The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
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onsr n the police court - 49,
Friday afternoon tMoeirls, ned Ann sad
Bddget Burns. wene 70 the SSods 8 sho.t
diaanoe &bm home = pick ,heEiss yhiis
thus eae1eed t6ey 4eee ssize6 Sv fosr
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crime henafne pnbliol1 known, LeWiS ~.
so, aged forty years, and his son, were -
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, brother Of the girls, ap-
peared at the door. He was armed with q
revolver and knife, and had come with
the determination of taking summary VEN
geance upon the deetroyers Of his two els
ters. He opened the door q few inches,
and, taking aim, fred at the old man, the
ball taking effect in the feshy part of tho
forearm, about three inches from the elbow.
and coming out at the wrist. Major jumped
up and cried out, 81 am shot i! catch chat
mani" pointing toward young Burns. Tho
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 q re-
volver and knife; the mother with q
natchet, which she had until now con.
cealed about her person. She aimed .
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 Scanlon, 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
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frenzied mother and infuriated brother w
taken up, and it was with the utmost diF
Guilty that the officers removed the prise =
ers to place Of safety. In the confad q
young Burns got at the younger M 10,
and some say made an attempt to ;ta
him. John Soanlon caught Burns, and N
cused him of having the knife, who h
denied, but it was afterwards taken ftou
his pocket.
Seeing that the force there was II ,snAs
cient to guard the lives ef the pris onera
word was sent to Captain Hagador a. I'm
Immediately proceeded to the seer q vitl
three officers, and speedily restore icrder
The younger prisoner had fed fa /. ssfsty
and now sent to the police TO ~ " vhes1
they could end him. He was ar rested. -
also was Mrs. Burns, the moth or of the
unfortunate girls, and her son a nd the tvo
Majors were taken to Troy at sev en- o,olonL
The mother of the girls was In 90 orsseda \
state that 1t was deemed necess ary TO haod.
cuff her, and even then abe had TO be
placed in q cart and held BY three men.