Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-21
TIE MILTON TRAGEDY.
Further Particulars of The Brutnl
Murder.
Afierward (?

ED. JOURNAL AS 1 have not seen any
thing in the JOURNAL lately from Mark
Lacy" thought would, with yonr con
sent, furnish some items occasionally.
On Tuesday, Oct. l1th, this community
was thrown into terrible excitement over
the report that Charles Bach had butchered
his wife abont p. NJ. on the night previ-
ons. On investigation it proved too true.
The history of the case as near MS | can
gather it is rs follows:
Charles Bach ,his wife and three children,
have lived / J miles north of this place, on
piece of land owned, it is said, by the
wife. They have lived here for about ten
years and all seemed to be peace and har-
mony to the outside world until last Spring.
Bach desired TO sell the land and go West,
hoping to better his condition. This Mrs.
Bach refused 10 do, preterring to keep The
land and remain on it. Out OF this grew
disputes, and finally he threatened to kill
her and did chase her on one occasion
with butcher knife. For threats and this
attempt upon her life she swore out war;
rant and had him arrested and locked up
in Jail where lie remained for several weeks.
They finally compromised, she taking the
land and he the loose property. The
| wife remained with the children on the
farm while her husband stayed here and
there about the neighborhood until quite
recently he has been staying in one Of the
back porches OF his wife's house, by her
| permission.
On Monday last Bach and his son Char
| ley, aged IA years, went 10 Weston and re.
| Al,
when they went home where they remained
a short time and then both came to Milton
where they wandered aimlessly about town
until about p. N. they started for
home When they got home, Qhis is
the boys statement) they prepared their
supper, and after they had eaten il his
father went into his mothers room and
found her in bed and commenced quarrel
ing with her about some of her dresses
that were hanging in his room. After quar-
reling for some time his mother told his
iather ii he did not be still she would have
him arrested and sent back TO Jail again,
This only served TO exasperate him and he
] went to the bedside, pulled her out of bed
and picked up a corn cutter that lay close
by and commenced cutting her over the
head with it, The boy hearing the noise
came to the door, looked in and called 10
his father to be still several times, then
shut the door and stayed out in the other
room, until his father came out and told
him that he had killed his mother. Then
Bach took hls three children about two
miles up the road and left them at the res
idence OF Mrs. Lindsay, telling her that he
had killed his vile and that he was going
To Bowling Green to give himself up. Mrs
lindsay got on a horse and rode to Milton
Center and informed Esquire Louy what
Bach had reported TO her. Mrs. Hndsey
accompanied by Mr.. Louy and Mr.. Baker
started for the residence Of Bach. On nr.
rival II denthly silence prevailed. On ell
tering the house the first object that me
their view was the horribly mangled re
mains OF Mrs. Bach lying near the center
Of the room, literally llewn to pieces. He
head, neck and arms were chopped into Il,
frighlfully haggled, which had evi
denlly been thrown up many times il
the struggle by the poor woman Il
protect her head On one hant
lhres dngers and the thumb were choppe,
off entirely and the several members la.
scattered over the floor. Near all the hal
was torn from the head and lay scuttere
over the floor, and the back part Of til
skull was crushed in and large piece q
The bane lay on the floor near the victim
This frac ture Of the scull was evidentl
produced after the victim had fallen lif'
less 10 the floor, that the fend might b
sure that he had completed his work. Th
room was literally covered with the goi
OF the poor woman, showing that she ha
struggled and retreated to every part {
: il to escape the demon.
$ have seen many mangled forms fro'
G shot and shell on the battle fields in I'll
{ South, hut have never seen anything thu
a would begin to compare with this horribl
mangled form and evidence OF brutality.
Bach had been here at the time OF the di
. coyery OF his iiendish work he certainl
= would have been lynclied, as men, wome
i and children were stirred to II degree
Q excitement never before experienced in th
d vicinity.
y The remains of the poor victim wei
u buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Gust;
: on the l2ih.
Bach went to Bowling Green and ga,
o himself up, and his SON, who exhible
II strange Indifference throughout in regal
It TO the horrible buichery OF his mother, W,
n arrested and locked up, supposed TO be
Y some way connected with the murder.
Bach has made no secret Of his inen il
y 20 kill h,s vile. lie told the writer OF III
, last Spring that lie would kill her-ths
3 he would go to the Penitentinry and Il
/ children would get the land. On Monds
e evening, while In Milton Center, he to
l. several persons that he would so hon
y and kill his wife, but he lad said so
!, = often that they thought nothing OF it, nm
3 they heard the dreadful news.
r Yours Respectfully, CHIcAMAUoA.
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a q. w. MUNsON, ID. ID. s.,
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