The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-24
WAsAsnAw, june Is, iS5s

Nonsidtrabe eNciteutent cNittu uttc uh
the morning of the l,h instant arising from
the murder Of SornRoyiA MIrM.ssER, u
moor German woman on the night before,
ut South Wabashaw. Abou, half.past III
o'clock on that night as the woman was in
bed, in the act OF resting on her elbow
gun LOADED with buckshot was fired through
n small crack about four feet from the head
Of her bed. which struck her arm just be
low the shoulder. SCATTERING the bone and
tearing among the flesh and blood-vcsses in
n horrible manner The report Of the gun
walked her son. about twelve years old,
whom the mother sent 10 MIR. STEVENS, her
nearest ncighbor, TO tell him that she was
shot but before Srw,sSs arrived, which
he says was no, morc than five minutes from
the notice received, tho woman was dead.
She had bed to death in that short time.
There was lighted candle by the bedside
at the time Of the shot.
The Coroner was called, and II post mo,.
tenn examination was made by DIR. j. /.
WurrMons. who found some grams OF buck.
shot in the flesh Of the arm, md one grain
of small shot in her skull The wound in
the arm, he said, was the cause OF her death.
The coroner's inquest resulted in verdict
that the woman "camc TO her death by
means OF gunshotl wound inflicted by
the hand Of some person unknown To the
Jury"
Suspicion was strong, however, in the
minds Of all men that butcher named
BERN mAaDr PoIIKKR was the perpctrator
OF the deed, ~ he had had II hanson with
the woman and had been held to bail zone
weeks before in the sum Of hundred dol
lars TO appear at the next term OF the court
10 show cause why he should no, marry the
woman or give security for the support OF
an expected increase Of her responsibilities.
lie has been hostile TO the woman ever since,
and has been jeered considerably about
his sweetheart, by his friends. from that
time up to the night Of the murder, by
which he was sometimes much irrtated
! On one occasion he said he would fix II with
her before court should come around, and il
is said that he has made threats against her
Of murderous character, from time to
time but the persons who heard them being
Germans were not forthcoming on the day
of the inquest and could not BE- found.
This PoLIknR, who is said 10 be u Swns,
was in the practice OF serving beei at Reeds
Landing, with u horse and cart, AMI NO, on
the morning after the murder, he started
early for the place, three miles above here,
and sod beef az usual; and though he knew
that the murder had been committed. yet he
said nothing about il TO any person he met,
! either at Reeds or on the road. One man
| testified before the Coroner that h. met
Poliker going up while he (witners) was
/ coming down from Reeds, and told him his
sweetheart was dead. Whercupon, 'oIL
lgR said he was glad Of 1t, and said some.
| thing about good many Indians being
around when in fact there had b~n 10 In
dians in town Tor many days, il being near
! payment time with the Sioux. PoiIKgR
most likely, thought by preserving stoical
appearance, and pretending 10 know nothing
OF an occurrence which every little child
was familiar with far and near, 10 get along
without arrest until the excitement was over
and no one arrested on suspicion and then
slide without pursuit, but while coming
down from Reed. landing he was met half
way by his partner. who told him that the
people oi Wahssiaw all suspected him 81
the murder, and would take him up when
be got home 1'uss, after receiving sla 80
from his partner, Nr. PoIgEs left the
highway and took to ,bc bluffs and bnsh !,
ard Just abon, ten minutes after this our
City Marshal came along and began TO
sconr the country on the bluffs and IN the
cooleys, assisted by several oiher but with.
out success All the sarchers gave mp the
chase and returned towards night, after et-
ting watcbes 90 the road and at the steam.
boat landings, and most folks had an idea
tina, he had e-capri entirely In the even
ing M RAIscor. who lives about two milts
above Reds on the shore Of Lake Pepin,
came into town and sad that Dutchman
Of that description wa se' atros, the lake
near the foot by one Of bis rnen, in the morn.
ing, and ssid be wa going up the Chippewa
River
On hearing Of this, Mr.. HgsKr Dg Carr
u this city, constable and deputy sheriff,
started for Alma. VIA. about twelve miles
below here, 10 intercept the gentleman