New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-21
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Ccrctposecnoe Of TIE " T. Trio,nc
w,uron, wis Tuesday. March !. 1854
Some five wear. since diff uliy cured between Peter
s Fumen and Frederic Cartwright concerning land
claim year ego November the land came n'o mar
kef but Frman from sickness unable TO attend the
ruhc sale and CaItsrght entered the disputed land With
A land warrant when Frman recovered he vent 10 the
Lana Ofice and proved his elaim to be prior to Ca
Therefore the raised and decision made II
fsvor II Filmsn. This - eXaspersied Cartwright wSo
possessed an extremely reveugefa and malicious dc
rositicp thai he threatened 70 ge himself BY shoot
ing FirmAn.
ON tho ssth of February, 1884, few weeks only aher
obtained his DUPLICATE the parties accidentally met in
s.svern bsr rcorn in Wautoms aud alteration
sued which led 10 sn ircipien, light, bat they we've parted
bv persons present. after weut from the bar
room 10 the dining and thence a. tue snios room
which comm suded view Of he SER et that r. would take
in Going "a ia sable where be 10 his team. uaf an
hour or so after Cartwright took MS position 10 the sitting
room Frman passed from the Gning roosn 20 the osck
piazza and he closed the door wa. seen oy
LADY 10 the dining TO step out 81 the sitting room
point pistol toward the door where + was, and hre =
advanced tow ard 60 take the pistol revolver Of ss
barrels when the latter fired twice. The last shot causing
F 20 fall The first shot grsfed L hesd the last TWO
entered the abdomen. The other three barrels were
lolged
first report got 90 their doors 50 a. to see the last two r.
lived in crea, distress shout fourteen hours
Cartwright was taken into custody by VIM Hsmsa
ESQ before whom he was examined and co nmitted 20
jail OF OshNosb as sit trial May The succeed
ing his examr he woud have been hung by the PEI,
ME Lad il net been for the vigilance Of the officers Sub
sequeut 10 this the Legislature abolished The law for cap
its punishment by which murder in the fret degree be-
comes bailsble
Az the Nav term Of the Court The prisoner pre-
pared for trial for wsnt of leg council for which he
could not pay Counsel appointed aud the trial pat
till October Soon sfler this an effort was made to
admit him 90 bail but without success.
At the October term trai put over till May next,
on account Of the absence % material witness TOR the
defense Very soon after this another effort made to
ADMIT him to bail, which granted under bond OF
$4,000 which finally obtained and the murderer per
mited to go at large
After remaining few weeks at Oshkosh, he returned
home against the advice OF bis legal counsel and the
warning OF many citizens, who saw him GA his way, bat
probably in pursuance OF tie advice Of certain Judge
Walker tso years County Judge Of Waushars Couoty,
upon whom rts in the opinion of aim s every person
conversant with The Circumstance" anos the enrs re-
slopbility of ths tragedy. Cartwright arrived homo
near night Friday the 18th of February On Saturday
him a. thev sew 10 leave the place, Mrs Frmsn
afraid he would kin her or her family One of the mum
Der the house aud shot by Cartwright dying
Instantly and room AFTER second, VIII" ws Sa 10 Do
the Of setting fire 20 the house. The house was guard
ed the remainder Of the night to prevent Cartwrgnts
escape On Sunday people collected from all directions
the number Of hundred or more many OF them armed
with rifles determined to tako the law into their own
with pistols and by Bis advice Cartwright requested 10
bo taken into custody by officers OF the law Papers
were made out aer and served by constable
and he was carried about four miles for before
a Justice The crowd followed aud rs soon as they
arrived the place d,sgnsted PREPARATIONS were made
bv the crowd 10 destroy the murderer. Judge Walker
was notified of their design and told if he did not leave
Immediately they would also hang hun Holeft 'a''dafer
The constable Yves secured and Cartwright was seiIed
placed upon sca 3D. the rope adjusted and just at sun
set the aforrn upon which hs stood Withdrawn aud
his body was left dangling in the air.
"A coon rs the constable released he notified the
family OF the result They arrived about eleven o'clock
took the body down, aud carried II away.
The secoud man who was shot survived till Monday
night when he died
There were no drunkenness bosterous demonstrations
or disguised among the perpetrators ~ ths
execution but determination that II the Leg,siasure
will moi nsk laws to protect citizens by coDfning tho
murderer to secureher lives By taking the Law into
their hands. .
Such are the facts near havo boen able 10 ascer
ain the m from The best sources can hnd was not IN
eye witness any Of the crcumsancos nor am governed
by other motives than TO let truth be known
Respectfully you're, CITIES.