Hide Article Text (OCR)
lalsoin-theblei. vil icy ■ a*rinferierlie.lS*try11(1IItl*beph01aniwiinlliShocking Murder of a School Teacher.An awful murder was committed in Wayne township, Clermont county, in this State,Thursday the 9th inst. About two miles east of a little village called Edenton, a man hv the name of Arleimts C. Morrow, a school* teacher and resident of the place, was killed bi John Dale. The ciicumsisnces ore these: John DuIc and John Groves, voung men, were attending the. school of Mr. Morrow. On the day named above, the teacher undertook to correct a younger brother of Dale, when John interfered, taking his little brother’s part, and a fight ensued, The tenrhergot young Dale down on the fioor, when Groves struck Morrow on the head wljb n stic k of stove-wood.— Then they all seporated, and the affray was supposed to be over. The hituII children become frightened, and run out of doors during the fieht. The teacher went to the door to rail liis scholars bock. thencame up behind Morrow, and struck him with a billet of wood on the right side of his head, just above his ear, which felled j j* him—tltfii lepeaud the blows three times, all three on the head: while he was pros- «h trnte, w hic h completed the murder— the | P(| Scull being fractured ond the head nw folly ^ brtiiFed. The poor man lingered till 8 o- ip,I I. I.. I., r I .. . I nu« ml ((■oldisVaenthlt;thhoiniclock night be fore. last, and th»n Ceased toictueibrrRtbe. He was delirious all the time nf-of trr the. occurrence. Morrow leaves o wife : at and five or six children. He was u civil in-: tc offensive man. Dule and Groves both fled, lt;and had not b**cn arrested ut last ncrmmts. I We learn these particulars from Mr. James-(t Crossan, who lives near where the murder in appcned.—Ci i- Com. oj Saturday*left.!lb*
Newspaper Details
The Portsmouth Inquirer
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Jan 20, 1851
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 11 Nov 2023
Other Publications Near Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth Weekly Times
Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth Valley Sentinel
Portsmouth Morning Sun
Portsmouth Daily Times
