Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09
ODD MURDERS THESE.
These Of the Present Not More
HeinouS Than OF Old.
CURIOUS STORIES OF CRIME.
Narratives Of Some Crimes Which
Showed Peculiar Features.
a wonAN's FEARFUL MISTAKE.
The Improved NcwS racliitie, Of The Pres
ent Prevent the Occurrences cf the
oid-Iime Mysterious crimes,

dera nowaday8. Tbs imprcHuiun Is inVarl'
ably conveyed by those who sncak In this
way that tho days Of tho nlonecra were
much better ih6n these and that the world
Ia really getting great deal worre az uine
passes,
IA mater Of fact. Of course. there arS '
great many more crlmcs committed now
than thpro worc Ia the same locality ngty
or sixty yelru axe But Il nh0uld DO borne
In mind that thcfc are great many more
people, and u would take careful calculation
10 poaitiyrly Hsccrsaln whether or NOT
thoru arc as many crimes oommittcd now to
the thousand population as formerly
or not Certain h ~ that M "the good
old days" there vera some % the most
calculating aud cold.hluodca murders com.
nittod that have ever boon recorded in the
nnnala OF urlmN Theae crimea werc ugu-
ally committed for the sole pprposo u rob-
berry, and not In tho beat of passion.
l was particularly Impressed with the
truth VI this observation the other day N
passing down over the Cleveland and MART
eta railroad whom the station Of Posthoy
was reached. This point is cloae to Tho
4 boundary Of Tuscarawas ami Guernsey
| Counuca IN ONO among the hills OF q pc.
/ oullarly picturesque regipn. a fellow pas
| renger related tho following Interesting
aiory 40 the orlgn Of tho namci
In the early DAYS of tho settlement OF the
/ region the mail facilities were very crude.
noyn rode through about once a month on
horseback Such thlnga a. nownpapori
were almost unknown. The letter postage
was from 90 10 30 cauts. according 60 tho
distance. and Il was invariably collected Of
the person who received the lttinr Some.
times iottcrn remained M tho oiiice for uun-
siderable time while Tho person addressed
raised the money necessary To redeem them,
Tho route OF the poatb1y Jay right ny tho
present railroad station, lic caiue down
hetwton tho hills and crossed tho valley
right there. through what was then the
dense forest ono day tho usual monthly
trip was being made by young man, who
blow hla horn as ho descended tho hlll and
as he reached The bottom riAs bali
WhizEcd through hin heart and no FELL from
hln horse 10 tho ground dead A man WIN
was at wogA not lar away heard the post
boys horn followed ~ Tho rlie shot aud
he hautened to tho spot, mlgtFuBtlng that
something wrong had bAppcnod. 10 wps
Mortified 10 behold the nfoleas form OF the
p0slboy and man with his arms bare
above the olbowa bonding over him rlnlnH
Tho mail pouch The approach Of thlrd
person frightened the murderer aud thief
and, eleging his riiie, ho hastily fotfoated
into the forost.
Tho man WIN had 20 nearly witnessed mo
murder and Who had prevented tho robbery
gave the nl1rm ma explained tho part no
mad taken IN tho gdair Ills n,ntcment VI
tho case Wan at FIRST accepted without
question, al 10 WaH man OF good rcputa-
tlon aud one against whom no suspicion bad
ever hAttncd ls0if nut VI iungth some
t,
II was very strange that thia man knew No
much about tho cHhO while NO QUE elise
know anything about a. n wnH lnHliy
concluded that BIO must be guilty, aud on
uspoion BIO vas arre5tqd and ui9d for
J murder There was nothing positive
against liim but olrcumaiGniim evidence
Nhlcu ga those days passed Tor great
Z deal, was sufficient 40 ecnylct him hci0fe
Jury u hs peers and no was con
tiemned ~ ho hanged
Tho prisoner however. stuck consistent
> ~ 10 his original story and ~ p ma
and desperate rotort ha beaoughl the ah0uf
% call an the mails Inhabitants Of ths
county together ny proclamation on = cor
tuiu DAY The reason for this action va
carefully conceded, but tho fact was tba
the prisoner had explained 20 the Shrlif
liat Wy means Of q certain scar on thn arm
Of tho pefson who had committed TIT otlfD'
Z 40 would BE- ahle TO Identify tho murderer
q Tho object Of ibis coming together wa
r | carefully cunrclel but the Impression Wai
ngtulously conveyed that suspicion woplt
y 90 certain TO attach 70 any ono Who fallot
90 come and that process 70 fetch auei
Dofson would Immediately be israud.
on tho day and hour 1Aei large crow
. Tor thnfo pioneer days assembled at III
I Court Iionsc. Suddenly the Sheriff win
. lha uriaoner In charge emerged from u,
lnli and psssed SLOWLY through mo asspr
9laeo. WIN hir vision made abnormall
IA tcuto By bis impending doom the con
r ddmned mau eluseiy ecrutinizod tho faces
/. u All as no passed
Finally MA eyNs Hcttled upon mo eounte
a nnnoe OF a burly baokwoodsman VINO q
4 6ral thrank away but soon recovered hin
!, "hrrsst that man," DO said 70 hi
q Sheriff eHe Is tho murderer o. mo posi-
q boy.' .,.,,.., =. :.
y r,sris,a, lyon hayo big AGAR on You
rl-itl arm. You shgt tha Deaib1y tAY
/, gen galie YOU srie rlliuE tho mlilhaE.'
!, The nasig-Acedsa1 man denied tie c1aFz
y -toutly. boz showed hiA gniit ~ reIlalnB !
s par,ut az rxaialneuon On MS arm rue OK
:. riasii,,,l as tssiy usa1s, however, and tn
;, go fs,inI a. had been described. lie va
: tbroan lat1 ian ana aifiin week c9nfelse'
:, III "a "details di tho crinie. rhe eiiltles
nan wss. 81 course. diaehafKed
Numef1pa cAars In pioneer tinrg Afa 70
!, istea u perl5ns having niystsriorsiy ditap
r. ,tcsrat and never being head n mere. ou
= N ~ moss singular and startling Of thss
" occuffod moro Than f0rty-nv years ago u
Y noble County IN the aouihesslein portion Q
Y Ohio.
rho following wonderful narrative VA
:, eiyen 10 mo ~ several pcraouc u integrity
y Nh5'frside 10 Sohip couniyi Onn July even
=. inr 10 1883 a droser by TIM name 81 YOUNG
y rho lived ~ WhsqilHg and who vas IN 20
eounfy rnthe-ing 10 ftcck. AtAriei % ia
IN hofsaback from su1lincrApid. lliu
hamlet 10 the hlis. ~ Sarahsylllc, anothe
r hat1iet Of the sana county onJ isH mile
d nwav "a BE isif the nrst place darhuga
,e VA 10. setting ~. 10 vas never beard o
= n,ore Iils friends 10 Wheeling dld not ex
!. No.. hin home FOR feyffai weeks. lioinl
= bachelor and having 80 near relatives
y .rae ndt thought strange that no letter VI
- recoigod from bin. Finally, sftfr severn
y wsets had elapsed, inquiry and ecsrch Na'
10 made hui nothine WA esef d1c9veft
10 nifthef than that he ftde out into the dsft
!. 400 o. thar July evening He Nth known q
l. rave hal some money With which he -
h paying fof cattlp. aad a was finally cln
ID .hdad hat be had probably been nays
h ierl6laiy mur1tred Win ihr ni9uvs u rql
l. htry. Ever and annn thr story Wa =,
y peated ~ toe people N The Delghhorho3
n. snd ID finally passed inin history.
81 Nbdt, t4eniy Year, aftqf the disar
u pearAiiev the daughter " pfomineu
snd seSilhy citizen IN the vlsinlu had