New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-26
BURNING A DEAD BODY IN MILWAUKEE,.

TIL. Nlraukee american Of the 18th inst. gives an
secoupt Of q very singular attempt TO barn oe.d
body in that city, somewhai after the ma ner OF the
spcients. The rurnor got abro I'd that man named
Pr H. living in ono Of the elegant dwellings apon the
lax. buff, North Pon. road, orepsriD; a pile of
combusrib es to barn his wife, who died tbs nig1,
before The american says:
On arriving at the house we Sound sisht that
probably ne, er before met ,he eye OF Al A0ercal.
TIE heath.n Pfe he'd get gang Of IN y a. work
drawing siXte- CORDS o. woyd aoh Arranging II uvOs
the lake ,hoye in he " hs house Tor the purpose
of burning the body Of his wife, scarcely cold accord
irg to bi. land re ssss herr ideas o. bnrai There
were the rbavpgs the peDtDe, aud The fdaerai pie
Of sixteen cOrrs of wood. IL was sight 10 maze
Chririau blood colo an civilized snd eo'lkdtsae1
nil Dr. shrink with horror at the contemplation OF the
moral devra,iy that IL broad daylight should a'temp'
such an upg ody act
We were anxiou. TO see the man who thus be-
Sey,led ard bsb+atbensd, and fonDd him IN retnOa-
susnee with sheriff oDover -nd s'ou,y clai Ming his
ri, III To bun biz wife a. be had laid out Bat the
sbr told bim /, could rot be dooe II IN 81 conmI ~
AID >, once ioos charge OF matters AMI chHng-d the
pr grsmne Acting in concert VITA Pfsr 90 aan
whose pane our cliiz- Gil be- snock-4 with wonder
10 hesr-Mr Wendi. He ai.o aimed the Ia ri<ht oil
Mr. Pfc. ~ burn bis wife, snd sail % re sheriff tntt
be bad 10 RI ht 70 Interfere He ~as present 10 assist
Mr. Pfc, in me heI h,nsh rltes 81 oa'ni9S
Tie nody lay upOs The table eDve'"p-d n so'ond
all rea1y 10 be carried out at me back door aud placed
upon the ple.
any such emp 20 Outrage the ei-ri-h"d nora sen
Tuner 70 the CIV t1ar the yil- had beo bali coa-
sumsd there would ne a mao censf Gro 81 .bou' ain
ID. would pat MIN also upon the crossing htns %
ne.t doom 10; entirely uDlns: tor dis IN inftrpus
crime. Blu, no t.lk srd no r-rnot s'rsn~ cpuf con-
vince him or Mr.. WeDdt that they I'D ret pefiec;
RI. ht ~ prom any he,,heDi-h pracce M 4 ~
that their h-ilirh morality might ii tate Inss SID
I" there was 10 law aZalnst II IL WISCONSIN, aad !,
might have ban weight Ei,n foJls abt he4heo-, put
those who knew ell law couss from tae moral sease
OF ths Community, end should ~ me en- iyel1'Dn y
,ubis ssDlileni, Sers not prepared 10 il''en . sucn
stuff.
Al l-ngth tie shetif ordered coffin slt besrSs
70 piye h woman o decent and Chr s.1 9crl.. IoIs
Fis ooeyrdy .nd tsriy a-seu'ec %, - By t1i- time
@ srCe crowd Of pe-ps osf congr gtei around me
houre rot gt"Ont AL tne @hlle r~i'ers NJ ron -
bum her add bis i.ie nj nsilOu 70 do - ne "Hc a
would I4rJit il Dir. C"uOvsr uh-rrd 70 sliOg nin
any f.r1n Of cstemons eny SerUlIar mole % funeral
ME bu; the beate "a NOES ne nal chosen. Bi no,
be- aould give no d,ec love, an0 con-ent 20 noailE.
Mr.. WeDd said: " Genllemen /. na<es 10 difsGeace
" vi,h a. II W. c ADJ o 90 10 our wy
As soon AZ The coffin came he sheriff oriefef ne
corpse 20 be put loo l. and .isey stood over M u
y a. 0or and the Id screwed dn Spme gen'i-rn7n
r-sI By heip,d pare tue cofia in the D. As an ~
moved way follr-ed by car sk- c,n'7'.!uy "nY
tie infamous br.bsud az the De ID. Ne thiuk Mr
W.loi O. iuto he czrsge, tose hrr Fiuh d Young,
sfre, wsrd
Sae.ir ConIover sni Undef' sh1,lh bScH "3ot "
70 tie .pl.ce ard saw the body sefel pat oto
On siisu uHb, al srsy from me eangs o. tar
,,yl uops,er sbo bad lived 70 log 10 The sight u
81 nrch,s md schc0l-nouses, AMI etr0e1 N b5tter
u A. % do a. the natives upon The bss Of tie Gsoses
or p e 'ncu-.
T us ended The Oct oa-rsgeOls a'sck npoH me
morality a cur community u.Al~-sofss, Il pos
.ibI. th al the shooting ~ the l,nonted Adam.
P.1 c.ls himself Rnss al, sn1 90 heievs u
z 81 % property and eoncsi'D. lie ho1e ~ an
eIeEsnt one, ana il-0 With ,he a.rs - ux1ry sad
.lsge &c. His vie u sad 10 ave been born