The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-08-06
Murder. Cold Blooded
Frank Lehman Falls an Innocent
Victim at the Hand of an
Assassin.

On last Saturday, Frank Leh
man, car Inspector at Macarthur
Junction was shot and killed at thai
place by Henry Woolweaver. The
fued seems to have started with old
man WoOlweaver who was intox-
icated and seemed to be trying to
occasion trouble with Mr.. Ewing,
the agent at the station. Wool
weaver and his two sons kept a
saloon near the depot and they had
had some trouble with the railroad
officials in regard to same which
led the old man to have general
antipathy for all rail road men.
On this particular day he was
most unusually loud and seemed
to be very anxious for some one
to step out and hit him. His sons
came down from the saloon and
took the old man away a few times
but he would return to the freight
platform and most outrageously
cursed the agent, the company and
all railroad men in general. He
CHANGED to see Frank Lehman
down working under car and the
old duffer made for him with a
beer bottle in his hand. He said
something like, "You son Ola
b-,your are another one of 'em."
Frank came out from under the
car and the old man struck at him
with the bottle, which broke over
his hammer that he held up for
defense. The fragments of the
glass few in the face of Lehman
cutting him severely, and probab-
ly cut the hands of the old man
Woolweaver also. At this time
Ewing, the agent, came out and
Henry Woolweayer came around
the corner Of the depot. His faith
sr told him to shoot and he i'm
nediately did SO. Three OF four
shots were fired, the first piercing
the body of Lehman near the
leart and another taking effect in
he leg of Ewing. Ewing returned
5he shot which grazed the arm of
7oung Woolweaver. Lehman walk
ID across the track and fell dead.
He leaves a wife and four children
md hosts of friends to mourn his
'ad and sudden end. Mr.. Lehman
vas one of McArthur's best citiz-
ms. A quiet, inoffensive, orderly
gentleman, liked by all
Who knew him, and an; enemy to
lone. He was man strictly ad-
7erse to disputes, quarrels, intem-
'erence and all iniquity; loving to
lis wife and family and pleasant
With those he met. The Wool
geavers, were arrested and placed
n Macarthur Jail, and strange to
aythe charge against them was SIM
'ly manslaughter. The prosecut-
ng attorney was seen and insisted
lpon to raise the charge to murder
n the first degree, but he flew up
n a rage and said he knew his
BUSINESS. Is is it possible that a
old blooded murder like the kill
ng of this innocent man, is to be
venged but by the serving of
ew years in the prison? Will the
state of Ohio put up thousands. of
lollars to protect and support
his hellish fiend and let the poor]
wife that he made helpless wild
w toll with weary hands to sup
'ort herself and orphand children?
Ieaven forbid. Judge Lynch is
he man to decide such cases. If
here existed suspicious as to the
'uilt of the accused, then be it
hat a fair trial is had. But is
here any suspicious in this case?
Ione whatever. The demon of
ell delibertly crushes the life of
n innocentfellow being regardless
f the results or the laws of
humanity. Why protect, then
y the laws. Hemp is the avenger
nd hempis what aught to be used.