The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-25
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,AHlT II
Killing Of a Soldier in Gold Blood.
Proceedings Of Coroner's Inquest.

Proceedings Of C0roner's Inquest.
"a.ai Reported for the Pioseer.J %
At an inquest held at the house Of Am
herst tWilloughby, in the town of lnver
Grove, Dakota county, BY VIM. FELTON,,
Coroner of said county, on the body of
George Arnold, Second Minnesota Caval-
~, the following statements appeared in
evidence:
THOMAS HALL, ncorn-I reside In Dakota
county: first saw defendant on Tuesday, Nov.
8. A. D. 1854, between the hours OF and
o'clock p. M. of said day, near Mr.. Wiiiough-
by's: asked him (defendant) If those men were
after him told me yes but he was not the
man saw three men running after him one
man turned back and got team-was Mr..
Thomas Eagan; he was driving the team on
run: saw two men running before the team
Pat. Neehan and Hugh McHugh one had .
pitchfork handle; saw nothing IN the hands OF
with team and jumped over the fence into Mr..
Roes field saw deceased fall down; saw Pat
Meehan and McHngh jump over the fence and
catch deceased Eagan tied the team Meehan
and McHugh held deceased till Eagan came to
them: then Eagan threw deceased on the
ground and jumped on him; commenced
pounding him in the face with Jumps OF dirt
McHugh then jumped upon his BODY with MS
feet: was not over four rods from them Th0s.
Eagans wife and. Ellen Day were present
and tried to get the men away-got them out
Of tho field, then Eagan got away from them
and run to the fence, broke of q board some
five or six feet long deceased was lying on
his back and attempted to turn over; Eagan
was pounding him on the head with the boar
saw Eagan take the board and throw II INTO
the wagon, unhitch his wagon and drive IN.
When Eagan was gone, went mp to decease',
found him lying on his back his head all
mashed and badly mangled his brains bea' ont
and face handy cut; he was dead. Hugh Con-
nelly said they would kill him. and went away
with Mr. Eve; saw McHugh stamp deceased in
face with his heel, supporting himself on "a
CANS shoulders; saw McHugh jump over the
fence and take the knife home to Connolly.
This knife was nearly 10 inches long; black
handle; saw Hugh Ntzhugh, 60 into Conneilys
and get the knife and take II TO Thomas Eagan,
and gave it to him was nearly 80 rods from
Connolly to where deceased lay; saw Eagan
use the knife in some way; McHugh stood be.
tween Eagan and myself. Pat Meehan chased
us away Uriah Scott was with me. Uriah had
on q black coat resembling soldiers coat.
Il
I answered, No. it was MIR. Lofts boy. Pat
Meehan run Oft into the road next saw him
running for woods back of -. Whittemores;
McHugh went up to W'lloughby's; Thomas
Eagan remained till he lied the man; then
went off with team to Dan Bergans; bis,
Eagan's wife, went with him deceaseds poe
kets were not turned wrong s!ae out then;
URIAH B. SCorr, s,r( nj reside in DAKOTA
county: am nearly fourteen years old fret
saw deceased in this county on November 9th,
1854, between two and three o'clock p. NJ,
running up from WillOughby's; Thomas Hall
asked him if these men were after him do
ceased answered yes, but he was not the man |;
saw two men running after deceased; do not
know the names; came to the corner OF the
fence; saw . man driving team very fast, on
the run; do not know his name; Thomas Hall
was with me; we followed them and saw the
man driving team hitch up to the fence /
climbed over the fence into Mr.. COnnelly's
field saw . man pounding the deceased; I
was nearly twenty. five rods from them one
man had pitchfork handle; was chased
away the man who chased me away was one
of the persons assaulting and beating the de-
ceased.
JolHN WILIOu0HBY, s,ooTn.-I reside in In
YER Grove, DakOta county, Minnesota; am
IA years of age first saw deceased November
8, 4. D., 1864, at the house of my father in
company with two other soldiers all got din
tween the soldiers and Eagan; were talking
on politics. saw Barney McGrorty strike one
Of the soldiers; then saw Pat. Meehan take up
the pitchfork handle next saw Pat Meehan at
the house again when Barney McGrorty says
you have been fooling away your time l
found the soldiers in the brush then helped
Pat. Meehan unhitch his team; he Pat. Meehan
der down in the field l cannot say which;
then drove off,
JACOB o. WALKER, sDorn-Am acquainted
with the deceased; his name is George Arnold;
have known him thirteen months l identify
the body of deceased as the body of George
Arnold last saw him alive November 8. A. D.
1864 in the morning at Fort Smelling.
J. K. FINCH, S,0orn Il am practicing ply
stefan in Dakota county; have made post
mortem examination of deceased deceased
came to his death by injuries received on the
head and face by some blunt and sharp instru-
ments; almost every bone in head is fractured;
the head il not more than one-half it's natural
length; about one-third of the brain is ex-
posed. .t.. .r..
n After hearing the testimony the jury
brought in . verdict, to-wit, that deceased
came to his death by the hands OF Thomas
Eagau, Hugh McHugh and Patrick Aeehan,
on the 9th day of November, A. d. 1864,
at the town Of Rosemount, in this county,
WIN. FELTON,, %
.... Coroner of Dakota County.
Il General McClellan's Resigna ton.
From the New York World
On the 9Th instant, the day of election,
General Mcclellan addressed letter to the
President, resigninig his commission in the
army, and requesting that his resignation
nigh be allowed to date from that day.
AS he could not then know whether here.
signed to become private citizen, or re-
signed to become the President-elect of
the United States, the time was appropriate
ly and gracefully chosen. As he is not
accustomed to act from any impulses, but