The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-05
catansrp pr. Stephens gascallsd upon
fast Monday morning to hold an INQUEST

eyer the body of aDAvD DHaNANJ who
was founddead in his corn crib, on his
T{bah about % miles westzof Eaton, shot
through the heart With a%.rile, the deed
of his own hands, theresult Of Temporary
insanity brought on from domestic diff
%culties. Afewweeks ago his wife, who
is his second marriage, commenced suit
against him for a divorce, which preyed
upon his mind and depressed him very
much. 1.-The Frame church near his
farm on last Sabbath, he made a public
statement that his wife had preferred
charges against him that were false, but
that they would never be tried before IL
court on this earth, thus strongly leaving
the impression upon the minds OF all who
heard him that he contemplated suicide.
He also left a note, giving his reasons for
the rash act, which in substance was
Aabout what he stated at the church. He
was a Dunkard IN religious profession,
and a man of strictly honest and upright
character. At his home and abroad he
always seemed genial andclever, and no
one ever 'suspicioned DApiD DILLMAN of
committing suicide. He was about 6S
years ofiage, and leaves several children
from his first wife, Unmarried and set
tied in this county.
The church of the "Tan Bark Ring"
was in full blast last week, very full blast
some of the time. Stewart and Grim,
Acton and Putt started at 4 p. m. on
Thursday and commenced pounding the
tan bark for a thirty hour tramp. 1t was
soon evident Stewart had caught a tartar
in Grim, and on Friday morning at early
dawn when all was calm, he
"Folded his tent like an Arab
And as silently stole away"
There was a. goodly attendance OF the
faithful and everything seemed to move
prosperously until Friday night, when
our church, like many other churches,
came to grief. There was too much wind
in and around it. The roof tapped its
wings and the lights went out in pitchy
blackness, and there vas a panic. One
of the deacons pulled a wooden leg off OF
one OF the members and with it fought
his way into outer darkness. Women
and children screamed, the lightnings
flashed and the thunders and half grown
boys beloved together. The walkers
not being web footed, got out of the ring
which the unfriendly clouds had filled
with water. We could only console our.
self with the thought that, ours was not
the only church which too much wind
and thunder and lightning seemed tc
have made a special mark of, while the
saloons have stood unframed. Further
services were dispensed with until Satur
day night, when.the olympic contest was
closed, Grim coming out in the lead. We
hear one of The elders lost his hat i'm the
tempest Of Friday night, which is the
only serious misfortune we have to chro
nicle, but the members all remarked he
carried a level head. Should there b.
another meeting we will give due notice
of it. Several new members were takel
in-some Of them pretty badly-especi
ally those who bet on Stewart. 1t is in
timated that there will soon be anothe
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contest, in which
The walking walkist, NJ. V. Grim,
So quick of step and 1.-THE of limb,
will maintain his title OF ''thc champio
of Ohio" against all odds which may b
brought against him, at which time it
expected all members in good standin
will be on hand.
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