Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-11-20
FROK MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10th, 1867.

6dtsOIS ILSpNOctCUH.- Hc eIectIOu Is
over, and the would-be Governor now
sings in mournful strains
+'Persh every fond Ambition" etc.
tWe Lave met the enemy and they are
ours" is the exultant message of the I'm
ion party of the Northwest to their breth-
rem in other States. The Cops are
fairly stunned, and continue to repeat.
"Tis strange, its wondrous strange"
The overwhelming majority against them
bewilders and confuses their feeble intel
lects, and some still insist that Mr.. Tall
madge is elected Governor. As proof
of the extreme confidence of the Demo-
Gratis that the Republican majority would
be reduc to merely nominal one: an
ex Sheriff of this county drove from poll
to poll offering to bet two 70 one that the
Republican majority would not exceed
$500 He said he had $500 up on that
figure. IF so, he is just SO much out of
pocket.
On Sunday, Nov. 10th, the city was
thrown into a state of intense excitement
over the discovery of the murder of Au-
gust Tesch, who had left the city about
nine o'clock in the morning to walk to
his fathers home, some FIVE miles from
the city, on the line of the Milwaukee &
Chicago railroad. Parties walking along
the track bout four in the afternoon :,
discovered his body lying in a ditch at
the side of the track He had been shot
three times-once in the leg, again in the
forehead, and the last time the ball strik-
ing the back of the head. This was the
only shot which would have proved fatal,
as the ball which struck his forehead
glanced of, inaicting only flesh wound
When found, the body was still warm.
It is supposed that the murdered man
must have lived at least FIVE hours after
being shot. The motive of the assassin
is not clear; for, although his victim s
watch was gone, it is not believed that
Tesch had enough money about his person
to induce bis murder for plumber only.
! The next day report was circulat ed
that two men had been arrested at Racine
who were supposed to be the assassins, as
some of Tesch's property had been found
in their possession. Much feeling was
manifested on the subject, and by the
time the evening train from Racine was
due large crowd had assembled at the
depot. Had the report been correct, and
the prisoners arrived at shat time, there
is not much doubt as to what would have
been their fate. Judge Lynch, who has
not donned his judicial hadit in this part
of the country since 1860, when the
negro Clark was hung. would again have
asserted his sway Undoubtedly it is best
that it was not so, as riots do not tend to
advance the ends of Justice. We can
only hope that the william or villains may
yet be captured and dealt with according
to the extreme penalty of the law-no
further.
Milwaukee is at present infested with a
gang of robbers, and strangers cannot be
too careful who they walk the streets
with late o'nights, as one man was lately
knocked down and robbed of $500 by two
men, who, in reply to an inquiry where a
certain hotel was, volunteered very kindly
to escort the strangers there. The fellow
was very badly choked by the villains,
no traces of whom have yet been discov-
cred.
Thanksgiving day has been ammo unced
for the 28th inst. How il will be OBJ
served, we can judge from the past. A
few churches will hold Thanksgiving
services, which will be poorly attended,
as the ladies remain at home to superintend
the preparation of thanksgiving din
ner," and of course the gentlemen won t
go to church unless the ladies do. So
the Cay turns out to be one of feasting
and gaiety: If snow is on the ground
the air will resound to the @tintinnabuia-
tons of the bels," and the ice, Should
it be in good condition) will be covered
with merry throng of young MEL and