The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-10-12
SHOT.
Martin Troy, Of Darlington, Ohio,
Killed by a Midnight Shot.

SAoA.
Martin Trey, of Darlington, Ohio,
Killed by a Midnight Shot.
From Fridays Register we clip pthe
following account Of the shooting of
Martin Troy, a well known citizen
of Clarington, this County:
A casualty occurred at Elm Grove
at an early hour yesterday morning
that resulted in the death of an old
man, apparently friendlcss and
homeless. He died from pistol
wound in the hands of Fred Hart
lieb, who keeps the old stone house
tavern at that place, and all day
yesterday the house was visited by
curious people who made inquiries
about the affair of every person they
came across, or stood gazing at the
body of the dead man with that
open-mouthed fascination and awe
such a sight excites.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
of the affair, according to Mr.. Hart
lieb's evidence before the Coroner's
jury seems to be about as follows:
About o'clock yesterday morning
my daughter Annie, who is about
fourteen years of age, and who sleeps
with the servant girl Immediately
over the dining room, heard rat
tling at the door at the foot of the
stairs which lead from their room
into the dining room. They sus-
pected that some one was in the
house and the servant come over to
the front of the house where my
room is located and awakened me
telling me of her suspicious. slip
ped on few clothes, and seizing my
revolver, awakened my wife, who
followed me to the dining room in
her night clothes. / had lantern
which was short of oil, and it gave
forth a very sickly light, while my
wife carried candle in her hand.
"We looked around the dining
room, but found nothing suspicious,
and remarking to my wife that there
WAS NOTHING tHERE,
/ went out into the kitchen, she re-
naming in the dining room. Just
opposite the door which leads from
the dining room to the kitchen there
is door that leads from the kitch-.
en- into the yard, and fearing that
there might be more than one man
in the room l opened the door in or
der to have a chance to run if it be-
came too hot for me. Then / look
ed around and by the dim light cast
by the lantern, l could. see the form
of man in the corner of the room
opposite me, and on the same side
of the room as the dining room
door. l could not distinguish the
mans features, but l Immediately
asked him what he wanted, and he
made no answer. / then told him
to get out but still he made no ans
wer, nor did he move muscle as
far as l could see. Il said
GET OFT OR ILL SHOOT YOU"
and he paid no attention. l shot at
him. still he uttered no word or
sign, and / told him to go, again, but
he still refused, j then fired at him
again, but did not see him move and
he said nothing. | again repeated
the command that he should get out,
but he made no answer or attempt
to 90. | then fired again, where
upon he started toward me and l
backed into the dining room door
where my wife was standing and the
man came forward from the back of
the kitchen and slowly passed out
the door | had opened. Just rs he
was going out he muttered some
thing but / could not make ont what
it was as l was almost frightened to
death. When he passed out / did
not look which way he went, but be-
gan to look about the kitchen. 1
found several tin pans knocked
down and a double gasoline lamp
which had beon hanging on the cell
ing was lying on the floor, while the
cupboard had also been disturbed.
The lower half Of the back win
dow had been taken out and ! open
ed the back kitchen door and went
out. On the steps | found a
COMMON CHIP BASKET,
which contained a meal sack, an old
hat and pair of shoes. The lower
half of the window was leaning
against an outside wall near by, and
under the window was a small wick
ct gate which had been brought
around from the side of the house.
and this had evidently been used by
the man to climb up to the window.
1 then replaced the window, locked
the house up and went to bed, but
not 20 sleep, as / was so nervous /
! could not rest, not knowing whether
| had shot the man and fearing that
another attempt would be made to
rob the house. arose rather early
this morning. and while out in the
yard about 6 o'clock my wife came
to me and said that Mr.. Brown had
just told her that the body of dead
man had been found in the road, and
/ went out and saw him but could
not tell whether he was the man !
had shot or not
An Editor Who Knows His Rights.
A newspaper in Illinois recently
b ought suit against forty-three men
who would not pay their subscrip-
tion and obtained judgment in each
case for the full amount of the
claims. OF these twenty-eight made
affidavit that they owned no prop
erty in excess of what the law al.
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