, 1859-12-19
. TNE BKrRoIT mYsrERY.
ME. j. Barney Campau Murdered and
HIS BODY Thrown into The River.


[Ftoea the Detroit Fres Prea,. 1e.hJ
Alter tho most patient and unceastng exer-
noua OF eight days and nights, the committee ap-
pointed by the citizens to investigate the myste-
rlous disappearance Of 2ir. ]. Barney Campau
hare succeeded in clearing away the mystery,
and in sscertaiuing definitely that Ar. Campsu
came came to bis death at hands ofa gang of mid
night highEaYmen, solely for the purposes Of
plunder. The fact is established that he was
murdered on Bates street below Jefferson are.
nue., at little after 3 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, the 9th ult., BY being knocked down
with heavy club. After this be YVES robbed Of
his watch and money, and then dragged to tte
rirerat the foot ofthat street and plunged into
me water, ID the surest method his aasailanta
had Of coneealing their crime The body that
Wis seen floating opposite the Red Tavern on
sunday night is therefore most probably the
body Of the murdered man. 1t is supposed that
the body was disloaged from the bed Of the riTer
b5 the heaTy firing On Wednesday of last " eek,
but, not having generated sufficient gas to rise
rapidly 10 the surface, aoated away with the un-
ger current, again rising at later day BY its
specific gravity and went down stream. Wneth-
er 1t vii ever be recovered remains 10 be seen.
4 company Of Frtuchmen hare been organized
TO thoroughly explore the locality where it is
supposed to have become imbedded in the ice.
The. persons under a11rat ~ parties to the
crime are Daniel Carroll, Michael Burke, and
Michael Costello. The nature Of the evidence
against these men It would be manifestly I'M
proper 70 reEeal at present. Tho former is held
it may be safely said, on his own admissions OF
guilt lie, with the second named, nre well
Known coniederates in crime, the latter, how
ever bling old enough to be the formers f.
thef. he II not so notorious u character as the
former, nor is the evidence against him 50 con
elustve ot guilt. Carroll has been freque.ty
before the courts, and is well known to The po.
lice as precious villain. The two we're ferreied
ont by officer Peter Gadwa, who has exhibited
the greatest shrewdness and skill in securing
them, together with the evidence. So fully has
Carroll committed himself to his guilt that ho
has taken officer Gadwa to the locality. and
shown the precise spot where the first blow
MAS struck, xnd a1so the place whero the body
WAS thrown into the river. He avoids naminz
his conlederates ia the transaction, admitting At
the same time that they were several in mum.
her, whom be designates by fictitious names
lie vas caught IN detectives trap. and, while
seeking to asoid the consequences Of his iudis.
cretion, entaogles himself more and more firmly
in the meshes, lie is young man, about twen-
ty-one Or twenty-five years old, perfect speci-
men Of I villain. His profanity is beyond COM
pariso0, and his desperation fearful. When the
officer was directed to haudeuff him and tate
him to jail, be diaplayed the ssoutest resistance
and fought like tiger. He was thrown down
aad ovcfpowered before he could be secured,
IND then refused to getup again, and was finally
dragged from the committees room in the Rus
sel! House BY main force. and rolled down the
stairs.
CASTILLO is also young man, though per.
haps ayer or two older than Carroll. lie has
figured corspieuousl5 in police court annals in
this city ut various times, and has tile reputation
Of being desperate fighting man. The eri.
denca the committee hare against him is Of a
different nature. 1t will be fully rerealed in due
time.
The three are confined in seperats apart.
ments at tho jill, and prohibited from hold.
erH.
From the admission Of Carroll, as well as from
tho evidence that has from time to time accu.
tnulated before the Investigating committee. tht
TACT is established that the murder was commit.
ted sooo after O'Clock op Wednesday morning
The deposition of the pattotman Palmer, which
has been looked upon with SO much skeptici. In
by the community, IVES uuquestionably truthful
Mr. Champau, passed up the north side o
Jefferson avenue in company with him until be
reached the trossing at the centre of the bloci
between Bates and Randolph streets, and then
seeing light on the opposite side, was attract
ed with the hope Of meeting some friends, and
crossed orer. The murderers had been doggiue
his steps In the meantime, and when he entered
seen they followed him, and when be reached
the head Of the hrst fight Of stairs, seized hin
and run him through the ball and down the back
stairs into the alley, and thence ont to Bate:
street. the opposite direction from where tht
patrofuan was known to be. lie Was knocked
down in front Of uowley's brewery, robbed, anc
then dragged TO the water and thrown ia.
The Termination of the painful suspense il
which the community, in common with the i'm
mcdia!e relatives OF the deceased. hare been sc
loug placed, however tragicA1, will be relief
Ar. ClAmpau leaves wife sud two small
children, with v bonn the citizens Of all cl1sse.
will sympashize in their Sad at1l,ction. Lie has
erer deported himself as IN upright aod honor
able gentleman, and was highly esteemed by al
who knew him. He was born in Detroit, O.
one Of the oldest families. sad has ever resided
here. His acquaintance is therefore yery ex
tensive. This is not confined to Detroit alone
but throughoutthe Western cities, and in Cana
ia be had many warm friends who will learn o.
his death with sincere eorrow. he leaves sr
ample fortune to hi. family. His age we be-
lieye was forty.