The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-05-29

made bad work of this when you surveyed
it before" Mr.. Armsby replied that he
did not think he had ever surveyed it.
Hogan remarked that he thought he had,
and Mr.. Armsby said it was possible; he
could tell by referring to his 6eld-notes
This ended the conversation between them,
Hogan advancing towards his brother and
Armsby returning to his work. Martin
Hogan was At one end of the chain, young
Macnamara at the other, and Armsby
about midway between them. He Arms
by) had scarcely resumed his work, when
he heard heavy blow, and, looking around
4 he saw John Hogan strike Martin in rapid
succession two or three times with the axe,
the last time burying the blade 10 his fore
head and crushing him to the earth. At
the moment Of the murderous assault,
Martin Hogan was STOPPING down, driving
a stake, utterly unconscious of the blood>
thirsty intentions of his brother. 1t seems
that the first blow was given him on the
back with the back of the axe, while he
was still in a STOPPING posture, and that,
upon attempting to rise. the other blows
were delivered rapidly, the last one, as ~e
have said, being with the edge of the axe,
and taking effect at the base of the fore.
head, driving .he full width Of the axe into
his brain to depth of four or Eve inches
John had no sooner. delivered the fatal
blow to his brother than he started With
the axe in pursuit of young Macnamara,
who ran for the woods at the top of his
speed. All this occurred in infinitely less
time than it takes to relate it. Mr.. Arms.
by saw him follow Macnamara about thirty
rods, and then he (Armsby) started to
alarm the neighbors. He returned in about
half an hour, in company with several per-
sons, and found that Martin was still alive,
and had partially raised himself from the
ground, resting his head upon his hand
and bis elbow upon the ground. Young
Mcnamara returned to the scene at the
same time, armed with an axe and pitch
fork, but John Hogan had decamped and
has not since been seen or heard from.
Martin Hogan was conveyed to his house,
and messenger Immediately dispatched
for DR.. H. s. Balloon. of this village, and
another for G priest. DR.. Bacom found
the wounded man still alive and in semi
conscious state, but of course it vas be-
yond the power of human skill to do more
than so aIlay his pain by the administration
of narcotics. He fingered until Saturday
morning about II clock. when he expir-
ed. After his death DR.. Balcom made an
examination of the wound, which be de-
scribes as fearful. The edge of the axe, in
entering his head described a line running
diagonally under the left eye and up just
over the right eye, cutting through the
frontal bone The left eye was uninjured,
and remained in its place in the upper part
of his head. The right eye was turned
over and driven into the wound. DR..
! Bacom probed the frightful cash to a
depth Of four and halt inches, and by
placing one hand on the forehead of the
murdered man and the other on the lower
part Of his face-so completely had the
sharp weapon done its deadly work-he
could open the wound without difficulty,
exposing to view the severed nasal and
auricular organs, and the right eye, which
was buried in the brain. Besides this, DR..
Balcom discovered cut about two inches
in length, Qgthe side of his head, but
which did not penetrate the bone. There
we're also contusions on his back, which
had evidently been caused by the corner Of
the back of the axe. The inquest was held
on Tuesday by Justice J. R. Weber, but
a. present writing We have not learned the
result. The murderer is not believed to
have left the neighborhood when he CON-
mitted his awful crime, and Sheriff Blake,
assisted by Mr.. A. X. Merrill, have bees in
that locality ever sine the murder, search
ing for him, but thus far without success.
District Attorney Woodin has written to
the Governor, requesting that a reward
be offered for his apprehension, and 1t is to
be hoped by all lovers Of law and order that
he will not escape the penalty Of his great
crime. Aside from the troubles between
themselves, the two brothers have always
borne reputation as good, aw-abiding
citizens. Martin Hogan leaves widow
and three children; John Hogan has wife
and seven or eight children. The familits 8
Of both are living On the farms referred to
above.
The description Of the murderer
is.as follows: Height feet, inches;
complexion. dark weight, 100 or l4O
pounds; hair and beard, slightly gray.
For the p articulars given above, We are in
debted to District Attorney Woodin and
DR.. Balcom.
| FATAL ACCIDENT AT MIsHIcoTT. 20 Our
Two Rivers correspondent informs us Of an
accident that occurred in Mishicott, on the
7th inst, which resulted in the death oi
MATTHIAS SCHIER, . resident of Mishicott.
Mr.. ScHILR was lumbermars, and the I'M