Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-30
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TIE MYSTERY SOLVED,

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TIE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Herbert Fold i y ;%ssssr'a-'''' Body
From the M.ni>tsc Tiacs extra, 18th.
At midnight last night, and after our foe.
ular edition for tie week had been worked
! off, Siicritf 6ecor. lEsquiro 1ngnnl, DUN.
hnn,, tho prosecuting attorney, ma otfiArs,
were called MP with tho startling 6nnohnco-
| mont that the body of Herbert Field, the
| missing banker, had beon found lust this
| side of Frankfort, twenty-five miles north
| Of Mnnistoe, md brought in on the Barber,
and WAS now III tho warehouse of MoHsrs.
Kirkland X Son, all Of which WAS found to
| bo true. IL. =
Tho horrible fact WIS established that
poor Field WaS murdered. His body was
found i'll the warehouse just as it was pick
nd up on tho beach twenty-five miles away,
where tho rapid current OF tho lake, which
! was known to have sot north with great
force OH tho fatal Sunday md Monday, had
carried it. =.
Three CHASTITY wounds, made with n
| blunt instrument, told too we'll the horrid
manner Of his DEATH Tho body was
dressed, rs last seen, except tho coat WIS
gone, and there was a ropo attached to it.
The coroner's inquest will be hold at nine
o'clock this a. H., by Justice Ingram. the
proceedings Of which will be laid before
our readers at an early our.
| At al early hour this morning the nows
was broken to Mr.. Vanderpool and his wife
and friends. and another thorough search
was made for tho missing money, but with
| ont success.
| 4 no Scc,,oI fnr NJ,
Vnnderpool by Justice Conover, and plnced
in tho hands Of Sheriff Secor, and Mr.. Van
lerpool will be held in safo custody to m.
swcr to tho fearful charge of murder.
| Fcllow-citizens, horrible and terrible
murder has been committed in our midst.
So long as there was possibility of hope
VIC had hoped Mr.. Field would yet DO found
alive. The finding of his body settles at
once and forever the question Of his muir
der There is yet room for doubt as to the
perpetrator or perpetrators of this horrible
crime. As good citizens, it becomes every
one to wait and investigate, and do every
thing possible to aid tho authorities in set
thing this question fairly and justly. The
investigation should be calm, but thorough,
that the guilty may be brought to punish
ment, aud that justice may be indicated
LATEn-T~o o'clock p. m.-The inquest
was held at . a. IN. by D. D. Ingram, Esq,
at Thurber's Hall. The following jurors
were called and sworn
George Shncklcton, VIM. Wallace, H. N.
Green, w. 8. HUM, John Garfield, G. NJ.
Wing, James Morton, Michael Fay, r. Buck
ley, W. II. Raymond, J. G. Ramsdell and
II. p. Thurber.
The citizens were admitted to seats, and
this large hall was packed to it's utmost CO.
| o;k lao,,srr 1n1v Rr,p tho
ton. The body vas brought forward, pack
cd in ice. Drs. Ellis and Shurly were in
attendance. Rollins Crispin, the man who
found the body, was first sworn, and testi-
fed that he found the body about IL a. NJ,
Sept 18th, one and half miles south of
| Frankfort, on tho beach. out Of the water,
on tho top of tho sand, but not imbeldod.
| The head was toward the south, md that
the wind was blowing from tho west; that
he had been over tho Same ground about
three hours before;! didn't then see the
body; there WAS q hay rope or cord, about
three feet long, around tho body; nothing
fayte,led to tho loose or long ond of the
rope; both front pockets turned wrong side
out; back pocket contained: u $50 cold
piece, and had the: name "Herbert Field"
written on inside; there was bottle laying
off about six foot FROM tho body, and my
first thoughts wero that it was a ,(lrunken
man; soon saw That the man was doatl, and
then called tho coroner; WHOM we got back
from Frankfort with tho corner and others.
the sand had boon washed up over part
of the right arm and cheek. -,
At this point the jury examined the body,
which was bloated and very mich discol-
ored. and offensive. Thore were three
wounds in the head, ono on the back part
and one on the top. The ono on the back
was tho only ono that appeared deop. This
was about one and one-half inches up and
down, and ono inch wido, through the
slsull, and deep. Thorc was mark on tho
arm.
Witness said DR.. Harvey examined tho
body in tho presence of corOner's Jury then
and there called. Tho $40 gold pioco was
in nm envelope, which had been addressed
to the deceased. The goldpiece had u hole
through it. There was largo gold ring,
with rcd jet, on the finger of one Of the
hands. Tho bottle was q short-necked
light glass bottle; was round, and would
hold about pint; was empty, but hid a
cork in it.
DR.. T.. s. Ellis sworn, says, l have exam
ined the body: found a wound on the right
side Of top and back part Of head; fracture
Of skull 1<sesi@-tt; witness
says fracture was ragged, and We found
pieces of skull left on tho brain. Tho
wound on the top of tho head il an inch i'll
width; depression of tho skull hero, but no
protrusion of tho brain; slight flesh wound
in forehead, of no particular importance;
on the left arm, in India ink, is the profile
of female; also found mark of cord around
tho body. The wounds are sufficient to
produce instantaneous death. The
Of tho skull, indicates that it
was done with the head of q hammer or
hatchct, the other that it was the same in
strument, but reaching toward the front 80
as not to penetrate with full force of instru-
| ment Either wound would probably pro-
duce death, the large one instantaneously,
tho other not necessarily at once.
DR.. E. L. Shurly testified in substance
the same rs DR.. Ellis. The examination
of other witnesses was continued at some
length, hut nothing further was developed
of public interest at this time. -s."
At the time of going to press the verdict
of the jury had not been rendered, but it
must DO in accordance with tho above facts,
and circumstances are such as to strongly
point to George Vanderpool, the late part
ner Of the deceased, as the probable MUIR
derer, who is now In custody awaiting his
examination on tho charge Of wilful muir
der. -
Tho Rising OF the Watcrs-A California
|.";t : Phenomenon. -. =. J.
+. From the San francisco Alta, Sept. 4.
Among the curious phenomena of our
climate none is 90 incredible and 80 myster-
ions M the risinU NJ tho aDringa in tho very