The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-19
The Wis~onstn Murder aad Lymchiax.
FoLL "DETAILS or THE pAcrs-BxUTAL rn0c ssDisOS


tcorrespondeacs 4 the hiiwauiie sentinel1
Wkor BEND, Aug. y, 1865.
came 70 tnis Paoc last night and have spe0
srmc time to-day, in escertaining the facts md cir
Gun stances in regard 10 the murder Committed ~
| George De Bar, who was Iyncted he, yc,,crday
The result is that have creator horror ~ IN evo,
| OF lynch law The excitement IN now over and
I even here you cannot ind one but condemns a.
proceedings OF 20 terday-net ono bat denies he WA
IN the mob or encouraged it--not one but apeaks q,
] hMs cowsrdiy act. and eomrarcs--no, thoy do no,
compare The tw0 military companies that Game here
70 old women, but say that any ten old women Will
bEsomstie Ia would make a more Nrcible militiry
rover than they. The women here advised some d
the soldiers to lay by their uniforms that thcy
would never disgrSce them again.
But 60 the case. went this morning 70 ace sbe
WOMAN md man who had been wounded by De Bar
and ite prsmiscs where the murder was committed
Tie woman was sitting up la bed, apparently In.
jnicd badly did not zee The wounds, they being
bandaeed. She il yery com Portable aud out OF dan
ger; the talks easily aud with n good and strurg
voice. She has been a fine looking woman aud
would be now were It not for the hatdsipa inposod
upon Eer By her has band Size Ia now but twea,y
years Of age. ard aas been married two years. She
sepantcd from hin about year asteI her marriage,
on account Of his unkiadncgs to her. SO much for
her.
or the man John Mael,r. ono cannot think with.
out feeling of disgust he seems 10 think Of
nothing bot his oss--his sbaaty IL burnt. and some
thirty or forty dollars, perhaps more. Of property
ruined hy the fac. You can hardly get from him
hoe, be u SO anxious TO display bo.ore you his ag.
soha Losses Before hld got half through with m
examination OF tie premises, he solici,od me per-
feet strHpper 70 him, to tse my influence when
should return home to obtain contributions for him.
on account Of his Losses. Most Of the monoJ lac bad
he has already found in the ashes or his burnt s,n
y; but b. diht Of questions obtained from him the
following stateiDent:---
About II O'Clock +. M, Of last Wcdae sday, Muchr
and his wife being il bed, knocked Mt the
door MLehr asked who 1t wss. aud was answered.
George ID. Bar The dialogue then ran about
thus: Muehr said. "What do yoa want2p II can't
stand il TO work longer. ard have concluded to 20
home; want 70 start carly tomorrow, and have
como TO get what you owe ne,n Have you the
change have nothing but five dollar pioces.'
"ies, have change" Muehr then said 10 his vile:
you get up with me. may be George will be mean.n
They both rot up and dressed, lit candle and
went to the door together aud opened it. George
said. Here am hiuehr says he was swesis and
appeared iatig.ed. After Muchr had got the money,
De Bar asked HIM for drink Of water Muehr said
he would give him some beer. and opened d trap
door ard weut dow. cellar after It, lie got It and
started TO come up when De Bar struck him with
something on the head Che don't know what Il was,
but thinks il stone tied up in handkcfchc.); the
blow fcilcd him down nearly senAlcss. IN moment
lac came 70 aud looked up aad saw De Bar lying on
thc floor looking into the cellar At him; he reached
" and caught DE Bar BY the hair. Meanwhile the
wife OF Mrehr Lad escaped from the liou9c and had
tun towards his fathers, Hh0 lived perhaps forty
rods distance: De Bar got loose from hiu pursued
y,
old Mr.. Mt chrs house. lie said TO her, "Mary, 90
back; don't want to hurt yon' She replied, II
don't dare to t4ust on But she either voluntarily
Involuntary went back with hlIn some five rod.
Hy this tine boy Ia years old, who lived with
MuoLr, avn keLcd got up. and he aud Mnc,r welt
out into the road aud cried ont murder" DC Bar
hearing il, commenced cutting at Mrs. Muclrs neck
lie cut On each side 81 her neck aud across, Oh the
front; also ett ras! her lei breayt and stabbed
her IN her right hip. She made no fcsistance bat
lay still, ~ il dead. This work upon her was nccom-
plishcd n rnrte. lie then went back 10 the
shanty where Mlohr and the boy we're crying "mur-
der, and uloa seeing hIlcT lie said, John. have
MT hurt son ard started toy him. Muehr mn and
the boy alter TIN toward "A cprrticd that wa- within
six rods a the house, lying netscea Maehr's house
ard BIS fathers. DC Far cauyh. the log jast on 'hc
edge q ,:c FIELD. This 10y called for Mlehr, " joint
Jthn! Gene anf lt,p me- Then ndtrCs,ing b nyef
TO 10 Oar hc sad George, doat Kill me- d1nt kiI
me-. Ills cry ed, and DE Bar said H. hiin,
"Peuua, Il, sa.!l brw.n Mgelr was within Fix rods
II Re Bar wden the 10y murdered. lie run
through tic Cprn to his fathers bonsc. About nm
hour afterwards he that hi. house was on fire,
ard IN . short time II wss ledgced o. ashes.
Nvehf had gai il the homc aud other ~eapoas
lui Soma H. have been demenSa. No thought u
protection Of his wife or the boy seemed t. have
ttrtd his herd His tear that he should be robbed
seemed then, ~ his IecrIiary loss doe 10
- oil his thoughts. Any personal courage his
part might have prevented such awful cOnsc iucnccs.
have neglected 10 speak OF his wounds. They arc
hut two. One you carnot see much of-.bat calscd
BY the frs, hlow the second on the right side u
the lend - much The worse, and IL q ,ieerat.on OIL
tie i1aIp, such as strong man might make WITH a
blow 81 hs fist have seen worse wounds made
with the list think the feeling OF the community
Lere is that much sympnthy ior him would be some
thing Of waste.
asked him If he had seen De Bar since "Yes,"
he laid, ii saw him IN jail, aud WAS 80 mad that !
did not know what 10 do. | shook my nst az him.
ard told lin that he wa the RASCAL that had burat
TIP M houfe and done great damage Aud
the iaier didn't know what would d. md led inc
1gt Have yon seen him aineof said J. Said he.
"its, -aw him IN tie courthouse. lie crci like
child when he raw me. sdid, George, ara you
willing "a fol give me- and he said Yes; will you
forgive me- and said would At the cloe q
the narration AZ NJ the beginning he wanted I
should sse II could lot raiee hun something 70
store his lCzs of property.
huve told you MuebT's story. Now let me tell
IN brief what De Bar told hs lawyers Me.srs.
Irirhy aid Marn-after being advised by them that
i was letter To tell them an he knew about Il. a.
they could letter defend him then aLl whatsoever he
tod The laws would not permit them 10 reveal.
tpon telng informed, he slid he bad been chased
b. Nuebr, leen struck ~ him with u cub q he
iicye) 81 the LAST town election sud that Maebr did
~. supply him With sufficient food when ho worked
FL him. When be WIN M fa,n, he could hardly 20.
NCehr, upon requeot, grrdgingy, and after much
delay gave him small iurclicon; that he being IA
able 10 work had cOncgdcd 10 20 home. but thought
hi would ret his pay from Mnchr, ard whip him;
That lie went % huehrs With that intention; TIA, be
tered striking HLehr, as related by Mn.hr but
hat, except that be wett % Mr.. Yoanzs barn,
where he had sicpi--taat lie went % Mhwaikis, bs,
had ~ id.a ior Nha, purpose. IL Ind NJ IDEA OF
getting any money, and did not try to gct any. h.
word o. two IN regard 70 Toe unfortunate young
man DeBar, and have done. lie "a, about niue
teen years old about TX feet ligh, siin, giiytly
STOPPING, complexion Hight. lii- morth. chin. aud
thin low head showed a wan, oil energy anil dl-cfe.
ton. srd that he VA below par IN Intellect. To
look at him. would say hs q cowsrd. Ie
was without education or information be could
taI,ly read; he had occupied BIZ leisure hpurs AMI
time when he wa too unweii 10 work for the ln.t
six KS Ia reading stories Of pirates. robbers.
derers, Dc. He Wa lonely IN Ms habit, and hia
salloS count nasse aud gles~y eye showed aim to
H. the victim at Aoltsry VIC.
The court vhbh was convened for The essmi1,.
ton OF Dets opened by tae sheriff Q. the coan-
w. and the Lat % grand jnrors called, 81 bnt six
ANSWERED - their nafns.-ihxrS rsle tel from
citizens pierenL He siect.d thoe thai Appeared W
cad the cro. aud thai even ssde the most excite
meDt Tbis Tor q while 1i-coSc crts1 ,irsn and
oorDI arEtivs quiet was resr0rrd.
The grsnd jury retired - their room. and we're
lals -.