The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-07-14
MURDER MOST FOUL!

IFlom the Nelsonvllle Reglster.l
A sensational report reach ed
here Tuesday morning of a COW
ardly and unproyoked murder at
Murray City on The evening Of
the Fourth. Reports were so
numerous and differed so much,
that a Register reported deter
mined to visit the scene of the
murder and learn the exact parii-
culars. On arriving al Murray City
it was learned that the shooting
occurred about Z of a mile eastof
town. 1t seems that John Mark
ey and wife had been in Murray
City Monday, That they both been
drinking heavily, and abour Z
o'clock in The evening started for
home. When they arrived with
in 2Oc or 900 yards of their home,
Two men were found sitting Oh a
pile OF stones. one OF whom asked
Marker to come and drink" with
him. On Markey's refusal, he
deliberately arose and fired three
times, the third shot taking effect
in the abdomen, inflictlng mortal
wound.
The reporter visited the scene
of The murder. 1t is in a wild and
lonely dell, fit place for the COM
mission of such cowardly and
diabolical crime.
Mrs. Markey was seen and the
following statement in substance
was obtained from her:
MRS. MARKEY'S STATE MENT.
We were coming home from
Murray City, and near Carpenters
saloon we saw three men together.
We called on Mrs. Harpes who
lives near. My husband and Mrs.
Harper began quarreling and he
called her a liar. One of these
three men saws "Jacky, did you
call me a liar" My husband SAID
mo, | did not mean you.o We
then waited for The men 10 leave.
which they did, going over the hill
toward where we live. We start
ed for home, and on the Top of the
hill we found these men laying in
the bushes, drinking beer. One
says. "Jacky, come and have some
beer..' l said come on" and we
went around them aud down the
hill to MIR. Davenport's' l was
afraid of the men, and knocked on
the door, expecting to stop there
until they went away. Daven-
ports were aot at the house and
we started home. Just below
Devanport's two of these men
were sitting on stone, one small
man, the other large. just after
we passed, the small man, says
"Jacky Markey, come and drink
some beer with My husband
said, "No, have had enough" The
small man then arose, drew a re-
volver and said "Jacky Markev,
Cd d-n you, if you, don't drink
with me, Ill shoot yon." John
said "Shoot and be d-d,' where
upon he fired three times. he first
two shots going over his head and
the last striking him in the bowels
After he was shot my husband
said "You are a nice man. | never
carry such things IN my pocket"
The larger man tried 10 prevent
the shooting, begging the other
fellow For Gods sake, not 10
shoot" After my husband was
both men turned without
a world, and fled IN the direction
OF Glousler. dragged John home
and went for the neighbors. This
between 7 and 8 O'Clock
before II was quite dark. l think
| could recognize. The man who
did it. They were drunk and had
their pockets and hands full of
beer bottles. They seemed 10
know my husband"
Strange to say. he murderer so
i'ar. has not been apprehendel /.
Luz litI CpitZSl- VI ISdi oIOuSt SE
Elijah Cobb, of Mud Fork, and &
elbow named Wade, of jackson |
Vile, were arrested on suspicion.
and taken before Markey. but be
'ailed 10 recognize them as the
guilty parties, although he said
Cobb had been with him that day.
great many people about Mar
'ay City seem TO think there is
sonnet hing back of it all. that has
lot yet come to light. Mrs. Mark
" is SAID to have been too init
nate with other men, and 1t is
whispered about that she may
now more aboul'it than she cares
0 tell.
Markev fingered in great agony
niil Tuesday evening at S o'clock
'hen his soul passed il the grea;
eyond He was miner 46
ears old. industrious and peace
Bile, addicted to hard drinking
Ie was not known to have an
nemy in the world. 4