The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-04-23
THE ST. FAUL TRAGEDY.
Curious Feature of Gray's Insanity
Another V.ctim--How be Killed a
FaYorite Dog

aFoflte Dog.
| From the st Paul Press, April IA.
| Everything connected with the Oakdale
tragedy possesses interest, as 1t IS one OF
those fearful cases which lnnst ever stand
ont alone and uuparaleed IN It's atroclty.
csterday the father and brother OF Gray
were INTO visit him ard to make some pre-
ilmlnary arrangements Tor his removal to
the State Insane Asylum at St. Peter
From his bro,he- Maxwell, we learn an
other curious incident connected with this
turn which the moiness OF Gray took
James GRAY, the insane mar, had
large dog which had always been a great
favorite with him and with the members of
his family 1t was household pet and
was almost invariaby with the children in
the yard or about the house. Since the
tragedy the dog has been missing At
first the excitement attending the terrible
event aud the incidents of absorbing inter
est which followed, prevented any notice
being taken of the absence of the dog
Since the funeral, however, inquiries have
been made in the neighborhood and no
trace could be fouod OF the ever faithful
brute
On Monday, however, careful search
about the premises and on the farm was
made, and 1t resulted In the finding of the
remains OF the dog in the woods, about
20 rods due west of the house The most
singular feature OF it is that an examina
ton OF the remains of the dog shows that
be was butchcred almost exactly in the
same manner as was the family of the poor
maniac His throat had been cut from ear
to ear; ), a large knife had been plunged d.
] rectiy through his neck, and his skull had
been broken in with some heavy blunt in
strument, like the oil of an ak. From
the amount of blood on the ground, i'm
medlate!y under tt e carcass of the dog, it
was evident that the deed bad been done
Just there.
Maxwell Gray says the dog was at the
house on Tuesday, when he visited his
brother; so II seems probable that he kill
the dog either just before or Just after his
family, and in almost the same manner. A
tree where the body Of the dog lay was
'biazed, by striking three light cuts into
1t with the AK, one above the other, and
each equl>distance from the other. A line
of "blazes, exactly similar was marx ed
upon the trees leading to the house. The
! cut on all the trees we're exactly alike, and
were freshly done, so that it appears that
there was an insane desi on the part of
~ w iii"lo q pun ny WHICH TIC cUuIu
find the carcass of his faithful dog.
1t was expected that all the necessary
papers would be in readiness so that the
insane man could be sent to ST.. Peter this
morning, but there were some formalilies
that had not been complied with by the
, judge ofprobate, aud hence the removal to
St. Peter VIII be delayed Daring the in
terview which the father a d brother had
with the prisoner yesterday he was asked
Why he killed the dog? He simply replied
for sucking eggs
James Gray still has that wild, uncon-
scious look about him which indicates the
absence Of reason, but he continues quite
dOcllc most of the time. The necessary
papers will be procured soon and an inuui>
slton held to prove insanity in accordance
with the statute, after which lie will be
lodged IN the stare asylum where his fami.
ly propose to maintain him free Of expen,e
to the state. They prefer this to allowing
him TO become charge upon the state.