Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-06-15
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oax aisiasns yesterday. Aboms sasleak
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sAam RalE &a@wm mB& highas eAAeamA6d
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assnpssa d mseaaimnns plnan amaos& heg
lpopaimaion, b IS sheE Gown ID q ruAiia
street. whils pamceah2y wmiklnK so bis
1 nIaas uk hasinaas. ~ OhaeIaas waa ca
sAs souEh sids af ExaskRs saFest, hasween
Third and Rpmxsh, going 1own, wkea 3 .
vas me8 hg sJosaph w. Thornkon, eoming
aps whos wiShonf any sftagsaaion, washs
unk ssyinw wosd, Asah kRon bis kfsass q
Uolsas revolrsz, which be presented at
Mx. q. and arsd. The ball took eject
In the left eide Of MF. Ghaxiaas, passang
apward sbliqusiy and 10 the right, and
tth9ouEh tba aha0minal eaEity, aad go-a
mg snEIxsky aAKDzkh shR kodys Mrs
y - "a q &c 80 ~
! and #hfsM ID kiass paal a nM IhcKnken AEad
axain, shs baIieE skkine siIssk ID the back.
The ssouaded la4n eFsps into the trim
mihg and variety store OF p. J, Thomp-
son, In front o. which the occurrences
teok plsse, and sxelaining that be was
shos, saak upoa the AeoF.
Mr.. Henry Aei&aeg, gtssagteg~ for
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corner Of Market and Fourth streets,
And heard tfs arsa gspsrt. He surned
and saw the SH8oks from the pistol, aud
directly afterwards heard tie second shot
Hs Tma down &na found Afg. I, Amdxawa
struggling With ThsrukoRS in the act Of
aEEesEing hims Msianeg toek the rs4ol-
vas fr0an tie breast oF ths aasaiiant, end
called On him 70 go 10 sha peliae efaeS,
10 which she latter readily asssassd, tas
tao waikina asn in arm tegsthsF, A
large eonCeurss % psapls followed them.
Capt. kiok, hearing Of tha transaskiea,
sued ont . warrant before Justice Heeok-
szsrAsh, on wEieh sha prisoner was com.
mitted 10 jail TO awagka preliminary ex-
animation.
DR.. Mcdowell happened 10 be On Ash
s4Fsas Whoa Mr. CAkglesa was shes, and
ssw the ss&asaesien fFoEa 5 distance 81
ahsas atty yards. de proceeded 10 shs
spot and tsndeFsa bic professional ses-
vices. DIR, Mcdowell. from an exAmin-
alton OF che pFinsipal wound, conoluded
shat Mr.. Charles stood small chance FoE !
recovery. His wounds were of sueh al
character as necessarily 10 prove fatal. !
Besides Or. Mcdowell. Dra. Pore and |
Edwakds. were called IN 20 render what /
ever medical aid Was In theiE powsx.
Mr.. Charles lAy in extreme agony at /
the store on Market street, until half pass I
l2 O'Clock, when be was placed on AZ
easy lounge and removed TO his resideace, |
near The ths eosnsx Of Market and fifth /
streets. he was followed BY multitude |
Of people, lining the stSests for Eally the |
distsnce Of q block. At his residence !
be was visited By hia relatives and friends |
Of the family.
When the family Of the suffering man !
vent N 70 bebal1 their beloved pEotse-
tor, perhaps, IS they ware sppEised, Ter I
the last time, the scene was the most i'm /
pTsssivs ana Aeart-fending VIC have wit !
messed. Their CRIED was beyoad desorip- /
tian. IL may DO appreciated by those |
wheae breasts hare throbsed With the |
thrillipg, poignant agitation which en-
sues from any rude and abrupt Swapping /
Of the tanderess ties Of companienship |
and kindred-tbe unwarned breaking ..
sundeF Of the most dsak and sacred at !
taehments. Sympathy mas lament and /
eondole with this sudden sorrow, bus 1t !
cannot fully RealiEs ity and 1t would be |
vain TO attempt its portrayal.
Thousands Of people assembled at the |
scene Of the nuEder, and afterwards at I
the Jail, and for time il seemed certain !
thas ThorRton would be summarily hang
by the mob The crowd only wanted . I
Tesol4ls lssdsg, Tho Military wsFb !
called out, and ct last dates order had
been comparatively rest ored.
The alleged cause of the killing seems !
20 be the part NJ ChAEless bore in the
prosecution Of Thornton, some time since
For the emhezxiamens of money from the
BostmaA's sayiags Institusion Of winch
Institution be was for years SeosessEy
and principal B0sk-ksepsR. Dir. ChaR- I
iessS coufsefn talat mater toea n0s appear
to hare bean oEicious--he simply did bis
duty in bringing to light some suspicious
circumstances against ths accused
Thornton wRa acquitted, but Is general.
~ believed TO be guilty. HIS malice,
thoagh long smoEharsd, has &k Aength
vented itself,