The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
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q Mach excitement vsscra.tej a. 60,
bush yesterday BY the sSos;rs - : M
oner in the police courtS NM n, Ia.
Friday afternoon two girls, E..a Am 80
Bridget Burns, went to the NM: !. .Sc.t
distance from home t. pick berSss NM s
thus engaged they were seized dy i0ur
men, who outraged them. Soon an -
crime became publicly known, Lewis,ifs.
jor, aged forty years, and his son, were g..
rested and recognized by the girls as two
of their assailants.
While the examination was in progress.
the prisoners, Major and his son, sitting
beside each other, near the Justice, Pat
rick Burns, o brother of the girls, ap-
peared at tho door. He was armed with "a
revolver and knife, and had come with
the determination of taking summary VEN
geance upon the destroyers of his two els
tiers. He opened the door few inches,
and, taking aim, fired at the old man, the
ball taking effect in the fleshy part of the
forearm, about three inches from the elbow.
and coming out at the wrist. Major jumped
up and cried out, 81 am shot catch that
:" pointing toward young Burns. The
excitement was now intense. The crowd
rushed in, while Burns was more fierce than
ever to finish the work he had determined
to accomplish.
To add to the frenzy of the crowd, the
mother Of the girls now made her appear
snce, as an accomplice of her son In tho
work of vengeance. The two then rushed
toward the prisoners; the son with re-.
volver and knife; the mother with q
natchet, which she had until now con.
cealed about her person. She aimed q
blow at the head Of the elder Major, al
ready suffering from his wounded arm.
cutting him badly; it might have proved
fatal but for the interposition of ex-Ocn.
stable John Soanlon, who interposed in
time to break its force. Determined to
complete the work now begun, young
Burns fired another shot at the same man,
taking aim between two officers who were
standing near him, the ball this time pass
ing through Majors thigh.
The crowd had now largely increased, all
deeply sympathizing with the mother and
son. A rush was made for the prisoners.
with the intention of lynohing them on
the spot. The cry for vengeance from thu
frenzied mother and infuriated brother W.
taken up, and it was with the utmost diff
Guilty that the officers removed the prise n
ers to place of safety. In the confad o,
young Burns got at the younger M ior
and some cay made an attempt to { tsl
him. John Scanlon caught Burns, and N
cused him of having the knife, who b III
denied, but it was afterwards taken from
his pocket.
Seeing that the force there was II ,snf,s
oient to guard the lives eff the pris onera
word was sent to Captain Hagador a. vho
Immediately proceeded to the seer "a vith
three officers, and speedily restore order
The younger prisoner had fed fa i, ssfetv.
and now sent to the police to ~ " vhers
they could find him. He was ar eested IN
also was Mrs. Burns, the moth or of Che
unfortunate girls, and her son a nd the two
Majors were taken to Troy at sev en- o,clook
The mother of the girls was in 80 orsxada
state that it was deemed necess ary to hand.
cuff her, and even then sb.e lad TO be
placed in cart and held by three men.