Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
MORSE-STEWART TRAGEDY,
Bennett Mo: sc aud john j. Stewart
Engnge In Quarrel, During
Which Stewart Is Shot
ana Killed.
LUCKY. Sept. 10Th. 1881.


must chronicle nm event that shocked the
81 sibilties and honor of all On Satur
day, September 10Th, about half past ten
O'Clock A. NJ, the community around Stony
Ridge more commonly known HI the EN-
pire House was thrown into u wild state of
excitement by the report that L. b. Morse,
n constable and saloon keeper at Pember.
berville, had shot and killed his brother
in-law, John j. Stewart, who was Mt work
for the Gorrill Brothers, in their hoop fac
tory, ut that place. On investigating the
report II was found TO be only too true. |,
seems that for sometime past an unple as
antness has existed between Mr.. Stewart
and his vile, who is Mr.. Morse's sister;
and Mr.. Nj. took her part, which created
mn i'll feeiing between Stewart and Morse.
Not long ago Mrs. Stewart left her husband
and he commenced boarding at VIM. .Nyle's,
working as above mentioned. Shortly be-
fore the shooting, Mr.. Stewart saw his
wife and her brother pass the factory with
a Perrysburg dray, and at once surmised
they were going to his house and that he
did not want them there, and asked per-
mission to go home, which was granted.
Instead OF going directly to his house, lie
cut across lots TO his boarding place, and
procured double barreled shotgun, and
Immediately went down the road toward
the pike, from whence Morse was walking
to meet him. AS they met they stood
gazing at each other for moment or so
without either OF them saying word, and
then clinched, seemingly in mortal combat
The tussle lasted but few minutes, when
Mr.. Morse succeeded in wrenching the gun
from Stewart and struck him over the
forehead, giving HIM a stunning blow and
inilicling glnstly wound. Stewart fell to
his knees, and endeavored to arise, when
Morse extended hIs gun toward him and
fired the contents into his body, the shot
striking him in the lower part of the abdo
men, right of the groin, passing downward
into the right leg and severing the right
enguinal artery. Stewart fe' PROSTATE for
moment and then sprang to his feet nd
wa liked across the road and fell again, but
Immediately got mp and Travelled toward
the pike, short distance, and fell the sec
ond time, never TO rise again, for he expir-
ed in few moments, only saying after be-
ing shot, Oh God, he has shot me-" The
whole transaction occurred in front of the
house OF Wesley Bean and was viewed
from the beginning by Mrs. Bean, who is
the principal witness for the State, and
whose testimony before the jury substan-
tiales the above statement of the facts.
Owing to the temperature of the weather
it was thought best by all to hold an in
quest at once over the dead body and have
1t removed from the street and the scorch.
ing heat OF the sun. Justice LaFarree
proceeded Mt once To summon jury ns il
was impossible for the Coroner to get there
m timo. The Justice also notified Drs.
Rheinir"nk, of Pcuysburg, and Taber, of
Bowling Green, to make post mortem ex
animation of the murdered mnn, and
ihey io'ind by examination that the shot
had taken effect and passed as before
stated, and that Stewart bled TO death from
the wound. j. r. Tyler, oil Perrysburg,
was present and assisted in the exnmina.
ton, which took place before Justice La.
Farce. Morse gave himself up to Justice
LaFhrree and VIVA taken in charge and
will lie put in jnil to await his trial for
murder. Stewart was alont twenty-six
years old ut his death, weighed abont one.
hundred and forty ponnds He leaves a
vile and three poor, helpless children. He
has always been considered as being a
quiet and inotiensiys citizen, and was in
iustrions His family disagreement has
brought him much sorrow, together with
his financial troubles
Il. u. Morse il large, heavy set man,
weighing about two hundred pounds.
such events have sad, demoralizing in
iinence in amy community, and the more
certain and severe punishment, the better
ior all. This makes the second murder in
wool county this summer on account of
outside Interference and medding betw, Q |,
husband and wife, and ii is hoped they
may serve ms warming at least that such
conduct IL always morally wrong, md
highly criminal, and never fails Of involy
ing all parties concerned in great difficult.
lies, anu some Times the medder gets his
just and righteous punishment instantly,
as was the case at Deshler recently.
A. Lucky everything is going on nicely.
Building still in progress. Lncky d Co,
ar" buying ahont fonr hundred ties daily,
and lart week they bought about l5O spil, ..
They intend bnying about 40OO-mosty
for Toledo parties. They pay from three
to ten cents per foot, Iunning mea. .ure.
MIR. James Lucky has the contract ior
building the denot. George Lucky has the
store full and IA doing fine business. The
II. Il. C,'. IN moi treating him aud the place
fairly, ON account Of the lack oi,shipping
facilities. There wonli he five Car loads
shipped from here daily now, IL the road
SaS prepared 10 do the business, and for
the road 10 give their agent here only a
percentage OF what comes here does not
look right, rs most all he work has to be
done in what goes away
Mr. Trowblidge has commenced ship
ping his heading on the Ohio Central.
Mr. Samnel Hathaway IL slill at the old
stand, selling groceries.
Last week an o. G. X. II. official was here
making arrangements for about FIVE hun
dred car loads Of stone ior the use of IN,
road.
Mr.. Isaac Kroizer is doing well at hi,
new hotel and getting along nicely. Iii,
wife ssick few days last week.
Onr Notary, 3. j.. Fox, is bllsling nbou
as busy us ever. CoLuMnus.