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On the night of Sept. 11, 1900, five men forced their way into the Johnson home, north of Carey OH, for the purpose of theft. Mr. Johnson, alerted by his wife who had heard a commotion downstairs, got his revolver and was preparing to go down to see what had happened.
The door to the upstairs rooms suddenly opened and Mr Johnson was shot by a masked man, later identified as George Ury. The men bound and gagged members of the family and began a search of the house. They found a small amount of money in a cupboard downstairs, but were unable to find the fortune they thought was hidden in the home.
After striking Mrs. Johnson with a revolver and making threats of returning, the men left. Mrs. Johnson and her children managed to free themselves during the morning hours and made their way to Carey to report the incident.
Despite the sentences imposed on the men, none of the five spent much time in prison. Charles Foster died in the Ohio penitentiary in December 1902, having served a year and a half; Locke Foster, committed in 1902, was pardoned by the governor in 1914; Willis Miller was released by the supreme court after serving five years; and Marsh Lindsay, also freed by the supreme Court, served only two years but was later returned to prison by the same court and died shortly thereafter.
The door to the upstairs rooms suddenly opened and Mr Johnson was shot by a masked man, later identified as George Ury. The men bound and gagged members of the family and began a search of the house. They found a small amount of money in a cupboard downstairs, but were unable to find the fortune they thought was hidden in the home.
After striking Mrs. Johnson with a revolver and making threats of returning, the men left. Mrs. Johnson and her children managed to free themselves during the morning hours and made their way to Carey to report the incident.
Despite the sentences imposed on the men, none of the five spent much time in prison. Charles Foster died in the Ohio penitentiary in December 1902, having served a year and a half; Locke Foster, committed in 1902, was pardoned by the governor in 1914; Willis Miller was released by the supreme court after serving five years; and Marsh Lindsay, also freed by the supreme Court, served only two years but was later returned to prison by the same court and died shortly thereafter.
On the night of Sept. 11, 1900, five men forced their way into the Johnson home, north of Carey OH, for the purpose of theft. Mr. Johnson, alerted by his wife who had heard a commotion downstairs, got his revolver and was preparing to go down to see what had happened.
The door to the upstairs rooms suddenly opened and Mr Johnson was shot by a masked man, later identified as George Ury. The men bound and gagged members of the family and began a search of the house. They found a small amount of money in a cupboard downstairs, but were unable to find the fortune they thought was hidden in the home.
After striking Mrs. Johnson with a revolver and making threats of returning, the men left. Mrs. Johnson and her children managed to free themselves during the morning hours and made their way to Carey to report the incident.
Despite the sentences imposed on the men, none of the five spent much time in prison. Charles Foster died in the Ohio penitentiary in December 1902, having served a year and a half; Locke Foster, committed in 1902, was pardoned by the governor in 1914; Willis Miller was released by the supreme court after serving five years; and Marsh Lindsay, also freed by the supreme Court, served only two years but was later returned to prison by the same court and died shortly thereafter.
The door to the upstairs rooms suddenly opened and Mr Johnson was shot by a masked man, later identified as George Ury. The men bound and gagged members of the family and began a search of the house. They found a small amount of money in a cupboard downstairs, but were unable to find the fortune they thought was hidden in the home.
After striking Mrs. Johnson with a revolver and making threats of returning, the men left. Mrs. Johnson and her children managed to free themselves during the morning hours and made their way to Carey to report the incident.
Despite the sentences imposed on the men, none of the five spent much time in prison. Charles Foster died in the Ohio penitentiary in December 1902, having served a year and a half; Locke Foster, committed in 1902, was pardoned by the governor in 1914; Willis Miller was released by the supreme court after serving five years; and Marsh Lindsay, also freed by the supreme Court, served only two years but was later returned to prison by the same court and died shortly thereafter.
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