The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-11-27

Resolved, That the President, VICE Presi-
dents, Secretaries; and Treasurer Of thib meet
ing are constituted a collecting committee, who
are alone authorised to solicit aid.
Resolved, That owing to the probable diff
Guilty of obtaining free transportation for all
kinds of provisions direct to IrelandJ without
considerable delay in negotiations, the public
are hereby requested, for the present, to con-
hns their donations to money, hour and cured
meats.
ATerrlble Revenge.
Newport, KY, is Just recovering from
an unusual and extraordinary sensation,
yet of a nature that seems to have had
the effect to meet the hearty approval of
the general public. The victim was q
Young man named Charles Scheurer,
hailing from Canton, Ohio, come eight
months ago; the avenger, q Miss Anna
Hof, Of Newport, who alleges she was
ruined under promise of marriage. She
is the daughter Of wellto-do parents,
and in the past has bore an enviable
reputation among her associates.
Upon the morning of the fatal day,
ct an early hour she called at the
house Of u brother and requested him
to accompany her to the boarding house
of her di1atory affianced. She stated to
her brother her determination to COM
pei Scheurer to marry her; she had
reached that period at which nothing
/ short Of q marriage ceremony would
protect her honor, and without 1t, in all
probability her parents would turn her
into the streets. She carried in her
hand a pistol which she concealed by a
shawl thrown carelessly over her arm.
| The brother finally consented to accom-
pany her and at the early hour of six in
| the morning they called at Scheurer's
boarding house. Scheurer was not up
yet, but was called at once. They
waited in the parlor until he came
in. he entered shortly after and
speaking to them, ssked what was
wanted. Anna told him that she had
waited long enough; that her condition
was such that their marriage must be
consumated at once. He demurred
upon the plea of financial embarrass-
ment. She told him that the simplest
ceremony would suffice, and that if,
after they were married he did not love
her and see fit TO live with her, she could
return home where she would be we'll
provided for. She even assured him
she would never bother him in her life
if it was his desire, If he would only be
man enough to protect her honor by
marriage. He said he had not sufficient
money to defray the expenses of even
the marriage ceremony. She said she was
willing to go atonce before a squire. He
retorted by saying that he did not even
have the money to pay for that, where
upon the brother i%nterposed by offering
to advance the requisite amount. This
proposition seemed TO anger him,
and he gave the girl to understand that
he was ''tired of that sort of thing,''
and added that he would not marry her
at all. Without withdrawing. the
weapon from its place Of cohcea[ment,
and without 80 much as a word of warn
ing, she fired, the ball piercing the
heart Of her seducer, and killing him
almost instantly. Miss Hoff immedi.
ately left the premises, and walking to
the county Jail, a short way Off, handed
the jailor the pistol, with the remark:
ii have killed Q man with this, and
have come to surrender myself" The
Coroner's investigation developed the
fact that Scheurer had upon his person
$105 in greenbacks, q note for $50, and n
due bill of $50. A medical ~investiga-
ton also developed the fact that the de-
ceased was infected with q loathsome
disease, and a further investigation
proved that Miss Hof had also
contracted the disease, but of this
she was not aware, the disease
being in an incipient stage. The
peculiar nature of this case demands
fuller details than we are in the habit
of giving to matters of such concern,
and hence we give them space. The
general verdict in and about Newport
is, Served him right and not one was
there to shed a tear at Scheurer's grave,
or even to express a word Of sympathy
a. his tragic death.
Later
The trial of Miss Anna Hof. for the
murder of Chas. Scheurer at Newport,
KY, has resulted in her acquittal.
After the able arguments of Miss Roff 8
attorneys had been made, Squire Bod
kins leaned over the bench and said:
Gentlemen, we see nothing 10 no d
Anna Rof upon, and therefore h~onorably
atquit her" The words were no sooner
out of his mouth than men jumped upon
the benches, chairs and tables, threw
their hats into the air and hallooed until
they were h0arse. Three cheers were
given for the acquitted woman, three
for the court, and three for each of the
attorneys. A large crowd gathered
around Miss Hoff, the weeping mother
chung about her neck, while brothers
and sisters kissed her cheeks. Then,
NJ on motion of the County Attorney,
the brother, who was also in custody,
was dismissed.
This affair should be a Lesson to young
men.
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uerer.
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er Gilfllan says the aggregate of gold coir