The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-19
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Mrmpxm ON CRow RiysR. We lcaru tina, u
most horrible and revolving murder wa CON.
mit,~l on las, "Wednesday, near The mouth "
Crow river, by man named DrcKs. The per
sou killed was young married waasAn. hvine
at the time ia hcr husband shanty on claim
Her husband. at the tine the decd was commit
It'd, was abscut at ST, Anthony. where he wal
n, work In one Of the mills, The following an
the facts as near a. We eau give 'hcm 1T ap
pears that on the morning Of the murder, ths
brother Of the unfortunate victim, and friend
OF his. together with the man plcxs, took brak.
fast At the shsnty. immediately ahcr brcak.
tas, the woman's brother and his friend started
Oh, proposing 10 p,cNs 10 10 with them, there
being SOMETHING In the appearanc Of thc man
they did not like and were reluctant 10 kayc
him a, the shanty in their ahscncc This prop.
ositim the man DECLINED saying he would NJ.
main n, the shanty awhile longer. The broth
or and his fricnd soon afterwards len. knowing
that the woman hal loa,isl yum in the shan
,y, with which she could defend henclf il as
sault~l during their ahsrRr, They nturnoi
late the following day aud ON entering the shan
iy found the body Of the woman lying uponthc
floor, wcllerng In her gow, AMI her baby still
alive by her side From the appearance Of tho
victim nnd the inside If the cabin. Il WINS con.
jecturNi that the murlor must have been com
United soon after they left. US the breakfast
table was still standing with the dirty plates
and the rmains Of the morning rcpast upon i,
AMI the furniture WAS in the SAME position Il
was when they started away. The lower part
81 the womans body when found. was naked
and exposed, showing concusivcly that not on
" had u most iou murder been committed. but
that the ficnd IN human shape had violated the
person Of his victim after lilo became extinct
They found upon examining the body. a bullet
2 ,'s".s~'n ,- nrS ,S.~+seS~sA -sn' a+- ,ss
ting the brain AMI lodging near the frontal
bone, which must have caused almost instant
death The SUPERSTITION was that the man
DICKS, immediately ai,cr the Others lcft. made
Insulting propositions 10 the woman. and that
she. 10 defend herself, took up the loaded gun
las il was moved from the position in which II
was when they lef, the cabin and that the
wretch seeing the weapon in her hand, drew n
pistol and shot her, before she conld have time
To uso il, and afterwards. whilst the current Of
life was still yelling from the frightlul wound
grailiicJ his hcllish lus, upon her person.
Suspicion Immediately fell upon DcNs ~ the
pcrprtra,or Of the outrage. and party quickly
started in pursuit, Tic was soon ovcrtakcn
AMI was made prisoner, and taken before n
Justice. The evidence being very conclusive
against him, he was taken TO Minneapolis. nj
which place he underwear, n further examine
ton IN Saturday. and fully committed 10 stand
his trial Cor his double crime at the next term
Of the Court. Our informant states that great
excitement existed IN the public mind IN ~
Anthony and Minneapolis against the prisoner
aud that at one TIM Il was feared that be- would
be- taken from the hani4 Of the officers, and
hanged without process 1T law lie will, prob
ably, hc taken 10 Fort Smelling for safe keep.
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