The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-07-30
Bloody Murder Shocks the
Community at Carbon
Hill, on Last Sat-
urday,
And Sends n Thrill Of Horror all Over
the County.
The Crime as Detailed by Eye witness
es to the Hellish Act.

| uuraUlOn tneU near tne IL. IL. cross
ing at the east end of town.
They had been to Nelsonville
that day, and it is said both had
been drinking some.
AS soon as they met the old
grudge was revived and a stormy
quarrel resulted, attracting the at
tention of the near residents and
bystanders. Chute was on foot
and Heis was in buggy or cart
with John Dunfee. According to
one statement Chute first struck
Heis with his fist, while Heis was
in the buggy. Another statement
is that Heis made move to get
out of the buggy at Chute and then
Chute struck Heis with his fist.
Heis then kicked at Chute with
both feet hitting him in the face or
breast. Then Heis got up in the
buggy, drew what looked like a
knife from his pocket and sWore
he would cut the heart out of Chute,
and jumped out Of the cart in front,
Chute stood near the wheel of the
cart, and started to run, went few
steps and picked up n cinder about
as large as door knob and threw
at Heis, which he successfully
lodged. Chute ran and Heis
after him with the knife in his hand,
He overlook Chute in about 80 or
36 yards, caught and held him by
the arm with one hand and stab
bed him several times about the
neck and shoulders with the knife
Chute said, "Let me alone, John, l
done up"
tHes then started back to the
cart, shutting his knife and putting
it into his pocket, singing the
blood off his hand and wiping it
on the back of his neck and shirt.
Chute followed back and said
"Some one go for the doctor; l am
done for"
Some one started for DR.. Aplin
and in the meantime Chute was
placed in the cart and rapidly driv-
en- to Dr. Aplin's Office, about one
eighth of mile. His wounds had
bled so profusely that in very
few minutes after he reached the
doctors Office he was dead. Heis
was promptly apprehended and
placed on the evening train and
brought by way Of Nelsonville un-
der strong guard, to Logan, reach
ing this place about 10 o'clock, p.
M, and at once lodged in Jail.
The excitement at Carbon Hill
and the feeling against him there
was so great that he would have
been lynched had he not been hur-
ried off on the train, which passed
in few minutes after the occur
renee. Coroner Heft held an in
quest on Sunday, which brought
out the facts above stated in regard
to the quarrel and stabbing, and
the examination of the body of
Chute revealed three terrible knife
, stabs in and about the neck and
collar bones each about three
inches deep. The jugular vein
was cut off on the right side, and
the large artery under the collar
bone on the left side was nearly
severed, and an equally severe stab
was made on the right between the
collar bone and neck. There was
also severe stab in the right arm
just below the shoulder, and a
slight stab in the back and upper
part of the head
Chute was man about "a years
old, son of a. II. Chute of Carbon
Hill; leaves wife and five small
children, His wife, who is a daugh-
ter OF eX-Sheriff Robert Curran, is
well known here and in other parts
of this county, as a teacher.
On Monday Coroner Heft filed a
complaint before the j. p, and on
Tuesday morning Heis was brought
out and waived a preliminary
hearing and was remanded to Jail
to await the action Of the next
grand jury.
He is a man of perhaps 80 years
of age, tall, strong and muscular
Some years ago he served
a term in the pen for handing a file
through the window to a prisoner
in the Jail here, to aid his escape,
and he has also figured in some of
fenses of less grade in the infer
ior courts.