The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-11-20
CURRENT EVENTS AND CASUAL
TIES.
Horrible NIurder in Western Michigan
From the Ruch anan Mich \ Union

glary committed at the store of Il. 1.
Twomb ey, at Niles, on the night OF FIJI
day, Oct. %, when goods to the amount
of about $500 were carried OFT, mostly
silks. The next morning, about 8 O'Clock,
the body of an unknown man was found
about q mile and half out on the turn
pike road from Niles to Buchanan, stabbed
in three separate places with bowie knife
each one Of the wounds sufficient to
produce death.
1t would appear that the murdered man
was ore of the two or more persons who
committed the burglary alluded to; who,
after getting a proper distance from the
scene of their depreciation, had encamped
for the night; and that subsequently a
dispute must have arisen between them
about the stolen property, which resulted
in one stabbing the other. The knife with
which the bloody deed was committed was
found few rods from where the murdered
man lay, and also most of the goods which
they had but just stolen. In another di-
rection was bed made of leaves, where
they had apparently lain down with a
blanket under and a buffalo robe over
them. A little way from this bed, and
about ten rods from where the dead man
was lying, was spot that bore Indications
of being the scene of fierce struggle, and
apparently where the first blood was
drawn. And then again close to where
the doomed man had fallen the earth
showed signs of another conflict.
The victim was stabbed once in the
groin of the leg, once in the side, and
once in the side of the neck-the last
one piercing through and through. All
the gashes were upon the left side. Upon
the bed was found an overcoat with
large cash in the right side, which goes
to Indicate the probability that the COM
panon of the murdered man received at
least one blow and, as no clue has been
obtained of his whereabouts, it is thought
by some that he, too, may be laying in
some portion Of the woods corpse.
Nothing was found on the murdered
mans body by which to identify him, and
the whole affair, as to who he was or
where he came from, is yet mystery. A
corener's jury, which was summoned inn
me lately on the discovery of the body,
rendered verdict that he had come to
his death by wounds inflicted by bowie
hIliC Ia lAlc ll'tliNlN III SO4liC uiihuoNl PSI
son.
a Wonlan KILLED and Another En-
Jared by u Ram.
\ shocking affair occurred one day last
week upon the farm occupied by Mr. Ed
mund Johnson, Charlestown. 1t seems
that a family named Hall procured water
from spring on Jollnson's land, where
sheep was kept. Miss Salie Hall went, as
usual, for a pail of water, was attacked by
large ram, her skull was fractured, and
she was otherwise injured and bruised.
Miss Halls mother, an old lady, aged
about eighty, alarmed at the long absence
of her daughter, went to look for her, and
found her lying near the spring, and the
sheep grazing near by. She in turn was
attacked by the ram; but, either not
being injured so much by the first blow,
or having more presence of mind, caught
him by his horns and screamed loudly for
help. Mr.. Johnson happened to hear her,
and fastened to he. relief. He had both
persons brought to lis house and cared
for Miss. Hall lived but few hours. The
old lady is yet alive, but her recovery is
hardly possible The buck had never be-
fore shown bad temper, children having
been frequently in the pasture unmolested,
but Mr.. Johnson's promptness dispatched
him.-Proridence Journal.
Scandaloux immortality in Massa-
chusetts.
Another of those instances Of social in
EQUITY which are occurring too often in our
city, has recently come to light. The par
ties are well-known Suffield farmer-a
widower-and a pretty young woman of
this city, who have lived together as man
and wife for the last year and half with
out marriage. Last year she obtained an
abortion through the exertion of the wife
of a machinist of this city, but nearly died
from the effects of it, being obliged to call
in other medical aid to save her life She
has since resided with her abortionist, who
has since successfully practicel her dia
bolical art on halt dozen other unfortu-
nate women.
Here she has received the calls of her
Suffield paramOur, and in reply to her re-
heated entreaties he has repeatedly post
poned bis promised marriage to her. As
she would soon be obliged to obtain an
other abortion or expose her shame, plan
was devised by which he would be obliged
to marry her. A certificate was taken out,
and clergyman and witnesses engaged to
appear yesterday morning. Her seducer
was then unsuspectingly drugged, and when
he was completely stupefied the clergyman
went throug h the service, and they were
pronounced man and wife. The machinist
learning shortly after the state of the case
and being friendly to the farmer, rushed
in. and. after horrible words of abuse to
the woman, vociferously demanded thai
the clergyman should erase his name from
the certificate of marriage, and threatened
exnosure with so much vehemence that HI
tremblingly complied. The witnesses wer'
also compelled to blot out their names
Upon regaining his senses, her husband, a
she claimed him, scornfully rejected her
and both parties contemplate legal meas
nres. And thus the matter stands
,Sprinqtield (Nass.) Republican.
Efendish Atrocity In Missouri.
OF the atrocities committed by tn
cred Legs" or Radical Jacobins of Mis-
souri,. the following is only specimen
r. occurred in Pettis county. A Mr.