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The ground was covered with snow, and there were a number of light footprints visible in it These were the the only indications of the,perpetrator of the horrible crime. iThe coroner was sent for, and until his arrival the sheriff and|is companions went to the Ohio Wrero, which was situated at no great distance from the scene of the murder, i When the Sheriff told ihe isndlard about the murder, and inscribed to him the appearance of the ;corpse, the landlord exclaimed at oncas••Great God! that poor #ilow cannot be anybody else but Mr. dammis, the Pittsburgh cattle dealer. He was here last night, and took supper with another man from Pittsburgh, whosename, I believe, was Bels4 or Wilson, and who rode on toward Pittsburgh immediately after they badjMt the table.**r. Sam mis sat in the from room with me and Jack Capon for at hour yet, when the two went out together.Jack Capon was a dissoute but verygoodnatured fellow, about thirty years old, who had a decided sversion to work, and a still more decided predilection for strong drink.He could not get any frhisky at Steubenville, and hence he often walked for miles and miles «t order to obtain a “wee drop of whisky. When he was successful he returead with his hat full of bricks to Stmbenville, where he had frequedtly beef punished by the “Squire” for intoxici$on, with fine and imprisonment. §$11 everybody liked hiiq because he !*ad an excellent, most unselfish Laurt, and never had a favor done him “What sort of hat did Upon wear last night? asked the Sheri “Why, no hat, but a tur 4p—made of beaver Bkin—with two cst-covers.” “Was this the cap? said 'Je Sheriff, producing the fur cap which |b ad been found near the corpse of thefcurdered man, and which he had tbmjfar been holding under his cloak.“Yes, exclaimed the landed, “that is Capon's cap, and no mista#. Where did you find it?'The Sheriff told him. Iferybodyseemed horror-struck at the ilea that poor Jack Capon should live com mitted sa atrocious a criae. Men were immediately dispatched to hunt up Jack Capon. They did not find him in his wonted haunts in Steubenville; but a man who was wellttquaint-ed with his habits said if he fouid be found anywhere it would be sribe cabin of old Sim Brooks.Brooks lived in the wPittsburgh side of Steubenvone mile from the spot wlere the corpse of Mr. Sammis had be# found. Like Jack Capon, old Brooks fas fond of whisky, and the two would iequent-ly drink together until they Were ut-
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 07, 1876
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