The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-19

mas be' u Killed IN most shocking manner. She
was u dress maker, and lived alone in a small
house. For the last four FIVE DAYS all the doors
have been shut, and the curtains drawn down
1his having continued for 80 long time. the
neigtlbors began TO suspect foul play. and soma
wor" man going to The spot. with NJ. Gallagher.
forced up Il Window, and the body was discover
ed lying in The kitchen, with the throat cut from
ear to ear, and The head Eear! severed from :he
trunk which had evidently been lying for somo
days
| ! here was scarcely any blood in The room, and
no instrument was found IN the house with which
| The murder could have been committed
1t Is thought that Mrs. Sigshy had some money
and jeweiry, and nothing of tins Kind has been
i"oha around her dwelling, that the murdeTe, has
! taken ell. alter c0mmiiilng the iou deed. To
correoorate this, one OF The neghbors informed
Us that The deceased had watch " i,h two gold
! chains. and several breast pms, which articles
have not been discovered.
Further Developments will probably be made
IN Il short tine. Great eXcusnent prevailed yes-
| 'erday, and large crowd near the scene Of
ihe murder nearly all day. Every exeriion pos
s.ble VIII be made 10 ferret out lhe murderer and
bring nun TO justice, and We doub, not bu, that he
will eventually be discovered.
The MURDER.-The Plain Dea Ter of Friday
evening gives the following history Of The woman
WIZ Hus 'CHtistlItd SlgSUy was The
decea.ed's maiden name. She was ioInerl, Mrs.
Clermont wife Of John Clermont. Ibey lived
IN Elyria. About sX years ago, some dissatis-
iacllon arising IN Tie family, because her husband
was nnatle 10 provide for her, (she was inclined
10 be extraSagant) she left The house. II Is be-
Ieved he did ali IN his power TO support her well
She had four small children, and these too, she
deserted. She wen; to Connecticut. where .he
Remained one year. She had left home during
Mr.. Cierrionts absence Abou, Two weeks after
tins he applied ftI and obtained divorce. Al
the end OF year she came back 10 El,ria. There
and IN . erin she found employment for another
year. Her character al that time WAS consider
ed uninpeachabe. She thought TO be an
honest, but hg h-spiriied WOMAN. She remained
IN Liyria uniii about two years ago, when she
went 10 Wooster. O. 4; stayed there about six
months and came to Cleveland. She has faith
er mother and brother residing at Lagrange-
/ They are highly respectable people. Mr.. Cler-
mont stu resides IN lyIia, is much respected
there as u II an and orIzeu, and was recently
elected Supervisor Of Il al place.
We learn hit when IN Wooster her reputa.
ton was bad, and that she came TO Cleveland
about eighteen months sirce, and resided upon
York street She sued two persons IN the Supe-
nor Court and was beaten IN the suits.
Subsequently, she removed TO the house where
she was murdered, and in which was found n
package oi letters, los which, If may credit
, ruinor, large sum has been offered, as they are
subscribed with names winch the " rers feared
wouid be made public.
The officers looking for Elizabeth Baker
and Sophia BAN, women of notorious character
who Inv nearly opposite the house Of the nur-
deied woman. Their houses has been closed for
severa. days, and upon examination found 10
DC un0ccupied. he table had IA meal upon 1t,
which looked as If 1t hid been icii untouched, bv
persons who had made hurried departure. The
TWO women were taken io the Columbus cars by
Il cahn'an on tuesday evening. One Of the wo-
men told The cabuan lha, she was gong to Wei
ngton to see her mother who was sick. There
are many suspicious circumstances connected
with these women
1t is ascertaned that Mrs S,ssby and Sophia
BAN bad quarrel on Friday morning, arising
from the fact that The former had stated to tho
andlady of the iaiier, her character. 1t is also
sad that Sophia had made threats against the
murdered woman.
Since the above was in type l"arn that the
women BAN and Baker were arrested to-day at
Wellington hy officers Gallagher. Law renee and
Mooney Herald
TRIAL OF LEAHEY Edward i.eahey was
trial at Portage Guy, WIS, al The last ac-
counts, for the murder Of Bernard Manly, whom.
II will be remembered, he shot dow ia the Court
House. The result OF the trial is not known
l he following testimony Of one of the witnesses
explains the Transaction
Francis T.. Whiting who upon his oath testified
y at he was acquainted with Bernard Manly and
the prisoner at the bar--ihai he an ailray be-
tween them in Augu-! last IN Parde,iile, al the
Mil where a tri' was progressing before Justices
BlaI>del' and Ctley, upon conp= IN, of prisoner
against Bernard MnnIey for aduitry with Ll- viii.
Mr.. Ctloy Delivered The opinion of the Couri and
stated that the Court acquitted Manic, Of the
charges brought against him, aney ninedia,e-
ly arose from his seat and passed towards The
door Of the alill witness followed him with his
eye. and in about one-haf minute heard the eA-
plosion of fire arms. and saw the fash Eom pis-
tol in the hands Of leahey, the prisoner. 1 he
pistol was Of Colts Revovers Manly stag
gered, but cannot state whether he fell imme-
diately. The pistol was taken from prisoner in
the course Of three minutes, but not until three
shots had been discharged; when taken from PR
soner two charges Of pow der and ball remained.
Manly was sho, the tight side of the spine
and below the ribs. I he first shot took effect in
the body Of Manley. and two other shots were
made by prisoner from the same pistol at Abrs-
ham Morton.
Witness was sitting Bench at the first dis.
charge and immediately jumped up aud saw Man.
ley on a bench alive, but insensible. Manley was
taken 10 Baugnan's Tavern, and about two hours
afterwards the witnt ss saw him there dead, as
he believed from the lead ball IN his body. The
pistol was not more than twelve inches from the
body Of Manley at the time OF its discharge, and
was pointed by prisoner directly wards Manley.
The shots fired AT Morton, were within twenty
seconds from the frs, discharge.
] he Jury have returned verdict Of Guilty.
Billy Two Guns, the Cstaraugus Indian who has
been discharged so many times the police Office,
was found drunk again last night and put in the
watch house. This morning he was ioaded with sd-
monitions by the police justice, and sOens If again
Rochester Union.
The first ingredient in conversation is truth. the
next good sense. ths third good humor, and the
fourth wit -(Sn W. Temple.