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MURDERFALSE ALARMoo!r*idin^yPjScnt Police on WildP-inF-leGoose ChaseI-A murder which did not occurlejaKitated the police somewhatt-1 n,sht. A telephone message to the sheriffs office, Webster Kopp, son of the sheriff, whoanswered the ’phone that a big tight was in progress at the B ^ O depot and that a man was^ killed. Ivopp called Chief of Po-y, bee Hubbard and imparted tohim the startling intelligence.The chief with Officer Ansberrymade for the B A- O on doublequick tim®.On arriving thev found no signs of a disturbance. Kacoun-teringa mao named Rummelthey asked him about thealleged murder. He excitedly informed them that be was the man who had telephoned the sheriff. “Noone was killed,” he said, “only Iwas going to be. 1 thought Iwas—no 1 am not drunk—but Tom Cavanaugh was going to whip me and I was afraid I would be killed.” At this point word9were impotent to express thefeelings of the police and the be-muddled Rummel was ordered toskedaddle without further ceremony.I1
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Defiance Express
Defiance, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 31, 1905
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