Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-01-28
A MYSTERY!
Suspicion That Curtis |.
Dow Has Been
Foully Murdered !
A Well Known Citizen Of Free
dom Township Has
Disappeared,
AND FOR OYER TWO YEARS HAS NOT
BEEN HEARD FROM.
His Murder Supposed to Have Been
Perpetrated Near the Scene Of
Henry County's Other Great
Tragedies.
AND FOR OYER TWO YEARS HAS NOT
BEEN HEARD FROM.


rected towards the northern part of
freedom Township-to the scene of
the Treadwell and Williams murders
for which Cowles and johnson expia-
ted their heinous crimes at the end
of good hemp rope.
The causes for the suspicion of
another terrible crime in this same
neighborhood are as well founded as
they are briefly told.
Curtis L. Dow, a well known resi-.
dent of Freedom Township for over
thirty years, mysteriously disappeared
two years ago and has not since been
seen nor heard from, although he he's
relatives who are much excited over
his disappearance, ard who have been
diligently searching for him.
Over thirty years since, the missing
man moved from CircleviIle to Free
dom Township. He was married the
day before he came here but after Hv-
ing with his wife one day, left her,
why, it was never known. His
life here was therefore that of a bach
elor, living in house separate from
that of his tenant. He owned good,
well improved S0-acre farm, which, of
late years seems not to have held its
own as he was compelled to mortgage
it to keep up current expenses.
: His crippled financial condition
became worse with each succeeding
year, and in June of 1891, he made a
trip to his brother in Laudenville,
presumably to negotiate loan.
He returned one night in Novem-
Der of the same year and presented
himself at the house of his tenant,
Miller, and announced his intention to
remain all night. The tenant says
that he was awakened in the morning
while it was yet dark, by Dow, who
r. :.risen and dressed.
IS time for me to go" he said, II
tell you 1 must be going" And with
out saying more, he left.
, This was the last that he was seen. 81
Taxes and interest accrued on the
farm until August last, when it
was sold at sheriff's sale, leaving'in the
Sheriff's hands 81 500, subject to the
missing mans order. The amount is
still in the possession of the official.
About month ago parties in Napo-
leon received letters from the Lauden-
vile brother, asking the whereabouts
Of his brother, and also enquiring the
condition of his estate.
He was answered substantially as
above stated. No other correspon-
dence followed, and nothing was
further heard from him until last Fri
day, when the brother arrived in Ma
poleon accompanied by dete ctive.
( Mr.. Dow stated that since the re-
ceipt of the letter month ago that
they had written or went to every
place that the missing man would
likely be, but that in every instance
their efforts had been futile. He had
felt uneasy over the silence of his
brother only short time since, as both
of them were not of the corresponding
kind. A great believer in fortune
telling, his suspicious were greatly
aroused when seer of Ashland Coun-
ty revealed to him that his brother
was murdered in the northern part of
Henry and was buried in ravine, sit
uated mile from his home.
Oh his arrival in the city, he. in
company with the detective, exam
ined the premises and found the ex-
istence of such ravine, but as six in