The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12
ENIln INERSON.

A late number Of tn. Chicago Press confirms
a letter from Rev Paul Aud, rsnn, which was
written TO answer various doubts which had
been expressed on The subj ct OF the alleged
hernIsin We give the material pant OF 1t be.
low but do not perceive iha, the case is at ell
strene ethcncd The high toned honesty, and
traditional marty rdom alike disappear.
"Of the circumstances Of his death, | have
learned the iollowinI:
Knua was SIN, after the cows, and another
boy was with him. When up Dy the toll gate,
or between the toll gate and the river, they
tKnud and the other boy) met some larger boys
wh, taxed to them about getting apples out OF
Mr. E!s'on's GARDEN but as TO their being
frightened off BY Mr. ElSton, as stated IN a
paper yesterday, l'think it is mistake. knud
refused to go and steal, as requested by ihe
boys They then enticed him with them to the
river to swim, but the other boy went off, and
Knud they got with them. And from the evl-
dence Of a German boy, who saw them and was
on The bank of the river, at short dis'ance off,
when the murdticrs had. ducked him, 1t seems
that they renewed their request that he should
90 and steal apples for In IN, as he was an en-
tire stranger, having never been on the preinis
es, aud on his positively refusing, they took
and +" ducked" him until he was dead. Wher
those by 8 came on shore, the German boy
asked hat they done with Knud, if they hat
killed him. &c They told him that he wa:
dead and that he should not tell his father oft
they ran off in the creates: fright This DO,
having took knud's clothes, carried them tt
his (knud s. father, and told him "These art
Knud's clothes, and some boys drowned hin
up in the river
" I 4 =. Il, 10 4
The German boy v no was there and saw them
This same German boy says ne knows thos
boys by sight, as they all attended the public
school together last winter but he Dies no
know their names.
1t would appear something more in accord
ance with the very remarkable purity of moral
imputed to this boy, if he had refused to asso
ciate with these thieves, and when s.sinners en-
ticcd" him to 60 in a.swimmng, to haye " con
sen'ed no,,' but gone on his errand "afier III
cows" Ii seems the other boy better de
serves a monument who had sense and prnc
pie enough to avoid snch connection w
conceive tha, it is plainly enough shown by tn
| whole transaction, allowing every credence +
| this little German boy, 'sa short distance of,
| that there was not only no intention of drown
| ing young Iverson, but that he himself had n
expectation of being drowned. II is not th
| first time that boys have been drowned by 9th
| crs while ducking them in sport Their run
ming eff C in the greatest fright shows the'
complete surprise al the result OF what was :
most a mere attempt 10 Tighten lverson.
| If there is any example 10 be held up in hi
case for The instruction Of the rising generation
it would be TO impress on their minds the fac
| that disobe dence 10 their parents orders, an
association with wicked company brings ofte
feSrtul punishment along with it, Ha til
boy lverson gone on his mother 5 erraDd, instea
of with those who proposed the commission {
a crime to him, he would not now be in an III
Itimely grave.