The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-14

N,sosa, Ga SUNDAY night ahoa a'decA a
itfscalty eo,Wf~d al aeu~s II llttepatr,
Known a. the "taNe hcase. "a the Fort Sari
Ing road, adioihiag the city limits, between a
| number ot hands hom tho steamer . Progress. IS
and some others who wrrp al the house ., the
time. the sequel ~ which wa. the murder II
man aamed r~tst ". rta,,er, by one Of the men
nom the baa,, aamed Mlka smith, a;,as Cold
ing. Tho party from the s,esmhesf had gaas
Wy early Ia Tho evening, IN Tho boats yawL aua
drank pretty heel, NJ the bar o the Gave
louse, Trcttrr, thu murdered man, II appears.
was slso there, aud hei~eea him and smith
some diihca,i, eAiElnatesi, the caase ~ which
W. eoaid not eaiui but whch was participated
IN, \. some eNtsai, BY the others, The aiGer
ence, haws,er, Appeared 10 he sight a. the
rsstiea sfterw arts talked sarrshee u az sppa
wHtlS theaa,y maanri, ihs immediate cause
~ the murder. appears to have hrcn remark
made 10 eas vi tar srl, NJ Tho aoa-r h, lretief,
that he believed " thai ------, carried pisiel.
whcteupon smth came forw ard, hfspdishaf a
huge butcher kn,c, II about inches his',s.
With an astAgoa handle, bat va. iu,'as llatei,
taken hold 1T Nv another u the hea,mee. WIN
enaes,ored to ianea his arms, aaa pie,eM asy
cutting, Tfuttst tetVeated ~ the back daar,
aRd smith af,et h'm, dragging the boa,,unn
along, whom The s~iis, lei ~ his hold, and
smith struck twa blows, oue on the isg aud an
other on tho thigh. cutting the fcW,sal sitrty,
AMER receiving the wounds, rrouer ran ahont
laa Rect from The house, where W. TIL apoa hts
face, and rolled over IA one aide and expired
We traced his steps rom the housr 70 where he
fall, hy the foatptints III blood, Which wev
di.tipcill visible, SEINE VI the iHmsies NJ the
heuse started oot sttet him. ha, wheathry found
him liiv was goae.
The Iaattnsn immediately took 10 thei sawl,
aMd padded dawn 10 tho boat, hut word was
imn,cdiatci, sent ~ ths Police, and ofnect- were
on the Ieye- 20 mAke arrests before the hoat
reached the vha,w They isoked int thu nu,
dercr, hut he was nm 10 he tound We are II,
fermed thar u smsil boat was diseetaei about
Tho samv time moving quietly down the stresm,
aud the srHrers wrrc made awstv VI the fact
hut I'D not attemt to overhaul u. " 10 pre-
.usnsd thar the mur,l~r, was IN that boa,,
During the morning seven psrsoas were At
rested y. wiias.scs. wha appeared baisre the
Curoaer, al the inquest held ever the haiy, ON
morning, Who testified as 10 the tsei.
In thc ea.r, Aftsr the inquest they we're dis |
charged nom custody.
The verdict NJ the Cereaer's July sss, THAT |
teicr W, rrottsf came 10 hia death froin weuads |
injected by Mae smith, si,ss folding
The murdered man, rom papers fsnnd apoa |
hi. person, and IN hia trunk, A. The M,anescia
Houss. where be- was boarding. !. supposed :"
be- Nom IAsiaitc Iowa, and has 'anly been h
THE ui,y about Ia week, where he came .eekins
yu,rnt as butcher, lie was rather vel
" ouJ not he likeiy IL get lnin tos NJ his
own accord
sheriff ralh otlsr. inward 81 fs30 Tot h.
arrest ~ tho mutie 81. kmth 10 Ifsm N.
.ouis. and Is well know n 10 boatinea,