The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-02

and frozen there, and had been torn up
to be used as stated above. Mr.. Fish
er said that fire had been built in
the arches, and considerable WOOD
burned. An old lounge that was In
the sugar-house had the appearance OF
recent use, having been drawn up
close to the fire. Mr.. Fisher tracked
the young man for some distance in
the woods but owing to a fall OF snow
and frozen ground soon lost the trail.
1t is now supposed that young Fox
spent the night at the sugar-house,
and toward morning went to the barn
and stad up stairs on an old sack
filled with straw, and soon after the
hired man came in to milk the COWS
Fox came down. There did not
appear to have been any struggle
where the murder occurred. Mr..
Pachenbeuch was milking the last
COW when he was murdered, but when
found was over fifteen feet from where
he had been milking. The pail of milk
was found directly under the last COW,
un-disturbed and nearly full. His cap
was found in gutter with Il large hole
in the top, and it is thought by some
that while Mr.. Pachenbeuch was in
the act Of milking the COW, with his
head down and cap over his eyes, Fox
stole up and struck him on the head,
and as the victim showed fight
he struck him several more blows, and
dragged him to the foot of the stairs
where he was found by Mrs. West.
The shot gun that WAS found by Mr..
Fisher was identified by Mr.. Ostrapder
as the gun he sold Fox while he was
working for him. Fox has worked for
several farmers around Wellington
and vicinity, and was fairly well
known.
At the Faragher farm in Lorain it
was learned that Fox left that place on
Tuesday morning, to go to the woods
and cut some wood, but had put on
his best cloths under his working suit,
aud besides an ak carried gun.
About eleven o'clock that morning he
was seen by John Faragher in the
western part of town. Upon being
questioned by him as to where he was
going, he replied that he had decided
to 90 to North Amherst on a rabbit
hunt.
Wednesday he appeared at the West
farm and took dinner there, and in the
afternoon went to Rochester, and help.
ed farmer there cut wood, The nexl
morning Pachenbeuch was found dead
At half past four Thursday afternoon
Fox returned to the Faragher farm
and did his duties. After supper he
cleaned and oiled the milk wagon. A
card party was held at the Faraghel
home that evening and Fox joined ir
the playing. He seemed to enjoy him
self as much as any one present ant
. played until 80 next morning.
The authorities here, after learning
the place:that Fox had been working
= thought it advisable to keep look ou
~ around those premises, and ascertain
'' if the young man was still there
Early Friday afternoon, Sheriff A. Z
Lord telephoned to Deputy Sheri
Salisbury at Lorain, to 60 to the hom
y of Fox's late employer and find ou
70 when he was there last, and if he wa
there to arrest him at once. Tw
e hours later Marshal Williams receives
10 a message that Fox, the accused, wa
s. captured and had denied any knowl
10 edge of the crime. and said he did nc
:, know Mr.. West or where they lived
The dead mans boots were found a
e the Faragher farm, but Fox did nc
have them on.
The prisoner was taken to Elyrit
" and lodged in Jail. A preleminer
" hearing was arranged for Saturday, t
d" be held in the mayors court here be
10 fore Mayor Couch. The prisoner wa
D." brought to Wellington Saturday b
y the sheriff, on the 8:56 train. Th
c hearing commenced little after 10 4
% with Prosecuting Attorney Thorn,
10 representing the State. AS Fox wa
u without counsel, the mayor asked Al
torney Blinn to act as such.
+ Fox was identified by Mrs. and Mi
sc West as the man that took diner wit
L. them the day before the murder. H
I was also identified by Mr.. Clark
ol Chapman and Ostrander, as the JOSEF
le Fox who had worked for them, al
II Mr.. Ostrander identified TIE gun
T. the one he sold to Fox when he lie
III his place. The evidence pointed co
le clusively to Fox as the guilty persC
10 and was therefore bound over for h
or appearance before the court of col
lie mon Pleas without bail. The sher
+ returned with Fox on the evenil
le train to Elyria.
lie The murdered man was Germ,
III about 80 years Of age, who came
Nv this country many years ago, and I
III some time has worked in and arou
Medina county, until last year VIII
at he came to work for Mr.. @, f. We