The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
FRANK LEAMON MURDERED,
Shot While Trying to Pre-
vent BIOOdshed.

crGt- Enquirer Of this week:
Macarthur Junction, two and a
half miles south of this place, was
the scene of a murder last Satur-
day afternoon, that shocked our
entire community. The victim
was Frank Leamon, Car Inspector
for the G. II. V. g. II. Railroad at
the Junction, who has resided in
Macarthur for several years past.
He daily made the trip to and
from the Junction, going down in
the morning on his railroad tri-
cycle, and returning to his family
here in the evening. He was a
quiet man, of excellent habits, who
appeared to be entirely devoted to
his business and his family, and
was never known to be engaged in
quarrel here with anybody. He
lost his life in trying to maintain
peace, and was probably as inno-
of wrong as one of the four little
children who, by the "deep damna-
tion of bis taking Off" have lost a
loved and loving father.
The accounts about the origin of
the quarrel between Mike Wool
weaver and George Ewing differ
somewhat, and the eye-witnesses
of the tragedy, as usual in such
cases, are not entirely agreed upon
it's details. 1t is safe to say how
ever, that Frank Leamon, while
trying to prevent Mike Woolweav-
er from striking George Ewing
with bottle met his death by a
pistol shot from one of the sons of
Woolweaver.j
The Hamden correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer gives this
version of the matter, but its en-
tire correctness has been disputed,
"The scene of the qua rel between
Woolweaver and Agent Ewing
was in front of the ladies waiting
room, there being several by-stand-
ers witnessing the unfortunate af-
fair. A few feet distant from the
squabbling men Frank Leamon,
car repairer for the G. H. V. & II.
Road, was at work repairing car
just as WooIweaver had his arm
drawn back to strike Ewing with
beer bootle. Observing this ac-
ton Car Repairer Leamon sprang
in between them, and, throwing up
his right hand, which still held the
hammer and monkey-wrench, with
which he had been at work. This
tool caught the force of the down.
ward blow, breaking the bottle in.
to pieces and cutting Leamon's
face. The would-be peace-makeI
did a kindly act for his friend, but
the act cost him his life, for the
next instant a leaden messenger
pierced his great big heart.
AT the above juncture Henry
Woolweaver, elder son of Mr.
Woolweaver, stood about fifteer
feet away and opened up fire, seem
ingly at random. Cobb Woolweav
er, the young son, was engaged ir
the melee with his father, anC
some are ready to testify that he
fired one Of the shots. At any rate
four shots were fred in quick sue
cession. Frank Leamon ran few
PAGES and fell dead, the ball from
, 32-caliber revolver entering th'
left side of the back, passing clear
: through the left lung and penetrat
ing the heart. The son Henry
aged 90 years, who stood tifteel
feet away fired this shot. AS III
did also another shot, which tool
effect in the left arm of his brothe
, Cobb. a third shot entered tn
right leg of Station Agent Ewing
, but there is dispute as to whicl
! OF the brothers fred this shot, a
] there seems to have been more
t than one revolver barrel glistenin
in the receding sunlight. Th
fourth shot went wide of its mar
r doing no harm. Two telegram
f went fitting over the wires to Nc
Arthur, one bearing the sad new
to Mrs Leamon, wife of the murd
G cred man, that her husband ha
, been shot; the other notifying
Sheriff Frank e. Jennings to hast
en- to the spot, to which the Office
: lost no time in responding. M
Woolweaver and his sons were al
rested and taken to Macarthur an
. are now behind the bars in tn
!, County Jail"
= On Monday last Mike Woo
weaver and his two sons wer
o brought before Justice Horac
q Redd and waived preliminary e2
= animation. The Justice fixed tn
bond for their appearance at Coul
n