Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-16

Tehub bhe VI iVhnhh''' JdINiS
Meach has performed by his unerrlng
and fcarlessness n ser
vice for the citizens OF Ohio. Yet he
Ia modest as can be. He lay in bed |
suffering with wounded head and two
broken ribs. He smiled when asked |
to tell the story Of his achievement. |
DIR. ]. u. Thomas, OF Huntington, who |
was in attendance, would not permit |
the old man, who Is aged 65 years, 10 |
talk very much.
81 was at the door" he said, when
/ was suddenly jumped on by several
men. One hit me on the head with the
butt Of his revolver. was dazed and
they overcame me, dragged me into the
kitchen the next room to the rear Of
the house,, bound me hand and foot
and gagged me. They threw me into
corner and jumped down upon my
chest several times. l lost my senses.
Pretty soon ! woke up. was alone
and I worked my hands into my pock-
cts and got my knife. could hear
voices in the room where the safe is
opened the knife with my fingers and
cut the cords. The rest was easy The
men had not noticed my gun in the
corner back of me.
II crawled on my stomach to the
door of the sitting room. My feet were
still tied. The noise I made aroused
the men. They came running into the
sitting room. I was in the shadow be-
| hind the door. There was a dim light
in the sitting room. They could not
see me. The two men came into sight
at the same time and bang, bang
and they were done for"
Jarvis Meach is a crack shot. He
has that reputation far and wide. His
only sport is quail shooting. The shots
brought the robber left at the safe
to the rescue. Jarvis had quickly cut
the cords about his feet and escaped
out the east door from the sitting room
into the yard. The bandit drag
ged his dead comrades into the kltch-
en-. Two great pools of blood in either
| al hat eta IItc dneird owl
IDENTIFY was to escape taking his
pals" with him as perhaps he did
not yet realize that they were dead.
While they were doing this Jarvis
slipped into the parlor at the front of
the house and got q shot gun that
was there. He returned and shot
Casey, almost the entire load entering
his thigh. Casey Immediately ran in
to the parlor and from there into a
hallway and up stairs. A trail of
blood tells of his attempt at escape.
He rushed to a rear room and struck a
window looking out over the back
yard but it did not break through. A
bed nearby was badly rumpled and
blotched with blood where perhaps he
searched for hidden money, although
sorely hurt. He then ran to the front
of the house, broke window sash
crawled onto the roof, climbed to the
rear of the house and dropped to the
ground. He got as far as a tree q
few rods up the road. Davis, it is be
lieved, was hit by stray shot at some
point in this strange encounter. Jarvis
says he shot but three times. However
there are fifty-six separate pellets Of
lead in Davis arm and leg and tn,
wounding of this man is something O.
a mystery.
Jarvis next elder brother, John, aged
10, had been captured and bound by
the bandits prior to entering the house
A man had been placed as guard ovel
him. A the sound of the shooting the
guard took to his heels. Carelessly the
ropes binding Johns feet had been tiet
around his rubber boots. 1t was al
Leasy matter for him to slip them off an,
run to neighbor Wolfe for aid. Thi
was a minor mistake of the despera
does. Although otherwise seemiNyl.
shrewd, they also neglected to leave I
guard over Jarvis whom they left 70
dead Had one man easily spared
been detailed to watch Jarvis the stor.
might be different one. Loren Meacl
the oldest brother aged 80, was bount
in his bed and not hurt. His bedroom
adjoins the room occupied by the saf'
and he lay bound and gagged and hear,
the operations going on. He is al
invalid. He said that the men foun,
difficulty in making preparations t
blow the safe and called the others in
The sheriff found the safe yesterda,
all ready to be broken. The hinges wer
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