The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-05-06

zetle, and the. Hawkeys, 10 publish the
same from regard to the lost traveller
..,,a sa4. = III PLlNY FAY.
P.S. The fragments of clothes and
papers, &c. may be seen at Aaron Blan-
chard's a& r f57r.ge9s :. 1s'ras P. F.
Muscatine Island, April a., ls4l.
From the ST. Louis New Era.
The Trail of the Murderers Discovered.
Negroes alone engaged in the work.
We have purposely RETAINED, for seve-
raj days, from giving publicity to the EVIL
dence obtained by the Police in relation
to the murder Of Baker and Weaver, in
order that efficient measures might be
taken to. pursue the miscreanls concerned
in the foul work. That restraint having
been removed, we copy from the Repub.
lican, of this morning, full account of
all the information which has been elicit
ed up to the present time. remarking,
tina, it corresponds so nearly with the
state Of facts presented to us, that alter.
alton is unnecessary. The informer in
this case, we have 10 doubt, is more
gully than he represents himself to have
been; but we may well compromise for
the important information which he has
given, and which may lead to the APP
prehension of the principals in the bloody
tragedy. Three OF, the fellows implicated
are free ,aegroes-,he fourth may justly
be regarded as one, as no one seems to
have had any control over him. 1t re-
mains now to be seen whether the officers
and courts will do their duty, and en-
force the law--not only that law which
prohibits free negro from taking up his
residence here, but that one which pro.
bibi,s masters from permitting slaves to
hire their own time. If masters are not
acquainted with the law upon this sub
ject, the sooner they are made to know
it the better. The safety of the city re-
quires the prompt execution of all the
laws in connection with free negroes and
slaues. No misplaced sympathy Cor the
first class of our populalion-no con-
sideration of profit arising from the COM
mon mode of hiring slave labor-should
be tolerated, under any circumstances.
The Tragedy Of the Night of the 18th
Five Thousand Dollars Reward. r.
For some days past, the city aulhorl-
ties have been engaged in investigating
some recent developments connected with
the murder of Messrs Baker and Weaver,
and the burning of the store of Messrs
Collier & Pettus, and we have RETAINED
from giving any OF the particulars, least
our doing SO might impede their opera
tons. The objects of secrecy being
over, in the opinion of the officers, we
feel ct liberty to state the particulars so
far as they have been developed. a
A negro man named Edward H. En-
mis-, who has been for some time past in
the employ Of a barber named Johnson,
on Market street, opposite the National
Hotel, made the disclosure. The COM
munications, it seems, were made to En-
mis- by, one of the parties, that Ennis be.
ing uneasy about it and yet afraid, be-
cause of the excitement, and also of the
murders, to tell what he knew, went on
Friday last to Butcher, a yellow man,
who resides in; Brooklyn, on the oppo.
site side. of the river, and told him what
| he knew and asked his advice. Butcher
refused to give any advice; on Sunday.
he went over again and went to Alton,
when Butcher communicated the facts TO
two constables who arrested Ennis, and
after taking his statement, came here
with the expectation of catching one OF
the parties, (Warrick,) but he had left
before their arrival. " s .@2.1 ESQ
| The circumstances of this horrible af-
fair, as detailed by Ennis, are as follows:
About 10 O'Clock on Saturday night, En-
mis- went from the barber shop to his
boarding house, kept by Leah, free
yellow woman, and Peter Charleville, a
free man, on Third, between Market and
Walnut streets. Shortly after he had
gone TO bed, a negro slave named Ma
Olson, came to the door, knocked and
was admitted Soon after being admit,
ted. Madison exclaimed, i" Cd d-n
the luck, and on an inquiry why, he
stated Il have done more murder 10
night than ever did before and have
not been paid, for it, and after remark
luS uldt tLClc WouLu tC dill dtdTtu vi ITe
shortly, he stated in substance, that he
and three yellow men, viz: James Sc
ward, alias SewelI,a Warrick and Brown,
had gone on that night to Mr. Pettus'
counting room, that the door was un-
locked: Madison entered alone, Mr. Ba-
ker was sitting down with his boots off,
reading !. newspaper, Madison walked up
and presented a bank bill to him, and
asked him if. ii was good, and as Baker
turned to:look at the bill he struck him
over the head with a short, bar of iron
which he had concealed ander his arm !;
the others then came in, and they re-
peated the blows until he was quite dead,
his skull and one side Of the head COM
pletely smashed, after searching the body
for the keys, they rolled it up in the bed
clothes and placed it in the bed. '.a
They secured the door and went to
work on the vault to open it. Whilst at
This work, Mr,Weaver came to the door