The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-28


threatened to brain Tandy if he did
not let the girl 60. He did so and
the t.. quilted the house. When
On the outside Guess fired several
shots, and hence he was included in
the warrant which was sworn out
}; Tandy was seen today and asked
about the matter. Ho admitted 60
ing to the house, but lid he went
at the request of Miss Andrews
brother. He merely asked her to
go home to him, and she promised
to do so next Saturday. When on
the outside of the house Guess, wllb
was drunk, fired off his pistol sew
eral times, and when warned net to
do so by Tandy said he meant no
harm by it. They went home, ar
irving about 4 o'clock in the morn.
ing.
THE SHOOTING.
When Guess arrived at home he
at once went to bed. At Z his
wife tried to awaken him, but he
would not be aroused. An hour
later she also tried, and he was still
in drunken stupor. At ten he
awoke, and cursed his wife for not
awakening him before. He dress
ed himself and said he was going
down town. She said:
'.You are not going right away,
are your
Eyes. What the h is that to
you,' he answered and left.
He drank considerable and by
1880 o'clock he was much under
the influence of liquor. In the
meantime the warrant had been
sworn out and Tandy had been ar
rested and given bail. Guess had
heard of this warrant, and, walking
by the United States hotel, which
is OIL the corner of the two prlnci-
pal streets IF New StraltsviIlo, he
saw Marshal Auer Standing on the
other side of the street. Guess call
ed him over and asked him If he
had a warrant for him. The Mar
shal answered that he had, ahd was
explaining it to him when, without
Il word of warning, Guess drew his
revolver, an enormous 45-caIiber
weapon of the "Greas Western
sort, and fired FIVE shots In quick
succession. The first missed Auer
and shot the boy Andy McTague,
who was walking with some school
companions at least 100 yards away.
Three shots took effect upon the
person Of the marshal, one in the
thigh, one in the abdomen and the
third in the throat, passing through
and coming out at the cheek bone,
just below the right eye. Another
ball struck the side of tho hotol
making deep cut, and glancing
to the other side of the street,
where it went through a window !!
pane. but did no damage.
The tw' men were standing very |
near together and at tie brink of q |
ditch three feet deep The marshal
fell into this, insensible. He was
helped out by friends. who were on
hand, and taken home, where he
was found by the reporter just alive,
but able to give his acc, unit. The
boy was badly injured, being struck
far in the back, very near the spl-
nal column little below the waist
He was found quite comfortable
and able to talk very well. He had
just come from school, and was 60
ing to the postoffice when struck.
Both patients are fearfully injured,
and If they recover it will be mir
acle. The marshal is not able to
speak above whisper, and ques-
tions had to bo put to him which
could be answered by yes or mo"
DR.. Newton Is attending both, and
expresses hope of their recovery.
THE CAPTURE.
Guess took the cartridge shells
out of hls revolver and inserted
Lhree new ones. He then turned
and walked in a southerly direction,
followed by The crowd which had
gathered. Justice Newman, as soon
IS the shooting had occurred, rode
% the quarters of Sergeant John
and the other Pinker
on guards who are watching the
Troy mine and urged them to join
n the pursuit. They were sworn in
Is special officers in the middle of
he road and at once followed the
crowd, armed With their powerful
'iaes. 1t Was not until the cry went
'ut that they were coming that
1uess surrendered. He Was placed
II a cell in the town prison, singing
md dancing and acting in a very
Trunk and unnatural manner.
THE LYNCHING PROPOSED.
The crowd of citizens meanwhile !
,ecame more and more excited. - {
MARSHAL Auer was regarded by ev- S
ry man in town as a first class Of
icer. His popularity was so great,
nd his shooting down so aggravat- =
d and unprovoked, that many peo-
lie of the town at once determined r
o lynch his slayer. for every body c
'elleved aim dead. Word was sent /
ut, and more than one hundred
aen came from Shawnee, two miles
listant, in small parties. II was !.
'elieved that an attempt would be !;