The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-03
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at this time, had become somewhat noted, 80 much
80 that Morse in edition of his geography stat
sa ss s asst .s j Ess into e Sp as s
fr6m those that ran into the Gulf Of St lawrence
that "the water rom the north roof OF the Court
HSnss shs ssos soutS e roe
Settlers now flowed In so fast that if is impossi-
individual history and locality Of any except tho
more prominent ones ~
King h WS6. IN isii. cane with the isnd company
from Blandford, Mass, to Charleston, now left
ChaElestown, and made kayeIna TIER psmendsns pa,sd
Blacksmith shop. and William King a tavern. In
what is now ..stongh's Exshange which he con
1872 As was the custom in those days. dealing
out whisky was the principal business Of land
sons Robert NJ John B. and Postsr, VIII who sod hogs
heads Of it. not one of them would drink drop
John King was subsequently elected Sheriff of
the county, and died 1une l2th, 1877 .srf5Ts,
Age EssE ssss sSd1 ss e S
successive elections, he held for many years.. He
was manpf unusuaily mild temperament, as
the name Of Rich, from Stow half African and half
Anglo Saxon. was brodght before him on a charge
to the testimony, when he decided that defendant
was guilty and must enter bail for his appearapce
aa snt mt ~ e eb .or ~ him IN & a
the ear. and knocked him spawning on the floor.
Babsock got ap sooy brushed the dirt from his, hs
Rich Il he repeated that the Court wond feel bound
= Bsbeoel1 died Nav 9th. 1850
In 1914, Salmon Carter GENERALLY known as Papa
Carter1 and his brothefs. zenas and Theron, arriv
". on the Tappan farm, while preparing his own,
nearly opposite the cemetery north OF the village.
Ae soon der s,ar.ea @ tasen on me s
Court Hoee which he kept for many years, till In
creasing infrmity OF years compelled him to retire
to his qales home near the cemetery, where he died
Like other Landlords, Pappa sold liquor. and com
member. that he cold a dozen brandy snaqshes a
day TO Bill Tappan, for three shilling sU0sh. Be-
ing cited TO appear before the church, he employed
not q member of the church they would not admit
him into the council-sozhe stationed himself out
The charges being feaa 70 him, and his plea called
for, he consulted Sloane, and then told them he
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en- smashes, or sings: day. to Tappan, PaPpa ex-
sssd I eeS sas a SO
Pappa continued to sell water. with jest keetIe
brlndy,'' for three shillings glass.
Isaac Thompson arrived, with his family, and
purchased the Eaton farm. two miles east Of the
village, where his 500, Richard j. Thompson. now
maker by trade, and followed it as long as he lived
Darius Lyman, 2 young lawyer. from ON Goshen,
ed Presenting Attorney; elected to the State Sem
ate was Antf-Masonic candidate for Governor, and
for many years Probate Judge. Though not an
advocate he was sound lawyer, and an excellent
man. He died in Cleveland, Dec. 18th, 1865, aged
Samuel Hezlep, of Poland, who, with Grier. start
ed the first store; sold out to his brother James,
who, in 1914, was running store alone on the
Dsa aerf nere lne bank nov y Ti'n sen
Ia Hudson, a SON of Deacon David Hudson. was
sage in the house occupied, for many later years,
by Darius Lyman, who married his widow.
blacksmith shop stands. He was drowned in Col
Inns pond, in 1916.
Rug this BIN I0ysd to the
sKent corner. in building that was burnt in the
great fire that cleared off the ground on which the
s. Widow Mason, afterward the wife of John F.
Wells. lived in house that was burnt, and the
ground on which it stood is covered by "Phenix
year.
living. Henry sapp and William Price settled
1856. Erastus Skinner mile and a half east. The
widow of Mr. Sapp is still living in town, at the
age of 95 years. She was the daughter OF Conrad
Mrs. Tappan's mother and her brother, Ereuiusr
Patterson. lived little vest O. the Court House:
yoang man, and, in company with his father.sa
wealthy merchant in Geneva, n. Y. He was en-
gagged to be married to girl of the highest stand
ind in society," and had iuture brighter than most
of his age In a playful mood he played a little
insult. He endeayored to apologize but she, think.
ing ian insult admits of no compensation, reius-
ed 70 hear him, and would never Afterwards speak
Portage county poor house, Neither Of them ever
The latter part OF August, 1874 Captain Waller,
Of Palmyra, in coming to Rayenna, when near the
forks OF the Charlestown and Edinburgh roads,
horrid and most unusual stencil. 1t so excited his
attention that he determined to ascertain the cause
o Wing behind log in the brasS
on SrtheE sssTsh gsddsr yfgo9 e w3s srs is1q e
road. From papers here found it was ascertained
that the mans name was Epaphro Mathews. and,
subsequently, that he was a relation of Howard
strange horse had been seem for several days wan
dering about, aud it was now rightly conjectured
connected. As the body had been dead several
days, it seemed doubtful whether any trace of the
murderer could be found. .-8ood Io0a 4
1fLyda Sutli then z-uall girl since the wifeJ of
Charles Bostwick. vas rensrkable 1 for aer love love
as the rumor got circulated she said she saw two
men go by in peddler's wagon on the 20th OF Au
gust. She described the stray horse exactly, as the
very large NAM Ihe other'a small one. with this
beginning the pursuit commenced At Campbells
answering her description. stopped there on the
a0th that on the night of the 18th they stayed at
the tavern Of Jabez Gilbert. in Palmyra, where
ives, Robert Eaton and Lewis BY, pnrsged oh.til
tkey arrived In f1ttSbufghs Here, they heard OF
man by the name of lUngst4 that they had sseer-
where they had Stopped They Went To the fesi-
dence OF Ungst in Rttsburgh, but az once saw he
was not the man they were in pursuit of. They |
pretended to be acquainted with Henry Ungst, |
when the gentleman informed them that Henry was |
cousin of his and was then at work in forge, In
ing of their cd aintance, Eaton add Ely lef
and proceeded TO Centre county, where they found
the object of their pursuit. and from the descrip
tion they had got OF him, readily recognized him. |
He was brought to Ravenna, ana placed in Jail |
At the January term of the Court of Common Pleas,
goodness of the indictment, at the October term,
1915, new indictment was found, and the case
certified to the Supreme Court, In which the de-
fehdant had elected to be tred. t-~ ,-s.eZr4,NT 4
At the june term, 1876 a. new Indictment was
found-Darius Lyman being Prosecuting attorney, |
not want new edition at every term OF the court
This was also certified to the Supreme Court.
/. At the September term, OF, the Supreme Court, |
1876, he was convicted OF murder in the first de
gree, and sentenced TO be bung on the Both OF No.
yember Asa <. BqrToughs was Sheriff; William
deputies. The gailows was erected in the center
ofSycamore street, in the southwest quarter of the
village, where he was executed. He was buried
under the galows but the medical resurrectionists
raised the body the following night, and were bout
making off with it, when they were discovered, and
the coffin being filed with quick lime. Some TWEEN
ty years afterwards William Bond opened his grave
and took his skull that now aderns a Craniologi-
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