The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-05-03

in all probability have been surely spot
ted before daylight. i
jackson County is beginning to move
toward the front rank as scene of horri-
BILE crimes. 1t would seem that human
life is safe nowhere. An old, quiet farm
er, who had been sick for three years, un
able to work, but who by selling horse
had put little money in the house, was
butchered at his own bedside, for money!
Who is safe?
Yet, in case these brutal butchers
should be caught, there will be found,
here and there an occasional unprincipled
crank who will attempt to raise howl
against their punishment. Let the citi-
zens see to it that murderers are prompt
ly hung. 1t is the only safety: Let the
law be vigorously enforced, and in case
any man should be found mean enough to
espouse the cause of the bloody butchers
let such storm of indignation be aroused
as shall teach all such that Jackson will
show no mercy to such brutes. In any
event, let nluTdereTS be hung!
LATER.
The only person to whom suspicion
could point, under the circumstances as
the probable instigator of the crime, was
the man Stevens who had quit working at
the Lackey place on Friday, the day
before the murder. This man had come
to town after leaving the farm. On Sat-
urday three men bought pistol-cartridges
at the store of J. r. Booth. On Monday
morning Sheriff Cherington arrested. and
lodged in jail the man Stevens. = Ma
Booths clerk thinks he recognizes Stevens
as one of the men who bought cartridges
ON Saturday. On Monday Drs. Holcomb
and Monahan were sent to hold another
examination to see if the bullet could be
found. They found the larger bullet, the
one which had caused death, lodged in the
backbone. 1t was removed and brought
to town. 1t is thought to be 3S-caliber
bullet. The smaller bullet was not in the
body-had evidently glanced off of riE.
On Monday, just before noon, Stevens
made sort of confession in which he i'm
plicated tWomen named Jones, as the real
murderers, while he was only an accom-
plice.
The officers Immediately got in pursuit
of these men, who are said to be desper-
ate characters The Sheriff took posse
on Monday afternoon and went to point
| beyond Coalton, where these men were
said to be surrounded" But the posse
returned in the evening without the
Jones Brothers. They had faded away,
as it were. 1t is thought by some that
they were secreted in the mines.
The usual number of wild stories are
afloat, about the desperate character of
the criminals, and resistance unto death
by themselves and hundreds of their
friends, but this is idle talk. One man
cannot stand much more cold lead than
another, and if these murderers, whoever
they are, show any signs of resistance to
the officers, they should be promptly shot
down like so many wild beasts. Men
who set themselves up as outlaws should
be summarily taught that Jackson Coun-
ty is an exceedingly unhealthy climate
for the growth of such plants. If the
zaaO aoiU not hang such creatures, the peo-
pile ought to!
| STILL LATER.
1t is now discovered that the Jones
boys have gone to Kentucky, and the
Sheriff started this morning with lot OF
posters offering reward for their arrest
They were seen in Coalton yesterday, and
to-day they are in Kentucky. There is a
nice piece of detective work for you. 1t
seems that these two scoundrels are sue
cessful in literally soaring the life out OF
some people wherever they go. In such
cases as this there is always some rattle
Drained fellow sets himself up for an am.
ateur detective, and retards the officers
and spoils the job. 1t is so in this case.
The officers are satisfied that in Stevens
they have the chief criminal-the insti
gator of the butchery. We believe the
others will be caught.
These fellows have made themselves
great desperadoes in the eyes of the little
boys. Now let the little boys be shown
when there fellows shall have beer
caught, how desperadoes ar strung up.