The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-12-20

Mr.. >. barney Campau Murdered ana his
Body Thrown Into the RlNsr-tsrs>t of
Three Persons supposed To hr the Nnr-
der,rs- Admission of (riIsinaiity by One
The Investigating Cam mittes successful.

After the most patient and unccasng eNcr-
tons of eight DAYS and nights, the committee
appointed hy the citizens 20 investigate the mys-
,erous disappearance of Mr. j. Barney Campau
have succeeded in clearing away the mystery
and in a>certaining definitely that Mr. Campau
came 10 his death al the hands Of gang OF mid
night high~aymen, solely for the purpose of
plumber. The fact is established THAI he was
murdered on Bates street, below Jefferson aven-
ue, AT a little after O'Clock on " ednesday NOR
ming, the 29rh ut., 10y being knocked down with
a heavy club. After this he was robbed OF his
watch and money, and then dragged 10 the river
at the foot of that street and plunged into the
water, a the surcst method his assailants had
Of concealnc their crime The body that was
seen floating opposite the Red Tavern on SUNDAY
night is Their, fore most probably the body of the
murdered man. IL is supposed that the body
was disodged from the bed of the river by the
heavy firms: on Wednesday Of last week, but,
not having generated sufficient gas to rise rapid
" to the surface, floated away with the under
current, again rising at latter day by lis specific
gravity and went down. stream. Whether it will
ever be recovered remains To be seen. A com
panv of Frenchmcn have been organized to
thoroughly explore the locality where il is sup
posed To have become embedded ia the ice.
The persons under arrest a. parties 10 the
crime are Daniel Carroll, Michael Burke, and
Michael Costello. The nature 81 the evidence
against these men II would he mariiicstly ina
proper To- reveal at present The former l. held,
it NAV Ice safely sand ou his own admissions al
guilt lie, with the second named, are well
known couicderatcs in crime, the latter how
ever, being old enough 10 lee the formers father
He is not 30 notorious character - the former
nor is the evidence against him 81 concu i've oi
guilt Carroll has been frequently before the
courts and il well known To the police a. "A pre-
cious villain. The two were ieTrctcd out hv Of
ficcr Peter Gadsa, who has exhibited the great
est shrewdness and skill in securing them, To-
gether with the evidence. 50 illly has Carroll
committed himself TO bis guilt that hc has taken
officer Gaiwa 10 the locality, and shown the pre-
else spot where the first blow Was struck, and
also the place where the body was throWu into
the river lie avoids naming lis couicicratc~
in the transaction, admitting at the same time
that there were several ia number, whom he de-
sgnat,s by fictitious names He was caught in
a detectives trap, and Willie seeking To avoid
the consequences OF his in'i~crc'ion, cntanglcs
himself more and more firmly Ia the meshcS.
He is young man, about twenty ono or twenty
two wears Old, perfect specimen oi Il william.
ii profanity i beyond comparison, and hi, DIES.
pera,ion fearful When the officer was directed
10 hand-cuir him and take him To jail, he die
PLAYED the stoutcet resistance and fought like a
tiger. He was thrown down and overpowcIed
before he could Toe secured, and then refused to
get up again and was finally dragged from the
committees room in the Russell House by main
force aud rolled down the stairs.
Costello is also Il young man, though perhaps
a wear or two oLIci tlGn Carroll. lie las figured
conspicuously ia police court annals in thi. city
at various timer. aud has the reputation of being
q desperate fighting man. The evidence the
committee have against him is of different ua-
II will be fully revealed ia due time. He mani
tested very different disposition before the
committee than Carroll, being quite docle and
extremely plausible. When the officers were in
search OF him, under the pretent of desiring
him IA a witness, he appeared before the com
nhttee voluntarily. He then questioned
AS to the matters OF which it was known he
was perfectly coguizant, eiciting eyasyc and
contradictory answers, ASSURANCES of isnorance
and direct lies. He knew nothing of Mr. Cam
paus disappearance until within a day or two
had never known seen him, and had never
known or seen certain other parties with whom
the officers were assured that he was perfectly
familiar He could give 10 account Of his
Whereabouts on the hi ht o. Mr.. CampaG's dis
appearance, and refused utterly 10 bring il TO
his mind. In recoUniing his doings for the past
few weeks he told stories quickly and easily pro-
we'd to be the shabbest fabrications lie has
been marked hy the committee for four or five
days, evidence having been adduced against him
al such "a nature tha, lie will find it difficult to
sub.tantiate his innocence. After examination
he Vas suffered TO depart, and an officer sent 20
watch his movements unit! certain OF biz state
mentS could be -ittcd, which being found De.
void of truth, he was at once taken into custody.
t..,. 4 l., / -
The intention probably of slipping away.
The three are confined in separate apartment.
d, the jail, and prohibited from holding commu-
nicatiOns with each other or outsiders.
From the admissions If Carroll, a. well a
from the evidence that has from time to time &C
cumulated before the investigating committee.
the fact i established tina, the murder wa- com
nitted soon after 3 O'Clock on "Wednesday nom
ing. The deposition Of the patrolman Palmer.
which has been looked upon with SO much ske;l-
tcism 10y the community, wa- ungue-iiona' IL
truthful Mr.. Campau passed up the north side
OF Jefferson avenue IN company with him until
lie reached the crossing at the centre Of the
block between Bates and Randolph streets and
then, seeing light on the opposite eide, was at
trscted With the hope of meeting some friends.
and crossed over. Tie murderers had been
DIGGING his steps in the meantime, and when he
reach the head Of the first fight OF stairs seized
HIM and run him through the hall and down the
back stairs into the alley, aud thence out TO
bates street, the opposite direction from where
the ratroinsn was known 10 be. he vas knock
ed down IN front OF fiasiey's brewery. robbed
AID then dragged to the water aud rhrosn in
! he only difficulty that has stood I'm tie way If
tins theory la been the lap-c q time IN which
no trace Of him could be seen Tie tim. car,
hoSever, be almost entirely accounted for on a
hti.e reflection, and tie night can be shown In
have been fully occupied up To the hour Of Lis
death lie was left near the Bdde House be.
tween 10 aud / O'Clock in the evening. Soon
alter be returned down Jefferson avenue to Han
cocks saloon, where he crossed 70 the north
SIDE. AZ a qua ter past J / lie ~as seen bv two
persons on the corner Of Bate. stree, and the
avenue. At a still later hour-between II and
=, II the testimony Of a witness Of no very HIGH
character can be believed-he vas me. on Mich
i2an avenue beyond Third street. At = O'Clock
II Is said be was seen on Randolph street. and :
little before 3 he was met by the pstroln.n Pal
ner, coming down Woodward avenue I,w1 ne
more difficult to establish reason. for his sncuar
wanderings. lie may have been in the desnon.
clng mood which some have assigned tn him
and s;rolied about with the desire of avoiding
people, Or he may have been In search q. com
panions and have failed To notice the latenes, Of
The hour. Whatever the reasons NAV be. tho
Tact IL evident that be did wander about until
oSertaken by robbers, and met with frighrful
death.
The termination Of the painful susnensa in
"hicn the community, in common with the i'm
lat. - i