Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-06-27
Cur san Francisco News Letter.

Mysterious and Horrible Murder Grand Finale # the Eg
Uar-Destracfi7n f The " Crocn Pant" and Copper
head Hopes -UnioD State Nominations.
sAN FRANcsco, June %.
friend GORDON :-Tile last week characterized ty
vcral exciting incidents On Monday night room
like street, Marie Louisa Fresch was murdered most
horrible aud brutal manner b
whole affair is clothed in i'm
the body Of the
its covering spattered with
handle into her neck, and tht
with her blood But beyond -., dark
All kinds of theories advanced upon which 10
bIse a con Of the perpetrator One is that she
murdered by young who slept in the bas sment of
tn house and gave alarm at the Station House. But
there absence Of all motive in his for the
mission of the deed The was courtezln, and it
is said that certain married man visited her for the pnr
pose of gratifying love which by no means Patonic
The for reason became enraged at him, and
going to his wife disclosed the of his intimacy with
her. terrible ensued with terrible results to the
wife inferred by that ayenge this mosrous
injury he murdered the perpeator as described But no
st has been made under this suspicion Another is
that she the mistress Of who was much attached
to her. She had a rival who woman of the most
wicked and uncomfortable passions and who threatened to
Kill her if she did give up the object of their joint ae
tachmeut This she refused and neglected to do and the
tn ory is that she carried her threat the bloody
ner Of this murder Ithardy possible that woman
however abandoned, could be gulty OF such an aWul
crime 1h. number sttbs tn crashing wounds upon
the md demunstrata gca strength used in the
u ctiOn OF tn Stl upon this no arrests nave Oesn
made and the vidan busy with clues Of
tn own and hoped that they may be at last success
u in bringing to light the instrument OF this dannihg
decd.
Bchelder ard another who participated in the Far
alone Egg murder held to answer ut ha Court of ses
sion and the sum, decree followed the examination OF
fDr he K q irink
days since, by striking him with an empty olang3 box
nice point is 0und in this cas Th evidence shows that
very Indifferent blow struck, just cutting the SKIN,
but not fracurng the Skull The physicians testified that
the brain in sot and diseased condition. us Was ao
the heart that slight excitement would tend 10
produce fatal results and that Independently of any phys
cal Efforts might follow from the passion and eKcit
m mt into which he was thrown me charge Is man
slIugt.r Aug o Mai the captain of the boat party at tn
bdt Of the kggs, de Of his wounds on Tuesday St ant
1t now threatened to arrest the leaders "i the Lana parry
1t h1s not been don; yet.
rhs news Of the capture and burning of the ship Crown
Poilt bound for this port has produced n
satlon among the comm rcal houses h.re' leW such
raj upon our cOmmefcs will knde little more OF that
congtna hate which should burn IN tue osos o clIz Us
ag tinst all the sympath2rs with treason IL TINS state
Invy Will caus5 US to appreciate luy tue lact that ~
dangerous to follow he trail OF the Copprheads or allow
tn crawl any responsible position that we are
really engaged in war with pirates, outlaws ana mlrde
and it is Infamous to consor with or extend tie
hand of fellowship TO the epobate apoogists ana active
defenders OF treason, pOt caly or Oh Ws1 ley count
larg y here upon th5 which are fastening from the
States the Plains for strength in tbs coming election,
rejoicing undr the appreh Jnsloa that the great majority
is composed Of Coppefheads We Shall see.
The nominations by the Union state Convention
to .et the appreciation o. all good men The non
nations for Judg o the Supreme Court IN parcua are
eous!ered good All Of them men of sterling abb iy
and OF them justly considered the best lawyers III
the state This is the rank assigned TO Mr A. H. Khod
an1 o. l.. Shater Can had among all the Coppereeads
that Itcst this coast n To whom we WouIu as soon
conf the administration Of justice as 10 the mel who are
nominated by the Union party for the Suprem' Bench p
Where lheyf Mr.. Mccullough IS young man, GEAR
headed and brave his conduct at the time "l the Hardy
trial prov his devotion to the Union and hatred Of ra
tors conversation with him he toll M that, should
he b. elected the pros cut0n OF treason against our GOV
mt in al its gal aspects should be his speciality
He des to BE- Attorney General and II ths btaht
tools Of Davis in this State will work hard against hn lie
~ lay in nlctnen baore Of them fore this war
is am at loss to know what material difference
Tn is in traitor and reb3 here and on; b'hld tue
walls Of Vcisbura, Stealing pumpkin moLssas ana
Dutch cheese in the southern counties Ol PennSyVanla
No distinctive Discrimination to steal can be Claimed by
portion of tn such for instance AS haunt tn lower
portions Of tho STATE, and descrbed By Charley
Gordon-a population of onghoed robbers ana assassins
Yours truly, DE1us.