The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-14
MURDERoUs ASSAULTS.

PEACEABLE CITIZEN ATTACKED-ASH SHERIFF
DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST A SAVAGE AT
TACK.
A correspondent writing to the Cincinnati
Gazette, from Yellow Springs, Ohio, on the
Sth inst, says: OCr unusually quiet and
peaceable town was considerably thrown
out of gear on Monday afternoon of this
week July 81 with the announcement that
Alex. Callahan was seriously, if not fatally,
Injured by man named Cleaver Ia
stranger here). While Callahan was
quietly sitting in his house, this man
Cleaver approached him from the rear, and
struck him with a bowlder on the back part
of the head, cutting a cash three or four
inches long and tracturing his skull. No
cause is given for this murderous assault.
Cleaver was promptly arrested ky Messrs.
Hamilton and Funderbaugh and put in the
lookup to await an examination. This man
Cleaver has already served two terms in the
penitentiary. The town had hardly rail-
lied from the effects of the murder
Gus assault named above, when it
WIS announced that Bill johnson" another
desperate, and the terror of this county, was
shot by the marshal of the town, Charles
Hamilton, while in the act of aIresting him
on warrant handed him by the sheriff OF
the county for "petti larceny" Ii seems
Johnson knew there was a warrant in the
sheriff's hands, and he resolved not to be
taken. and has been drinking pretty freely
the past two weeks. So on Monday after
noon, between and O'Clock. he went down
to the King House formerly yellow Springs
House. and tried to raise disturbance in
the kitchen, brandishing
A HUGE CARVING KNIFE,
and threatening to kill Colonel King, and
drink the hearts blood of the marshal,
Charles Hamilton. Mr.. King sent for the
officers to take him and lock him up, as he
was afraid he would do some terrible act.
When tire officers, Messrs. Hamilton and
Funderburgh. reached the scene Of the dis
turbance, Johnson had gone to the ball
alley, taken off his coat, hat and slip
pers, trying to roll ten pins. Mr..
Hamilton approached him and said:
1--WE want you at the Office" johnson
said: "All right; wait until | put on my
clothes" and sat down on a bench and put ON
one slipper. He then got up, picking up a
club as be raised, making this remark: My
life is nothing but dream. and I'll take
your heart's blood before I'll be taken by
you" He started toward the officer with
club drawn. Hamilton retreated toward
the back part of the bowling alley, followed
closely by Johnson, who dealt a murderous
blow at the head Of the officer,
who; 81 catching It. It it, on his right arm,
him to his knees, and while recovering
his position, Johnson still advancing, he
drew his revolver and fired, the ball enter
ing Immediately over the right eye, grazing
the eye ball. He bled profusely, and it was
thought he would not live until midnight;
but ne is resting quietly at this writing, and
it may be possible he will be on
the war path again in a few days
Mr.. Hamilton gave himself up, and a
short examination before Esquire Sroufe
fully exonerated him in the shooting, and
the whole community acquitted him from
the beginning, knowing that he did a pub
lie good in supduiDg the 'bully."