The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-04
THE DOGGERY-K KEEPERS ONCE MORE
GET IN THEIR WORK !
The Dizziness Relieved By Another Killing!
WHISKY AND A MATTOOK HANDLE GET
THERE THIS TIME!
ELMER OWENS KILLS WASH. WISEMAN
In His Own HOUSE!
LET THE BOYS AT COMUMBUs GREASE
UP THE OLD MACHINE

Jackson County has of late years be
come somewhat notorious as the scene OF
series of horrible murders. and the Wig
orous prosecution and punishment of the
murderers. Other localities have made
the most of this condition of things, and
there has been no end of poking fun at
Jackson County because of the utter
wickedness of the people. Since the send
ing up of George Johnson, Barbee, Van
Dorm Cassells and Bill Johnson, however,
there has been a season of comparative
quiet in the County-at least there have
been no horrible crimes, and we had be-
gun to live in the hope that the wave of
| crime which had for time engulfed us
had passed away forever. Yet this dream
was knocked to the four winds on Tues
day evening of last week. by mattock
handle, in the hands of Elmer Owens.
Wash. Wiseman has been a character
about Jackson for more than genera
ton. At rough guess we should say
that he had been under the influence of
liquor almost constantly for thirty years.
But we never knew of his Intentionally
wronging any man, in all the years that
we have known him. He was black
smith by trade, but did not work steadily,
taking frequent sprees, when he would
come to town and lie around anywhere.
1t was this man to whom reference was
made in this paper more than year ago,
as to draining the beer kegs on the streets,
and drinking the miserable hell-broth
they contained.
On Saturday before the killing, Wash.
was in town, very drunk, and was kindly
hauled out of town by Mr. Ira Miller. 1t
was the last time Wash. s friends in town
saw him alive. Wiseman lived in what is
known as the old AL. Brown house, up
Horse Creek For some time Elmer
Owens had been boarding at the house,
and it seems that Wiseman was tired of
him, and wanted to get rid of him. On
Tuesday evening of last week, sister of
Elmer's was at the house. She is mar
ried woman, and has child. Mr.. Wise
man, who seemed to be in bad humor,
told her he wanted her to take her child
and leave, and to tell her brother to go
Also AT this time Elmer, Isaiah Plum
mer and Elias Rice were working within
hearing distance of the house, and as the
noise of loud talking, or quarreling, came
to them, Elmer made remark which in
dicated determination to interfere in the
quarrel, and if possible put stop to it.
Going to the smoke house, he got the
mattock handle, took it to the house, and
placed it within easy reach beside the
door, himself sitting down in the door.
Mr.. Wiseman was talking in an angry |
manner, and pursuing his wife, taking |
hold of her arm and holding on, but not
striking her, so far as we can learn. He |
was large, unwieldly man, and anybody |
could easily get out of his way. About |
this time Elmer mixed into the quarrel,
when Wiseman started toward him in a
manner. Elmer, supposing
himself about to be attacked, reached for
the mattock handle At this point-so
says Elmer-Wiseman reached for a
chair, when Elmer swung the mattOck
handle and struck Wiseman on the back
part of the head. 1t was terrible blow,
and the victim, we believe, never regained
after being stricken. DR..
J. F. Morgan, of this place, was called,
but the case was such critical one that
DR.. w. E. Williams was called in consul
tation, both physicians attending him
until he died on Friday afternoon.
Owens was arrested and brought to
town and lodged in Jail. On Friday, when
Sheriff Lively heard of the death of Wise
man, he informed Owens of it, but it
seemed to arouse no feeling of regret He
passed the remainder of the afternoon in
the jolliest of moods. playing upon a
French Harp, and making merry gener
ally. Mr.. Owens is, we believe, a son of
Mrs. George Stiffier, the lady about whose
domestic troubles trial occurred in the |
Jackson Courts some years ago. The facts
relating to this case, as we have given
them, are such as could be gathered from
different persons and placed in connected
form-there being different stories with
regard to the occurrence. 1t is no time
for the expression of editorial opinion.
Those who know the people of Jackson
County will feel assured that justice will
be done. That is all that reason could
acly