The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-04-18

7 On last Saturday afternoon the
Ipeople of the town were startled by
the report, that Charles, the younger
son OF James Dicken, who lives one
mile northeast of town had been shot
by boy named Cess, and that the
wound would be fatal.
The report was soon confirmed by
the summoning of the coroner, for the
purpose of an inquest.
The facts as CLEANED and compiled
from the testimony at the preliminary
hearing on Monday afternoon are
about as follows.
On Saturday morning Edward
Cess, accompanied by his mother,
came to Logan, arriving here between
nine and ten o'clock and remained
here till about thirty, when they,
in company with distant cousin of
Eds, named Amos Cess, started for
home, their way leading them out the
GAINESVILLE road, to the junction with
the Gore road, then easterly past the
Dicken home.
Instead of following the GAINESVILLE
road to the junction with the Gore
road, they turned off On private
drive through the premises of the
Logan Clay works. which connected
with the Gore road Immediately west
of the r. R. crossing of the Straits
vile branch.
Just at this point north of the Gore
road and west of the r. r. is located
the Red-brick works Of Wright and
Co., at which works Charles Dicken
was working on Saturday.
The testimony discloses that Cess
had revolver in his possession when
he came to town, said, by his mother,
to have belonged to some one whom
he expected to see in town, but that
it was unloaded, and this may be true
for it is known that he purchased car
triges for it'while in town.
Cess drank both beer and whiskey
while in town and was unable to
walk straight when he started for
home.
When the homeward bound party
arrived at the r. r. crossing, Charles
Dicken and a gentleman by the
name of Walker were near the road
on the grounds of the red brick
works.
Cess spoke to them in some drum
ken salutation which was replied to
by the two men.
What next was said or done is in
doubt but it must have irritated Cess
as he called Dicken as of b, to
which Dicken replied that he did not
allow any person to call him that,
whereupon the epithet was repeated
by Cess three or four times.
Dicken then picked up piece of
brick and went out into the road.
Mrs. Cess at this juucture interfer-
ed to prevent a fight and asked Dick
EN- to throw down the brick, which he
did, but declined to retire from the
road.
At the same time Edward Cess was
struggling with his cousin who was
trying to keep him away from Dicken.
At this time Edward Cess changed
his revolver from his inside coat poek-
ct to his right hand coat pocket, at
which time it was seen by both Dick
en- and Amos Cess.
Dicken told Amos to get the 'tgun"
away from him, whic h he tried to do
but failed.
The parties got together and clinch-
ed when Cess placed the revolver
against Dickens breast and fired.
The ball penetrated his body a little
below the right nipple and passed al
me st through the body, in its course
severing the aorta and a rib.
Dicken never spoke after being
shot and died in about six min utes.
Cess Immediately ran, lea wing
his hat on the ground, it being knock
ed off in the scuffle, hut was captured :
that night at his home, by the sheriff,
aud placed injail.
At the preliminary, on Monday, he
was held to bail in the sum of 81 900, S
in default of which he is now in Jail c
under charge of murder in the second !
degree. Gessis son of Albert Cess, :;
who some years ago shot and killed i,
the Marshall of New Straitsville, for
which crime be was lynched by mob 5
Of infuriated citizens Of that place,