The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31
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Last evening q. Dost unhappy affair took place
i . respectable bosrdtpg house in Prince st.,
,ear Mercer street About u o'clost M. Oar
on called upon BE partner NJ busissss. Major
Vatrous, at his boarding house, and while there
d the most unceremonious manner shot the Ne.
or under the circumstances set forth 10 his dy-
NC deposition before the Coroner. The alarm !
q giySnEto the police Immediately, and officers
Nerc sent TO the residence Of Mr.. Carson, where |
lhey found that be arrived before them, and left |
,csip. He resided at No 80 East Fourteenth |
.trect. where two officers we're kept on watch oil |
night. Dr. Quackenbush and Dr. Sands we're |
called IN TO attend the victim Of the deadly as
sault The ball entered the right side of the |
BODY Just at the tenth rib, and lodged In the liz.
liver. where II remains. Dr.. Quackenbush said
there could be no hope Of his recovery, mas
much a. the internal hemorrhage would continue
till he would die from exhaustion.
Carson Is said TO be worth about $3.50, 900 but
has lost considerable amounts 10 the mining bus.
incss Of the West by recent reyerses Through
the medium Of the police telegraph, information
was sent to every police station in the city. and
lookout placed at all the steamboat and rail-
road depots from which there was likely to be
any conveyance up 70 a late hour Notwithstsn-
dug these efforts, he had not been seen or heard
from up to midnight. It is scarcely probable,
however, that be can long elude the police, who
have been so early on the alert. No reason can
be assigned for Carson committing the act, e.
cept that according TO his own statement, bav-
ing been drinking hard al day." he may have
become temporarily affected mentally, although
such theory is set aside by the fact Of bic
prompt and successful efforts to get out of the
way. as g
From the N. Y. Herald, Saturday.
The Prince street shooting affair created quite
q sensation in domestic circles Yesterday, ard
all sorts Of rumors were a6oat in relation to the
probable cause of the difficulty. The story of
Major WAtIous, relative to business losses being
the cause of the trouble, is not credited by those
/ who are best acquainted with the parties. In
deed 1t is pretty strongly limited that the affair
is nothing more nor less than second edition
of the Sickles trsdegy. The particulars Atten.
ding the alledged intimacy Of Mrs. Carson and
Major Watrous have not transpired, but it 10
presumed the whole thing will be developed in
day or two. Carson, who, it will be recollect-
ed, made his escape at the time of the shooting,
has not been arrested, but his friends imagine
that he will deliver himself up, and save the po-
lice any further trouble. They all unite in say
ing that Watrous was served right; and should
the matter ever come up for investigation they
look forward to Mr.. Csrson's acquittal The
condition of the wounded man was unchanged
yesterday. He was reported to be very low last
evening, and the physicians are said to enter.
tain very little hope Of his recovery. No per-
sons are allowed to converse with him save the
doctor and the attending nurses, and then as
few words as possible are spoken for fear Of
bringing on any excitement. Up to last even
Ing there was no indication of any wandering.
On the contrary the patient appeared quite ra-
tional, and talked of his approaching end with
unusual calmness
From the New York Tribune Of Monday.
Since Saturday morning, fresh rumorsin refer.
ence to the tragedy in Price street, on Thurs
day evening, have been in circulation Carson's
friends, who pretend to be in communication
with him, responsible for the story that, pre-:
vious to the shooting of Major Watrous, very
boisterous conversation took place between the
parties in the parlor where the transaction took
place also, that Mrs. Carson and the Major had
been seen together under very dishonorabIe cir.
cumstances; and, that since the affair occurred,
Watrons' counsel had called upon him and ad-
vised him to make no revelations with refer
ence to his intrigues. Yesterday, Major Wat.
rous was visited by DR.. Bouton, of the C0roner's
office, and one OF our reporters, to whom he
said that he was getting WELL and thought that
in = few days he would be all right again. The
rumor that he was largely indebted to Carson,
he says, is wrong. He thinks he owes him about
$100--not more. And in relation to the state.
ment that he and Mrs. Carson had any unlawful
or dishonorable acquaintance, he says that ia .
story got up by Csrson's friends to cover up, if
possible, the enormity of his crime. He states
that he is utterly astounded at the occurrence,
and canot imagine what could have led Mr.. Car.
son to pursue such course. DR.. Quackenbos,
his attending surgeon, report Is that very favor.
able change has taken place in the condition of
the Major. Carson remains unaIrested, and it
was rumored yesterday that both he and his wife
sailed for Europe in the steamer Edinburgh, on
Saturday. Az all events, he is still at large
From the Detroit Tribune, Monday.
Mr.. James Carson, the gentleman referred to
as having shot Major Watrous formerly resided
at Ontonagon, L. s., in this State, and was a
member of the wellknown firm Of Carson &
Close, of that place. He is well known as one
of the prominent men in the Lake Superior
country, and has spent . large portion of bis
time in Detroit for several years His wife is
daughter OF James Hammer, Esq, of this city
Major Watrous we knew in former times a.
resident of Superior, Wis, at tho head of Lake
Superior.
The knowledge of this tragedy has brought
sorrow to many hearts in the Peninsular State.
FROM BEAUkEGARDsS ARMY