Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-20
PROBABLY A MURDER.
An Aggravated Case of Assault from
Which the Victim is at the
Point of Death.

An assault which is likely to result in
a murder. occurred at the farm of Calvin
Moore. a mile and half northeast of
Harrisville, on Wednesday of last week.
As nearly as can be ascertained the
story is as follows: Charles Hall had
been cutting wheat for Cal Moore. and
was to finish up Wednesday. He had had
some trouble with Jacob Moore, broth
er of Calls, the day before in the field, the
quarrel being one of long standing, and
arising from some jesting which Hall
had done at MoOre's expense over the
latter's planting one year two acres of
turnips. The men had previously had
several encounters in which Hall was al
ways the victor. Hall left his horses at
Cal Moore's, and the final trouble took
place as he Was Harvesting them in the
stable, Wednesday morning. There were
no eve witnesses nnless it be boy named
Shores, who worked at the MOores, and
his story is somewhat incOherent. An
iron hame covered with blood, was found
in the stable, and it is supposed that
Moore struck Hall from behind with this
weapon. Hall staggered out and asked
the Shores boy to get him some water to
wash off the blood. When the boy re-
turned Hall was unconscious, and with
Jacob Moore were his two brothers, Cal
and Ross. Hall was carried into the
hallway of the house, and the brothers
taking his binder went to work cutting
wheat. The wounded man lay uncon-
scious until he was discovered by George
Yost, a neighbor's girl, who was sent to
borrow cradle. The girl found him in
a sickening condition, sweltering in
blood and covered with flies. She got
some water and washed his wounds, Op
erations i'm which, it is said, she was in
no way assisted by the Moore family.
Some other members of the Yost family
came down to ascertain the cause of the
girls delay. and at once went to Harris
vile and gave the alarm, whereupon
members of the Knights of Pythias, as
sociates of Hall in that fraternity, went
out and had him removed to his home.
Doctors were summoned from Cadiz, bnt
despite all their efforts the man has been
unconscious nearly ever since, and when
emerging from this condition, has been
delirious, and unable to take any nOur-
ishment. His injuries are chiefly aboutthe
head and face, his nose being mashed and
his skull fractured. The physicians think
that there is little hope of his recovery.
In his raving he frequently cried out
"three on one is not fairl' from which it
il is surmised that his assailants were
more than one.
Jacob Moore was arrested, and because
the Jail at Cadiz WAS destroyed by fire, is
confined at Steubenville, awaiting the
result of Halls injuries. 1t is thought
that other arrests will be made, the cir
cumstsnces seeming to demand that a
thorough investigation be made as to the
completely of three Moore brothers in
the bloody business. Ross Moore is the
youngest, being perhaps, 21, Calvin next,
and Jacob Moore the eldest. Cal is the
only one married. The victim is young
married man, said to be industrious and
of peaceable disposition. The affair has,
of course, created much excitement in
the vicinity of Harrisville, and through
the numerous conflicting reports, it is
difficult to get any connected story. The
truth will probably never be fully known,
unless Hall survives or his assailant con-
fesses, though something may be learned
from the 14-year-old Shores boy, when
his story is sifted