The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-06-24
HORRIBLE MURDER!
A soID1ER SHOT AND ROBBED {!
THE sUspECTED PARTIES.
Arrest OF an Accompllce.

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On Friday morning last tho body Of q
soldier, identified as that Of Charles Nc
Manus, Corporal Of Co. E., 10th 1ufant'
~, was found in the brush on the old Low
~ farm, on the upper sui ucbs Of town, by
Mr.. JOS. Broker, whose attention was A.
trsotsd by the actions Of his dog. Thu
body was lying about Twelve feet from
where two roads cross, aAl was laid ou'
straight a. it for buri.l. It was evident
that no had been shot with = pistol, the
ball entering tho back Of his neck, close to
the head, and coming out ofths upper jaw
just below tho nose. A Jury was summon
I'd BY Coroner Overlook, and verdict re-
turned that tho deceased ''oame to his
death from q sun-shot wound"
Circumstances at once directed suspicion
to Harrison Carhart, Fred. De Forest and
VIM. Trainer, who had come here few
weeks ago and purchased a saloon Of NJ.
Gaspard, paying 5000 and giving mort
gage for 500. On Wednesday Carhart gave
back the saloon simply on the release Of
the mortgage, and all suddenly left the
city. On Friday Trainer Was found with q
government train on the east side of the
river, with which he had engaged TO go to
Missouri. He had shaved off his moustache,
put on old clothing and otherwise changed
his appearance. But he was recognized
by Carr, a comrade of McManus', who
took the police to where he was. This
villain is now in the county Jail. He has
made confession, from which and other
testimony We conaense tho following facts:
On Sabbath afternoon DeForest and Nc
Mauus were at the saloon playing
cards and drinking. The other
two came and prepared going to
Sank Rapids, and got buggy and started.
When Carhart and Trainer came to mis-
cradle bagnio kept near where the murder
was committed, they found DeForest and
McManus there evidently from prc-con-
certed plan. Carhart told DeForcst that
he had better 90 back to the saloon as
there might be customers waiting. The
latter aud McManus started. In about
three-quarters Of an hour the other two
left. aud coming to the crossroads men
toned above, Trainer says they found De-
Forest there, and that he told them he had
shot the soldier, and produced single bar
relied pistol saying, chats what did it,"
Trainer further says that he got out and
went into tho brush with DeForest to see
the body, but could not find it. Three
other persons testify that they heard the
pistol fred-this was between seven and
eight o'clock in the evening-and passing
BY saw tho horse and buggy standing in
the road, and Trainer and DeForest COM
ing out Of tho brush. Trainer was seen
there again on Monday morning. He ad-
mits this, saying he went to find the body.
The presumption is that tho persons COM
ing along in the evening had prevented
their robbing tho body, and that they had
gone back in the morning. The amount
secured was only $50.
The following papers were found near
the body Of tho murdered man:
CAnP NEAR ST. Cloup,
June II, 1869.
Corporal Charles McManus, Of Company e." 10th
Infantry, has permission to be absent from this camp
from six o'clock H., this day until reville the 10 til
Instant. CHAS. E. JEWETT,
1s1 1t. 10th Infantry Bat.
Capt. q. g. A. Commanding Co. E.
,.t sergeant g: :. 10th Infantry.
WIN. STANLEY,
Capt. 10th Init, Commanding Camp.
HEADQUARTERS BAT. 10TH INHAN1RY,)
N1A1 81. CLOUD, MIMI,
Private VIM. Lind, Company, K, 10th Infantry. has |
,ermisson DO absent from eight o'clock P. H. until
line o'clock P. H., this 11th day Of June.
VIM. STANLEY,
Capt. 1Vtn Infantry, Commanding Bat. |
JosIlH Howard,
Acting II: Sergeant.
The Mayor has offered reward of $3.50 |
or the apprehension Of the murderers.
their description il given as follows:
Harrison Csrhart, between Is and 80 years Of sge;