The New York herald., 1879-08-25
A STRANGE DOUBLE TRAGEDY

SERGEANT NoHL's TERRIBLE RasENTMENT on
sTINGING NEWSPAPER cARD-KrLLINa
TRAsTING CAREERS OF THE SLAYER AND THE
SLAIN.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TOLEDO Ohio. August "a. 1879.
This city was startled at noon yesterday by a re-
port which rapidly gained circulation that Jacob
Nohi sergeant of police. had murdered Ross Sauls-
bury notorious character in police and sporting
circles all over the country. and had then killed
himself Both men were we'll known that the
news caused intense surprise, and no one imagined
that Sergeant Nohl. who has always been looked
upon as an exemplary citizen and faithful and
conscientious officer. would commit such q deed.
On Thursday last the following item appeared in
the Toledo ConmerciaI -
Ross sausbury, u well known confidence man aud rail
and s IL ss os So s Sa
NEwsPARER CARD.
Upon seeing this Mr.. salisbury penned letter.
which appeared in yesterday mornings Commercfdi.
ana contained among Others tho folio wing stinging
paragraphs:-
Machinery and forms of law have been called into
'9s the
Of societyso be petty engine OF ~ belts tho
"
of mis- swn s%nSssSs % to name amy offence that haze I've
Or that had dome some wonderful thing Il
against hysass and sSs swsds
DO not propose 20 6e dragged through tho streets
4 the iwoG' wall and Gas q some oS,uss nd
asd law for the Gt society say that to be an
hnitesma proportions and iend himself amy petty
SSengeamee wili admit ha. ~ my younger years have I'VE
offences that may have committed. and now dofy any
the moral but that broad charity OF our
burn" &c.. win without doubt fit my the
those Of any other person.
FRANTIC WITH RAGE.
This article was shown to Nohl about nine o'clock
yesterday by young man at the station honse. and
seeemd to excite him terribly-in fact making him
perfectly frantic with rage. He went into the Cap
tans Office and asked for cartridges. swearing that
lie would shoot Salisbury sight. The Captain
refused to give him what he wanted and endeayored
to dissuade him from doing anything rash. He
urged him to stop and think saying that when he
got cooler he would know thar the best possible
@ dS ei s s By
Nohl III this strain; but the latter was evidently
already determined.
THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
He loft the office. saying he could get cartridges
somewhere else. He got engineer to dx up his
revolvers but said nothing to him as to his inten
tions. He then evidently changed his mind and got
selrcocking six-shooter. No. 80 calibre, known as
the Morton Gun. as it was taken from DR.. Morton.
the grave robber Armed with this he sought and
found salisbury, when the following conversation
occurred
.'Did you write that article in this mornings
81 did." replied salisbury.
"Well. want you to take it back. Will you do
itY"
''No, won't" said Salisbury.
Scarcely had he spoken these words before Nohl
drew his sef-cocking revolver With his LETT hand.
and at SlI1ls ri.r
the trigger. salisbury had thrown up his right
hand instinctively as he saw the movement but had
soon as he had fred Nohl stepped around facing his
victim said something to him and then shot him
again through the left breast. Saulsbdry caught
hold of railing. and, exclaiming II gone!" sank
to the sidewalk.
Az soon as Nohl saw Salisbury sink he stepped
back two PAGES. placed the revolver his own left
temple and fred the heavy bullet speeding through
his brain and lodging the right side OF his head
in almost q direct line from the place at which 1t
entered.
TWO LIVES GONE OUT.
A largo crowd immediately gathered at the scene
of the terrible tragedy and the bodies OF the two
men who both . moment before were in the full
flush OF manhood placed In carriages and taken
to the Central station, Nohi being placed in cot
lodgers' room. At this time both men were alive,
although it was plainly evident that neither could
live any length OF time. Soon after being placed In
the dodgers room Salisbury, who had been uncon-
scious all the time. quietly breathed his last aud
passed away without struggle. Nohl remained I'M
hours after the tragedy.
RECORD.
The affair produced tremendous excitement
throughout the CITY, and the families of each the
victims are duly commiserated Both of the men
had achieved considerable distinction, though in
quito different departments. Sergeant Nohf was
curing the war, member or the Thirty-sev
Ohio Veterans infantry. and of the gallant
men in that splendid regiment During the siege of
vicksburg he selected to head foriorn hope in
one OF the desperate assaults on the fortifcations
He was captured by the enemy during the fight OF
July ~, before Atlanta and sent to Anderson
He made his escape while the prisoners were
being transferred from that place to Savannah, and
reaching the Savannah River. where he found an old
and leaky boat without oars. Providing himself
with piece of q box lid he put boldly out into the
stream and padded and hoated down with the cur
rent. eudng the robel pickets by the erest chance
until he reached lines at Fort Pulaski. He was
of the prisoners here this fall and his loss will be
deeply felt by his comrades in that association as
well as in the Grand Army Of the Republic. He was
q noble hearted. generous and brave man, with high
conceptions OF duty, and was fearless in doing 1t.
NOT A NoBIK RECORD.
salisbury WAS u native and resident OF this city
where he generally conducted himself in q toleraby
straight manner. but he widely known over the
country as one OF the boldest and most successful
confidence men and bank operators in the pro es-
and possessed of extraordinary amount Of
shrewdncss. A large bank was cracked in Louisville
q few years ago-a $l20.000 affar-and was adroitly
compromised, $60OO0 being restored. II after
in that enterprise But his strategy did not always
avail him, as he had TO serve several terms In pen
itentiaries In different parts Of the country.
GRAND LODGE OF THE IRON KNOT.