The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-20
MASS1LL0N CORRESPONDENCE.
MrRprR or MR. RICHARDSON.

on Sunday morning by tne mlelllBenCe tnaI Eu'
ward Richardson, member of the City Council
from the Second Ward, and Grocer and Provision
dealer at No. "a West Main street, had been shot
dead in his sleeping room at his residence,
and place of business being all under one
roof.
The fact of the homicide being made known TO
thepolice, Capt, Seaman Chief, with Aessrs. Goetz
and Miller proceeded at once to Mr.. Richardson's
residence where they found him lying dead on
the floor, shot in the left temple the ball having
entered the skull about midway ofthe superciiary
process and the ear on line drawn from the top
of the ear and the ridge penetrating the skin tenn
poral muscles and temporal bone, and into the
brain where it, on pOStmortem examination, con-
Quoted by Drs. Reed and Ridenour, was found,
and was produced before the Coroners jury, and
of course caused instant death. Mrs. Richardson,
wife of the deceased, was found in great excite
ment with her throat cutand bleeding profusely,
and large amount of blood was found on her
clothing, which consisted of night dress and
chemise, and had also a wound in her side. We
give the description of the two wounds as given
by DR.. Reed, On theperson Of Mrs. Richardson
were two wounds, one on the neck Just below the
chin scarcely cutting the skin, and her clothing
showed profuse hemorhage, The wound in the
neck from which the hOmorrhage came was au
incised wound. also found a gun-shot wound
in the left lombar region, and from the place OF
entrance to exit of 1.-The ball. about an inch and
quarter, and not at all serious"
The statement given by Mrs, Richardson is that
she was asleep, was awakened by Richardson
holding her down and endeavoring to cut her
throat, that she spoke and said "for Gods sake
don't, and Immediately reached for her pistol
seven shooting revolver which she had at the
head of her bed that he Immediately seized the
pistol and shot her, inficting the wound in her
side she then wrenched the pistol from him and
shot him When the police entered the room they
found the revolver with two empty chambers and
five unexpended cartridges, and also the bloody
razor, which finding to that extent, corroborates
Mrs Richa dsOns statement. With the coming of
day light Bennett B. Warner, Esq, issued venire
for jury the Coroner, Henry Altekruse, Esq,
being connected with the deceased by marriage
which was returned with the following named
gent lemen as jury: John G, Warwick, George
Young, William Castleman, Henry Beatty, Ed
ward Kachler and Kent Jarvis, who were atonce
sworn and proceeded to view tie body and the
premises, after wdich they adjourned until two
O'Clock p. m, to meet at the Mayors office, when
Drs. Reed and Ridenour, Jennie Rickart, a ser
want in Mr.. Richardson's family, clerk, and
Capt. Thomas II. Seaman Chief of Police were
swore and examined and upon whose testimony
the jury returned verdict thatthe deceased came
to his death by pistol shot fred by his wife En-
lily Richardson, which of course was the only YER
dict that could be rendered, she having admitted
the shooting to four orfve persons always claim
ing, however that 1t was done In self-detense.
The building in which the tragedy occurred is
one of the oldest in the city having been erected
about the year 1880, by the late Peter Nave, and
has been used as hotel, store and dwelling house
and portion of the time for all at the same time
The older citizens of Msssillon will remember 1t
as one of the old land marks of the West side Of
the canal.
JANUARY 18TH, 1S26-JANUARY 18TH, 1876
Fifty years ago this day, Tuesday Janury 18th
the Ohio Canal from section one to section 40
south of the Portage Summit was let to contrac.
tors for construction. The letting took place Ken
da, now the Fourth ward of this city, at the then
only brick house in the little village, under the
control and management of the late Hon. Alfred
Kelley, then acting Commissioner Of the northern
division of the Ohio Canal The portion of the
Canal included in that letting was from the south
side of the Lake on the Portage Summit and
which the water shed Of Northern Ohio between
the Cuffs Of St. Lawrence and Mexico, and the
present residence of Hon. Kent Jarvis In this city
which was the south ern terminus of section 49, at
which paint was lock of twelve feet lift one of
the deepest on the Ohio Canal except the lock at
Roscoe aqueduct. The Canal along where Mass
illon is now built was constructed by the late Jesse
Rhodes Horace e, Spencer, George F. Norton and
William Bell, all ofwhom have gone to their final
account and 1t Is believed that the writer of this
and Mrs. R, H. Folger are the only persons now
residing in this city who were residents either Of
Kendall or of the ground pat upon which Massil-
lon was laid out.
In the winter of 1925 and '26 Massillon was laid
out and In 1896 the first lots were sold and the
first preparations were made for building At
this date Massillon may be SAID TO be in its semi
Centennial year and rejoicing in its success and
prosperity as city of the second class Contrast
ing with what this portion Of the Tuscarawas
Valley was fifty years ago the changes can scarce
ly be realized
Barnhart Klein was brought before Justice
Brown on Monday for thrashing his wife. He
was discharged on payment Of costs and promis-
ing to do better.
George Grosjean, Of the Excelsior works met
with a sad accident on Tuesday afternoon having
an arm broken and other injuries. He was caught
while putting belt on the pulley.
The General Manager of the G, TV.& C. Ry.
will please accept the thanks of the writer for re-
newed favoB.
At an election for Directors and Officers by the
respective banks in this city on Tuesday 1lth inst
al the old Directors and officers were reelected.
The Pigeon Run Coal Company is now organ
lied anu in full tide Of successful experiment,
DR.. Slreeter, President John G. Warwick, Secreta-
ry, and A. Howells, General Manager.
"Spaldlng's rreatise."-W took occasion some
time since to notice this new work and to ex.
pres favorable opinion in regard to 1t, since
which we have had abundant opportunity to
examine 1t thoroughly and are fully convinced
10 the opinion, It's one of the most useful and
corrprt hooka a LAWYER can haveon hia fahlo for