St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-09-20
Fearf'l Tragedy in williamsburg

The New York Sun of the 1st says: con
Sunday, the 10th of August, an ARRAY occurred
between two men, named Joseph Bebon, father
and son, in front of their residence in Montroes
avenue, Eastern district, in the course of which
the son stabbed the father in the arm with
dirk knife, inficting wounds which at the time
were considered dangerous. Coroner Murphy
held an ante-mortem examination, in the
course of which the injured man testified sub
stantially as follows, after being informed by
his attending physician that he was in great
danger:
Margaret Bebon, the wife of Joseph Bebon
Jr., was, on the night Of the 18th instant, out
side OF his house using abusive and violent
language towards him and his wife he went
out to her, and taking hold OF her arm, asked
her why she used such Language towards him
| and his wife; that while he was thus holding
Margaret by the arm, and expostulating with
her, his son Joseph Rebon, Jr:, came at him
with q knife, and stabbed him in, the arm, in
ficting three wounds, one of which severed an
artery; the son then ran away, and the injur-
ed man attempted to pursue him, but could do
so for only short distance, and he was only
Prevented from falling to the ground by the
assistance OF two men, who sustained him, and
helped him back to his house. a quarrel had
formerly taken place between the parties, and
| on the 1st of August, Joseph Bebon, Sem, had
| turned his son out Of his house, where he had
been residing, on account Of the trouble which
his wife created in the family. He was quite
sure he used no violence towards Margaret Be-
| bon; only demonstrated with her on her abu-
sive conduct ':' .,-.. .,
To oil of the statements, the injured man
swore and subscribed his name, and Joseph
Bebon, Jr, was arrested and lodged in jail, but
| subsequently liberated on $500 bail, by Justice
Walter. At an early hour yesterday morning
| the injured man died, and Joseph Beben was
again arrested, and Coroner Murphy at once
empanelled jury to investigate the cause of
death. A number of witnesses were examined
among sihers DR.. Brady, who attended the de-,
| ceased. tie testified that the injuries sustain
ed by deceased had been properly attended to,
and that he was rapidly recovering from their
effects, but he believed that on the night pre-
vious to his death, he had got out Of bed, and
arm, and reopened the wound on his arm, the
hemorrhage from which had caused his death.
Other witnesses testified that a long standing
animosity existed between deceased and his
| son, and verdict, that deceased came to his
death from wounds received at the hands of
Joseph Bebon, was rendered, and the accused
was committed to jail to await the action of the
Grand Jury. ~sHi;@1, Il Ii s31 .3'"E'9... :
Deceased was q man of considerable proper
ty. to which his son is the only heir. -.-.
B1rTEN BY RArTIEsxHKE.-A Miss Maggie
Roseborough, residing in McVeytown, Miflin
County Pa., was bitten by . rattlesnake on
Thursday of last week, but her physicians pro-
nounce her now out of danger She was about
to cross a fence on which the snake was lying.
1t was SO concealed on q rail that the girl did
not observe It until it had buried its fangs in
her wrist, xhere 1t held until she shook it off,
She then with great presence of mind bandaged
her arm, which was rapidly swelling, AMI very
painful, and FASTENED to eighboring house,
where :r various remedies were applied to destroy
the poison and restore the suffering girl She
was alone when the occurrence te6k place! -