The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
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Brutal Murder IN Aaid,cs The CFfmiaals NOw in
a-. Lhe COUNTY Jdl

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The county was startled last Friday evening By
hearing that a mBn had been murdered near Al
lance BY two frsmps, who had been his compan
ions from the Wet II aprean that the murdered
man was over forty yeau old, aud possessed IS o.
and violin, which bis youthful companioni
wanted to get. The old man had bought somC
crackers and chtese. which he divided around
al BY 30 doing disclosed his small amount o.
cash, which was the primary cause Of the deed Of
blood which was afterward c0nEnmmated. on
Saturday night Msrlhal KIngtbury brought the
boys to the Stark County Jail, where they related
the following story;
Gu tavus Adolphus Ohr, the boy who confeEsei
to the killing, is only sixteen years old, and q
German, was born iD Bavaria, Germany, aud wal
brought to the United States when but year old
His father died when he was but q mere child
and his mother married again and is now liviDe
In Chicago, Julius ThomsR IL the name Of heI
second husband, and he is q machnist working
In PeacOck's machine shop on Clinton street
corner nf Adams and Monroe streets: late resi-
dence 752 (new Lumber) Milwaukee avenue, now
living he thinks. or Division street. 0hr has 9
brother In New York City, who is an agent for 6
sewing machiF needle company at No. 55 Bond
street. He can read and write EOglish and Ger.
man and is cigar maker by trade. He has been
away from home about year, most Of the time
was hostler in New York State. but LETT three
months ago, and has been on the tramp ever
since. He met Geo W, Mann (the other prisOnerI
aud the victim at Fort Wayne two days before
the murder. Says ne knew how much money the
old man had, but declares he did not mean ia
kill, only to stun him and get his watch, money
&c, When captured he was wearing the muir
dered mans clothes and had S2 90 on bis person
He said he struck him over the head with car
coupling pin, al d would have struck him only
once, but he raised up and called for help and
that he then struck several more blows, af.eI
which he stripped him aud left
George william Mann is an Englishman, Il
nineteen years old His mother Ia dead, his fa
ther married again and is farming near stanwood
LeavenworIh county, Kas. The boy had difficulty
with his step.mother, and left home q month age
for New York City, where be has brother, q bar.
Der, at S27 West 4Oth street. Came across the mur
dered man al Decatur, ILL.,, who was very kind to
him had nothing TO do with the killing OH
gave him the watch and 80 50 and told him to
keep his mouth shut. Did not know the murder.
ed mans name but he wanted to go to Philadel
phia, Pa, and was workman In a wooden mill
theIefand married man.
The two boys are Of under size and dressed in
the Ordinary colored clothes that betray the
tramp species When the train arrived at the de-
pot large crowd were assembled In the midst Of
q pouring rain to see these murderous scsmps
and it was with difficulty that Marshal Kings
bury could make his way through the throng
They are lodged on the first flor Of the jail, In
cells opposite each other, and their cases will be
disposed of in the October term Of the Court oi
Common Pleas.