The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-16

4 Our readers will undoubtedly remem-
Der reading ar account of brutal muir
der, which occurred in Chicago last
Thursday afternoon, when man named
Chas. Whyland was shot down in cold
blood by forger and confidence man
named Davis. The papers were full of
the details of the terrible affair, and great
interest was manifested in all parts ofthe
country. The interest in Toledo will be
still greater when it is known that the
probable caSlS beH is at present resi-
dent of this city, where she circulates
rather extensively, and by fine personal
appearance and mental attractions has
caused number of our high-toned
youths to fall desperately in love with
her. But she has repulsed them, uni
formly, the reason for so doing will un-
doubtedly be made plainly evident in
what follows in the interesting tale.
In order that the matter may be more
clearly understood, we will 60 back
little into the history of the parties con-
nected with the tragedy. Davis, the
man who committed the bloody deed was
we'll known in Chicago as forger, conf
dence man, and thief, and travelled with
a gang who operated very successfully
upon banks in fact, one of the Savings
institutions in this city was feeced out
of about $1,000 by this same band.
Among the members of the gang was one
Ross Salisbury, whose father is now
in business in this city ,and who is looked
upon as a most respectable citizen. Ross
was hard character and was one of the
leading spirits Of the gang. The other
party in whom the public is interested is
the deceased, Whyland. He kept a
Restaurant in Chicago, which was the re-
sort for the Davis-Saulsbury crowd. he
was an intimate friend of Salisbury,
and it is said that the latter acted as
groomsman when Whyland was married.
About two years ago the gang made a
break on Louisville bank for $4,000.
One of them named Brush was arrested
and his portion of the plunder was found
on his person. He is now in Penitentiary
in Kentucky. Salisbury was arrested
also, but managed to make his escape.
He was subsequently arrested in Penn
sylvania for forgery. Again he escaped,
and was, sometime after, arrested the
third time. This arrest was more etfec-
tual, and he was found guilty, and is now
serving out his time in the Western
Pennsylvania Penitentiary, He left his
wife, the Mrs. Salisbury referred to
above, in Chicago, but she soon came
here to live with his folks. She often re-
turned to Chicago. and it was during
these visits that the difficulty which
ended in the death of Whyland, her
husbands friend, arose. .......,
The Times thus gives sketch OF her
life, and the opinion in Chicago as to the
cause of the murder: y .ru
Her early history is extremely roman
tic. The daughter of a Congregational
minister, she graduated at 0berlin Col
lege, and then through an illstarred love
affair, found her way into Syracuse
house of prostitution, where Whyland
made her acquaintance, while he was
running as brakeman on the New York
Central Railroad. Subsequently the
abandoned girl made her way to Niagara
Falls, where she boarded" at what is
known as the "Stone House." 1t was at
this rendezvous that Ross Salisbury met
her, and he being thief and she pros
titute, they concluded to join their forces
in the bonds of matrimony. After the
fire the gang made Chicago their head
quarters, and now all the actors are upon
the STAGE q UrT .IIT"V .
Whyland, as has been said, thought a
deal of Salisbury, even accepting him as
groomsman, and while he had personal
knowledge Of the previous history of Mrs.
Salisbury, he allowed her to visit his
wife, because, he argued to a friend, my
business is with that class of people, and
l know her to be really married, and 80
far as | know, behaves herself as well as
any lady can"
A year ago Salisbury found himself
safely Gagged.