The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-21

BRUTAL MURDER.-The Pioneer of yes
terday gives the incidents of most horri-
BILE murder, which was committed on last
"Wednesday, near the mouth of Grow river,
by man named Dicks. The person killed
was young married woman, living at the
time in her husbands shanty on claim.
Her husband was absent at St. Anthony
where he was at work in the mills. The
following are the facts /: 1t appears that on
the morning of the murder, the brother of
the unfortunate victim, and friend Of his,
together with the man Dicks, took break
fast at the shanty. Immediately after
breakfast the woman's brother and his
friend started off, proposing to Dicks to go
with them, there being something in the
man they did not like. This proposition the
man declined. The brother and his friend
soon left, knowing that the woman had a
loaded gun in the shapty with which she
could defend herself They returned late
the following day, and on entering the shan
ty found the body of the woman lying upon
the floor, weltering in her gore, and her
baby still alive by her side. From the ap-
pearance of the body, and the inside of the
cabin, it was conectured that the murder
must have been committed soon after they
left, as the breakfast table was still standing
with the dirty plates and the remains of the
morning repast upon it. The lower part of
the woman's body, when found, was naked.
They found, upon examination, bullet
hole in the back of the head, the ball pen
etrating the brain and l,dging near the from
tai bone, which must have caused almost in
slant death. The suppesition was that the
man Dicks, Immediately after the others
left, made insulting propositions to the wo-
man, and that she, to defend herself, took
up the loaded gun las-it was moved from the
position in which it was when they left the
cabin,) and that the wretch seeing the Wea-
pom in her hand, drew a pistol and shot her,
before she could have time to use it, and af-
forwards, whilst the current of life was still
yelling from the frightful wound, gratified
his helish lust upon her person.
Suspicion Immediately fell upon Dicks as
the perpetrator Of the outrage, and party
quickly started in pursuit. He was soon
overtaken and made prisoner.
The evidence beingEery conclusive against
him, he was taken to Minneapolis, at which
place he underwent an examination on Sat-
urday. The Pioneers informant states that
great excitement existed in the public mind
in st. Anthony and Minneapolis against the
prisoner, and that at one time it was feared
that he would be taken from the hands of
the officers, and hanged without process Of
law. He will, probably, be taken to Fort
Smelling for safe keeping.
LIZ Judge Bayless, of Fort Wayne, In
diana, one of the leading and most enter
prising Railroad men of that State, has been
paying short visit to this part of the Great
Northwest. He left for below, yesterday,
by the Ocean Wave. Like all other men of
sense, the Judge believes in Minnesota.
IL King Kammehameha of the Hawai-
ian Islands, was to have been married last
month to Miss Rookie, a very Intelligent ma
tive Lady, who is slightly tinged with white
blood.