Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-15
. Terrible Tragedy jim Ohio.

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i1' Terrible Tragedy in Ohio. I.
The Cleveland, Iohio) Leader 81
the 29th has the following:
The most horrible murder which
has been perpetrated in northern
Ohio, an appropriate crowning horror,
was perpetrated on Saturday after
noon in Richfeld, Summit county,
about twenty-five miles from this is
city. The circumstance are as foi'
| lows: I.7 49,
A young man named Hunter, while
living at bis home in Michigan, be,
came acquainted with and !, enamored
of a young lady named Chloe Gar
gett, of Richfeld. She was abo'lt
twenty-five years Of age, he twenty
eight. He was informed that mar
riage was impossible, peremptorilly
ordered to desist fromiall correspon-
dence, and to. give up whatever pre-
tentions he had to Miss Gargett's
hand. This aroused the demon in his
bosom. Hesworethat he would have
her or slay her, and used every means
in his power to execute, Ills threat.
Last week he concluded tilatall en-
deayors to obtain hers:in marriage
would be useless, and he set about to
| take her life. He came to this city
and stopped at the Gity.hotel, where
he took the stage for Richfeld, ON
Saturday. Arriving at his destina-
ton in the afternoon he,repaired inn
mediately to the houseof Mr.. Robert
| Gargett, and asked tMBege the daugh-
ter was. at makes no difference
where she is, answered the father,
"you cannot see her"
II will see her." said he, "or Ill
kill all Of you.
The father hereupon ordered him
to leave his premises, and Hunter
drew revolver and fired, hitting the
old man in the head.
The old man fell, rendered insensl-
BILE by the wound, and the mother,
who was standing near by, cried out
to her daughter:
"He has killed your father, fly,
Ay"
murderer aimed at the mother, shoot
ing her in the head and causing in
slant death. The fend shrieked that
he would kill all of them, and rushed
forward toward he staircase where
the daughter had disappeared. The
lady's brother Rodnevi here grappled
him, and violent struggle ensued.
In a minute the bloodthirsty man
trump. ID. He leaped forth from
the clutches of the brother, and raj
sing his revolver, fired at him a shot
that put him beyond the power of in
terfering. Rodney rushed into the
street, frantic from his wound, filling
the air with shrieks and screams, the
life blood trickling from his wound.
In the meantime, the daughter.
hearing the report of the pistol, and
seeing her brother stagger through
the streets, leaped from second
story window into the street and
sought refuge in q neighboring house.
An old lady in whose house she en-.
tered, secreted her in cellar, and
then returned to her front door just
1 in time to meet the bloody murderer
on the threshold. He demanded ad-
mission and was refused. The brave
woman stood before her door, barring
the passage way, and atoutly refusing
him admittance. He here again de,
clared his purpose to kill the young
woman, mingling his threats with the
most unseemly oaths, and saying that
she should either wed him or die
It became evident now that Hun
ter's plan was to assume insanity, and
he at once began toplay this part as
a closing scene in the dire tragedy
A mother lay dead bathed in hel
blood, a father was mortally woun.
ded. a son was rendered wild and in
como from q shot, and the author oi
all this crime now began TO enact the
role of a madman. With the seven
shooter in his hand, four barrels load.
ed. he mingled with the excited
| throng, calling himself a murderer
and extending his blood-stained HAND
to all he met. g Shake hands with
me" said he; "seeahow it seems te
| shake the hand of a murderer" J"
was determined to kill or marry her
@ IF YOU don't shake hands with mt
I'll shoot you" ".IHurrah for lnnr
derer" With these and other cries, ht
staggered about the streets, compel!
/ inc ee every one to shake hands with
). him, and finally, wandered back TO the
house where lay the dead mother ano
:. the wounded father. ai,:.t =. 49,
Here, in front ofMr. Gargett'l
house, a man from the crowd slippee
| behind the murderer and threw hin
to the ground. An instant later b,
I was bound, the revolver wrenchec
!, from his.hard, and all power of doing
harm taken from him.
t The excitement existing among
:. the crowd was intense, and o stronnl
j disposition was manifested to hany
$ the murderer at once without trial
The friends of law and ORDER, how
/, ever, prevailed, and Hunter was pla
l ced in il ! confinement to await a judg
e mtent for his crime. Tie doctor ar
] irrived yesterday during the forenoon
The fate Of the son' depends NOR
!, 1Sd upon bis own conauctthan anJthin