The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-23

going into the buttery to get drink,
she observed him there rolling up a
piece of brown paper, which he hastily
put in his pocket on observing her
She had brought water from the spring
a little while before, and it was pure
and clear, but when she went to it to
a cloudy appearance, and fearing
soIne,hiDg had been placed in it, she
threw it out. The sIippery-elm water
| left for the patients to drink was of a
dark color and not at all like the inno-
| cent drink it was intended to be. The
| patients grew worse under his care and
| he was at last ordered from the house,
and took the medicine with him; when
| interrogated as TO why he had done so,
he said ''mayhe those Ada folks had
put poison in it," A. We have intimat-
ed these reIneInbrances and acts point
ed him out as tie poisoner, and he was
accordingly arrested.
INK STORIES
in regard to the crimes of which lie is
suspected and virtually stands accus-
ed extend over a term of years. and if
the evidence should prove him guilty,
will point him out as a cold b.ooded
murderer, such as tue world has never
before known even among the Borgias.
They run as follows:
Isaac b. Charles, the father of the
accused, was one of the early settlers of
Weller township, Richland county, and
lived near Olivesburg. The Charles
Mill, on the Black Fork, was built by
him. He became quite wealthy, and
Isaac b. is said to have received from
him at various times sums amounting
to $50, 900, but not being a successful |
business man, his money melted away.
Before his father moved to this county, |
sister of the accused, who had but |
recently graduated, came to visit him,
and remained sometime. When about |
to return home, she was suddenly
taken sick and died. Her body was
taken to Riehland county for inter
ment, and if suspicious existed as to
the cause of her death, no inquiry was
instituted.
Soon after the father and mother
moved to Bluffton, Allen county, and
Isaac is said to have forged his fathers
name to note for 81, 500 which was
discounted by Baxter Bros, bankers
OF Lima. They afterwards suspecting
some wrong, went to see the father,
who, to save his son from the peniten
tiary, took up the note and gave a
genuine one in its place.
Other forged notes were uttered by
him, to which the names of his broth
ers were signed, and they, tOsave him,
took up the paper. These acts of
clemancy on their part, instead of re-
straining the accused from further
villainous transactions, appeared to
have infiamed him with II desire to ex
tirpata them that he might possess
their property, and he is now charged
with an
ATTEMPT TO MURDER HIS FATHER,
two years ago, by shooting at him with
a revolver, through a window, while
he sat at his own fireside. The bullet
missed its mark. A few days before
this attempt was made he had borrow
ed revolver, which he returned after
the attempt. This was late in 1874
On the 18th of February 1875, the
accused being at his fathers house,
went with him to the barn, but soon
after gave the alarm saying the horse
"a gentle animaD had kicked him, and
the back of his bead was badly contus-
ed. The father was taken to the
house where he sooI after died,
although the injury sustained was not
regarded as severe enough to produce
death. Mrs. Charles was taken vio-
lent'y and died a few hours after
her III q. her death was attributed
to theNszs occasioned Dy her hus-
bands death, although there were those
who expressed the belief. that both of
the deceased had been poisoned.
THE PRISONERS WIFE DIED
under circumstances that indicated vic
lence about one month later, and the
motive for getting her out of the way,
is said to have been
S2, 900 INSURANCE UPON HER LIFE,
which he had affected some time before.
1t is understood the company refused
to pay, and rather than risk investiga-
ton, he did not push the case. The
next victim was a young child, which
be took with him to Richland county,
and which died and was buried there.
But the eliminating point of his
villainies was reached on the Sth inst,
when he deliberally attempted to
POISON TWO FAMILIES,
in all eleven persons, and for which he
is now under arrest with a prospect of
getting his deserts.
THE BODIES EXHUMED.