The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-03-01

piiCdiiou ouuSO OdccL OiShey
granted an order restraining the
sheriff from executing the order OF
the probate court until after the
hearing of the case in court. Fri
day. on application of the guardians
attorney, the probate judge issued
another order to deliver the old
gentleman 10 the guardian. This
order was MT given 10 the sheriff,
but the probatosjudge deputized W.
H Kelly, a constable In Jerome
vile, to serve the order, as the
sheriff was enjolned.
About 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing Mr.. Kelly went TO Mohlcanville
and to the house of John Chessrown.
talked with the boys and the old
gentleman and wanted to take the
old man away. The latter didn't
want to go and the boys refused to
allow Mr. Kelley to take him. The
officer left ana in about two hours
came back with
FIFTEEN ARMED MEN.
The house was clnsed, the doors
locked and the window blinds down
They were refused admittance,
whereupon the besiegers took a rall
and broke in The door leading to the
kitchen and entered with drawn re
volvers. John. Wesley and Adri
an were in The room with the old
man. Elias was standing in the
door leading into tho room Wien
the old man was. lie had shot
gun. the other boys were moi armed.
As the crowd came forward and
rushed upon Elias he raised lis
shotgun. Two shots were then
fred by the posse, one ball striking
the casing of the door. Immf d ale
y Elias fred both shots from the
double barrel gun. jacob lieibert.
a young man in :he crowd, was shot
in the head and fell Immediately
and w. II. Kelly, the cons'abIe,was
shot IN the abdomen. The crowd
then fell back and. carrying Kelly,
fled leaving young heIbert lyins
Just outside of the door on the
ground.
lie DIED IN3AiFEw MINUTES.
Elias Immediately came to Ash
land and gave himself up. This
was all done before anyone knew
that Elias Was in the city. or that
he was the man who did the shoot
ing. Kelly died Saturday evening
about 6 O'Clock. The people at
Jeromeville are aroused, as the
men killed lived there. Great ex-
citement prevailed 1T the village
for some time after The killing and
the people all over the county are
excited. Elias Cheszrown IS the
youngest of the brothers and is well
educated and a perfect gentleman.
HIS father gave HIM money to ed
ucate himself with wnen he gave
the others their farms. He went to
Akron, O.. and for several years
attended and graduated at Bnchtel
college. He afterwards graduated
from a college at Albany, n Y {,
and became a practical civil engi-
neer. lie came here short time
ago to testify as a witness in the ca
ses in court and expected to leave
as soon as the litigation was settled.
lie is an unmarried man about 80
years of age and is highly spoken of
by all who knew HIM.
LATER-RUMoRED LYNCHING.
ASHLAND, o., February Goth -
Wesley Chesrown and son Maurice.
who shot Jacob Hilbert Saturday,
have been arrested. The former
came to this city and gave himself
up to the authorities, while Mau-
rice Chesrown was captured in the
western part of the State this after
noon. Elias CheSrown, whom it Is
shot William Kelly, gave
himself up to the sheriff late Satur-
day night. There are five of the
Caesrowu brothers, who were in
the house at the time of the shoot
ing, still missing, and officers are
securing the country to apprchend
them. There is rumor afio9t that
Adam Chesrown was lynched at
NIohicanville, the scene of the shoot
ng. This rumOr can not be sub
,tan:lated.