The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-19

A young sa~ddle-colored darkey by the
name of Evans, claiming a residence
south of the city of Hamilton, Butler
county; was here attending the colored
campmeeting last Sunday, and along i'll
the evening between eight and nine
O'Clock, when nearly all the congrega-
ton felt the presence of the Lord and
were at the highest pitch of religious en-
thusiasm, Evans was struck with "'emo-
tional insanity" and a fancy for a sorrel
mare and buggy on the ground, belong
ing to young Powell, son of Josiah Pow
ell, living south of Eaton, and backing
the vehicle out got into it and drove to-
ward his home. Below Seven Mile he
disposed of the horse and machine for
$50, but after the sale informed the pur-
chaser that he was not proprietor of the
property, and it was returned to him
again. He then drove to Hamilton, where
a telegram from Marshal Ryan and de-
scription of the stolen property put him,
horse and buggy into the hands of the Of
ficers of that city, and on Monday eve
ming he was deposited in the care of Sher-
if Snyder, in Eaton, for future reference.
1t was very quick return to justice of
an offender of the law.
Go to Sturm's for bargains.
t. Geo. Goodpasture, Ezra Goodpasture,
James Ride and James Ayers, young
men on their way from Illinois to Ken
lucky, stopped over in Eaton last Friday
to look around the city and visit some
relatives. In their meanderings, on
Cherry street, they came across one Robt.
DeGroot and Cal. Gift, promising young
citizens, who follow rolling up the fra
grant cigar for a livelihood. II was an
"of day" OF "good Friday with them,
and they were seeking amusement for
pastime. They invited the strangers to
go and roll a game of pool with them,
but the boys from Illinois had been la
boring in the broad prairies and knew
nothing of the "ways that are dark" in
this game of amusement, and declined.
This displeased DeGroot and Gift, and
they concluded if they couldn't have a
game of ball they would try N of
"knocks," and Gift let fly at Ride,
whereupon a general melee took place.
In the muss Ride whipped out a knife
and slashed away right and left, cutting
a fearful cash over the eye and on the
left cheek of Gift, and a slight wound ON
the neck of DeGroot. Gift and DeGroot
finding they had not struck pastures
green" Or a "Ridle" they could solve,
broke and ran and the crowd of citizens
who had been attracted by the difficulty,
separated the combatants. Gift was tax
en- into the drug store and his wounds
dressed by DR.. F. NJ. Michael, and Ride
was calaboosed. Ride had a hearing
the next day before the Mayor, on a
charge of "cutting with intent TO kill"
but was dismissed, as all the evidence
proved that he acted purely in self de-
fence. Nothing was done with the young
bloods who violated the peace and order
of the town and kicked up the disturb
ance. Why, we did not learn. If strang-
ers passing ~peaceably through our town
are waylaid, and no punishment to fol-
low the aggressors, We'll not get a very
creditable reputation abroad. Probably
the authorities considered the punish
ment the boys received as sufficient for
their violation of order. Maybe it,
There is one thing certain, however,
they will be careful the next time who
they undertake to tackle.
Never were there such bargains in Ea-
ton as there are now at Stufm's.