An on-going feud ...
fueled by whiskey ...
a stone used in anger ...
... and a man fell dead
...from a blow to his head.
The following story was found during an Internet search for Darrtown history. This account appeared in the Dayton Empire newspaper, which presumably picked up the story from the Oxford Citizen newspaper.
Webmaster notes:
We infer, from the first sentence of the article at the left, that Oxford had a newspaper named the Citizen, in 1866.
This story was found at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88077244/1866-12-05/ed-1/seq-3/#words=darrtown%2BDarrtown
NOTE: Newton's surname is spelled "Creger" in a second newspaper account below.
FIRST NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT
The name of the "drinking saloon" is not reported and since there were several saloons in Darrtown, during the 1800s, the location of the fatal incident is unknown.
A "doggery" was likely a place where dogs were sheltered and/or bred.
SECOND NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT
Like the item above, the following story was found during an Internet search for Darrtown history. This account appeared in the Daily Ohio Statesman newspaper. The original report appeared in the Hamilton True Telegraph.
Webmaster notes:
Whereas the first newspaper account (above) did not identify the location of the murder, this story reports that it occurred in "Cooch's bar-room."
This story was found at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028645/1866-12-10/ed-1/seq-1/
