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

game. He was strung up and
hung. His neck was broken al
expeditiously az at an execution
in Jail, aid the body was left
Hanging.
But to detail more particular
ly the facts connected with thi.
sickening affair, we give a brie1
history of Albert Guests career
and again draw upon the Journ-
al's dispatches, for many of the
occurrences Of the evening of the
shooting and before, together
with statement from Vic. II
Teuscher, a prominent furniture
dealer of this place and who was
an eye witness of the events oil
that night.
ALBERT GUESS
was born at Greendale, or what
is better known now as Graft 8
Furnace. this county, and was
thirty-three years old last Jan
uary. He was the third son of
Alexander Guess, formerly one
of the oldest and most respecta-
BILE of onp citizens, and who some
years ago, sold his farm near
Greendale and removed TO a farm
close to Flint, a small place in
Delaware county. Young Guess
was raised on farm, and while
yet boy was quiet and unassu-
ming, and was one of the most
promising young men in his
neighborhood. It was not until
the evening of October 11th. 1873,
that he gave evidence Of the fe-
rocity that was a Distinguishing
trait in the encounter with Mar
shall Auer. At the time named;
he in company with the young
lady who afterward became his
wife, had been attending the
county fair at This place and in
the evening stopped at the BUM
house, where he got into an al
tercation with William Leonard.
George Kline AMI Dan Kelly.
that finally ended in a bloody
fight, Guess useing his knife with
terrible effect. cutting Kelly
across the. back of the neck and
severing some of the cords, while
Leonard received wounds on the
head, legs and neck, the carotid
artery being cut. In This affray
the parties injured recovered.
and Guess brought suit against
them for assault. the cutting be-
ing claimed to have been done
in self defense. It was not until
February, 1880, that the. Young
man came prominently before
the public again. On the morn
ing of February 25th. 1880, the
body of man,afterwards proven
to be the remains of William H.
Comfy. was found on the railroad
track between Oreville and Bes-
ssie furnace near Straitsville.-l
Conley was a young man ,but |
recently married, had made a
trip around among the furnaces
Of the region the day before, and
as shown in court, was last seen
at Harvev Nixon's saloon in Ore-
vile. The records show that on
March 10th, 1880, Eliza Comfy
filed an affidavit with Squire Da-
w, of this city, charging Albert
Guess with numbering her hus-
band on the evening of February
oath. The charge of murder was
not sustained however, but we
find in his confession published
in the Sentinel. March 3Oth, 1880,
hat he admitted robbing Conly
and implicated Harvey Nixon.
now of Sand Run. but then keep.
ing a saloon at Oreville, and a
school teacher by the name of w.
5. Tom, since dead. He says 81
Il lost good deal of money at
Nixon's gambling and one night
1roppod 5000 with him. NV
wife found it out and threatened
% indict Nixon. He promised to
make it right, if l could appease
her, by dividing up the winnings
N future games. I met Comfy
On Friday, the Oath. and as he
was very drunk thought he wonld
be an easy victim. He was lay
ng across a barrel in front of
Phelps store at Oreville and w.
5. Tom was standing by. l told
Tom he had $4,000 about him
and concluded he would be a
good one to take to Nixon. Nix
IN said he was too drunk to play.
Tom had shown Con1y's pocket
book to us, and after Nixon had
got some whisky, Nixon, Comfy
and myself sit on the platform at
he station on the railroad and
ook drink. l took watch
md a roll of money out of one
pocket, while Nixon went thro'
he other side. Comfy was robbed
while very drunk. He was still
gwen more whisky and in The
his remains were scat
cred from Oreville nearly up to (
Bessie Furnace, a mile away"
Guess, Nixon and Tom were in
licted for grand larceny. Guess
,lead guilty. Nixon was tried
md acquitted, The testimony
II the trial showing that Guess {
rima Was nettv laroanv Ton,.e