The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-11
DEATH or WILLIAM BtTz,
A Communication From a Man
Now in Wood County
Who Furnishes The Ntwa'Dmoerat
With Rull Particulars,


BowLrN0 GREEg, o., Sept 4, 1880,
PuHLiaHERh hfWa'DEMooHAf, MHsHrHl
As there have been qulte few different
accounts published concerning the death
OF the late Wm, hpll, OF Canton, since We
hndIng 0f hiH body the NEWa'pthp,,
ORAT being the nearest correct, anu 40 !
am la pOaiiiun ~ know whereof ! SPEAK
4 will give sou few facts iorpphlleauol,
concerning ihe sad affair, which you can
NnavOfn ~ huIi your own taste,
As stated before in The NtWn'ptaee
Mf. Beta was d full rate member OF Norm
Star Council No, u, Royal Areehun, lll
good standing ~ lhe. llme pl ula upalll, ng
reason of which biz family 10 now entitled
Al $500, upou satisfactory proof Of
death to the supreme cuunell ~ tic Royal
Areanum, No obtain sNll proof 10 lhe OBJ
iect oi my vlsit % this part ut The state AZ
this tlmeand amglad W say have fulr
lv suecreded aud have evidence
IA my possession that would satisfy the
moI eKaeling LIE Insurance company
M eHlsleuce 40 20 the Identity OF the body
which was found,
have the sworn statements pi the sup
sfnieudent OF tie asylum, the last attenl'
ing phyHlClau, the officer who went irOm
the asylum after the remains tie Justice
OF thepeace who impanneed The cprunef'H
Jury and held Tie inquesl, and ihal oi ihe
young mhu who discovered tile body
which latter ! Will give you verbatim, Wal
state Of Ohio, Wood county, ~, Before
me a Notary puhl.c la aud for said county
personally appeared Willis Milbourn, who
belng duly sworn, depoaea and says 40
foll0Whi That in the matter Of death Of
William NJ, bgiE, late ot Canton, Stark
county, State of Ohio, |, Wills MllbOurn,
boing under oath, hereby eWlfy that am
~ years 0f age, by occupation a farmer
and reside In Bloom township, Wood
county, state Of Ohio, am farm hand
for George Adams of aforesaid township,
county aud State, aud on the blh August
1870, a man came 70 the residence Of said
George Adams az about the hour Of
O'clock, a, mn whom | hnd George
Adams were washing Tor bruak'
fast, whom | supposed 20 be
a tramp, lle asked Tor aomethlng TO eat
aud said he was on hs way home 20 Can,
ton, Ohio, and that he had wife aud
thrve ehlldron, While he was eating his
food and drinking bis coffee ! noticed the
right thumb was oil at the first Joint, |
again saw the sumo man about a, ~, Of
the same day lying In the shade " an APP
pie tres near the residence OF George
Adams,
on sunday the Il day Of August 1890 10
1 was going home acrOaa the Holds Of said
George Adams NJ about the hour Of II u,
m. saw In the distance Ia the direction
was going, an object which first Huppou.
ed was d newspaper, and on little near.
or approach, thought II was one ~ Geo.
Adamh' sheep which had been In the field
a short time previous, but Oh getting clos,
or aaw u was man whom | supposed at
nrhi was drunk or asleep, Not knowing
his condition | went back 10 Coo, Adams
aud GOT George Adams, Andrew Wiz, aud
Simon Brubakor 70 oxamlue the matter
With me,
on my return TO The body I saw Il was
che Identical man 1 had seen on the slh |
Of Augual, 1890, frum the fact " his hay. |
ing tic right thumb of az the fret Joint, |
aud by hIa short muaincho and goatcc. / |
also saw the nAmo William Beta on hla |
Ahirt, was prcaout at tho Coroucf'a In, |
qucst, and helped 20 put tue body ~ box |
10 be taken 10 derry City, hi care of the |
marshal and other officers, and Further |
Aiiliut says not, Signed,
WILLIS MiLuOuRN,
Sworn 90 before me and signed In my |
presense thla third dAyof sept, 1890.
JONAS II. HAWsnmE,
Notary Public.
Wood county, o.
TIN STATE or ONO, County or WOOD
In the matter Of the death OF William |
B0t1, late Of Canton, county OF stark,
alhie of Ohio.
LG. o Weaver, being under oath, hore.
by certify, that am thirty.eight years Of
age and reside m derry City, county oi |
Wood, state of Ohio, that boinga Justice
Of the Peace In and for said county, held
mn Inquest over the body OF said VIM.
BelE, that from facts gathered NJ sud In
quest believe the body 20 have been that
ot VIM. Betz, and that death was caused
or fastened by starvation and exposure
aud previous Illness,
Signed G, G. WEAVER, j. p.
Acting Coroner.
Sworn to and signed In my presence this
3rl day OF September, 1890.
JONAS II, HAMPSHIRE,
Notary Public.
Wood county, o.
Imeroly give you the statement OF the
coroner and the man who found the dead
body, 70 correct some erroneous impress.
ions which have bcon gathered from re-
ports In different papers, whose report
trs greatest aim seems 10 make cvury.
thing as sensational as possible, The
substance OF the aill1avits OF the oillccrs
Of the asylum IL as follows, vizi II. A,
1ohoy, NJ. d., Sup, rintondcnt, when ad.
mitted, March %, 1890; when escaped,
August 4, 1906 when body was returned,
August Is. 1906 whore buried In ccmc.
tory Of nsyl I'm,
II. A. Hoagland. supervisor OF asylum,
viewed the remains and identified them
as those Of WIN, M. Betz,
Tho Toledo Asylum for insane Is an in.
Mltuiion the size OF which can only be
oomprohendcd by personal visit ltis
olncered 10y gentlemen OF the finest type,
who very much regret the escape OF Mr..
Betz from the asylum, and believe that
they did all In their power 10 find him.
DR.. G.. r. Wolty, well known In Canton,
had immediate charge Of Mr.. Bet2 and
knowing that lac had not been confined
before he was put under his care, yielded
10 bis entreaties 20 allow him 10 walk out.
II would take hnrd.hearted man indeed
who could be storm with patient who
bad boen MS harmless rs had been Mr..
Bptz.
The worst mistakes In my opinion were
In the telegraph operators In not reading
tho telegram back TO make sure OF having
Il right, and Miss Beck should not have
accepted and receipiod for a telegram
which stated that her husband had escap.
oil from the asylum. For want OF time
will cut this short may have another
but II will be on differ
ont subject. am now In Wood county
among the oil and gas wells, said 10 be
The greatest gas producing county In the
State.
THIS is expressly for the NEws.DEMo-
cRAr, but IL there Is no "broad and butterr
Ia IL for me, my next will be for the "Rep.,r
rs am neutral In politics, don't want 70
be partial, although am frank TO admit
That like the NEws-DEMocRAT the better
pf the two Tor news. DIS.
AN IMP oRTANT DECISION.
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