The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-03

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property in them. Life was advancing,
and Perrin wanted the settlement.
Young's Indiana security. debts were
kept alive. Perrin "quit-claimed to
Mrs. Young. Albert now regarded him.
self as master of the situation. There
was a concerted attempt-so it is said
to drive the old man away. Five
week ago the father undertook
to put a stop to their acts of
usurpation. He took an AK from Albert
and another of the boys, but in the strug-
gle was thrown and severely cut on the
neck and bruised on the back of the
head. The matter nearly got into the
courts then, but the tender-hearted man
relented. "The boys" kept a store in
Glen Haven; debts were crowding them.
Time and time again the father Endorsed
for them and thus relieved them. The
fathers nam would get credit for any
thing, although it was well understood
he had title to nothing. "The boys"
now tried to borrow a large sum by mort
gaging the farm. They failed to find
capital that would risk the complication.
An amount was obtained by fraudulent
paper. Early last week the fraud was
scented. "The boys" supposed Albert
was about to be arrested. On Friday,
the 18th inst, two of them went out in
search for settlement of the fraudulent
paper. Albert remained at the store.
At about 9 o'clock in the forenoon he
left it with a substitute and walked cut
to his fathers, approaching the house
through the woods. In the kitchen he
learned from the servant girl that his
father was in his room and his mother
in hers. He tried his fathers door
and found it locked. His mother
was sleeping. He went out and sat
for nearly IN hour on a hand-cart,
ten PAGES southwest of the house. He
then went to the south door and
again tried his fathers door. Finding
it still locked, he kicked it several times
with all his force, and succeeded in
breaking in. The lock pressed off the
door-check held by seven nails. The
father retreated through the east door,
and turned as if to escape at the south
gate. Albert saw him through the east
window, turned, and, going out at the
south door, headed his father southeast
of the corner of the house about five
PAGES. He threw up his hands and cried,
"Oh, Albert, don't, don't" Albert
fired ut him with his "five-shooter" as
fast IS he could empty its contents. The
father screamed: Murder, murder;
help, helpl Oh, Albert, Albert" with
a painfully agonizing voice. He also
had a revolver and fired one shot, which
ran under the skin around Albert's alb
domen. The father fell, and was pros
trated full length Oh his back. The son
put the muzzle of the pistol to his faith
er'shead and discharged its fifth cartridge
into 1.-THE father still crying agonizing.
ly. He then picked up a Ratchet and
pounded the head with it, breaking the
skull at every stroke, until the pool
mans last "Ohl oh !" ceased. Neigh
bors, at work in the fields, we're ap
preaching, some having heard the cries
a mile distant. Albert ran and climbed
over the west fence, and ran about thirty
PAGES into the woods. He stopped
opened his vest and looked at his owl
wound. Seeing he could not possibl,
make his escape, he put another cartridg,
into his own pistol, put the muzzle t.
the side of his head and shot himsel
through the brain. He died instantly
without a struggle.
The father had an old dog, always witt
him, always faithful. He had been hear,
to say that the only friend he had at hi
house was his dog. When neighbor
arrived at the scene, this dog was lickin,
his wounds. His hand was reaching Ii
and stroking the dogs back. In abou
fifteen minutes he became conscious an,
talked a little for half an hour. The las
l thing he remembered was that ALDER
put the pistol to his head and snapped il
but didn't know whether he shot him O
not. He said that Albert had "tried t
, kill him and ought to be hanged" Ez
cept two short speeches, these were hi
, last words. They are a strange com
mentary on the life of this good and kind
hearted man. His public career wa
begun by neighborhood debates on til
capital punishment question. Reason
7 moral suasion, kind treatment wer
! his hobbies, and he thought to educat
= the people in the belief that capita
l punishment was barbarous. Their
> was no malice in his nature, and h
was not able to realize that there wa
malice in others to be subdued. He wa
then told that Albert was dead. He re
sponded that "it liz a blessing to tn
: community" He was then asked if h
could swallow some medicine, and an
. swered as his last words, 81 will try.
: His consciousness wa gone, but life Lin
gered until Sunday afternoon. Mrs
Young remained in her room and di
not go neal him. One of the boys wa
, away in Iowa, and it is not known wheth
er he is yet informed of the tragedy
) The other two were there, but are sal,
to have acted as disinterested spectators
! Observers saw no tears in their eyes. Hi
l daughter, sick and broken-hearted, a
! Lancaster, could not leave her room.
An inquest on the murdered bod
I found two bullets in the brain, and the
l thought there was a third. One passe
Z through the left wrist. The funeral wa
on Monday attended by thousands. Mrs
: Young went into the room and looked
the corpse, as others did, when the eofi
lid was last Other only visit.
; Albert was buried on Saturday morn
! ing in a field 200 yards from the house
; Neighbors objected to putting him i
= the public burying-ground.
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