Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-14
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" ~ utae0 WIN ~ ~ om0 o0{D0W00S o8ooso0
crowd Of tisens, both Aaerieass ~ 0ss.
mans, - early - eight o'elsek this usssr
ing. At abcut hali.past nine. The dssss Of
the court room we're opened, end ths crowd
rushed in. Every nook and conner waa
jammcd. At about ten O'Clock The psisosss
vas brought from the jail sseostsd b. q
strong police force. NJ. J. n. Day, appear.
ed a. attorney for he psssssstisa, aad :,
Claussen for the defence. Justies Pstsrs
then made . short address. In Eaglish sal
German. eounselins law and eraw. and
warning against any violseee.
DR.. Tomson. ON being called 70 shs sesad esl
sworn. testified thaa heyers eans y Ne hseee
on Tuesdsy evening, q sbsst I've e'slssk, viii
two other nea, one dreynse whea y knew,
and stranger. They bed bfeuGht ~ ma1
from Buffalo. Took u his eoat I'D ioskse anA
found = wound on the back belsw ~ M
.sS *. S. fs's:s - s:ss ~ e
his back bone Passed probe two ineAes ists
wound. bat could not detect the ho1l, (noyef'e
wounds examinsd.) Proks vest b eblsluely.-
Point Of probe ~ inch ffon the suffa6s. DiA
not nd ~ Ssi. sss ~ ..s .os s:.ssis e 70 us
shot wound, which be believed il vas. He a.
tsnton was called to wound o. the side Of the
head above the len ear, having the appearance
Of having been caused by 6lsst iiessunsst
the flesh being torn. The :exsminstioa was
made in haste, but Is sasisfied that the ball was
there.
CRoss sxAnlssD wound 10 not &C.
rious. No inflammation. Flesh wousd ffon 0
small shot. Would not swear that The wound
was made BY ball, bat was efthat opinion.--
wound BY blunt instrument was hebinA aaA
above the left ear. Judged Tia. the vou.ds
on Tuesday. No peruenent iejusy 70 b. appes-
heuded from the wosads. The ball night rest
there for long tine without psedss-
ing inflammation.
Grass. Knows Clsussen. First net hin = the
depot on Monday last. Claussen said b wou1a
show him 10 a tavern, and 80 il he ceuld Aad
. wagon TO take him out 10 Mr.. f7ndle's house
at Biue 0rass. whore he wi.hsd - -. II there
vas NO wagon goisg out. Meyers sessld eeos
would see that be got out. Hs was stranger
ta Claussen At the time Of meeting, nd bed just
coUc from Hanover direct. eindle was q q
9uaintsnee. Il wss his iatentien 10 visit hin.
Went " the hotel q n0o1. Aftsr Clanseeu Of
fered to show him 70 the hotel. he next met him
to take him 70 Dlss Grass. Whss thsy vest out
to look for wagon. they went up town. Did
not recollect the conversaa'ea during the journ-
ey. Got no conveyance. The next m0rniae
Clausssn said he would take him there - .
boat. - the route was much shorter
When they started out frem the Aotel - Ne
afternoon previous, for wagon, they returned
. couple Of hours before dark. He next cav
Claussen in the morning at his house. He vent
there because Claussen promised TO get wagon
and take him TO Blue 0rass. ClsasSsa showed
.kA~. AA A.
C's house Tuesday morning.. they went 10 lsw
houses to lc0k for wagon, end then 20 . hose
on the river. At about MAE or ten o'clock
Claussen offered TO take him TO blue 0rass IN .
boat. Meyers family was q the tavern st this
time. They started down the river il - old
did not say how far down they would 70, but
said the route was shorter. He had card show
ing where he wanted 10 70, and thinks ho show.
ed II to Claussen Before getting into The boot
they had aconversation ebout him Meyer hav-
that he had draft on New York Which he hsd
purchased in Germany. Clsussen knew thot ho
had money With him also. When he cane 70
the Island and went in swimming, and he'd part
ly dressed. he took the oars snd Clauseen ohot
st him: He carried bis money in belt around
his body. He had told Claussen thss he intend
ed to buy some land. Amer leaving Davenport
they travelled in the boat about oae hour asd .
half He did not baths st the nrst place q
which they stopped, but they went Oh agam for
about quarter Of an hour. When they stopped il
was on the left side Of the island. The diliculty
there occurred. The second landing wss q two
islands near . sand -bank, not very fer from
Buffalo, Thinks the islands wers 10 NE middle Of
the river. While Meyer was bathing Clanssen
went into the bushes. Claussen remsinsd there
there and Meyers went TO sand island soue 20
or 80 steps OF. Laid belt on his clothes, and
after washing. dressed himself. Claasses sev
the belt. Meyers said something about the belt,
but didn't rscollect what It was. Got into the
skih and rowed over to get Clauseen. when IN
stripped he did not leave his clothes on the same
island Is c. was. The water dividing then was
on the left side Of the one u. was on. After n.
dressed he rowed over for g. asd told q thaa be
had not much time left, and they haA bettee 10,
N. held oars, and was seated in the fore seat snd
Cisussen got in ON the stern seat. They shes
started for Buffalo, and had just turnsd The bodt
around. and we're but few paces ftsa shers
when the difficulty commenced. They were -
tween two islands. Clausscn shot him II ihe
back That was his first intimatioa Of danger,
He did not cry out. he jumped up aad rsesivsi
Claussen said he must die. He did noe ~
Claussen have . pistol. but heard the report.
He saw the hatchet in the boat ON startiae. q.
said he wished to cut some poles with IT,
When N. jumped up. Cleussen was standing up
with the hatchst, snd told him he must do
ID
out. and commenced swimming. Landed on the
island again. After be jumped iato the
river, he did not zee Clausssn again. swan but
. few pacss to the island. When he tuened
round on Claussen in the boat st the time c.
told him they must die, nothing was said about
they were about half way 70 Findle's. He had
offered c. no money to take him down. q. Of
fered TO do il. When he wss shot he ielt consid-
cradle pain. He had mot sees Clsusssu have .
p stol before. He he'd over q .5Oo n bic moaey
belt.
Csoss zxAnrsD.-Mes q. st ths depot on
Monday at noon. He had no other converssaioa
with Claussen at that time With the exceptions of
few words about tavern. c. lived n6ae the
tavern to which he was conducted. Could not
say whether Z. came 70 nud him altef dinner. q
he vent to C.'s house. Hecollected tbas - West
several places. DIDN'T know whether tiey wet
into the houses OF looked il at the doers. They
searched for farm wagons. Clausssn told Ai9
to come 70 bis house next morning. ~ ~ Weala
find wagon. Went there. C.'s Sifs pesssaA
Don't think he ksows shere ne places ~. Ne
did not say he wanted TO 20 70 Buaalo, ,sflef they
returned. He told q. he would 70 70 Blue
Grsss il he had 10 walk. c. told hin thas hs in-
tended to 70 down The river pises 10 eut seas
bushes, bush: and by riding dow so"s distance. ;:
and in . half 40 hous met q the river, q the
boat. Several persons were near when he got
in. hatchet was lying At the bottom Of The
boat. He did mot show q. his money. He
thinks he told C. sbcut his dram. Told
him he had el,550 il meneS II his
belt In rowing down they relieved one
smother. Al tie Island. Clausssn said
he did not care about going down eny far-
thcr - the poles he wanted were pleaty theeo
Attic frst island they loaded, 1hev' leoke6
around about . quarter o. - hses. csuAa -
say Why c. looked a the trees. Tkisks Q. -
land = beihs. 'Cisusses wafesed iste the Isshes
and remained about aQuastee Of On hour. When
he was bathing. he put his clothes = ~ hsst.
and Doid his neasy.belt - them. He dso'S
kuow whether G. soW the bek q ~. He toek
the bost 70 sand ". Aflsr dFsssiss - wet
eshors - gst sens grapes y take v eie wtls.
Startsa 70 Duaalo % gs1tiag into boek Coeseea
sat 10 The lore paf1 UeyerS Wa9 eoWing I'D tac-
ing the bew. VIXEN y ju0ped 0yeeboofa a1Ass
beIuR shot. G. did not iolIow him. He thea owon
from ore island 70 anethes till he fsashed Ne
lllinois shore.
Aitse some further tssliosay TIE eosss
adjourned till aitssnoeo.
nHvED HEDn10. HI
The Aest wsstssa Usssa staass Isws,
Capt John S0ith, lsayos Ais ce1y ely &
Z A. n. asd r. Il, r. nwt 1Ssen, esa-
nsctine WITH tsoias ~ a Nse1Aeee ~
Northeas.ern pojnts. Hafs thrsugh te D..
buqss, snly I've dellAss.
The elegant and nest paalet New BeeAss
Cart T. ]. Busbsd. Och 3. 0fsonsll, wiu
: = 49,