The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-14
Terrible Murder az Meredith Bridge, \.
u.---A Man Killed or account OF
IeaIOuSY.

Terrible Murder az Meredith Bridge, y.
U..--A Man Killed OF account OF
Jealousy.
We are Indebted 10 M. David Green, the
efficient messenger Of Langden's Dkorcs~.
for an extra from the New Hanpsh re- Dem
ocrat, dated Meredith Bridge, Friday, Oct.
22d, containing the following accom- OF n
terrible murder in thar place on Wcuuesd4y
last -
1t becomes our painful duty To announce
a cold-blooded murder, that was perpe;rated
Just out of the limits of our villa, aud
within sight in the day iine] and hearing
Of many dwelling houses, some uf4e last
night, (Oct. "a
The body of Edward l.. Davis, a young
man - years Of age, whose parents resided
in this village, WAS found ia The river, just
below the Railroad Bridge, mbcrs "a Lad
evidently been thrown after life ha, hcepu4o
extinct, or The person insensible.
On the Bridge, near the middle OF 40, ris-
err, was found the coat of he decea Ell. ! ..a
collar was torn off, and hung only iy few
threads, while the right sleeve, from, o. ei-
bow 10 the wrist was covered With blood,
as was also the LEFT skirt. Bolh sleeves
were torn. as was also the skirt, and o,1c.
parts. We examined Tie lining or the r'ght
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thick, dark blood On the cad Of a sleeper
of the Bridge, few feet from where the
coat lay, we saw a considerable Guafliry Of
blood. Blood was also found oil a,cre iro,n
this spot 10 The south end Of the brdge, eud
three or four rods along the railroad ssaek
10 n pair Of bars, that orescd into a slna.i
patch of woods, just below the cetncf cry
At about two-or three rods from The bars,
within the field, and by the. side el tHs
wc,,ds was found a spot of hlooI LAT no
other spot was toand, or marks Of q scu,ile
or fight Ii is supposed, from the qHopuiy
of blood on The coat, that he must have been
made insensible hya blow sou,t distance
from this place, and his coat taken oh and
wrapped round bis head, and whie he Was
carried to the bridge.
On the right temple, and from 'hccc to
the right eye, is the mark OF hef " llow.
apparently given by stone or cln''. wh.lo
there were few more slight hru ses about
the face. From the moa,b and ncFc, biood
was dripping, while the body lay The edge
Of the water. The deceased was thick
set person, about 8 ieet 4 or 'uehcs m
height, and was employed on the railroat,
we believe an oycrseer OF gang o! iriSh-
men. - - stf
Suspicion of The murder falls strongly on
MIR. Rufus Flanders with whose ws.o, It
is said the deceased has been for some time
CARRYING OIL an Illicit intercourees Dir.
! Flanders, left his wife and this sIllage u
! bout n week since, on this account, but re-
turned yesterday, morning. He vas prcs--
ent when the body was taken ashore huE
betrayed--that We could sliscover--uo synp-
toms of guilt Yesterday he was seani "a
threaten The deceased several times. aud ve
learn that he called at his boardiag place
and inquired for him about II O'Clock lasS
evening. Flanders was arrested before
F, leaving the scene of death. MIR. Davis was
last seen at Prescott's oyster saloon, about
twelve o'clock last night, where he ats a
T; dish Of oysters, and treated to o!steFo sew