, 1863-08-20
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY I'M CAII-
F0HNIAs
An Illinois mudrn mn Commits Fearful
Atrocities.

From the Territorial {Cal Euterp,ise.1
From Mr.. J. Frankentha1, {of the firm Of
sch1oss & Co., Wholesale liquor dealers, G
street, W1o has Just arrived in the city from
keese RiTer, we have just received the follow.
1rg particulars concerning one Of the blood.
1sst tragedies that has ever occurred in the
tE IEerrito%Ey: Amongth employees Of Nj: Buell.,
named Cornell, from Illinois, a pcaceable.
quiet person. and very well liked BY such as
kneH" him. For the past three weeks he. hsd
shown symptoms Of insanity, and although
thete were not Of = nature to excite much at-
tent1on, It WIS deemed best to deal with him
With caution. He went TO bed on Saturday
night last about O'Clock, and q: 10 O'Clock
Lis terminate followed his example. Fearful
Of exciting Cornell If he entered the tent al.
ruptly, the man first awakened him by calling
him softly by name; he then drew aside the
Ghaa nS Was N the act Of stepping H.
which cut his nose and forehead baby, sud
almost felled him to the ground. Recovering
IN moment, howtvcr, he ran for his life, and
CorI1 after him, but the latter stumbled
oTer @ tent rope anc fell, and tue accident en-
down into tie mIdet Of the town, entered q
crowded saloon, and began to lay about him
with his axe, bestowing his blows upou an7
that came in the way.
The first cut mans arm badly; the second
third inflicted wound upon a bystander's
head, also smashed the charde1ier, slroudiup !
the saloon In total darkness in a moment.
The lnTisable scene which ensued was Of tho |
widest description the crowd broke with |
one impulse toward the doors, making chaos
ceptble Of being dismembered, aud were met
there ty another crowd attracted to the spot
BY The Ekricks ard ehouts Of the wounded, |
who appeared aB anxious to get into the sa-
loon as their brethren were to get ont Some.
body In the saloon, In the hope Of dispensing |
the new corners By: the wholesome fear Of |
fire arms, discharged pistol, which had the |
effect If increasing the panic, ut least, But |
In the meantime the crazy man had escaped. |
As the news spread abroad the citizens By |
doors, and awaited the coming Of the |
DESTROYER with whstever Of comfort
the circumstances permitted Aftera while |
q nan came running from the direction Of |
Chiffon, with a ghast]y wound In the side
Of his head, which had almost taken off one
was too much summed to answer questions
tntelligently. When somewhat recovered, he
Ea1d TINT az he was coming In from Clifton,
man came running By, struck him with an
Ike, and continued his flight Without stop
Ling: THIS man whose name Mr.. Fra2ken-
posse Of citizens, armed with 1erolyers, start
ID at once in pursuit; but they were too late.
Cornell had Slaughtered three foot passengers
already between Austin and Clifton.
At last, he had Desperately. and perhaps
iatally wounded three men. One named An
rg at the time Mr. T. left. Another, called
'F1ency," had his head ca:hed in such nan
Ter that the brain protrudcd. The third,
serman baker.-nauc unknoWu-ftis is thought,
M:aarot az possibly get well: As Cornsu entered
and sRSn Depa1y 5y,tses seef 0e9
resident Of this city, engaged In converse
ion, and without word Of warning, he
eTied mErdercus blow at the hitter with his
&c; Nick warded it of with his hand, the
zones Of which were crushed to pieces, and
Nay The madman fed down the narrow street
NELSON'S t1aVersiug it, without turning to tho
light OF the left, and without offering to mo-
est any one. Nothing more was seen Of him
'ntl early the next morning, when his body
'aS found about ha1fa mile beyond the village,
TN lis lh,oat cut from ear to car-in fact,
slnd pipe was cut in two, the back Of tho
lead was crushed in, aud around about the
'eaSt were tiye stabs, either one Of nhic.l was
'tT1hnps h,p sniilelent on to came death.
rilled himself, or whether some one eise XII
d hin; however, that could hardly be, be-
autc no man eon1d inflict the stabs. or either
4 TIC other wounds upon himself, aud then
urvlye and retain his strength and conscious
efs long enough to consummate both the
thers; Consequently ne infer that some ben
factor Of mankind disposed Of the desperate
1ratic. Thus, eight men received wounds
Iorth mentioning, and dozen others got
rIatches from the random blows Of the axe
! the saloon. As we eaid before, three out
{ The eight just mentioned will die. Mr..
eaw nil the wounded men, and
lso the dead body Of Cornell, aud p1as On
ard when the bloody work first began.