The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-26

piekers have Dwelt-A Place Famous foi
the killing Qualities Of it, DeooetIons.
All day yesterday women and BOYS sur
rounded cabin in ssth street. near 9th
avenue. The rickety cabins roof u
hardly feet above the sidewalk. but IL
interior Is nearly twice that distance be.
low. 50 that two OF lie stories" are below
the level Of the street. In room not 6
feet square in the lowest story Of all. on
what seemed 10 be the bare ground. lay
the dead body Of n man. Only a soiled
newspaper served to protect ia from the
hot rays OF the sun, which STRAINED
through the single window. The paper
was black with flies; the mans face and
naked chest were black with fiea A
discoloration on the side OF the face in.
dicated that he had died violent death
Over this the flies buzzsd and fought. and
the sun shone on IL all from noon until
evening
On little table under the window
were hali-emptied pipe. an empty beer
bottle, an uncOokcd onion, fragments Of
bread and meat. n knife, aud an unclean
plate or two. On the stove near by were
a pot filed with a greasy fluid, and a fat
iron TUNED upside down. Further along
was a doorless cupboard containing more
bread and meat, some cheese. a pot Of
French mustard. pieces Of crockery. and
an unmistakable liquor flask. Opposite
the cupboard was an old.fashioned ma.
hogany bureau that had evidently once
seen better days. on which were clock
that had run down, and a kerosene lamp
without oil Near the bureau was = bed
with neither sheet nor eoverlet. but with
two mattresses black with age and dirt
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Around the room were scattered playing
cards, and In one corner was a pile of
rags surmounted by a morocco belt and
an old silk hat. Another liquor hask.
an edgeless hAtchet, and two empty
pocket books near the dead body, com.
pleted the contents Of the room. There
were no chairs, and the walls were un.
ornamented. Outside in the entry, just
beneath the stone wall that forms the
street embankment. watched n dog
Nearer the outer air was n policeman.
The body was that Of Charles Rade-
macher. who was on Sunday morning
knocked down by bis neighbor in the
upper story. Charles shelter, and who in
falling struck his head against a stone
and died on Sunday night.
Shelter apparently began the quarrel
by striking. the elder Of Rademacher's
two boys with or without provocation.
The father sprang 10 the rescue Of his
son. struck at Shelter. and Shelter struck
him on the nose, drawing blood. "Ita a
good thing my nose bleeds; il does me
good. neigbbor in the adjoining yard
heard Rademacher say in German. This
happened in the back yard.
An hour or two later. Rademacher
mounted TO Shelters door, and defied
him 10 follow him TO the street outside
In the interval. half grown boys bad
egged Shelter on, saying. Kick bell out
OF old Rademacher" On reaching the
sidewalk, Rademacher struck Al shelter,
and Shelter .etaliated by knocking his
antagonist down with nswinging blow on
the ear. Rademaeher lay motionless.
but two neighbors. who carried him TO
his room. thought IL was the liquor be
had drank. lie had. one Of them said
yesterday. up TO the time be was struck.
punished IS cents worth Of q decoetion
that be had bought in the Dead Hole"
a low groggery ia West S7th street. and
quart OF beer. The Dead Hole" gets
it, name from the killing qualities Of its
tap.
The man being looked upon a. simply
dead drunk, there was no thought OF
sending for a physician. and Rademacher
lay unattended the entire day. One OF
the men who carried him 10 bis room
had company Ia the afternoon aud forgot
all about him. When be remembered
and returned between aud Din the
evening. Redemacher still lay where be
had been placed. but q change bad come
over him. lie no longer looked like
man. In haste a messenger was
sent to the police station In Tooth street
Officer Mclaughlin was called In. but
when a police surgeon arrived Radc-
macher was dead.
Shelter. when arrested, seemed so con-
scious Of having struck in selfdefcnce aa
10 be but little disconcerted at the result |
OF his blow. His principal concern was
how his wife and babe mi ght be support. |
ed without him. Yesterday their neigh |
bors gave them food.
Rademacher's boys went through" |
their fathers pockets yesterday morning. /
20 the neighbors say, and with a dime /
found there bought dainties and after |
ward went swimming. In the afternoon |
the police took them in charge.
Both Rademacher and Shelter were /
and Rademacher's eldest boy /
got food by begging. Rademacher's chill. |
dren have never entered either n church |
or a school.
Shelter. who is a slight built man Of %. |
is well liked and bears a comparatively /
good reputation in the neighborhood.