The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-12-23
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The story Of the murder for WHICH he today su
The killing Of Tormie, two three Of the party to
wheh tWSg c seUngsa at sn ys 3
into qusrrel with couple of strangers. in which
and
their friends went to the Fair-s grounds rese on
fhfi hs IT r mn
the sh s reT@ orenrreS rasan and sadder
met Tarmie and Martin. ihe latter going To-
IS 5y the lapel Of the said
then after some further rareyinr one of them struck
s
then S make i ar a but
point. He turned on his purs%ers .elIed several
s & er SMs wit" n4 s R but ny rss
from his ocket small and running backward ,r
him alone: He did not however. shoot; and emb1ld-
yei,ir,s shoot him" kill him. shoot the s-n of
and begging Of his pursuers, For Gods sake. boys.
rpea as
Ris
to his hack and made three thrnsts in his back
and
ct remsrking. as he did so II guess have fixed the
%s The sSS Sg sat
vent ons 81 he FaiT;gro"nd and irto town The
aSS ,os 9% sid % s 6s
the begging ali the time for water. where he
John r. Tormie: the murdered man. was about
years of age and I'd to this city nG T
hearted man, ready and willing to work at almost
walks ofiife was educated and possessed of consid
srabe refinement He was ash dealer at the time Of
Young wife and two besutifnl prattling children be-
father i''' " i''As n"'''n' anu
Here is another account.
Wooster Thursday, October 2 1879. at dusk Tormie.
the @ 9FFaa Ff P
wifes BROTHER when six Irishmen all living on s the
dae
and seeking reSeHge on
him nPd began nsbng h
mie bravey defended his brother r-in-law when they
| ensued one of those scenes that occasionally
| DISGRACE HUMANITY,
and defiant W attack upon the iaw with snc @ardiy
attack upon an Inaomed man as is seldom Witnessed
derous cries; while the dismayed fifty toa hundred
ho V"inIy rred to no" defend him. and rot Torme
from them once hnt they caugh' NJ with him again
iTS SHs sn I on
around him pqa @ siefSpiaT sfe9e 'ey suGDsi
stabbed him three times in the back with his knife
i and said,
| "I'vE FIXED HIM.
| Tormie staggered to buggy being stabbed on the
way. taken to the nearest physician. and died in
five emnues after his right lung being collapsed i'll
| pool of blood, as the post mortem showed.
And here Is still another account:
Safe from them. Tofmie begged for Water. water =
hut could be got without stopping Hardy asked
him who his doctor and he replied, Cann- and
told where he himself lived in town: but Hardy said
he would take him to Dr. Todd's house. that being
the nearest. He spoke on the except 10
murmur for water. and lay Hardy's shoulder
insensible. covering him and Mrs. Hardy with his
life's blood Reaching Dr. Todds honsr he was lift
| PI out by the HardyS and couple of men who hap
pened to be passing and first laid the and
| then carried into the house wher- he died in few
minutes The news of the murder soon became known
up town and caused consternation Crowds gathered
the streets. and hundreds visited DR.. Todd's and
viewed the dead body. Among others, came the wife
OF the murdered man, whose grief and lamentations
heartrending. In the morning he bade her a
pleasant good-bye; saving, ''Ill bring you something
| nice when come home this evening"" But inStead-
they brought to this young wife, less than two years
married the manged corpse of her husband and faith