The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-05
AN OHIO MURDER.


LIN CoUNTY-A YOUNG MAN KILLS HIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CREMATION.
The Cincinnati Enquirer contains the fol-
lowing special in regard 10 the murder
In franklin county, Ohio, already briefly
reported by telegraph: Franklin county
has turned up murder and cremation case.
which may possibly rival the Cincinnati
furnace horror. Jacob Nieswander. As
years old. lived in cabin two and
half miles north of New Albany.
and Is miles from Columbus.
He disappeared from home about the 9Th
of December, and he has only been seen in
the neighborhoOd once since that date.
namely, on Saturday last, when a neighbor
saw him going toward home with a sstohel
in his hand. During the present week
NieswanJer's family have deserted the
house. and suspicion being aroused, inves-
| tigation has been made on the
premises. Some bones were found in
large heap of ashes in a fireplace,
and corn cutter with blood on it
Was also discovered; but there were also
| feathers on the corn-cutter, which tends to
confirm the story of Nieswander's family
that the blood came from killing chickens
Only small pieces of bones were recovered
from the ashes, and 1t is difficult to tell
whether they are human bones or not.
James and Albert Nieswander, aged IA and
lS, and sons OF the missing man, have been
| arrested-oDe of them in Columbus and
the other in Newark. The mother,
who Is at house in the neighhor-
hood OF the Nieswsnder cabin, will
probably be arrested tomorrow. Sus-
plcion against the family is so strong that
nothing but the turning up of Neiswander
can relieve them from very erious embar-
rassment. There have undoubtedly been
contentious in the family, and James, one of
the boys now in prison, admits that he
wounded bis father
WITH BUTCHER KNIPE
about a month ago. An interview with the
attending physician shows, however, that
the old man recovered from that wound.
The prisoners declare they have not seen
their father since the S.h inst.
The Ohio State Journal of the 10Th inst.
gives tho facts in regard to the tragedy as
elected by an examination on the charge of
stabbing with intent to kill: Notice was
made yesterday morning Of the fact that
Marshal Samuel Cashier, of New ALBANY.
armed with warrant from Mayor James K.
| Miller, had removed the hoy James Neis-
wander to that village for examination on
charge of stabbing his father with
intent TO kill, on the 18th of November
last. The examination took place vest erday.
DR.. S. W. Ranny testified that on the
evening of the 18th of November he was
called by James Neiswauder, who said his
father had fallen on wood pile and
snagged himself. The doctor found wound
about an inch aud a half below the nipple,
evidently made by sharp instrument; but
the knife had struck against rib, and
fatal result was thus prevented. Mr..
and Mrs. Neiswsnder both told the
doctor that James had stabbed his father.
Lemuel Bare, living q mile and a half
from Neiswander's, testified that three days
after November II, James was at his house
and said he had stabbed his father. and the
next time would stab deeper. Sallie Bare,
living mile from Neiswander's, testi-
fed that James told her he had
stabbed his father, and the next time
there was trouble he would kill him. Mrs.
Neiswauder 1.-THE missing mans wifel was
placed on the stand. She said that on the
morning of the 17th of November she was
| talking to her husband, advising him not to
go to a certain place to work, and scolding
him. James jumped up and
STRUCK HER THREE TIMES
on the head with his hand. The cid man
came to her defense, and without laying his
hands on James, told him he ought not to
strike his mother; that she had her rights
there, etc. James then seized case knife
which was lying on table near by, and
looked at it; then laid it down and picked
up a butcher knife, with which he stabbed
his father, saying, "I will kill you." The
blade went through coat, vest and two
shirts, and inflicted the wound to which
DIR. Ranney afterward gave attention. Mrs.
Neiswander also testified that on one occa-
sion previous to the 18th, James had shot at
his father, and that on several occasions he
had Threatened to kill him. Frederick
Cole testified to James acknowledg-
ment that he had stabbed his father.
B. NJ. Albery conducted the case for the
state, and l.. W. Rabbit defended. The ac-
cused was bound over TO court in $500 and
was brought to Jail last evening by Marshal
Cashier and A. T. Ulry. There have been
no new developments as to the supposed
murder and burning. Neiswander has
not turned up in person, and it
will be extremely difficult to slit him
out of the ashes in the Neiswander