Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-18


preparation of the deed has Lusietl hinasefI
in wiping up the floor which was lite, ally
covered with blood. The cutting Oft Of his
wife's hair and the cleansing up of the blood
from the floor, seemed to lie he first move
that Meyels had made toward concealing the
evidence OF his crime.
Upon further examination Of the scene
Of the tragedy, a smoothing iron and large
pair o: shears, both OF which were covered
blood, we're found. The supposition is, that
Meyers and his wife first commenced quar-
reling, when he struck her, causing the
first cutlery, and that she then prepared
breakfast, and went out in the yard 20 empty
pail Of water. The quarrel must have
been subsequently, resumed, in the course
OF which Meyers again attacked his vile,
beating her with his fists. She fought back
and screamed for help when tn, tiead to sill
crce her, struck h i with the iron and then
stabbed her with the shears.
Rum was the cause Of the MURDER
Meyers was arrested and imprisoned
The next is still more horrible, and is in
volved in great mystery.
MURDER OF SEVEN PERSONS.
On Wednesday last, a box was found off
Port Norris, Westminster county, floating
in the river, containing the bodies Of seven
perSons--two men, two women, two children
and Il negro. The coroners investigation
elected nothing but wha, follows:
1T the bottom Of the box, lay one woman
Of ordinary size and negro; the next layer
consisted Of a man and woman, the former
was very tall and Of powerful frame. In Or.
d + to get him in, his legs had been bent up
behind in manner that could only have
been done soon after death, and while the
body was yet warm, and by his side was
another woman of ordinary size and whose
head had been cut Oft and placed near her
feet, apparently with view Of cconolnizing
the room the other white man, who was
o: ordinary size, a girl, apparently about
seven years old, and an infant filling up the
remaining space. All the adult bodies had
shrouds Of an inferior quality upon them,
and appeared to have been used more with
view Of conveying false impression in
case Of the bodies being found than anything
else, inasmuch as there We're other matters
usually attended to in preparing deceased
persons for intermcnt which had been entire
ly neglected. The women had night caps
on, and over one Of them Was tied hand
kerclei, which had probably been used for
closing the mouth of the deceased. Quick
lime had not only been freely applied to the
features, but it had also been applied to the
inside Ct the women's caps and the sleeves
of the under garments Of all, in mo;stened
state with the evident intention Of facilitat-
ing decomposi ion and thereby destroying all
possibility of Identification Of the bodies,
which object it is believed, has been most ef.
cualIy accomplished.
The large man referred to had wound in
the left breast, in the region Of the heart as
ifhe had been stabbed and several spots
resembling blood: were found on the shirt or
shroud, where it covered the wound. The
h.is and wA;skers Of one man were quite
perfect, and some portions Of the body, where
the lime had not come in contact were quite
firm, and it was the opinion Of DR.. Freeman
that life had not been extinct more than one
week. Tho leg Of one woman was separated
from the body. The severance was however
Supposed to have been effected by the action
Of the lime, except in the case ofone woman
whose hair was ola light brown, and whose
fling rs were quite delicate.
The girl was attred in linen cl.emise,
with pretty ruflle around the neck. The
under garment was marked with tho letters
G. NJ. in Turkey rcd cotton. She had on
pair Of linen stockings clocked in front and
ut the top. She had also fine lace cap on
The unlergarments Of the women, as we'll
rs Those CT the CIR, were Of stout linen, and
as strong as new. From the texture Of the
under garments, and the manner in which
they were marked, DR.. F. presumed the de-
ceased persons (except the negro, )were Ger.
mans but as the garments are not marked
with the German text letter. is more proba-
bic that they were cmigrants FROM one Of the
British Isles. AS no evidence could be OBJ
tanned as to who they were, where they
came from, or how they got into the water
nothing beyond the fact Of their discovery
md the state in which they were tound-the
coroner's jury rendered the usual verdict re.
turned III such cases, viz "That the deceas.
ed came to their death by some means un-
known to the jury"
The Tribune says that ono view taken of
the affair is, that the entire party was muir
dered, iii Now York, and in order to avoid
suspicion which might attend the cart,ng Of
box Of the ordinary length of collins from
any house or tavern. the bodies were multi
ated and placed in box, the form of which
would not he likely to lead to the contents
being suspected.
BODY OF LADY FOUND.
On Sunday evening body was found in
New York bay. When brought to shore,
improved to be that Of a richly dressed lady
described as follows in the Tribune Of Mon.
day:
The lady seems to have been between 10
and 20 years ofagc, da'k complexion, au-
burn hair, and blue eyes, about feet 2 in
chcs high, had on a black silk dress with
hounces, pending with lace from the skirt a
white and black straw bonnet, lace under
Sleeves black barcge shawl, Canton flannel
petticoat, white drawers, hoops, and white
under skirt, white stockings and India rut-
bcrgaiters, laced in front had a gold shawl
pin, around her ne"ka gold chain, and lock-
ct containing two likenesses, which seem
to TO OF the same gentleman, one represent
ing him with mustaches and one without;
had cameo ear rings, ON the wedding finger
three rings, the first plain gold, the second
black enameled diamond, and the third a
diamond surrounded by six pearls and on
tho little finger Of the left hand plain gold