Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-05-15
ANOTHER WOOD COUNTY MURDER
4 Man Found IL n Field near stony
Ridge with His Head Battrredj I
Into M Unrrcognizable Mass.
Identity ot the Murdrrcrs and The
victim SIM Rcmaine u Mystery.

urday afternoon last that lie hnd found
the body Of dead man lying IN his
pasture lot about one-.half u mile north
east Of the hotel. lie WA accompanied
to The spot ly Il number Of men aud up
on their arrival most horrible sight
was presented.
Two representatives Of the Bee staff and
several others Of our citizens visited the
scene on Sunday, and the following de-
scription Of the yictiln aud locality from
Mondays Bee is recognized as substantial.
| ly correct by those who were present and
we trust will aid IN the identity Of the
murdered man as well Ms the detection OF
lhs murdereis:
There was every indication that the
man had been foully murdered. lie was
lying upon the sod at full length, his right
leg crossed over his left, and his hands
crossed upon his breast, and his head rest
ing upon one OF the numerous rocks which
The face and head were mangled beyond
recognition, having evidentl. been
FOUNDED By A LARGE STONE,
weighing about twenty pounds, which laid
near At hand, and on which traces OF hair
and blood could be seen. The mans cap
was found lying upon the ground about
ten feet distant, and in the back of IL
were two holes, six inches apart, which
had the appearance of having been made
by pistol ball. On the 1at rock, few
inches from his head, was Thin, fiat piece
of lead, in such form as would he pro-
L ,l lao E.,p bail LII
revolver. nj short range into the rock.
The body WAS unrecognizcd and was evil
denlly that of n stranger. He appeared
TO be man about thirty years OF age,
about feet inches tail, rather slimly
built. very dark hair and about TWO weeks
growth OF thin sandy beard;
NEATLY DRESSED
in light clored wooden snit, small check
pattern, the coat and vest being alike and
differing Gtile from the pants, the checks
in the pants being somewhat larger; white
cotton shirt with lined bosom, two gold
plated spiral studs in the shirt front, gold
Plated collar button, golh.plated sleeve
bnttons with white settings Zone of the
buttons being found on tibe ground near
the body), Scotch cap, heavy kip boots.
His stockings presented rather singular
appearance, ths deet OF them being colored
seal brown, to which was sewed a leg made
of mixed blue yarn, and on the end of this
was sewed another seal brown piece evi
IDENTIFY for the purpose OF leng,hins the leg
suitable for cold weather; the top and toe
Of each stocking were of white yarn, sewed
on eneL stocking were strips Of cotton cletl
about two inches long on which were
printed with a stencil
t.G a yooMtSu
Il On the right leg was a deep scar whfcl
; had probably been recently made. Hi,
boots were muddy, and oats were clngine
to them, as il he had just been walking
through field recently sOwn. The gras,
under his body was yeIlow, and worms had
commenced TO work in the mutilated head
which gave abundant evidence that the
: murder had been committed at least foai
or five days before lie WAS discovered. HI
! had evidently lain there during the .recen
2 heavy rains, and the weather has been st
2 cool as to delay decomposition. His pock
els had been stripped of what ever toe,
might have contained M nothing war
e found in them excepting leather shoe
: string aud three quill too,hpicks.
! Ihe clothing WAS soiled as though tn,
! body had been dragged over the greund;
4 there wna blood and Int, cOrrespondin;
@ wish his clo,tsng, upon one Of the rocks
= few feet distant, and there were other indi
. cations which went to show that the dee,
= had been committed somewhere else, an,
THE BODY DRAGGED THERE.
1t is supposed that the unfortunate MAJ
. was first shot, and, after being robbed, wa
:, taken to this lonely spot so that II nigh
- not be discovered until the criminals coul,
get u safe distance away. The head wa
then crushed, as stated, for the doubl
purpose of making sare that death had en-
sued and TO preveat the recognition of th
festures.
The body WAS removed 10 the Empir
o House and laid ont in the ball roam. 4
l. the absence of the Coroner. Justice eron
4 McCutchen SUNNI oned a jury and held a
1t inquest Saturday afternoon, when til
above facts we're presented. From th
IS evidence, the jury were OF the opinion tha
n The stranger had been murdered by som
e unknown parties, but adjourned until
g. O'Clock this morning, Withholding thei
verdict, IN hopes OF obtaining further tes
e timony.
o Yesterday afternoon Bee representa-
Is tive went to the Empire House TO gleal
y y the facts in the case, and found DR.. ii, I
t. Noble, of Stony Ridge, engaged in hold
= ing post mortem examination. Mark
Y; were plainly seen upon the throat of III
g been grasped by mms powerful hand
y The skull and bones OF the face had bee
Q broken into
4 A RcORE OR MORE PIECES.
4 Four of his upper teelh-lhe right an
+ + left central and lateral-hnd been Glle
). with gold; the first and second bicnspit
! first molar and eye tooth, with platinS
y In the lower Jaw, the fret and second lei
t 'aolars were Glled with platina.
There are many families OF Loomises
living aronnd Scoth Ridge and Peater
VILE, and several representatives of tl,es
have viewed the remains but were unsbl
TO Identify them. There are various SUI
mises rs to the cause for the murder
n some believing II to be ont Of reveng
o was murdered for his money. AS oal
were found sticking to the so!es OF tb
+ boots of the murdered man, and on in
I vesligaiion ths tracks OF three men wen
! found leading from the road across fel,
recently sown to oats and IN ihe djrectio
: of the locality where the victiaa was found
: leaves il quite certain that two men wer
engaged in Ihe murder.
J. E.quire shook. OF Stony Ridge, inform
ed reporter of the Com. Telegram oil
e Wednesday that about the tim" the mur
!, der mast have been com milted three
! strangers were hanging about the Ridge
"They had poor looking horse and ri,
: aud were on something of n bum. Thei
4 appearance waa that OF ha nd cases. The,
! represented that they were from Fremon
\ and that they were gong to Michigan