The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-01-24
SUFFERING EXCRUCIATING.
"Tobe" kinear, Conneo otod
With the Gable store
Robbery, at Nelson
Vile, Captured.
FOUND SICK AT ORLEANS.

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On the night of August Goth, 1895
the citizens of Nclsonvillc were
aroused from slumber by the dis
charge of firearms. The smoke
cleared away and it was disco vcr-
ed that james Knight laya dying
man. The story of. his death is
known to our readers but the men
who played the important parts IN
the tragedy have been brought be-
fore the public in their true light.
Officer lax returned from New
Orleans with Minear Monday, and
he Is now in the county jill await
ing a hearing. Officer Lax gave
the Independent the following most
interesting story Of Minear's move
mentS since that memorable night:
"Tobe claims that John kinkndp
cOaXed and forced him into the
lawless deeds for which he has sur-
fered so much and is vet TO suffer
liinkade, Tobe claims, gave him
the key to the G.. III. V. & II. freight
cars and went with him (MineaO
on the first occasion but did not
find anything in the car. On
every occasion Einkade would
make Minear give the key to him
which was kept in Kincade's pos
session, Minear is n cousin Of Kin
kade. Just prior to the attempt to
burglarize Cables hardware store,
Kinkade asked Minear If he would
like to earn $50; Tobe told him he
would and Kinkade said "We can
rob Cables hardware store and a
man in Athens, Val Davis, would
buy the cutlery at one half price as
he could send II to Columbus over
the Ohio Central railroad ana sell
IL to parties there. Tube claims he
saw Davis but twice and nothing
was said about crooked work,
When the time come for the job to
be done, one went one way and the
other, the other way, to see If any
officers were about. Kinkade got
the brick, cover ed it with mud and
broke the window and came run
ming back to Tobe and said at
made damn sight m3re noise
than / thought it would" After
things quieted down, Tobe was lift
ed up to the window by Kinkade
and as he got part way through
the window he was struck II terri
fic blow over the head with mat
took handle and fell out of the
window onto the ground. lie tried
to get up twice before he succeeded
and attempted to run away when
he heard.a voice, which he rec0g-
nized as Marshall lIardgrove's,
calling him to halt; ami then, he
claims, Rola shot him, knocking
him down. lie got up again and
ran down Pete Butts alley, getting
over the fence and crossing the
lots to the rear of the Odd Fellows
building, and there washed the
blood from his head and face in II
barre, Of rain water. lie hal to
wipe the blood off his face several
times before reaching the water so
that he could get his breath. From
there he went throus usht Br0ok's
alley and, as he was crossing the
street, was again called on to halt,
and some one shot him. lie fell
again but got up and climbed over
the fence into John Harvey's lot.
Here he saw Joe Smith running
around with revolver in his
hand. lie then crawlcd into the
celler under Harvey's house and
laid there until daylight. He was
there when lady came down
stairs to get some things for break
fast. Shortly afterwards another
person came into the room above
and one of them said, Jimmy
Knight was killed and If they go,
the fellow he would be lynched {"
Minear then made up his mind to
get out Of the country If he could.
Awaiting a favorable opportunity
he went up into the kitchen into
the front room, picked up hat
from the dresser and out Of the
back door into the alley where he
received his second shot the night
before, up Washington street, then
down by the cO!ored church,
through Lewis Vaughn's house
there being no one in at the time,
crossed the canal ut the Brooks
irestle and went into Isaiah Ted
rows cornfeld coming out again
by the old canal lock just as Mar
shall Hardgrove was going into
the c0rnfeld after him. lie cross,
ed the canal and went to The top
Of the hill back Of ii. billiards
house where he lay until Saturday
evening in the bushes, part Of