The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19
THE OcHsNER MURDER.

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paper as the jackson Standard referring
rs il approviDgly to the killing of Ochs
ner. at Ludlow, KY. 1t was as miserable
and cowardly a murder as was ever per-
petrated.
Nicholas Ochsner kept a beer saloon,
and had violated. so il is alleged, some |
petty village ordinance. gang OF |
hundred scoundrels professedly acting as |
a marshafs posse, surrounded his house |
at night. and opened fire upon him and |
his wife with guns and pistols. Ochsner
returned the miscreants' fire. for some
time; and then, under a solemn promise
that he would not be further molested
that night, agreed to appear before the
village authorities the next morning. lt
was after this agreement that couple oil
cowardly murderers, concealed apparent
ly for the purpose. fred upon Ochsner
and killed him in the presence OF his
wife.
1t is a shame that any one should ap-
prove OF this foul deed in the holy name
Of temperance. IL is q characteristic OF
the low. the degraded and the vile, to join
in expressing the weak and friendless,
and il is more than probable that the
murderers of poor Ochsner were the
vilest rabble of that community.
The Herald expects always to be
friend and advocate of temperance; but
il will never apologize for outrage and
murder nor sneer at their victims.
We found the above in the Columbus
Sunday Herald. edited by w. s. Furay,
so many years the correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Gazette. We do not exchange
with the Herald, and by mere accident
saw the copy containing the above.
We know that the love for the liquor
seller, on the part of most persons, sur
passes the love that existed between
David and Jonathan-surpasses the love
of women.
The Herald tells the liquor sellers side
of the story; let US hear the other side,
as brought out in the sworn testimony in
the case. q.
This beer jerker was destroying the
young men in his vicinity. by making
drunkards OF them. The good citizens
determined to stop him in this accursed
business, by enforcing the laws OF the
land. An affidavit was made, and 6
warrant issued, but this outlaw swor'
that he would not submit to the laws o
the land-that he would not be arrested
and when the officer went to arrest him
both he and his wife fred upon the off
Ger. The officer then went for additiona
aid, but the murderous outlaw and hi
amazon wife continued to shoot at tn
officer and his aids, and the FIRE was re
turned. This firing continued for hours
7 The Mayor came, and be and the outla'
agreed to suspend hostilities until morn
ing. on the express condition that tn
outlaw was not to make his escape.
appears that guard was posted abou
the house, and soon the scoundrel a
tempted to make bis escape by the bac
! door, when one of the guards shot hin
} He deserved his fate.
Some years ago we defended a consti
, bic for shooting at man for whom b
held warrant. The man attempted I
escape, when the constable shot at hin
, Judge Plyley. in his charge to the iurl
} told them that it was the law that an of
Ger had a right to use force enough
effect an arrest. even il that force extenC
ed to the taking Of the life of the accu
, ed; that it was the duty of an officer
r make an arrest at all hazards. And th
, jury acquitted the constable.
! 1t is about ti'he that this mawkis
sympathy for liquor sellers received a r.
buke. The last number of the Ind
! pendent Register, of Columbiana. give
! an account OF one of these cases, in thi
3 county An officer had warrant for
, man who had violated the liquor law
: He swore he never would be ARRESTED
When the officer found him, he told hil
{ to consider himself under arrest. II
: made no objection. but asked the Office
= to step out of the room with him. A
soon as they got out into the dark, b
} shot the officer three times, one ball G
] ing very near the heart. He then e
: capped. In about eighteen months afte
: wards he was arrested. lie plead guilt
2 and the Judge sentenced him to th
J Penitentiary for two years Al the sam
: time. the same Judge sentenced anoths
man for two years for stealing propert
TO the amount OF forty dollars.
1t is fast coming TO the point wher
the liquor seller will be like the souIher
D rebel; he will violate any law he please
to. and the community. and the Officer
= of the law. must submit to him. for tn
sake of pacifcation. man by this a
| cursed business may ruin families, brin
T untold horro~and misery upon helples
, women aud children, fill the jails. infru
aries, peniteDtiaries and asylums for Il
{ natics with his victims. and he may d
all this in violation Of law, and IL 8 cou
munity attempts to invoke the aid {
law for protection, the outlaw may shoe
down the officer when in the dischsrg
. OF his sworn duty.
) 1t 10 a shame that any one should ar
prove OF the foul deeds of the liquo
seller. and it is a characteristic of thos
whose morals have become much lowere
by association with the vile and degrsC
ed, by long residence in cities. wher
both the laws of God and man are habi
ually set at defiance.
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