The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27
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Midnight Report.
FROM OTTUMWA.


Particulars OF the Arrest OF the Tetsr
Special Dispatch to the Gate City.
OrruxwA, Iowa, Dec. 26.
From the Erening Courier we obtain the
following particulars concerning the capture
Of the murderer of Mr.. Teter: We learn from
Mr.. J. C. Fox, of Primrose City, Wayne
county, that the murderer of the man found
dead last Friday evening, was captured by
Major Wood and Consta BILE Osborn, assisted
by Mr.. Fox, on Sunday night last. The
murderer is a young man, Austin Trogden by
name, and, as we are informed, belongs to
one of the most respectable families of Wayne
county, but has always been hard man
himself
The particulars, as we gather them from
Mr.. Fox, are as follows 1t appears that
during the last year, up to few days pre-
vious to the murder, Trogden had been
working for Mr.. Fox, leaving F. just be-
fore the bloody deed was committed.
He avowed his ihtention of first
going to his fathers house, and from there to
Illinois. to collect some money that was due
him there, and started, as it was thought, for
that purpose. During the next week the
murder was committed, last Friday the body
was discovered, and Saturday morning Major
Wood and Constable Osb born started in pur-
suit. We understand that they got their first
clue from Chris, the hot 81 keeper at Moravia,
at whose house the murderer and murdered
had stopped, and left together. The clue,
thus discovered, was followed up, and at each
step it seemed as if q new link WAS added to
the chain of evidence, everything pointing
unmistakably to Trogden as the murderer.
Wood and Osborn arrived at Fox S house on
Sunday evening, communicated their suspi-
cions to him and requested him to ride to the
house of Trogden father, and see If young
T. was at home. Mr.. Fox did SO and discov
cred that the young man had just arrived,
and had brought pair of mules home with
him. Mr. Fox then rode home and communi.
Gated what he had learned to the two officers
who needed but the last link to confirm their
evidence, having traced him up to where he
had traded the murdered man horses fo- the
mules, and then followed him home. The
three, Mai. Wood, Constable Osborn, and
Mr.. Fox, then mounted their horses, rode
over to Trogdens. Here they found young
T., arrested him, and found one hundred and
fifty dollars in gold, and some FIVE dollars in
silver, on his person. The amount of gold
on his person corresponded exactly with the
amount taken from the person of his victim.
The silver he had undoubtedly secreted
somewhere. The Darbeys we're cIapped on
the gent, and the party turned their heads
Ottnmwaward. The prisoner maintained a
sullen silence, and is hard case. The par
ty were at Blakesburg last evening, and will
probably be here to>night. Maj. Ward and
Osborn deserve great credit for their ndefat>
igable efforts in the behalf Of justice. They
followed the trail with keenness and fore
sight worthy of the veteran detective. The
murderer would not confess nor deny, but
merely said, task me no questions, and I'll
tell you no lies. !"
There was found upon him about four
hundred dollars, one hundred and fifty in
Hotu, TWO coupons Cui uH ol DOnus WHICH are
identified as the ores in the possession of the
murdered man. Fox says the mans name
WAS Teter, who was killed. The proof is
clear and convincing, and does not admit OF
the shadow of doubt.
LArKR.-Maj. Wood and Constable Os-
born have arrived with the murderer of Teter.
They reached here about noon to-day. An
immense crowd of people, numbering at least
fve hundred, from all parts of the country,
drawn hither by the report of his arrest and
expected arrival were crowded together on
the bank of the river, filled with the most in :
tense morbid curiosity, to see the wretch
who had committed such a he,nous Of.
fense At one time it was feared the crowd
would intlict summary punishment upon him.
But we are happy to say that better counsels
prevailed, and that he was safely incarcera>
ted in the County Jail here. We presume
his preliminary trial will be held at once.