The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04

and precautions taken TO guard against his
doing any violence to himself
We will now proceed to the
HISTORY on ruE PARTIES.
The murderer is Robert &. Macdonald, y
welltodo cotton. broken. Of Mobile, Ala.
Tie is evidently man Of loose appe,i,es and
great rckkssncss. Ills relatives are nabobs
IN the region from whca q he came and him
sell has been extremely wealthy; but dissi-
patton has scattered no small share of his
fortune. lnperson he is tall and,commanding.
with long, flowing beard. and Southern
mir. lie appears TO be about thir,y-tive
years Of age.
Ills victim is Virginia Stewart, u Massa.
chase,,s girl. abou, twenty five years OF aye.
Among her companions she is called Jennie,
Tor brevlty. Jennie has been from youth
upa woman OF pleasure. In person she Is
Of medium height, iull, round lace dark hair,
plump in form, aud extremely good looking.
She was neat, chaste. tasteful These two
people first became acquainted IN Mobile,
abou, eight years ago. while boarding in q
house kept for women ol her walk Of life.
As We before observed, Macdonald is a
person OF strong passions. lie conceived u
very great regard for Jennie, and she became
his mistress, Al sorts OF absurd stories
are ailoa, about his having taken her out Of
the house In which he found her. and intro.
duccd her into his mothers family. aud that
she lived and moved in his family circle for
years. We need hardly say that there is
not IL word OF truth in the story. She was
his mistress. and rs such he kept her IL, the
house in which b. found her Tor several
years, during which period she bore him two
children, both OF whom ARE now In the
grave
lIeing prudent woman she accumulated
II sum sufficient to enable her. about two
years ago, 10 buy the house In which she
had lived No long, aud engaged In business
on her own account. During this time.
Macdonald was constant in his visits TO her:
but. although extremely nilectionate while
sober, hc unfortunately had fierce appetite
Tor drink. and, while intoxicated. be- frequent.
ly visited his mistress and used her very
roughly. sometimes drawing kriie or pistol,
aud threatening her life. In order to save
herself from violence. she wns. on several
occasions. Obliged to have him arrested
His incorporate habits grew upon HIM
40 rapidly that. although he continually
promised To usr her better, he M frequently
broke his pledges. Al length, TO got away
from his jealousy aud violence. she resolved
10 come north. nnd about three weeks since,
arrived 10 this city, having len Mobile
without, his knowledge. Alter remaining
at the smithsonian ior u few days, she went,
with some Of her old friends, 10 live with
Mrs Livingston, Mt No l19 Marion street.
where she, no doubt, did ~ other naughty
women do" No sooner had Macdonald
discovered her flight, than be immediately
followed her arriving IN this city only day
or two after her. For some iisaa Lc was
unable To discover her whereabouts, 10 b.
gave himself up TO the widest and most in
temperate exc'Sses, The Mcssfs Leland, OF
the Metropolitan Hotel, where he was stop.
ping, cautlonsl him repeatedly against the
consequences Of such u course, ~ did also
his numerous friends and acquaintance in
this city, but all to no purpose. The only
effect was 10 make him set of for Georgia,
where he remained n little while, but with.
out nioderating IN his course
Returning IRON Georgia, he made another
brid stay n, the Metropolitan, and then set
of for I,nton, all the while continuing In
bis insane dcIirium or dissipation. Yester-
day morning he returned from Boston, aud
Immediately sought for bis fugitive mistress.
lie visited number Of her friends, but
they would not give him any satisfaction.
In the afternoon be met her at Tayl0r's az
stated above. She was 10 company with
two lady friends at the time. II was quite
cvden, that she wished 10 shake him of,
and IN reply 10 bis entrcaties TO return, she
fatty told him that she would never live
viii, him again. so saying, she rose and
endeayoredtO leave the saloon lie followed
her 10 the door, when she told him 10 leave
her, or she would call an officer. lie said
he would shoot her first. They walked down
broadway together, and IN one Of her friends
passed her, she begged her 10 call an officer.
The latur, however. did not sc any police.
man on the way down, and did not know
where to find one. Growing weary Of his
drunken mauding, Jennie. upon reaching
Canal street, ordered him to leave her, when
he drew his weapon and sbo, her as already
stated
cosDfIl0s or rug WOMAN
The woman was still alive last evening,
when our reporter called at the hospital,
about ten o'clock bu, the prospects Of her
recovery are very slight indeed. She had
however, become qni,e conscious, and was
able 10 converse with the friends who were
with her when abe was shot
SITUATION ~ THE PRISONER.
When our reporter called last night at the
Eighth Ward station, Macdonald had be-
ZANE somewhat soiercI, and evidently be.
gan 10 rsaIiza his situation. He inquired
very ansiously about the condition Of the
woman and wanted 10 know il she would
recover. lie said she had ruined him and
lrivcp him crazy, and crazy man could not
be held responsible for his acts. lie had,
he said, written 10 his mother 10 apprise her
Il what be was about 10 do. II il quite
,viden,, from his letters, that he had been
satchiug an opportunity 10 do this thing for
'orne time. His weapons were entirely new,