head with
the pistol as severely as was possible
under the death-grip Of Stever. While
this was going forward Stever continued
with his right hand to ply the knife.
This he continued to do, although
he was under. to 30 good q
purpose that, to use his Own
language, he made him "grunt." His
hold upon Stever relaxed, when Steyer
raised from the floor. the stranger ris-
ing with him. On getting to their feet,
the stranger reeled and fell in the por-
tai Of the door, when Stever jumped
over him and ran to neighbor, Mr.
Carr. With Mr.. Carr he returned TO
the house, where they found tue noc-
turnsl visitor where he fell. He gave
one or Two gssps after they got to the
house, and was dead. The Coroners
Jury on Sunday developed the following
facts: Before entering the house he had
visited the stable and procured a bride.
This, with his hat, overcoat and shawl,
be left near a stack OF straw. On his
person was found six watches, two re-
volvers, one single bsrrelled pistol and
$50. so in money. His arms were tat
,ooed with Indian ink. He was appar-
emily about forty-ive years old. with
as iorbidding features as ose seldom
seps