Year: 1877

County, Ohio.


logan (Ohio) Cor. Chicago Times.l


One of the most atrocious crimes ever
perpetrated in the State of Ohio was the
murder in this county, on Friday, near
the village of Gore and about seven
miles from Logan, of Mr. John Weldon,
his widowed sister, Mrs. McClurg, and
Miss Nancy Hite, daughter of Mrs.
McClurg by former husband. The
supposed murderers are now in jail at
Logan. One of them, William Terrell,
made confession to-day which throws
the crime on to one Joseph King. King
denies any knowledge of the crime. The
murdered man was thrifty farmer, and
had recently sold his wool besides hav-
ing made sale of some cattle and sheep,
and it was generally supposed that he
had money about the house.


Terrell, the self-confessed murderer,
says that they met him about half mile
from the house, and that King, without
any warning, walked up and deliberately
shot him in the bowels. Then ensued a
tussle during which King shot him in
the breast once and twice i'll the neck.
The victim then picked up an old corn
cutter and threw it at King and struck
him in the back. King seized the corn
cutter and struck the old man over the
head, cleaving the skull, and then
finished his work with a club. They
then went down to small stream and
washed their hands, and then to the
house. King, Terrell says, took the AK
from the porch and went into the house,
and presently came out with the old
lady. They walked together a moment,
and then, without warning, he struck
her with the ak, across the head, nearly
cutting it in twain. She fell, and he
struck her across the neck, severing the
| jugular vein. He then ran into the
house and the young lady, seeing the
blood-besmeared weapon, OWNED his
purpose and ran out the front
door. The brute pursued and overlook
her before she had taken many steps
and dealt her a blow upon the shoulder
| sinking the AK to the handle. This
brought her to the ground, and he
struck her on the back of the head.
splitting it wide open. Again he lifted
his weapon and struck her across the
neck, almost severing her head from her
body. He then threw the ak down by
this victim, and probably again went
int fhn 10 f,,I
arrested they had about $11 on their
persons.


The tragedy was first discovered by
a neighbor's boy, who went to their
house to borrow a saddle ON the day
following the murder. He walked up
to the house and looked in the door, and
saw that the table was set, and, seeing
no one, he hallooed, and, receiving no
answer, he turned to go around the
house to find some one, and there, al
most within his reach, he saw the body
of the murdered girl. He was terror
| stricken, and screaming he ran and gave
the alarm. The neighbors, hearing the
cries, came in from every direction.
Some, coming over the hill and through
the cornfield, picked up the corn-cutter
which had been used. While examin-
ing it they were attracted by the pite
GUS bowling of the dog belonging to the
murdered man, and, going over to the
fence where he was, they discovered the
victim. The family were the most
peaceable, quiet, and inoffensive people
in the county. The old gentleman was
SO years old, and had never married.
Mrs. McClurg was about 40, had mar
ried twice, and had had but one child,
the young lady, Nancy Hite, who was
about IL, a smart, Intelligent young
lady, and loved by all who knew her.