PEARSON, Elisha - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

A murder occurred in Yeddo, a small but very tough town in Fountain County Monday night. Elisha Pearson was the proprietor of what is known as a “jug saloon.” John Stull has the reputation of being a desperado and very tough citizen generally. He went into Pearson’s place about 8 o’clock Monday night and soon after they got into an altercation about an old misunderstanding and the end of the affair came shortly afterward with the death of Pearson. Stull pulled his pistol during the row, shot and killed the saloon keeper.  Citizens say that an old grudge has existed between the men for some time and it was anticipated that when they did meet, blood would flow and one or the other come to grief. Excitement runs very high!