Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-08

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On Yesterday Iorning--The Assassin
College Student and a Volunteer
ScIdier-Death of the Wounded Man
After Il Brief Agony,
From the Chicago Times.
On last Friday evening, Col. Thomas
II. Grosvenor, after eni oying a hearty
supper at the house of his friend,
Judge A. FL. Banyon, started for his
home on Thlrty-fifth street, Cottage
grove. He was accompanied to the
street-car by Judge Banyon. They had
been celebrating the birthday of one of
Banyon's sons, but the Judge says the
only beverage drank at the table was
claret, and that in moderate quantities.
When the car arrived at its terminus,
the Colonel and the other passengers
got out and proceeded on their way
home. Col. Grosvenor was the only
person who went south ofTwenty-eighth
street. The night was gloomy, al
though the moon shone with a dull,
red color; the streets were deserted,
and no amp-ight relieved the dark
ness of the hour For self-protection
the Colonel carried in his hand a small
revolver.
He had passed the Chicago University
grounds, and was almost in front of the
Douglas hose-house when the sharp
tones of a boyish voice rang out ::
"Halt and give the countersign."
The Colonel paid no attention to the
demand. He knew of no reason why
he should be stopped on the highway
in a city of which he was a quiet and
peaceful citizen. Besides, he WAS not
in possession of any countersign, and
so he continued his way homeward.
Again the boy spoke:
of you don't halt, I'll shoot"
"Shoot and be DID, was the in
slant reply.
Instantly there was the loud report
of an Enfield rifle The boyish home
guards aim was as true as he or his SUI
perior could have wished for. The
bullet did its errand, and, with groan,
the colonel fell on the sidewalk and
rolled thence on the street, the blood
pouring from his side.
Then the foreman of the hose compa-
nv. and q sergeant of the same company
to which the sentinel belonged, ran up
to the PROSTATE man, lifted him in their
arms, and carried him into the hose
| house, where he was laid on plank,
and a physician sent for But all the
skill which DR.. Beebe possessed was OF
no avail, and he sorrowfully gave orders
! for the removal of the wounded man tic
| his residence, near by.
| While lying in the hose house, the
colonel's sutfe1ings are described as
terrible. He begged in piteous tones
to be relieved from the great pair
which W S torturing him, While great
drops of sweat rolled down his cheeks
he clutched the doctor by the arm
sinking his nails deep into the flesh
and begged him to relieve his suffering
His repeated request to those who
stood about HIM was to take Lin
home, and let him see his wife
and children. In the mean
time the sentinel stood by, and two o
the sergeants were also there, the onl,
unmoved spectators of the scene. The
boy simply said, 81 had my orders tt
fire, and [ obeyed." A number o
startled neighbors had arrived by this
time, and with all the gentleness posi-
BILE they carried the wounded man t.
his wife, who was awaiting his return
When she heard the tramp of feet OF
the sidewalk and heard them stop IL
front of her house, and through thu
blinds saw them bringing a senseles
body, she received the first intimatiol
of the terrible affair. Still she hat
strength to go to the door, but whel
she found her worst fears realized sh,
fell insensible across the threshold
of the door, and the friends were
compelled to step over her form t.
lay the almost ifeless body on tn
parlor floor After caring for Mrs
Grosvenor, Dr. Beebe told her the sat
news, and then they carried Col. Gros
venor up stairs, and placed him on
bed, from which he never arose. HI
lived in great agony until o'clock OIL
yesterday morning, aud then he breath
ed his last. The news that Col. Gros
venor had been assassinated soon spreaC
through that end of the city, and tn
most intense excitement was the result
The deceased was a man of great per
sonal popularity, and was especially es
| teemed in that vicinity There wer
some hints of Iynching the boyish sen
tinel; but when it became understood
that he had obeyed orders, the indig
nation was generally turned toward hi
superiors, including President Bur
roughs and Gen. Sheridan.
Col. Grosvenor was prosecuting at
torney for the police courts of Chicago
He was a lawyer of recognized ability
and was universally esteemed by thos,
who knew him. Dr. Miller made
post norton examination of the body
The ball had entered the left arm nea
the elbow, had passed through and int
the left side, passing through the tentl
rib, the stomach, and had lodged in th,
liver near the abdomen. The remnant,
of the rifle ball were removed by tht
doctor, and will be shown in evidenc,
before the coroner's jury
The name of the boy sentinel is Theo
dore n. Treat. He is from GAINESVILLE
Wis, where his widowed mother re
sides. He is only 19 years of age. ant
is member of the sophomore class
Immediately after his arrest by Police
Officer Fitzgerald, he was locked up il
the Cottage Grove avenue police sta
ton. He did not display any feelings
OF sorrow over the affair, but claims t,
have simply done his duty. He spok,
of Gen. Sheridan as his commander
and said it was his duty as soldier t,
obey any order he might give him.