, 1866-04-28
DISTURBANCE AT ST. PAUL.
4 Tar and Feather Casc-alfegcd Cnute
Of the Proceedincr-The SeGueI-A
Comment on Mob LnsG-Tlac Wlfc
Defcuun her Husband.


Of the Froccedtncs-The SeGuel-A
Comment on Mob Lnsv-Thc WlEc
Defends her fsuoband.
fttFrom the ST. Paul Pioneer. 73d inkt.l
james Fl. Murray, who suddenly left town
some three weeks ago, under circumstances
which excited considerable comment at the
time. md who was afterwards heard OF IN
New York as Just about to start for Califor-
MIA, returned TO this city yesterday morning.
as coolly rs If nothing had happened, and
went ut once to his home, which he mean1y
iorsook, it was said, for the embrace of q par
amour who accompanied him In his flight.
4 number Of persons who were familiar
cutting It a little too fat, and resolved to show
MIR. Murray that this community couldn't be
outraged In any snch *a5.
Accordingly, last evening, about nine and 4
half O'Clock, some seventy.tlEc persons pro-
cecded to his house, on St. Anthony Hill,
sack Of feathers. His ho,,se was surrounded
N regular military style and every avenue Of
escape cut oil. The party then demanded ad-
mittance. Mrs. ". refused to admit them,
and said they could not find Murray About
dozen men forcihly entered the house, and,
ccaled under the cellar stairs. He was drag
sed forth bY the heels. when he begged pite-
ouslv for mercy-safd he won1d not have
come back. only he hsd the palpltAtlon
Of the hcart, and couldn't proceed ca
his Journey, &c. No attention vas paid to
naked and taken into the middle Of the
street. Here the crowd surrounded him, and
after painting him all over With tar. not tor
getting dap in the mouth when he opened
It to beg OF, the sack Of feathers was shaken
oser him, and be was thus attired IN SUIT
more picturesque than comfortable. He was
| then luu into the house and left to bis medi-
4 tatiQne. Il is to be hoped they will be Of q
profitable nature.
: No attempt was made By my OF the party
\ TO disguise themselves, and several Of them
were recognized ty Airs. Murray. who threat
| encd them with prosecution They told the
victim Of the joke that bis conduct Was too
| outrageous to ,escapel punishment, and as he
was played out In this community, he had
better make himself scarce. Having s1ccom-
| plished their business, the crowd quietly dis
Tersed.
From The St. Ranl Prcss. 95th in@t.l
James Il. Murray, who was tasrcd and fa:th-
on Saturday right, by mob of thirty OF
| forty persons, had Two or three individuals
| arrested, Yesterday, for participating In that
! affair. Deputy sheriff John Grace was II
| search Of other parties, and oil who were
| recognized Us having had a hand In that busl
ness will be brought to time. After a prelin
iuary hearing before Justice Lambert, yestcl
F! day, The examination was postponed nnti
Monday next, the parties giving hail for the!,
| appearance. Mrs. Murray requests Us to state
| that tho clrcumEtnnccs which led to tha out
rage on Mr. Murray arc entirely misconceivct
! by the public. She says that her husband leH
to go to California with her knowledge ant
consent, ind that she assisted him IN his pre-
! parations for the ioutney-hat nothing in hi
treatment affords the least palliatlnn or ex
cusc for tho irdisnities pcrpctrated upol
him.