The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-04
FARMERS FIGHT.
MARLBORO TOWNSHIP THE SCENE OF
AFtUDkL DISTURBANCE.

Comes Very Near Ending in murder
Charged With Assault With Intent to
Kill.
A horrible feudal fight occurred in
Marlboro township Friday between the
members of two families named Vaughan
| The result of the fight 10 that one mon
| had his face terribly beaten and his scalp
torn and laid open with clubsin the hands
of one of the parties, while not few con-
| tusions show just where some rocks OF
other hard missiles we're forcibly thrown
| and struck their mark. About 10 o'clock
| Friday night Joseph W. Vaughan,
thrifty and prominent farmer, repluing
| thirgg en- miles north OF town, accompanied
py officer SlaRle, walked into police
| headquarters. Hio head was tied up WIN
| strong bandAges and an instant look St
ms bloody face betokened that he had
been severely dealt with. he was IN
search of the mayor, and ms honor was
soon found and Vaughan ushered into MS
presence, Vaughan said he had been
| the victim Of an assault, made upon
| him by two OF his nephews, iucite by
tngir father and younger son, anu he
| desired the quarteIte arrested
Abe gentleman was referred 10
| Prosecutor Bow, and accompanied
by Office SlsRle and q NEWS
DEMOCRAT reporter he wended his way 10
MIR, Bowls West Third street residence
Blank affidaviIs were produced and tney
were quickly filed out and signed. The
fret one charges Elwood and Alfred
Vaughan with assault with intent to XIII
the second one was against David l., ana
Frank YauRn nan aod It charged tEem WIN
assault,
Tne details of this shocking case seem
20 rival even come of the Old kentucky
fsuus, when the bloodiness and vicious
nesR Of the affair are considered -Four
81 han "a N
boro township, about thir.eeh miles
North of Canton. Joseph W. Vaughan and
David L., brothers apparently over siNtJ
sehrs OF age, reside on farms ADJOINING
eecn other. David has tnroe sons, ELI
| wool, Alfred and Frank. The last TWO
nnmeG are married while the former 10
about twenty years OF age. Ihe Two
married sons reside on the same tract as
| tuBt OF theirfatber David. II seems, form
| the story related TO the reporter by
Joseph that sevsral years ngo tne reBpec-
tive heads of the families were consider~
| ably warmed up under tue collar tnTougn
| @ land deal by wulcn DAVID, II
| Ia alIpaed, endeayOrgd To oust
| Joseph from the land ne occupies. Ever
since shat gime numerous unpleasant
yruptons have occurred between tue rec
Bpgctlve families, and each Dade the other
remain OF their premises.
JOBeph started out about o'clock BTiS
| day sfJoTnooU to bring IN nis stock over
| night from ,he pasture land. be had
PROG eded fer out lnto the field, nearby a
ditch leading through the lract, wuen he
saw ElwoGd coming along. When within
! haiiilg distance he yelled 10 the young
man 80 leave the premises, aud right
there the whole racket began. Ellwood,
| il seems, is terror 10 tue whole neigh.
| borhoOd, and on many occasions has made
himself exceedingly uCXlCuS - tue people
! residing ia tnaE community. Etlwood
boldly snuutercd up 70 Joseph and very
.rttely replied that ne would do az he
p,eGns9, aud sfter a few more words he'd
| passed, JCaeph 6ucCeeded 10 sending sway
Ellguod on a Tuu, the CClloquy lasted
only few minutes, and when Joseph
stepped on tho board spanning the ditch,
about 70 Cross 70 Jhe otuer side, he espied
Alfred, u fellow weighing something like
| 200 pouadR, standing behind come willow
nushcs awaiting JosePL's crossing. DO
suph declared bimgelf in imminent dan.
ger and he called to Alfred. Nov Alfred
was just in fighting trim, and he iitled up
TWO Dig clubs ne Was carrying concealed
at his side end hurled them at DO
seph, AT the same time Eli
WOOD, who had again returned when
| reinforced BY mis- brother, stood on yhe
| opposite bank aud fired stOncs al JosepL.
! This mode OF tlUDIng continued several
miEugeG during which time Joseph was
struck on III. GC-I several times ana
| the log spanning the CLyCh. DUST then
David uuu lie SON Frank, VINO had seen
! she uCiugs some distance Eway, appeared
| on the scene but Ehe IalbgE, Joseph all
ieReB, never UGd5 hlg suua dgsisS but in
| stead iucirsd them ouwarC, Joseph WaR
| Tast becoming ua2ea by the JarTlb!e blows
IHtlic.el by the clubs lud B!CucB Bnd he
| jumped into the water 5gme distance be-
low. Bu! cvou then his ulI6ery did not
| nd for lne two men kept assailiuR him
till hs face End clothes were covered with
blood. Ine wife OF Alfred made her app
pearapcs ga the gCeue Of the fraCas at
| this iunCture and succeeded in COAXiug
| the g!re1m and took after EliWOCd. But
| it wag q sad moment for him, Tor he re-
| ceivsd several severe blOws in return on
the right eye which swetled that optic
| completely 5but. Joseph eventually sue.
ceeded ia getting away from his aggres'
| Eors and went home,
MIR. Vaughan stated to the reporter that
ElIwood was the more vicious Of the two.
An elderly lady named Martha
| Snyder, afflicted with spinal
| trouble, resides in the vicinity. A few
nights ago while G. big flre was burning in
her atove and the house was made com
| forinbie for her, she alleges Ellwood
| some covering on the chimney causing all
| the smoke TO peryade the house and driv-
ing the inmates aud the sick lady outSide.
| Numerous other traits of devliuy are
| sBcrlbed TO this young man. Alfred 10 q
| heavy set fellow and conceded the strong
est man In the vicinity, rendering him q
| hard foe TO overcome when in combat.
| Frank has always bsen considered a nice
! young fellow. Josrph alleges the two
| nEssilsuts threEteued TO kill him and that
! ia why he fled his affidavit accordingly,
| He left town about II o'clock and drove
J home. OliCsra will serve the warrant 10
| % toe parties sometime today.
| Joseph Vaughan is we'll known here 20
| r ulNE Of leEgl ability as well as 4 thor
| ough hu:bandmBu, He s6ye the attack
| upon him by the Vaugnana was uncalled
| for and had young EllWood oOeyed, oil
\ would have been we'll. Joseph Vaughan,
2t the recent election was u candidate for
| common pleas judge on the Independent