The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-06-07
With an AK
Jacob Stump Split the Head Of His
BrOther-In-Law, Henry Shank, at
Buena Vista.

At Buena Vista, a town in west
ern Hooking, on Monday evening
of this week occurred an awful trag-
edy in the killing Of Henry Shank,
aged 45,by his brother-in-law Jacob
Stump, aged 65.
1.-THE two men lived in the same
house with the two sisters of Shank
one of whom was the wife of
Stump. They ate breakfast in the
morning together, except Henry
Shank who came from his bed
room late and went to the wash
stand. Stump left the table and
went out after Shank. The women
in the house heard nothing, but in
going out in about ten minutes
they saw Stump going slowly
down shrough the lot, and they be-
held the awful spectacle of their
brother lying in the door of the
smoke house with the back of his
head split open with an ak. The
evidences were that he had been
struck while STOPPING washing his
face. The AK was sitting by the
wash stand. The women gave the
alarm, and in short time Stump
came slowly back to the house with
a spike and stick of wood in his
hand. He asked William Shank,
brother of the killed man, to drive
the spike in his (Stump's) head,
that the iron band had bursted
from it and he must have relief or
his head would burst This SEEM
ed to reveal the whole secret of the
awful tragedy.
Stump has been periodically in
sane for many years, but never had
he committed any violence during
one of those spells. But the eli
max had come when his insanity
had no doubt resulted in the awful
murder of his brOther-in-law.
Stump was arrested, bound over to
court and brought to Logan. The
DEMOCRAT man called On him in
the county Jail. He is evidently
insane. He seemed very quiet and
unexcited, and talked rashionally.
He is fine appearing gentleman,
iron grey hair and mustache, black
clothes and ministerial appear.
ance. and by-the.way he had ac-
quired the prefix "Rev." to his
name by his having been an OK.
orter in the church. He talked
carefully, softly and intelligently
except at times by the awful stare
of his eyes and the sudden break.
ing of sentences betrayed his in.
sanity.
He spoke of many citizens of Lo.
gan that he knew, which citizens
we have seen and all declare that
he has been "off" for many years
but perfectly harmless until now
He lamented his being In Jail and
said 1t was the first time in his
long life of 65 years that he was
ever in prison. Said he ate his
breakfast as usual that morning
but feeling bad and his head com.
mencing to hurt him again he went
out of doors, and thought to carry
some small articles down to hi'
new house. He says he remem-
bers of starting for the household
effect that he was going to move
but a pain struck him In the heaC
and he knew no more until late ir
the afternoon. He says they tolt
him he had killed his brOther-in
law, but that he cannot believe i
as he had never done any mar
harm before.
The affair is indeed a pitiabl'
one. His father before him wa
insane and his uncle died In th'
asylum. He insists that he Is no
insane, but that when those awfu
pains strike his head that he doe
not know what he does. The auth
critics here will investigate th'
matter and deal with the unfor
tunate affair as soon as possible
The parties are all well respected
In their community.