, 1869-04-10

Affected ulI1, AuQ ue U61 Qtfu UAk1QH threats
shout It. Ar. Wilson s name does not appear In
my letter, and how be could have been anected Ia
mystery TO anybody. The onus Is nos upon me
OF explaining anything; but II anybody Is hurt call
Up the record, and the man who a able to produce
it's GArH.
THE MINNESOTA TRAGEDY.
An Inanne Mnn Kills his yS11c nnd
Four Children.
From tAs St Paul Itees, 4p,t7s
ms community was startled. yesterday, with
rumors concerning dreadful murder which was
reported to hate been pespetfnted, carly In the
morning, In the township OF Uakdale On the san.
,l Mater road near waat is known as the Halfway
House, about nine mifea from st. Paul, bJ an tn-
ZANE man mined James Gray. 1t was alleged that
he had been captured and was already lodged ii
the RAMSEY County jail On making inquiry 1T the
details. 80 1o'''N
The premises xhere this unnatural crime WIS
pcrpettated are located about quarter OF a mile
70 the right Of Saltwater road and little beyond
me AAn-NAy House The house Is a one-sto1y
Jog cabin about 1exls feet and about nfreen Of
The Coroner opened the door to the granary and
~ entered when scene greeted them Tnlcf
cred with blood and near the mlellie Of the nom
there was the deah body Of woman covered wt:h
sgo.y quilt On turning this covering down everJ
one inyoluntaztlJ started back with aickenla9 hof
trpm ear to eat: The hair, black A. rayenss VIM
and quite long, Eas matted with blood, and the
head Wa ali bruised and naAnged a. though It had
T6ess vas no eiotaIas ao oa sne 'nsssS7 eod5
had evidently been slpped On ID haste. Tie TIC eaf
naent Was soaked in gore 20 perfectly that tneru
was hardly thread of il but what was cstn,son. se
on opening this the body presented a fea1ruily
na %s;ous cut K.sns: I'D bruises about the breast
1ee I Fashe ae eT ~ INC ssh there
either OF which, In tho opinion Of thc n,rrenn
would hare proved fst.. A1e1e'''
c.sssser examination enoved that she had been
dealt some severe oiows on the top Of the head
With blunt, heavy instrument prubably the pole
Of an axe, which lay nenr, covered With blood and
from this revolving spectacle to witness one four
fold more horrible. After the examination Of his
body Vas concluded, the Jurr proceeded 70 the
opened By the Coroner, when scene me. The eye
which was stckenin9 md revolving beyond any
thing we hare ever witnessed. The room Wis
ni1asra paaei Viii iii @ easn SS''aasa otne1 'To 10
the far end OF The rpom-a COOKING s:oEe
asa aea fns os s r9rSh tahs [sx shA
Wall One Of the bcdz W2a covered with blood,
ffom ne pillow down 70 the middleopt the ucE;
long case-knlle, sha1pened to q keen ed9e, aod
which had evidently been nsed By the nurIen,:,
between the beds the door was covered Win .
ance of d ba,nc-aeld disseccng ,aSle; md nea.
the centre Of the room Lay the 6odies Of four little
.nnoSsnta.tS1 @ sS, sad I've boys-a arranged u
riEht Eides with thetf little faces turned Ia the
= sans direction, besmcared with gore and cold IN
IheJ were carefully covered to the shouldera
Ftth bloody guilt, F hlch the maniac had taken
1Tom ne hed, and with tender care had covered
shen fof Tue long, long ateep Of death Four little
heads beautiful even through thelr Crimson s,atua
lAy ltde and aide in the dreanIess sleep Of death
four little, Nsplng mouths, sweet as opening rose
r 4 husrC
mothers lips Tnel. utsle eyes xers not staring
but ~ were c1oecd as perfectly and ~ smoothly
ss T. the Now lay NC down to A'cep y had been
alum bers had desesnded On them Eenty u a. even c1ea-
The cheeks of the thrce elder wete flushed, Is II
n glow OF beautiful excitement but the baby,
Nellie, with slken curls Of naIen hue clustering
closely about her head, was white as purest wa1
and lovely a. building pink.
On The door near the btd lay q heap Of little
Clothes With shoes and stockings Just al they had
6eea removed 20. The nlshs presous xhen thsy un-
sase thelr ntght-clpthea, and they had evidently
been taken up one at a time and their Ihroass cut
from ear to car, and had then been arranged on
the noor and carefully covered By The maniac
father.
the trss witness examined vas the father Of the
knghily gray hair and teard, he held up hts hand
20 oe sxoIn With tears uteklng down his cheeks,
and evidently almost overcome with rsinful euo-
tons
Mr. T. q. oRAy swoRx
- IN hther Of JaDes Gray; rcs!de IN the town
i James 2ra,s Vie, md the caiIdrea ar eI1 bis
children: came oycr here this morning James
AEnsuon& came to the house and told Maxwell
tween and 7o'elock: cnne down In haste
md opened the door and saw the children lying
jumped back nd ven. to hans a.s vie: no no." ono
vas eth the: came down myself; couldn't md
her; found him standing behind the house win
n In hA NJ Yf,AFT -
WAS \ hhli-tnch seaGr2ss ropc-1 He rolled up his
rope and said, Stand back: don : touch nc, OF
a ne ~ o 5oai of 1s hen my se aaa
We tnslly rot his fctt tied, and took HIN down to
the hsy-.tacS ile said, Il have Eillsd them al
an going there too, and don I wsnt to leave them
behind ue tepeated this severn, rtmes before We
TIL We got him up to the houle. and kept calling
On NJ To hang him, saving. hang me: hAn9 meI'
Ne also said +hElnx the sheT1G, and hang me.' or
time 70 that you could have heard hin miles Oh.
Nc hss n,ed here eight or nine years, almost
were al born hem. LIE anI h,s vie never
r.. u thought -, E1sss deai Of ~ children and
szntJ. He started to St Paul with gztst on s1
o1 team, md be vent piece and then turned
would IKE The az,st in sor him, and &c Urged him
to 20 70 town With US and see the Doctor. MAY
Eeli; W ets brother, came down NTH him md staid
sol Up and covered him ~xzmcr during
We persuaded him to 80 to town oa Monday With
zee hst hts once hours were, as we w1ured him
to 90 and zee wiley. The DoctnE gave him pro
scaNton and be came honpe ant took hIs net!Ictne
On Aontay utsht His wife came up 10 the
sd he had talen his medicine, md Seemed
the railroad He xxs deaf ~ stone II the time,
and tot long time af.eF va entirely deaf; ntet
melancholy md we nad to watch hin Anerrsri
when an!thtng bothered him he would Eet me,An-
choly. He spoke ~ though be feared he was
hot hts wife neFer told undl Last Fftiar, Alter
be had zhoWn &.ant Of lnRanity- She satd be hsti
hour With bis he.d IN his nsadss She to,d hin m
not ,c a IT @ould only trouble his father, and he
Afler further testimony, the tury brought In
yelasct that the deed VAS committed By James
While THU examination Wiz IN psegreas the vart-
ops wespous which bad been used werr exhibited
70 the tuJ. The butcher knife vas ~ old
worn the blAde tnIu and narrow With shazp
point: the case knife had been reeeutiy ground 70
sha1p edse and was about tho usual slze Of N
ordinary dinner knife The axe wxs Telv sharp
was completely besmeared with blood xnd some
boe- wes what Is usually termed "mAttock,r
With digging hiade and cutting blade It WIS
Fe13 HeAvy 40c 6&a Considerable blood 90 II.
From nj the circumstances It VIA sQfmiscd thxt
hia wife wsz the n.st one Killed Sic probably
saw some ind1cst3ous Of insanity and, hastily
slipping On her shoes and throwing the shawl about
hsr that NaA found On The fence, attempted 70
escape.
he overlook her near the bars and uay have
Knocked her down with tie bloody club or eaplinx
referred 20 tn the description q the premisce-
After this be Day have used the axe, and then,
probably. dragged her trom there to the
Nsnaly, md after throwing her upou tue
noor cut and nAngled her body with the
mife, - Described ahors- frum tae'
granarJ he evidently returned to tho house
WneIe he shaspened she ,ase kuite On tne
bloody nngrrs, both on the kde Of tho stone and
on the handle When fully prepared he entered
the house, and After fastening the door benin tho
e1.ughter Of tae children. II s probahle thas one
only WIS mutdered IN the bed tie o1he,s each bc-
ing tAken ont and killed upon the door between
The oedA IheIs rere inarfa about the person of
engaged IN . struggle with the naaduen. but The
sleep. -"
The father OF The murderer, Nj. z, O. Gray, q 4
fSfpeCtaht, Weu Known, md weu-so-do farmer,
Who keers the Hallway House, near lhe scene d
The tragedy, who im1ntgrated to this State from