Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-27
THE WEST.
Ohio.

The Garfield MOnumsnt-A Hartford
 Mans Design Wins the First Prize.
 CLEVELAND, O., June 26-The trustees of the Garfield National Monument association to-day decided upon the design for 8 monu- ment. They called to their aid as experts on monumental matters Calvert Vaux. of New York, and Henry Van Brunt, of Boston. Both came here separately and made examin- ation of the designs furnished and gave the committee their criticisms. Neither had any knowledge as to the others views or as to the authorship of the designs The first prize ($1 ,oOO) was unanimously given by the trus- tees and experts to George H. Keller of Hartford, Conn; the second prize ($7 5O) to Charles F. and Julius A. Sweinferth, of Cleveland; the third prize ($50O) to MoFatt & Doyle, of New York. The artist to whom the first prize is awarded adopted heavy tower for the form of the monument, con- taining carved and sculptured tomb. The tower as designed rises from broad terraces reached by widespresding steps forming a digniied approach and projecting arch. The base contains vestibule, on one side of which is the keepers office on the other 8 room for relics and visitors register. The vestibule leads up to 8 round vaulted chamber of stone, the roof of which is carried on eight massive polished granite columns in a circle around the seulptured tomb in the center of 8 pavement tiled in harmonious colors and designs, the whole lighted by richly mullioned windows. An aisle or am buIatory outside of the columns surrounds the chamber, the walls of which are dec- orated with niches for statues or vases of flowers. spiral stone staircase leads from the ambulatory to the top of the tower, 25O feet from the ground in height, winding about the tomb be- low. Triple windows at irregular in tervals command extended views for miles in every direction, at one point looking out over Garfeld's birthplace eight miles distant. Outside of the monument above the deeply recessed portal is a terra cotta band, or frieze of sculpture six feet in height, extending around the base of the tower, which is forty feetAsquare. The friezs is divided into panels with bas-reliefs representing Garfield as an educator, soldier and statesman, the long anxious watching of the world over his death bed and the funeral procession from Elberon to Cleveland Gar fields remains will be enclosed in @ crypt be- low the level of the chamber under a carved tomb. The family vault is in the rear of the chamber.
 Murder Will Out-A Man Arrested After
 Twenty Years On Suspicion of Killing
 His Wife.
 WARREN, June 26.-Dstectives who have been during the past week working up the case are now certain that they have sufi- cient evidence to warrant the arrest of Har- rison Mesh, wealthy farmer Of this place, for the murder of his wife twenty years ago. Mrs. Mesh was sitting st window late one evening when she killed by a rife shot from some unknown person. Suspicion was directed at the time first to her husband and later to several of her relatives and neigh bors, but finally died out. Mesh has since borne good reputation, but some of the older residents of the town have never ceased to believe him guilty of the crime.