The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-07-23

living for his family and accumulated
valuable property, had nice wife, q
member of the Presby terian Church, and
an interesting family of six children, all
of whom were respected and esteemed |
highly by their nearest neighbors and all |
who knew them.
"He having contracted the habit of |
drinking to excess, he has neglected his |
business and invariably abused his family |
when in liquor, and has. frittered away
all of his property, so that the whisky
dealers have the satisfaction of not only
getting all the property, but the lives OF
father and mother, with six helpless ehli-
dren thrown upon the county:
earIy manhood to cherish and love, last
night. after the labors and fatigues of the
day in supporting her dependent family,
went To her bed to rest with all her
vounp children around her sleeping, un-
conscious of danger. At | o'clock K.
came into her room without disturbing
her, put pistol to her ear and sent the
ball through her brain, and she was found
just as she lay without having moved
muscle. He then fred at his own head,
but missing his aim, only wounded his
ear. The second attempt was more sue
cessful, the contents of the pistol passing
entirely through his head, and he drop
ped dead by the side of the bed
4 "Kaizer was buried to-day, in the Pot
ter's Field, Mrs Kaizer will be followed
tomorrow by her childrea and the good
people of the town to lay her away in her
rest from her trials and sorrows.
"If there is any law in Ohio left that
can reach this case we propose to 60 for
the whisky ring and compel them to dis
gorge for the support of these orphans;
FRANKLIN, July l6. "X
The following is from one of the Iron
ton papers:
THE FOURTH AT HANGING RoCK-This
anniversary of our nations birthday was
celebrated in a terrible manner by some
of the employees of Ohio furnace. Many
of them went to 1ronton to attend picnics
and participate in the festivities of the
day, and as Mrs Heidorn was the first
saloonist on their way, she was called
upon and contributed her share to the
dreadful programme. One party con-
sisting of the father, son and a daughter
by name of Grounds, with two neighbor
girls, called at this saloon about eight
o'clock in the morning The father
drank glass of ale and the son, minor
without a question, bought half pint oi
whisky, of which both drank. The
whole party then proceeded to attend
, the German picnic, held in grove above
Ironton, but were much disappointed in
the affair and were obliged to go into
town to obtain their dinners, which they
did, at FEAST some of them, at the Buck
eye House. During the day the father
and son drank ale together at Pete Mey
! er's on Front street, and treated the girl
to wine, which they drank sitting in the
: wagon In starting home they procured
: three pints and one half pint of whisky
I at Pat Murphy's. Part of this the!
. drank on the way and part still remain
in the bottles, sad memorial of the fear
7 full day. Arriving at their humble home
: while putting away the mules, they wer
I. attacked by party consisting of fathe
and three sons, an Irish family namet
. Nash. These men, who were near neigh
bors, had met in Ironton and had hat
several quarrels, all being under the in
g fuence of liquer Threats made ther
t were now put in execution, and Johl
- Grounds was struck in the head, nea
: the left ear, by stone rendering hin
senseless and apparently lifeless. Almos
!. Immediately the father fell dead at tn
d feet of his wife, killed instantly by
" stone hurled with murderous intent an
) deadly aim, from the hand of John NasE
= the oldest son of that family. This de
y praved being, rendered fiendish by tn
Z. use of whisky, dealt his victim two COW
o ardly kicks and then fed away, and ha
not since been seen.
THE murdered man neither spoke no
y groaned nor showed any sign of life. H
If was dead, gone into eternity-drunk
q Obi how feeble is language to describ
the horror of that moment; those lon
hours of unspeakable agonyl
q "Who shall tell the anguish of tha
E. warm-hearted Irish mother; her husban
under arrest and her sons fleeing fror
>, iustice2
= "And can men look upon this and nc
't call upon God to Danish intemperanct
G the prime mover in all these horri
e scenes? @
'And OIL what woman could see tina
poor, broken-hearted widow, made SO b
It liquor drinking left in poverty. with 81
IS children to care for, and not rally roun
J. the temperance standard p
p General Garfield said something i
: Congress last winter about editors of cit
s papers thinking themselves very wis
e while in their garrets at midnight. wri
ing editorials upon subjects about whic
3 they are entirely ignorant. Such wi
e argue wisely that it is not per Sc wron
e to be the primary cause of such acts a
above recorded.