The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-07-18
A FOUL MURDER I
MARSHAL BRENNER SHOT BY A
GANG OF BURGLARS.
THE MuRDERERs IN CUSTODY.

At five minutes past 12 o'clock a. m. the
people of the village were aroused by the
sound of pistol shots near the corner OF the
c. G. c. s. I. freight depot and immediate
" Mr.. Brenner was heard to say II am
shot.". His wife who was in hearing and
sight, Immediately started and met him
near the pump of Horr, Warner & Cos
Office and assisted him home. When near
the foot of the stairs, he told her that he
had got to die, and to go for doctor.
She helped him up stairs and seated him
on the bed, and he had only time to bid
his family goodbye and was dead. The
town was soon aroused, and men on foot
and with teams sent in every direction, the
telegraph and telephone brought into use
to spread the news, and by day light one of
the company was run down in the village,
and when going through Foote'S Livery
Stable tried to secrete a revolver in some
straw. When searched, razor, several
knives, lot of pennies and few pistol
cartridges were found in his pockets.
Burglars went through the w. & L. E.
depot, cutting glass from the window,
and on one of the knives putty was found
and some coin which the Agent identified
as having left in the drawer last evening,
which unmistakably convicted him of that
crime
He told several contradictory stories con-
cerning himself, and on being interviewed
by Messrs. Horr and Warner confessed that
he was one of the gang, but charged that
the shooting was done by another. BE
gave full description of his partners and
their movements up to the time of the
shooting; says that Mr.. Brenner was one
of the bravest men he ever saw; that he
stood his ground without fiinching until q
shot penetrated his neck, giving him a
mortal wound, producing death in less
than five minutes. The ball is supposed
to have ranged downward and lodged in
the chest. No examination has yet been
made.
The excitement is most intense and il
would need but little encouragement tc
secure swift justice for the whole gang
from the arm of a telegraph pole.
| Three strange men passed Houghton's
Drug Store once between nine and ten
and again between ten and eleven. The
store being open late, as they were adjust
ing telephone wires in the new switch
board
Two men, one short and the other taller
answering the description first given by
the prisoner of his accomplices, passed
hurriedly down North Main street soon af
ter the alarm was given following the
shooting.
Mr.. Brenner went to his rooms anG
changed his boots for slippers before at
tempting the arrest, and his wife, fearing
danger, was the first to go to him after the
shooting. Mr.. Brenner was watching the
three men from Foote'S stable at 10, mid
night, and saw them go into the alley bacl
of the Union Block. He changed his boot
for slippers and went east and around int
the other end of the alley back of Bene
diets store. The next thing heard was th
shooting near the freight depot. The pris
oner says they had been in the W. & L. E
depot and were arranging to go into d
G. Starts Drug Store when driven off b.
the Marshal.
At mass meeting of the citizens at Il
o'clock a. m, a committee of five was az
pointed to arrange for systematic searcl
for the other criminal, who it is claime'
did the shooting. Two men have been al
rested in ,Oberlin on suspicion, and vii
be brought back for identification. TIL
latest report says that there were but tw
men concerned in the murder. They wer
seen by several persons yesterday wander
ing about our streets.
1t is needless to say they were tramp
who are all over the country proving then
selves to be robbers and murderers- B
the way is it not time to have done wit
all sentimentalism with reference to thi
class of vagabonds. The law which make
it penitentiary offense to be tramping an
| begging ought to be rigidly enforced.
/ Don't feed and harbor them, but repol
, promptly to the Mayor or Marshall, an
put them in the way of going to their a.
: propriate place at Columbus.
| At this writing word comes that the a
? complice has been arrested at Kipton, thi
I he perfectly answers the description, an
!. he will be brought here as soon as trai
fcan bring him.
1t is thought that the funeral of the dea
Marshal will be held on Friday. His wi
is prostrated by the dreadful blow and Ii,
: in a critical condition attended by her phi
sician, her daughters and sympathizir
friends