ebay : Leanne3790 ( ref.5646439890)

You are bidding on an original 1917 murder weapon, a straight blade razor, that a mother used to kill her 11 year old son with original newspaper article and obituary. FACTS: On September 23, 1917 my grandfather, Ollie B. Chesshir, an Amarillo Texas Police Officer, was summoned to an emergency on the Bush Estate. Upon his arrival he found John William Shafer Jr., an 11 year old boy who was slashed to death with a straight blade razor. "Chesshir rushed into the room and saw the body of little John lying upon the blood soaked bed, his throat cut and gashes about his face and body. Mrs. Shafer was found to upon the body of the girl, Sophia, apparently trying to choke her.." "Woman (the mother) is believed to have been demented at time". "Justice Landis held an inquest into the killing immediately after being notified by the police department. A razor, the blade broken out of the handle, and a bloody butcher knife were found by the coroner’s jury at the scene....Policeman Chesshir is commended by many citizens of Amarillo for the quick action that he took in the tragedy for it is believed by many that his quick action probably saved the life of the girl". At some point after the coroner’s jury and inquest, my grandfather, brought the murder weapon home and stored it. In December of 1963, while exploring my grandparent’s basement I discovered an old cigar box stowed in the bottom of a musty trunk. When I showed the box to my mother her face paled as she grabbed it from me. She said that the razor was very dangerous, not because of the now rusted and dull edge, but because a deranged insane mother had used the razor to murder her 11 year old son. She told me that the blade chipped as the mother tried to slice her daughter’s throat and this made her drop the razor and begin choking her little girl. This is why my grandfather was able to save the little girl. The Amarillo Daily News, September 25, 1917 morning newspaper stated that the daughter, Sophia, "had received a very bad slash on the side of her face and some cuts on one of her hands." May 24, 1968, my grandfather, Ollie B. Chesshir, died at age 83. March 17, 1971, my grandmother, Mrs. Willie Fay Chesshir died and my father Ollie Burnett Chesshir inherited their small estate. He brought the murder weapon to our home later that year. I can remember how my mother feared the straight edge razor. She believed the "instrument" was evil and believed its presence brought dark things into our home. She believed it was the cause of thumps in the night, the cold spots, the flickering lights, and the child’s voice she promised she could hear crying "mommy". I heard my parents arguing behind their closed bedroom door for almost a year, before my father took the cigar box and it’s contents away from our home. June 6, 1974, my mother died. December 30,2001, my father, Ollie Burnett Chesshir died. He was lying in his hospital bed trying to recover from surgery. He was weak and slipping away from me each day. He was asleep for most of the time during my visits, but on the sixth night he woke up with a start and drew me to him. He looked me squarely in the eyes and told me the razor was in the safety deposit box and that I should leave it there. We would never speak about it again. I did not see the old straight edged razor again until the Spring of 2001. I was at my fathers bank. I opened his safety deposit, box while trying to put his affairs in order, when I saw the old cigar box again. I remembered the conversation with my mother when I was 8 years old, remembered her fears, remembered my fathers admonition; yet, I still loaded up the box and it’s contents and took it home. My mistake. Not long after I brought the murder weapon and newspaper article home, my family began to experience strange things. My oldest daughter came home from college for Christmas break. She said she felt a bad presence close to her face at night. She was afraid. When she returned to school she hung Tibetan prayer flags all around her room for protection. My youngest daughter became frightened when the lights would flicker and her cat stared intently into empty space. Me, I just hear faint whispers late at night and tell my self it is only the Texas wind. My husband, for his part, has been a good sport about all of this until he took pictures outside our home one night. I knew it was time for the cigar box and it’s contents to go. You are bidding on the cigar box which contains the original straight blade razor with a large chip in the blade. Included also is the original Amarillo Daily newspaper article from September 25, 1917, and the original obituary for my grandfather, Amarillo City Police officer Ollie B. Chesshir. The razor blade is marked IXL and to my knowledge has never been cleaned. It measures 6" closed and 9 1/4" when open. The razor is 3/4" wide at the widest point. Please email questions before bidding ends as all sales are final unless item is not as described. At this point I don't know if my family has an over active imagination or if the old murder weapon has any power of its own. I just know I don't want it to be in my family any longer. Please help me bring peace back to my family! I was asked a very good question. I have family birth and death certificates to prove that Ollie Chesshir was my grandfather. I will include copies of these certificates with the sale of these items. His obituary mentions his time on the police force and the fact that he was the first motorcycle officer in Amarillo Texas. He was also a former Texas Ranger.