The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-20
2[VEN UP.
A Stranger In a Saxton Street
Saloon
Says He Will Show the Boys a
Great Game,
And Drawing a Revolver Opens
Fire On the Crowd.
John w. ELS, Bet er Known AS
Three Fingered Jack,
Receives Wounds From Which
He Will Die,
And Expressman Scott Smith
Is Badly Injured.
| THE SHOOTING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
And Expressman Scott Smith
Is Badly Injured.
THE SHOOTING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
WITHOUT PRoyockTIoN.

| Particulars OF the Oold Blooded Affair,
In Which a Couple of Women Are
More Or Less Mixed Up.-The Man
| Who Did the Shooting Under Ar
rest,
| A Arevolver In the hands of a sober man
Is n condition OF things which in itself is
| sufficiently dangerous. When, however,
a deadly weapon 10 put in the hands of q
man crazed with drink, the danger is en-
HANGED to the extent that II is dangerous
to even appear in the neighborhood and q
| quarrel 10 almost sure to result in some
one being injured
The latter is the condition Of things as
they appeared in the saloon ofFredGreub,
In Saxson street, north Of East Tenth
| street.
10 commence this story, which, unfor-
tunate)y, we are called upon to recite, In
| our province as q newspaper, from its
very incipiency, II will be necessary to
fellow the actions OF Robert Obermesser
from the time he left the employ of the
wheeling and Lake Erie railway and
mbsrked from Newark 70 this city with
sixty dollars In money. He arrived here
October z, since which time he has done
nothing but frequent saloons and as he
terms II "blow himself.n He made the
acquaintance of one Stella Wilson during
bis stay In Canton and II was this fact as
L
trouble. He had known the Wilson girl
about week and when he stepped into
the Sixth avenue restaurant in East Tuss
carawas street last night to get his sup
per, he had no idea that he would see the
Wilson woman, or ut least il does not apr
pear that he had any such an idea.
Seating himself at a table he ordered
his eupper. Before he had finished Stella
Wilson and Jennie Keefer, whose parents
reside at No. 2o6 East Seventh street, came
into the restaurant. There was no one at
the table except Obernesser and the two
women sat down at the table with him.
Stella sat next to him and Jennie, or
| Jessie as she Ia better known, sat opposite.
Stella and Obernesser engaged in CONVEX
sation and Jessie was introduced across
the table. The
RESULT OF THE INTRODUCTION
was that Obernesser left the table, having
finished his supper and went outside and
waited on the corner of Cherry and Tus-
carawas street until the women came
out. They walked past him, walked down
Cherry street TO Seventh street, and then
Obernesser followed. He overlook them
at that point and the three proceeded TO
Rinzenbrink's place at No. 73 South
Cherry street
Drinks were had at this place and then
, the three proceeded to Ford Greub's place
in Saxton street, where the Wilson woman
makes her home. Some time was spent
there In the side room, the three partaking
literally of liquor.
At about 8 o'clock, as near as the time
can be arrived at, Jessie Keefer and Ober-
, nesser left the place and went back to
! Rinzenbrinku. They did not go back to
Greub's Saxton street place until about Il
/ What occurred later will appear In the
interviews which follow.
THE ALARM
: that called the police to this houPe
and gave them the first intima-
| ton that another crime had been
committed, came from Barney Cav
anaugh, whose place of business
! South streets. Cavanaugh heard some
one groaning and made an investigation
He went over towards the Ft Wayne de-
q pot and there saw a man lying by the
platform. He was in a most pitiable con.
, dition, and pain caused him to emit al
Blood flowed from his breast, and II wal
-, easily to be seen that he had been badly
y wounded.
Without stopping to ask any questions
4 4 about the matter, except to learn that thu
deed had not been committed by thu
i mans own hand, Cavanaugh rushed a
'' once to q telephone and notified the po
| lice.
Officers McCort and Reed responded t
the call and were soon at the scene. OF
| uS6T ulbo WINS Ou uhuu, uuu
wounded man was left to bis care, Will
p McCort and Reed started out to find tn
man who had committed the deed.
N statement as to when the troubl
occurred was gained from the wounde
man, whose name is John W. Ellis, bu
4. who Is generally called "Three Eingere
4. Jackn owing to the result of an acciden
which MANNED his right hand some year
ago.
p The officers investigated and found tbs
there had been
9, SHOOTING AFFRAY
and that two men were seriously injured
i 1t appears that Obernesser, when b
came out of the back room at Greub
= place there was in the rooi
u Scott Smith, draymRn, who resides a
No. 23l East Fifth street. Smith an
D. "ThTee Fingered Jack" were talking tC
of Rether when Obernesser came out OF Il
back room. Obernesser said he wou
H. show them a game of seven up and imm
diately and without warning, drew a RI
d. volver and comenced to shoot.
ma Smith was shot on the right hip and di
Nv ablcd. He was found later and taken
his home. Ellis was taken to police heat
or quarters and the officers started at on
TO find Obernesser, the man who mac
such deadly uDe of the revolver.
McCort ana Reed learned that Oberness
n had left the place soon after the occu
=, renee with the Keefer woman and Stel
.s the places where the three were likely
n, be found and were soon on the trail of Il
murderer.
After leaving the saloon Oberness
and the two women went to Frank Peffel
saloon, in South Cherry street. The
=, they had a drink and remained for she
's' time. Obernesser had given Jessie Keef
lth his hat to wear, land she had, in the e
ter element, Loot IL. Obernesser
ro. WANTED HIS HAT,
on and proposed to 90 back after 1t. He &
ID not seem inclined to run, but wanted th
~ hat.
uo In the meantime Stella Wilson had |,
y! the saloon, and Jessie and Oberness
a' were therefore alone. They returned
gether 80 the saloon, both bareheRdt
Stepping up to the bar OSernesaer sal
"Where Is my hat2n
"You did not have any hat,n respond
hls the man behind the counter.
lis At this juncture the door opened q
i'm. | Officers McCort and Reed entered, a
is were followed moment later by Spec
md Officer Malloy.
riff Obernesser was at once
ma PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Ho Offered noFesistance, but went ale
quietly. He was quite drunk and was
,.,,t that condition that he was very mt
nv excited and inclined to be somewl
tho fighty. He was taken at once TO pol
ent headquarters and was later removed