St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-05-24
p. MURDER WILL oUT.&3 II 4
The Body OF the Missing; Man Found,

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Fom The IN,5a.aa,o Herald Of the l7M. Il ~. E,7"
Some TIME since, We published an sae-
count:of the mysteriousl disappearance
and probable murder of a. Mr.. Wheeler,
residing on the aOhippews river, some four
miles above North :Pepin.s ...isf}h<,
His wife and young man named Car
ter, were at, that time suspected Of the
murder, and were arrested and examined,
but the evidence against Il EN- vas not saf--
fcient to bind them over. and they were
set at liberty. ~ sos 5:s,.t&as @&sis9'S ait
z On Saturday last. the body was found on
the Chippewa river, about =. hundred rods
below the sp.t where Carter said the old
man fell into the river, and was readily
identified as that of the missing man. 4
deep cut, ap parently made by an AZ. was
found 10 The top Of the head, and the skull
was fractured near the upper part Of the
fol ehead: 5'i t's %. IS: 2> ~ ttt
Mrs. Wheeler and Young Carter were
again arrested and on an examination apart
from each other, they both confessed the
murder, or rather each accused the other
Of the horrid deed. - IT -
:, ia i5'',. nrn STORY. 4@s# e
She, Wheeler and Carter were going out
to spend the evening at .. .neighbors with
The intention Of. having a game Of cards,
just before starting, she said, she wouldn't
60 because Carter cheated SO; Carter re-
mcnstrated with her angrily, and Wheeler
took her part; some high words followed,
and Carter dared Wheeler out to fight,
they went oat:together, aud she. remained
in the house. She heard q blow struck,
and heard Wheeler groan; she then went
to the door, but. was met BY Carter, whe
pushed her back into the house and fastened
the door. Carter soon came in. took her
into an other room and told her that he b I'D
killed Wheeler. andhthat she must help him
conceal the crime, or they would both be
hung for the murder. After that Carter
went out, carried the body to the river and
threw Il in Carter told ner that when he
aud Wheeler. went out to fight. Wheeler
took up stick of wood 10 strike him with.
and that he caught up q gun barrel and
struck Wheeler over the head, the blow
causing his DEATH Carter didn't say any
thing 10 her about striking him with any
thing else, but she thinks that after knock
ing him down, he struck him with the Ak,
inflicting the cash thIt hes been referred to.
+, 70" S,>e HIS STORY. .t: 81! : -
Wheeler's folks had been putting down
carpets. Some tacks had got scattered on
the floor, AID Wheeler told his wife to pick
them up. she refused, and Wheeler strucl
/ her with his fst She then got down to
pick up the tacks, and Wheeler gave her
a kick She fell ON the stove, burning he,
hand severely, which SO enraged her, thai
she caught lpa ratchet and struck Wheel,
er on HE head with the edge ofai', causing
his death. lie, Carter afterwards took thu
body, put it in The sleigh drove 10 th'
river and threw it in. He says that tn
fr;ghtfal cash on the head, was caused .,
the blow of the Ratchet, and he oces no
know how to account for the tract :,ret
skull, but thinks that it was done after tn.
body was thrown into the river.
| So much for their stories. They ar
now safely lodged in Buffalo county jai
awaiting their trial. = e..,1t., s.,r.