Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
From our Fridays Extra
MURDER!
Mr.. and Mrs. George VIII
lian1s
Murdered in Cold Blood
The Suspected Murderer
Arrested.

Our reporter has just come in from
the scene of the most brutal and afro
cious crime ever committed in Henry
county, or this section, the cold blooded
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams,
residing on the county line between
Henry and Fulton, about six miles
north of Napoleon.
The murder took place in the early
part of the evening, on last Tuesday,
but the horrible deed was not known
until Thursday at about o'clock, when
neighbor, Mr.. Ad. Crew, had occas-
ion to go to Mr.. Williams place, and
going into the barn, found him lying
there with his throat cut and big cash
in his head. He was so alarmed that
he did notgo to the house, but ran and
aroused the neIghborhood. Persons, on
going into the house, were met by a
horrible sight-the father lying in his
blood in the barn was terrible, but to
see the young mother lying upon the
floor of her own home, with her skull
cut open, murdered in cold blood, was
a sight that curdled the blood of the
most brave. A two-months-old babe
was in the bed, crying and almost fam
ished, as it lay there for two nights and
near two days.
Indications point to the fact that the
deed must have been committed about
bedtime Tuesday evening, as Mrs. w.
was prepared for bed, as she had moth
ing on but her chemise and skirt.
She lay beside the bed, upon the floor;
the murderer doing his bloody work
while she lay in bed or as she was stoop-
ing over the bed, probably attending
the wants of the babe. A terrible cash
was on the top of the head, little to
one side, which split the head open
Mr.. w. probably had gone to the barn
to feed his horses, and was in the act OF
getting the feed when he was struck
from behind, as large cash in his heao
would go to show. After being struck
) down the murderer took his weapon
an ak or hatchet, and deliberately cu1
the throat from ear to ear.
Coroner Cloud was notified of the
murder yesterday afternoon and at once
repaired to the scene, but the bodies
were not examined until this morning
= when Drs. Shoemaker and Bloomfield
$ dressed the wounds and made thor
q ough examination, which they had no
completed when these lines were put il
type.
The chief question upon the lips of al
s is: "Who did the inhuman and blood.
, deed?" Circumstances at once pointed
to young man in the employ of al
! uncle of the murdered man, by nam
Y Yves. Johnson. johnson was working
e for Mr.. John Williams, the uncle, liv
I ing some two miles away from the trag
: edy and on Tuesday night was out unit
: after II o'clock. The next day, Wed
e nesday, he was noticed to act strangely
and before the day was over informe'
his employer that he was going t
Wauseon to take the o'clock trail
: there. While at Wauseon he was no
a ticed to go into the water closet, wher
|, he left the murdered mans watch ant
pocket book. Whether these are fate
+ we are unable ID say, but were give1
v us by citizens of Wauseon. When tn
It murder was known in Wauseon, suspi
. cion at once fell upon Johnson and h
! was arrested and placed in Jail in tina
j place, but we understand Prosecuting
Attorney Cahill will have him brough
to Napoleon to-day or tomorrow.
:, The Napoleon officers were on han
9 doing what they could to bring the gull
ty to justice, as was also the officers