The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-08-18

made. a new School Board was TO be
NAMED 10y tie mayor. Ggj Wa 50 nam
ed. It remained for the C1uucil to
confirm Hau:orI. Who Understood
much % tie wire pulling that was
going On, went tn Alderman Van Osdel
and in confidence made Z: statement TO
hin Of charges which i.e could, prove
and afterwards at Van Cs:'si's request
committed LIS statement . writing.
a. lie niezti;.: c5 Council which foi-
lowed, Van OsdeI and Others reported
against tie confirmation oi the ap-
pointees, giving soEe reasons FOR so
doing. aud CAV. the name Of his inform
ant. or rather submitted Ha:itOrds
statement. Tl.s wl< IL she afternoon.
and the charge was that Mrs. Sullivan
made Use of ner position as person
who welded Cathoi.c and journalistic
influence. 70 secure political appoint
ment Ola the Board anl iu the schools.
Sullivan chose TO regard il a. ar attack
upon her character as q woman, and
went home 70 supper burning 10 0e
avenged He told III. story 10 his
wife. and she became a@ iurions as lie.
They Obtained n carriage and taking II
younger brother Of Mr.. Sullivan with
them started 10 hunt up Hanford, and
'gat satisfaction" They drove to
Hailrurd's house, and there found the
victim with his wife and children.
Sullivan accCstcd him and demanded a
retraetion. Hanford said he could
subs:antiaTe the charges: Sullivan
struck aud knocked IianfOrd down,
when a lrienliv hand parted them and
the difficulty might have ended. But
here the woman, iniuriated, rushed
into the melee, and with the younger
Sullivan cIinciied Il.tnfori, who TO
avoid striking the wuiu,;n, shock him.
self clear, and started Tor the elder
sullivan, tie friendly hand again inter
posed to keepthe antagonists npart, but
Sullivan drawing Il revolver SHOT Han
ford in the abdomen INJECTING II wound
from which death resulted. After the
shooting Sullivan put his wii'' Into the
carriage and ordered hcr 10 drive
home. He wna taken into custody. n
more cuId-nIOO!ri ani unparalleled
murder i not OF record, and The speedy
conviction sinl hanging of the cuiprit,
should mani:r.t To the world that
there is yet left III Chicago scme appre-
ciation OF tile rights dGc to individuals
and society. No morbid -ynpathy for
n woman, rs stcli, should be allowed
TO influence the feelings or warp The
judgement. ~ as tG Iai!i-ic tl!c "ffrnce.
When wu.n, a rutcr .iir arcnH as men
do. thry must expect 10 be- spoken of
us m";i and i. does not follow that
when 50 spoken "s HEIR virtue * n:S;ril
ed, or thrir wuH.auiy att. ibItcS out
ragged. \ w"IIiI,u poiiijciann,ay prove
as corrupt inr Soi"Hiih- as n man, and
90 10 the same length 10 attain hrr oh
icct, but it doeS :nt therefore follow
that when si,c j. spui.,'n of ~ man
would speak of ili,.a "a. -my'i connection,
that size is assaulted as II .cwd woman.
We have no sympathy !ur sncl, nor
for the husband, who, permitting i.is
wife to Occ:Py suc;, position, is so
morbid!y semsitiv" as iO expect her to
be held sacred in he public eye, while
engaged in acts which would subject
men to cenaurr and exposure. His act
is murder, cold bioo'ied ana pIemrii-
tated, ami he shnnli suffer for his
crime the LruH!iy wlic! the law as
signs. He has been committed with
out baIl.