The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-11-16
VOLUME 29-NUMBER 7.
Rochester Democrat
fHE BLOU3Y HAND.

saturday evening q telegram was
reserved at police headquarters In this
city rom an officer in Victor, stating
snAt Lnere was trouble at the COVill
d2use 10 that place, and asking that
detective be sent there to Investigate
the matter. A reporter OF the Demo-
cr0n ana Chronicle has been able To
gather the following facts In regard to
the affair. It seems thst q man bv
the name Of F. 8. Esmond. with MS
wife, bas been living at the CoyiII
HOOsS for some time past. He has
also been doing, business at Seneca
Falls Last week be left for Seneca
Falls on business trip, leaving his
wife, as usual, st the COvlll House.
Late Friday night the inmates Of the
house were aroused BY loud cries Of
Murder :" proceeding from the room
occupied by Mrs. EsmOnd. All at
once hurried from their beds, and on
arriving at the room q scene was wit
messed which battles description The
floor was spattered With blood. The
crimson stains were also plainly Visi-
Die on ths clothing Of Mrs. Esmond,
on the wall, and the furniture Of the
room. In the confusion some one,
supposing that 9 murder had been
committed, hurriedly sent to tbe VII
lage for coroner and magistrate. In
the meantime an examination had
been made OF the hallway. 1t show
ed that the doors OF several rooms had
been plentifnlly spattered with blood,
aud also the base-bsards and floor.
As soon ~ Mrs. E5mOnd mad become
collected enough to talk, she gave her
version Of the affair. She stated that
she woke mp and felt something cold
on her hand. She then made an exam
ination and found that her hands and
clothing were covered With something
wet and cold. She arose and lighted
the lamp and found il was blood
Thoroughly alarmed, she made loud
o1tcry and alarmed the house. Mrs.
Esmohd's statement Was taken upon
oath, with q view Of aseertainiuR the
actual facts. She was found 70 Be uu--
hurt, which only added to the mystery
OF the affair. A critical examination
OF the hallway showed that the blood
on Mrs. EsmOnds door must neces-
sarily have been applied from the
outside, when the door was closed.
On the casing Of the doors was the
print OF = mans hand In blood, while
the doors OF other rooms, as well as
the base-bOards, were plenUifuIIy
sprinklsd. Over the door OF Mrs. Es-
mondis room Is q stOvs-pipe hole, and
Il Is reasoned with some degree Of
plAnsibility that the blood was thrown
into the room through this hole by
means Of some instrument, with the
intention Of striking the sleeping Wo-
man 10 the face. Ihs magistrate
gives IS his opinion that the amount
thrown into the room would have I'LL
ed qusrter-cup.
There are several theories by which
II is sought to account for the affair,
but none Of them seem To explain it
satisfactorily. Tue magistrats, Mr1
TAlmadge, on being interviewed, stat
cd that be had held the examination
open and declinel to give his opinion.
He stated, however, In his judgment,
the FLOOD was that OF some dumb AMI
mai, and that itIwas nearly eoagalated
Wnen thrown. Mr., Esmond was tel
egraph for, and arrived from Seneca
Falls Saturday night. He stated, on
being questioned yesterday afternoon,
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alarm bis wife and Induce her, among
other things, t. separate from him
He also stated that he had q state
ment to make which he would make
public on the advice CT his counsel.
Il was reported yesterday that ldrs.
EsmOnd had left Victor and has gone
to the home OF her uncle.
Whatever may have been the mo-
tive, or whoever the perpetrators, OF
this disgusting deed, it WAS certainly
= most brutal affair, and no pains
should be spared to fathOm the mys-
terry and bring tine guilty party or
parties TO justice. The village OF Vie
tor has been thrown in 3 state Of
great excitement by the occurrence,
and probably within q short time
events will transpire which will east
light upon what is now q profound
mystery.