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-i John W. Roam had acted as attorney for Mrs. Diltz, and it is thought that 1 he had been repulsed when he at-. tempted to force his presence on the I white woman.Following an all-night man hunt, |I when he was tracked by a posse of I 500 citizens and trailed by bloodhounds over a circuitous flight for miles, end-i ing at daybreak. In his return to hi9 own homo Attorney John W. Beam kissed his wife and fired two shots into his body and one at the officers.Hastily spreading .blood over hi3 entire body, Beam feigned fatal wounds and his act probably saved him being lynched on the spot, as the crowd believed his ertd was near.Mrs. Diltz was shot down In her own doorway by Beam, who in a predated note to his wife, written during I the afternoon, makes tho unbeliever! declaration that the white woman and himself have been sweethearts for two ! years.Beam was also indicted recently for forgery in connection with an alleged deed to farm lands secured by him from Mrs. Alice Bolinger, a wealthy Beaverdam woman, who stated today that she had received threatening letters and was living in fear of being murdered. ., .
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Wed, May 26, 1909
Page 8
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