Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-20
THE KILLING SEASON.
Il Fatal EMed at Debit, Ohio-4 Man
Brdi,,ed Filth a Fence Rail.
Delhi Special Dec l5) to Cincinnati En-

Fatal Ened at Debit. Ohio-4 Man
Brdined Filth a Fence Rail-
Delhi Special (Dec. l5) to Cincinnati En-
quirer.
One mile south of this station is a saloon,
kept by Peter scheffel, that has been for some
time a serious plague to the otherwise peace
full surroundings. As elimination to the
past boisterous conduct carried on at this
place was the tragedy Of to-day. The building
is one-story frame. situated about two squares
this side of Muddy Creek, on the Clevetown
road. The parties to the trouble are William
Meyers and William Plow, deceased.
At ten clock this morning these two worth
les. with boon companions, assembled at this
dispensary of liquor, and from frequent drinks
became VIOLENT A feud of some wears stand
ing had existed between Meyers, who is a
German, and Piow. and in the encounters
which had ensued Plow had generally been
victorious. After full charge of benzine this
morning the men Were willing again to try
their hand Tor supremacy, which resulted in
the proprietor ejecting them from the house.
from all evidence that can be obtained at the
present writing 3 rough-and-tum BILE fight
occurred in the mud on the outside, when
Meyes, being Worste6. sought safety in flight
but was pursued by Piow. According to
some statements, the latter had an open knife
IN his hand. Some two hundred yards from
the house they reached fence, which Meyers
succeeded in scaling, and with prospects of
being overtaken turned aud faced his pursuer
and warned If be crossed the fence he would
XIII hlm, at the same time grasping half a
fence-rail. Plow disregarded the warning,
and after climbing the fence was struck by
Meyers, knocked down and then beaten until
LIE was extinct. Meyers then LETT the man
and went to coal-pit, where he had been
endowed OOa-ha IF mi 10 hol,w he, ,loca VIII
the assault was committed. but returned in
time to meet the Squire and constable, ,who
had been notified, and expressed willingness
to give himself up. From some unexplained
cause he was not placed under arrest, and lot
until seven o'clock did the constable have the
papers placed in his hands for Meyers arrest,
and then the man could not be found and
it was supposed he had gone to the city on the
SIX o'clock train. Meyers has the reputation
OF being bad character. and has been a
terror to the community for some wears. At
the same time he has home influences that
should have made better man of him; al
related to him. mother. father, sisters and
brothers, being held In the highest esteem.
The unfortunate Plow was. from all accounts,
good man. but somewhat addicted to drink,
and at such times his meeting with Meyers
influenced his most VIOLENT passions. His
mother, q widow, Il bother and four sisters re-
nam. The former is almost crazed with greif,
regretting that he had not died u soldier death
as did her husband and one son.
The neighborhood is much excited over the
matter, and the authorities are condemned in
unmeasured terms fer allowing the criminal
to escape, although, from present appearances,
clear case of self defence could be estab-
ished. The locality could not be selected that
would afford more fitting place for a murder
most foul. and from the character of the parties
that have infested this saloon of Scheffel, it Is
passing strange that the community have