The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-17
A SCUFFLE,
A PISTOL REPORT, AND
A YOUNG LIFE
GOES OUT.
Edward Guess Shoots and Instantly
Kills Charles Dickens.

3 O'Clock the already SCARED name
Of Hooking was darkcned n deeper
dye, by the killing Of Charles
Dickens, age 90, by Ed. Guess, age
10.
Dickens was working at the
brickyard near the north corpora
ton line of Logan, when Guess,
with his mother and cousin came
along the railroad near by. Guess
and his cousin are said to have
been drunk and quarreling, the
former flashing a revolver, while
the mother was using every effort
to pacify them.
When they came upto the yard
where Dickens was working, u few
words passed between Guess and
Dickens. There was present hut
one other witness besides the per-
sons mentioned. But 1t Is said
that Dickens, in the heat OF wards,
approached Guess with Il brick in
hand, and when but a few feet
from him Guess fired the fatal
shot, which took effect in the right
breast, killing Dickens almost in
stantly.
Guess fled to the woods and was
captured at midnight at his home
u few miles north of Logan, by
Deputy Sheriff Cart Bright and
posse.
In the afternoon while in a sa-
loon in Logan, Guess is alledged
to have boasted that he was son
of Albert Guess, the man'that was
lynched for killing the Marshal of
Straitsville and that he would do"
some body before he left town that
afternoon.
LATER.
Preliminary hearing before Squire
j. N. Floyd.
On Monday afternoon the pre-
linlinary hearing or the case of the
State of Ohio VS. Edward Guess for
the killing Of Charles Dickens, was
heard in the court room before
Squire j. M. Floyd.
Not deeming it the proper thing
at this time to report the testimony
Uer6atuna, we will give the follow
ing as the general trend ofal testi-
mony with little variations:
Edward Guess, who lives with
his mother about miles north of
Logan, came into town with his
in the morning to order
II suit of clothes. About two
O'clock they started home with a
cousin, Amos Guess. Ed Guess
had been drinking some and when
they got to the Horne brick yard
and passed through the by-road
that leads into the main road at
the crossing of the Straitsville rail-
road branch, there was working in
Il new brick yard near by, two
men-Jno. Walker and Charles
Dickens.
These men looked up from their
work at the halloo of the Guess
boys, who were swaying along as
if drunk. Ed Guess said, "Didn't
you ever see any body before.'
Dickens laughed, where upon
Guess called him a Son-of-a-b-
Dickens said, II don't allow any
body to call me such name.'
Guess repeats the epi;hets several
times. Dickens dropped his work
and went out into the road. Mrs
Guess told him her son was drunk
and he (Dicken) ought to go back
to his work and save trouble. Dick
ems persist ed in resenting the in
suit and picked up brick, where
upon Guess pulled his revolver
Dicke MS threw down his brick and
Guess put the revolver away
Hot words followed and the boy
came together. Several blow
were struck and they clinched ant
while clinched, Guess worked hi
right hand loose, took out his gun
pressed it against the breast o
Dickens and fred. Dickens releas
! ed his hold walked few steps ant
fell dead.
/, Guess put his revolver away
:. stood few moments and then ruI
out the road towards home.
This is the story in nut shell
, in which there passed out the lif
of Charles Dickens and Ed ware
I Guess becomes murderer.
Poor Charley Dickens. Strong
quiet, but quick tempered. No
willing to pass over the foul film
, at the good name of his mother
: even though it should eminat
t from the mouth of a youth render
, ed totally irresponsible for wha
$ he might say, and to whom at hi