Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-28
J. H. vARlEL, ESQ.
Murder of Citizen of MarysvilIe near
La Porte.

VI u OltlLCH Vi UIdEyStllIC near
La Porte.
The Mountain Messenger of yesterday gives
the following account of horrible murder,
committed near that place:
On Friday morning Messrs Ilngsworth
and Tuttle were coming from St. Louis to
La Porte, by the old trail, and when near
the Sebastopol ranch, this side ofSlate Greek,
they found the body of a murdered man ly-
ing near the trail. They went to the Noun,
tain Spring House, gave the sad news. and
MIR. Smith, who keeps the toll-gate on the
st Louis turnpike, came to La Porte and
gave the tidings. number of persons from
the two towns soon repaired to the spot, and
the body was recognized as that of a jew
pedlar named Simon Glickman, who lately
arrived in this town from Marysville, where
he had been staying for several months past
He received nine stabc any of which, it is
thought, would have caused instant death
When found the blood was gushing from
every wound and it is thought that he had
been murdered but a few moments when
the parties discovered the body. He stopp-
ed in this place on Thursday night. took
breakfast ut the Forest restaurant, on Friday
morning. left here about o'clock A. NJ, and
was murdered, no doubt, an hour after leav-
ing When found, his pack mule was stand.
ing near the trail, and it was evident that no
portion of the unfortunate mans merchan-
disc had been touched by the party or parties
who had committed the bloody murder.
The remains were brought to this town, and
at the time of our going to press, are at
Sims warehouse, awaiting a Coroner's in.
quest 1t is supposed that the Jew was mur-
dered for his money, it being known that he
had about 800 in his possession. Upon ex.
amining the body, pocket book containing
$50 90 was found in one of his boots. 1t is
thought that only $l3 so was obtained by
those who had murdered him. A gentleman
| from Rowland Flat, who was coming down
the wagon road a short time after the mur.
der is supposed to have been committed, saw
Il Mexican coming out of the chaparral, from
the direction of the old trail The Mexican's
hands were bloody, and he appeared consid
erably excited. He enquired of the gentle
man if he had seen his partner, and then
| passed on. No arrests have yet been made,
| but it is to he hoped that the citizens will
turn out, and endeavor to bring the perpe-
TRAITOR or perpetrators of this horrible deed
to Justice Glickman was a native of Klein
pen, Prussia, aged about 81 years, and has
four brothers in this country.
A reward has been offered, as will be seen
| by referring to advertisement.
Mr. F. Zimmerman, who came down yes
terday from La Porte, informs us that Click
man, or Glauekman, started from La Porte
for Gibsonville, and how he came on the ST.
Louis trail is mystery. Zimmerman say;
he counted the stabs upon the person of the
murdered man, and there were seventeen in.
held upon the body, and the verdict of the
jury was that the deceased came to his death
from wounds inflicted with a knife, by some
person or persons to the jury unknown. The
body was brought to the Jewish Cemetery
yesterday, and last evening was lying at tn,
house for the dead, therein, preparatory tC
interment