The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-02

Arrest or the Perpetrators and their Stass-
apent of tho a 1fatr.

WoHt " tN0 4HotFs
A most horrible and shocking murder
was committed about nine o'clock last
night in the usually quiet little village
of Newtowp. in Anderson TOWNSHIPS.
The murderer is well-known mas
by the name of James Harpe; his victim
one Hermon Webber, laborer On
the Union Bridge levee and resident
OF Newport, Ky. Webber is described
as having been a peaceable, quiet man,
about twenty-five years of age, employed
as laborer under Harpe, who 10 the
'boss" of the bridge work.
The quarrel that finally resulted In
murder, had been brewing for weeks
past, Harpe having taken up the idea
that Weber was trying to supercede
him In his position as levee "boss." Be
overbearing. AID marked had Harpe Da-
come in his treatment of WeDber thai
the latter was obliged to throw up 1is
position, and was about to return to i,iz
home in Newport, which intention he
was only prevented from carrying out by
the taking of his life by the murderer
Harpe. At the supper table, last evsa-
ing, Of the boarding house in NewtoWR,
where both men temporarily resided, the
old quarrel was renewed, when it is sa71
Weaver struck Harpe with poker and
after the other boarders had fnterferBa
and separated the contestants, Webber
walked across the street %
Dusque Il Turpin's drug store, where he
called for a drink. He had scarcely en-.
tered the store when Harpe, in tHrra-
BILE rage, burst in upon him, threatening
to have his life's blood. Harpe's sister
and father interfered to prevent the mur-
der, and Weber, who was unarmed snd
knowing the desperate character OF his
enemy, shrank back into the corner neEr
the prescription desk and erouched down
upon his knees before his murderer Il
was in this position that Harpe rushed
upon him, not needing the terror-strick-
en- cries of his sister, who clung ab0a4
him and begged for the life of his victim
nor yet the eutreaties OF his father, vino
besOUght him not to stain his soul with
blood, but crazed by liquor aud the
demon within him, he thrust his pistol
over the shoulders of his sister and
father, placing it almost within the m0uta
of the helpless and cornered man, and
fired.
Weber fell with a heavy thud to the
floor, with stream of warm red blood
gushing from his mouth, and without
even groan, only one or two colvulsiYe
struggles, died. Harpe's sister tainted
falling over the prostrate and bleeding
victim of her brothers. fury, while he,
the murderer, rushed from the scene OF
his cowardly murder, jumped into q
wagon that was standing near and drove
with lightning speed toward Cincinnati.
| Word was Immediately sent to this Fui-
| "a
men were dispatched at once to searcA
for the murderer. At IL O'Clock last
| night Chief Of Police SnelDaker received
| the following dispatch:
ssPLAINvILLE, o., Nov. /, 1873.
"CHIRE OF PoLICE: A man named
James Harpe. of medium height, iighl
complexion, has fresh flesh wound on
back of right ear, shot and killed 2 MAJ
in NewtoWn about eight O'Clock this
evening. Is at large; look out for him.
"DAN JONES, JUSTICE"
Chief Snelbaker this morning received
the following, which explains itself: =
PLAINyILLB,sO., Nov. 2, 1875. /,
Col. Thos II. Snelbaker: We last niglzt
arrested John Barriker, Josie BARKER
and JAS. .Harpe and Hiram Harpe, all tue
the parties connected with the murder
of. Herman Weber at Newtown,
James harp, who fired the
fatal shot, was so badly injured
by The blow of poker, that DIR. High.
lands would not consent to his remoyaa
last night; but at 7:45 this morning
pronounced him well enough to be
taken to the city, consequently wa
Will arrive on the 1920 train this mora
ing with the prisoners.
Respectfully, THoS. MCHUaH,
MICHAEL DUFFY,
CHAS. KLEIN,