The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-24

From Our Regular Correspondent.
CIsAHwAr1a, July %, 1873.
EDITOR Journal. quiet oommuni.
" WAS startled last evening BY the an
nounesmsat that Mr.. Peter Fsslin had been
found near Harris Hssty's with
HIS THROAT CUT.
= Commissioned Philips sent messenger
ct enos to Buffalo for the Coroner, and te-
day % inquest was held, the verdict being,
"That the diseased came to hin death on
Monday, July 21st, by his own hands, BY
cutting his throat with . razor" The
principal witne sses examined we're Mrs.
Cordlis Hasty with whose family tho de-
ceased had made his home since last fsli),
Mr.. VIM. assty, her husbands father, and
Mr.. Gilbert Winslow, for whom the de.
ceased had lately been 1t work. Mrs. Has
ty seems to have been his principal conf.
dant. He told her that he had Z wife and
children from whom he had parted some
years before, and it was his habit to shed
tears when talking Of them. He WAS gen
orally very cheerful, however, till within
the last three months, about the beginning
Of which time he became
1NAxolED OF YOUNG LADY j..
in The neighborhood and few days ago.
ON asking her to marry him, she refused
because oil her friends were opposed to tho
match. He told her II she would not
marry him no would kill himself ; but as he
had previously, on several OCCASIONS, said
that he had trouble enough, and that he
would take his own life, they ''didn't take
any stock" in what no said. Mrs. Hasty
sverred that he had before
EAK11 RAZOR .-
into his hand 40 If to 90 out. but on her OK
postulsting with him. hs had put it back,
and that this Was before he was refused by
the young lady above referred To-, with
whom he had his last interview on Sunday,
the 10th inst. On Monday after dinner he
bid Mrs. Hasty good bye; and told her
they would ind his body near her house or
her fathers; that he did not want to leave
hip bsdy in any frightful position, and
thbn walked away. She hsd::n ides that
he Wa 80.
COMO 70 KILL HlNs1Lr, =.
(as hs had told her Sunday evening that
che would never SEQ him again alive), but
still che felt somewhat alarmed, and went
hurrisdly over to An adjoining meadow,
whore Mr.. Winslow WAS At work, to Get
Mr.. W. to como over. During her absence
Mr.. Feelin came hack nearly to the house
and asked the children where their mother
WAS, and On Icing told that she had gone
after Nj. Winslow, he turned and walked
rapidly away. On Mr.. Winslow's arrival
at tho house, he followed in the same d.
rection, but saw no signs Of him. After :
short time Mrs. Hasty, becoming impatient,
went up tho hill to see what she could Gee,
and fndings
- STICK STUCK UP =S> I
in ths Hssd,With an arrow on Il, pointing
across thsroad,, she returned to the house,
and accompanied BY Mr.. VIM. Hasty, who
meantime had come to tho house, she r..
turned to the place where the stick Was
stuck up. A little way from the road in
tho direction indicated, . GOAT and vest
were hanging on bush, and . few steps
beyond
@t4. 1AI TIN: BODY, 1:2.;s
with . fearful cash in The throat. The
bushes were iii spotted with blood and
everything Indicated that but short time
had elapsed since the dss4 was done. Mr..
Winslow arrived In . short time and took
charge Of che body. He says the deceased
told him whore he parted with his wife,
but he had forgotten whether it was in
Ohio or in Canada. They had resided in
both places. Mr.. Feelia was IS years Of
ago, and leaves no property Of any oonse-
quenoe, probably not enough to pay his
debts and funeral expenses. He Was bur-
ried this evening in Acoassia cemetery.
LOGOs.