The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-04-13

I0WleSS ana low Breu creatures 0-se embed
Main street in the vicinity of the Court
House, gathered stones and went through +,
the street brawling like heathens. swear
ing that they would rock the damned
house, clean out the house, whip any
Cd d---n Marshal, etc, etc The
faces Of some Of the gang were blsckcned
so as to initiate Africans. Reaching the
dooryard they commenced stoning the
house, but the women were not at home
being away asking protection from those
sworn to execute the laws. No legal
protection was then given. The riot went
on until late hour that night
On Monday night another crowd went
forward to engage in the same disgrace .
ful proceedings, and it was a late hour .
before interfering parties could persuade F.
the rioters to 90 away. or course whisky
had considerable TO do with the riotous
and cowardly candidates for the peni
tentiary.
A number OF shots were fired
The conduct of the mobocrats, who
ever they may be, is a burning shame To
the town and officials and citizens ought
to feel ashamed TO sit still and see a fam
lily of quiet females live in danger Of
their lives The gang of mobocrats are
sneaking about waiting for justice to be
meted out to them in inexhaustable
quantities.
Since the above was put in type two
parties were arrested on peace war
rant, examined, and discharged. The
work OF the law will not cease.
From the Columbus Journal
The Pickens murder was the universal
subject Of conversation everywhere all
over the city yesterday /, was so horri-
| BILE in its details and OF such an outrage
Gus character that it was almost beyond
belief The instinct Of brute causes IL
to fight for its offspring even TO the
/ death but here Is a man, endowed with
! reason, who in cold blood, and without
one single mitigating circumstance. de
liberately shoots his own son, who on
bended knees in begging the pardon Of a
drunken father, for some imaginary mis-
deed. This paper yesterday morning
contained the main points in the fright
ful affair, and but little further remains
to be said.
Pickens was visited in his celi in the
station house yesterday where he was
found in q terrible frame Of mind, sadly
bewailing the iniamy he has brought
upon himself and the terrible crime he
has committed. lie does not deny the
shooting but insists that be does not
blame to whisky.
In reply to questions, Mr.. Pickens said
he was forty-two last March was born in
Ireland came to New York in 1885 re.
NAMED there two and half years, and
then went into the Michigan pineries
II remained in the pineries ten months
then came to Columbus, arriving here
about 1910.
lie had been employed about the Pipe
Works recently; was IN the Rolling Nil
awhile, then run a dray for a time, quit
ting the latter on account OF a slack o
business. He married in this city and il
the father Of six children. four boys an6
two girls. 1t is said that he has beer
generally considered quiet man wheI
sober, but very violent and dangerou
: when under the influence of liquor, 81
much so that when in that condition hi
family have been in mortal dread of him
and would do anything at his bidding
, Coroner Egan summoned a jury yester
2 day, at about , o'clock D. m, proceede,
: to hold the inquest. The house in whicl
5 the tragedy occurred is a dilapidate,
5 frame, one story and half high, stand
e on the bank Of the Scioto river, and al
i most Immediately in front OF the PEN
; tentiary. The house has but two rooms
and the partition is not in the middle
e The smallest room has a door facing tn
o Penitentiary, which is used as a kitchen
IL has a bed in one corner, which wa
occupied by David, aged Il, and EdwarC
, aged l9. David was next to the wal
: This room had table, on which was
: lighted lamp; a cook stove a bird Gag
) containing several canaries, and a littl
very plain furniture. In this room th
!, shooting took place.
Mrs Pickens was the principal witnes
! at the inquest She testified that he
: husband came home shortly after twelv
I o'clock and asked for his supper. Sh
|, prepared supper for him, and while b
was eating or about TO do so. steppe
/ outside the door. lie observed this move
! | ment. and il perhaps enraged him. Nj
I Pickens got the shotgun and followel
! her out doors and around TO the soutl
. door. where they entered the house
I ! David, the son that was killed got "
and demonstrated with his father. Whei
; near the bed, they were ordered to knee
and ask his forgiveness, she for disobed
, ence, and David for associating with boy
that day at the polls who Pickens dis
liked. They both knelt as hidden, Mrs
Pickens near the bed and David a littl
to her left and nearer the bed Ate
they had both begged his forgivene tn,
raised the gun and discharged the con
tents in David's breast lie raised ant
fell forward and almost Immediately ex
pired. The balance of this part Of tn,
story we have already given.
A post mortem examination was mad.
by DR.. Halderman. assisted by Dr. Som
ers and others. IL was discovered tha
uinety-six No. 3 shot had entered th'
boys breast in about the space OF {
double hand. number Of the shot pen
etrated the heart The jury after exam
lining witnesses, returned the following
verdict
we do find that the deceased David
Pickens, came TO his death by a dis
charge Of shot from a double-barrele
sh otgun entering his heart, said shotgun
being held at the time in the hands oi
his father, Patrick Pickens, while under
the influence of liquor"
large crowd Of curious people be
sieged the Pickens house all day yester
day, and were content il they could but
Sc some one who had seen the remains
of the murdered boy
David Pickens is said to have been a
good, obedient boy; worked at the Roll
ing Mill, and always took his wages home
to his father. The father is also said to
have been very fond OF the boy and now
fully realizes the enormity Of the crime
he has committed. lie will perhaps have
a preliminary examination this morning
The funeral of the murdered boy will
take place Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock.
From the Youngstown Tribune.
CUTTING AFFRAY.-Jim o Hara, of Low.
ell, entered Giles saloon at that place,
Saturday night, and began abusing the
proprietor Giles went out for a man
named Mock, a friend OF OHara's. to
take him away. Mock came in and in
! getting O'Hara away he was assaulted by
/ him with knife, and three deep gashes
were inflicted upon NOck's arm, thigh
/ and atornaph