Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-10

Since our last issue the local papers at
Clyde, the Enterprise and Sentinel, have
come to hand. They contain full particu-
lars Of the shooting of ELI CUPP by VIII
LIAM HAYES, which differ not materially
from the version we gave last week. From
CUPP was a desperado and that HAYES
| did Just what nine out of ten would have
done under the same or similar circum-
stances. CUPP had gone to the depot to
take the train for Fremont, and was Just
ready to start when a cham informed him
that HAYES was in town when he aban-
doned the trip and went in search Of II.
tor the express purpose of q row.
In conversation with Mr.. F. NJ. KELLEY,
Clerk Of the Waite, on Saturday, his first
remark WAS that HAYES need have no fear
Of being severely punished for shooting
such man as CUPP.
Detective JOHN T. NORRIS, of Spring
field, Ohio, informed two of our citizens
on the train between here and Toledo, on
Monday, that young HAYES had spoiled a
job for him in the shooting OF CUPP at the
time he did, as he was there the same eve-
ming with warrant in his pocket for the
arrest OF CUPP on the charge of counter
feiting. This, in part, is confirmed by the
following paragraph that appeared in the
Clyde Enterprise of Friday last:
Detective JOHN T. NORRIS, was in the
village for an hour on Monday last, on his
return from Canada, whittier he had gone
in pursuit OF TELLER, the defanlting 1'iffin
Cashier. He reports positively that the
latter has already sailed for Europe, having
made his way to a port OF sailing via Cam
ada.
A correspondent to the Toledo Bee, from
Clyde, under date of the 9th inst, SAYS:
Remaining over here few leisure hours,
| availed myself of the opportunity TO
gather, as nearly az | could, the facts and
the popular sentiment regarding the late
affray between Eli Cupp and William
Hayes, which resulted Ia the death of tho
former. The facts find to be substantially
as you have hitherto stated them in the
Bee; but new revelations regarding the
criminal career Of Cupp, the unfortunate
man who rashly provoked his own killing,
are being made. That he was a rufIian, Of
the roughest type, and the terror and aver
sion OF the moral and order loving people
OF the town, appears to be generally con-
ceded. Some OF the latter do not hesitate
to say, that while they deplore the manner
OF his taking of, they consider his death a
public blessing.
A crowd OF boon companions, am in
formed, are the only ones who deplore the
act of killing, excepting his wife and chill
dren, TO whom heappears to have been gem
orally kind. 1t was some OF this ass ia at
threatened to lynch Hayes.
From all the information have been en-
abled TO obtain, cannot resist the conclu-
sion that on the part of Hayes il was clearly
case OF justiiiabe homicide, aud that II
| he had failed to use his revolver. he would
himself have been killed or dangerously
hurt. After lie received the powerful blnw
from the fist OF Cupp, which nearly feled
him Ia the floor, he would have been CON
sidered q lnnatic or fool had lac failed in
doing precisely a. he did.
The preliminary trial of Mr.. HAYES was
set for Friday last, hut through advice of
counsel ho waved an examination before
the Mayor of Clyde, and he will soon get
a hearing before the Probate Court. The
legal services Of j. r. TYLER, Esq, of this
place, and Mr.. LEMMoN, Of Clyde, who has
prosecuted near all the eases against CuPP,
and is familiar with his career Of crime,
have been secured by the defense