Annals of Cleveland

Homicides

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Abstracts: 11

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1048

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 April 1864 (18 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1048 - L Apr. 20:4/2 - Mr. Orthner and two other comrades of the 37th
O.W. I. visited a home of prostitution. Upon leaving he discovered that
his wallet was gone. Rushing back he accosted John and Auguste Fay,
owners of the house. A fight started; Mr. Orthner drew a knife, and in
the scuffle Auguste was wounded and John killed. The alleged murderer
has not been captured. (18)

Index terms:

Fay, Auguste; Fay, John G.; Orthner (37th O. W. I.)

1050

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 May 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1050 - L. May 21:4/3 - An indictment was presented by the grand jury of
Cuyahoga county against Jacob Udech charged with murdering John G. Fay.
A Mr. Ebinger, accused of aiding and abetting the crime, was set free. (1)

Index terms:

Cuyahoga county; Ebinger; Fay, John G.

1052

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1052 - H July 5: 1/3 - A coroner's inquest held in connection with the
finding of the body of Lottie Dennis, in the old river bed, resulted in
the return of a verdict of murder. (2)

Index terms:

Dennis, Lottie

1053

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 July 1864 (9 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1053 - L. July 19:4/3 - An argument between an aged colored woman named
Marshall and Captain Diehl, former commander of "Garibaldi Guards,"
caused the captain to shoot her, resulting in immediate death. Captain
Diehl has the reputation of being a bully and a blackguard. (9)

Index terms:

Diehl, Captain (Garibaldi guards); U. S. army

1054

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 August 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1054 - L. Aug. 9; ed:2/2 - Some weeks fgo, a man who committed a murder
in England, supposing he had cleverly eluded all traces of detection
by sailing for New York, was arrested on landing.
"Murder will out. Civilization has provided such facilities for
detecting crime, that the arrest of the guilty has become almost a
necessity of the constitution of society. Little did this man know
that steam and telegraph had anticipated his arrival in this country,
and that he was to be arrested as soon as he landed." (8)

Index terms:

England; New York city

1055

Cleveland Morning Leader, 7 November 1864 (34 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1055 - L Nov. 7:4/4, 5 - A fight which occurred in the saloon of Henry
Shaffer at Dodge and Harrison sts. on Nov. 5 resulted in the fatal
stabbing of Edward Gibbons, jr., by Michael Meehan.
There had been ill feeling between Mr. Meehan and Mr. Gibbons for
some time. It had been brought on by an argumert that Mr. Meehan could
whip Mr. Gibbons. On seeing Mr. Gibbons again, Mr. Meehan at once
started another argument and after about ten minutes of fierce fighting,
Mr. Gibbons fell on his face and died. Several people witnessed the fight
and were summoned by a coroner's jury to testify. The jury rendered a
verdict to the effect that "the deceased came to his death by violence
at the hands of Michael Meehan." (34)

Index terms:

Dodge st.; Gibbons, Edward, Jr.; Harrison st.; Meehan, Michael; Shaffer, Henry

1057

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 November 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1057 - L Nov. 30:4/2 - The body of a new-born infant was found on Nov.
28 near Prospect and Perry sts. It had been thrown from the street into
the space between a fence and a barn. (1)

Index terms:

Perry st.; Prospect st.