The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20
MURDER AT BELLEFONTAINE.
Murder of ''ShOrty" Pollock, the TaIlest Printer
In the United States, by Jim Barr, Drum
ken Desperate,

Murder of ''ShOrty" Pollock, the Tallest Printer
In the United States, by Jim Barr, Drum
ken Desperate.
BlLLEFoNTA1NE, O., Feb. 16.-One of the foulest
murders ever enacted in ourlcnmmunity wasc scom'
mitted this morning at about one o'clock Your
correspondent has just interviewed the only wit
ness to the killing, and has CLEANED the following
facts, which are correct:
AT ten o'clock last night, James Barr, an Irish
man with his vicious bull dog went to Mrs startch
mans house and requested her to allow him to
remain until Monday. She consented, and he
went into a front room and laid down on the floor
being very much intoxicated at the time About
midnight Mat Pollock went to Mrs startchmans
and. being well acquainted with the premises
went to the kitchen aud sat down near the stoVe
The old woman Mrs, Startchman, says he was
very much intoxicated-more 20 than she had
ever seen him before. After sitting a few minutes
Barr came in from an adjoining room and asked
Pollock for a drink Mat took pint bottle out OF
his pocket and after showing it to Barr, returned
it but afterward poured drink into teacup and
gave IT TO him and took one himself. 1t trans
nires that about nine O'Clock Barr, with several
characters about town, were trying to get stran
ger from Sidney, Ohio, drunk, with the supposed
intention Of beating him in ahorse trade, or to rob
him and that falling to DO this, Barr fell upon
him and whipped him in brutal manner. This
Pniiock was witness to, and, when Barr asked If
he did not give 1t to him hard, replied:
Yes Jim, and you wanted to whip me, TO-"
."Yes I did, you d-n s-n of b-h' replied
Barr. "and | am going to do 1t yet"
With that, he slapped Mat first on one cheek
and then on the other, at the same time pulling
his revolver.
"Oh, jim that's enough please don't shoot
replied Pollock; o,nsoid Psrr of the same
time Ievelling pistol and firing. Pollock, drunk
| as he was ducked his head. ana the DulIet graz,
ING IL, passed through the side OF the house and
bnpieS Itself in the sCantling Of grape harbor in
! the ward where 1t was extracted this morning. AS
| snon as he shot Barr jumped on his victim ana
| heat and kicked him In the face and head In a
terrible manner At this jnncure old Mrs, StaTtch.
man interfered and begged Barr 10 deSist and
Pollock staggered to his feet and beseeChed them
10 LET him have his hat and go, but the tend was
dot vet satisfied for, telling the old woman to get
| ont of the way or he would shoot her, he again
pulled his revolver and, while his almost help
| less victim was pleading Don't shoot oh, jim,
nlpase don't shoot me-" fred, the ball striking i'm
nedately in froHt OF the opening Of the right ear,
| ranging downward aud backward, Pollock fell
| TO me ground, the blood rushing fIom the wound
in torrents, which the dog Tapped up as II hoWeu.
| Pollock lived about twenty minutes, but never
| spoke or moved, the immediate cause ol us uea'n
| being from hemorrhRge.
Barr has not yet been apprehended. ne mas q
star picked in blue ink on one hand, ana mis- I'M l
lials ~. B. Londonderry" on one arIn on tne
| otbar a reorpsensation OF the CrucifXion of 0ul
| Savior.