The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-01-24
The Gallon Murder.

One f the most tragcal affairs that we
have ever been called upon to record occur
red at Gallon Ohio, on last Saturday night
The particulars, as far as we have been able
to gather them from Mr.. Morgan, Conduc-
tor on the Mansfield Road who obtained his
information from an officer in pursuit Of the
criminal are as follows. Our informant did
not ascertain the names Of the parties:
young man of the vicinity of Gallon had
about two years since. paid his addresses to a
young lady of the same place. and obtained
the promise Of her hand in marriage. Sub
sequently he went to California on business.
with the express understanding existing be-
tween himself and the young lady, and her
parents, that they should be united immedi-
ately on his return. During his absence an.
other young man urged his suit and super
coded the absentee in the affections of the
young LADY, Thus matters stood when the
former returned to his home, and then en-
sued desperate struggle between these two
rivals, which should obtain the hand of their
disputed lady love.
1t was finally decided by the parents of
the yOang lady. that the Californian was en-
titled to precedence on account Of his first
engagement, and accordingly they were mar
rled some eight or ten months since. The
newly married couple Immediately emigra-
ted to Iowa, wher" they have since resided
until within the past few weeks. The young
wife came on a visit TO her friends at Gallon,
about two weeks ago, with the intention of
spending five or six weeks with them, at
which time her husband intended coming
after her. and both were to return to the
West together. She had only been with
her friends, however, but few days, when
her husband followed her.
During the holiday season, they were al
most nightly invited to participate in the
festive parties given by their friends and &C
quantances, and on these occasions. the
young wife and the former rival of the hns-
band met. In their social intercourse no
improperly was observed in their con- uct :;
yet the husband imagined otherwise, and his
jealousy was int1amed. He did, not howev-
er manifest his feelings, and no one in the
least suspected the fatal denollcment
On Saturday evening last, previous to the
assemblage of one of these reunions, the two
rivals that were, met at a hotel in the village
of Gallon, took tea and smoked cigars to-
gether in an apparently friendly manner, and
then separated, going in different directions.
The married man stepped into store, and
on returning to the street he was fired upon
from an adjoining corner, where his compan-
ion had been standing few minutes before.
He fell dead on the spot. two of the shots
having taken effect, one in the head, and the
other in the heart.
Instant search was made for the husband,
who is supposed to have fired the fatal shots.
was not to be found, nor has he since been
seen in that vicinity, a boy at Plymouth
states that on Saturday night he drove this
same man to Norwak in sleigh, and it is
generally supposed that he took the morning
train for the West All possible means are
being employed to bring the murderer to
justice.
This terrible and unhappy event has
thrown an unusually quiet community into
the widest commotion, and has cast shad-
ow and gloom over the friends of the unfor-
tunatc parties.