The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05

ton. The body was nude with the ex-
-ception.- Of . shirt, and the flesh fell
from the bones at the touch. The front
teeth were knocked out, the lower jaw
broken, and tbs right side of the head
mashed in. A halter was fastened
about the neck. While the body was
being taken from the we'll, Mrs. Mawson
walked to the house, evidently suffer-
ing intense anguish. As spectator
approached the house; she asked, lis
the person kaown!'' then, without
waiting for an answer, she continued,
''if it is Albert, he can be identified by
his right wrist having once been dislo.
Gated" She also described a pair OF
rubber classics, used for keeping up his
shirt-sleeves. On examination it was
found that the right hand had been cut
off, but the stump showed marks OF
having been formerly injured. The
elastics were on the arms, and answer
ed to Mrs. Mawson' description exact
ly. When taken to see the body, she
said it was cher Abby but showed
little feeling.
At the inquest, DR.. J. G. Cullen, at.
Ger examining the oody, testified that de-
composition was far advanced, the re-
suit of long exposure to the water; that
the wounds upon the head were caused
by two powerful blows with the pole Of
an ak or something similar, before the
body had been thrown into the we'll;
and that the rope about the. neck had
done no injury, but was evidently used
simply to drag the body to the we'll.
The mother, after enlarging upon the
virtues of her son and the pleasant man
ner in which they lived, stated that he
had left home on the 18th of July last
to avoid arrest for bastardy by Miss
Emma Lain; that the girl and her par
ents had threatened him with prosecu.
ton if he did not marry her. and in con.
sequence she had provided him with
$l43.50 with which to get away from
them. When he left he said he should
offer the girl $s25 to compromise the
matter, but if she refused, he would 60
to his brother Thomas in Henry coun-
ty, and that she This mother) should
tell the folks that he had gone to Cleve-
land, or Natchez, or to his f,ther's folks
in England; that he was last seen at
Lain's that night, and she believed they
had killed him. She did not remember
whether Thomas was at home that night
or not, but she was certain her son-in-
law and daughter were there.
Jesse Lain. the father of Emma, says
that Mrs. Mawson and her son were
constantly quarreling, and that the
latter had often said to him that he
could not live at home. That on the
evening of his disappearance he came
to bis Lain 81 gate, told his daughter
Emma that he was going to stay in
town that night, as his mother had re.
fused to allow him to remain at home.
Afterward, when his family we're in bed.
he Lain) heard pistol shot toward
Mawson's house. and supposed Albert
had returned home from town after his
favorite horse Turk. Albert had never
been intimate with his daughter, nor
had any one threatened him or tried to
force him to marry Emma. He had
heard the reports that Mrs. M. was cir.
culating, and had thought of prosecu.
ting her for SANDER. Mrs. Lain and
Emma corroborated Mr.. Lain's state
ments.
Mrs. Mawson was taken in charge by
the Sheriff soon after the discovery of
the body on Wednesday, and confined
in the Saltwater House. Her son Thorn
as was arrested at" two o'clock on
Thursday morning at his residence in
Luray, Henry county. He made some
show of resistance, threatening to shoot
if they did not leave his house. The
officers armed several of the citizens and
surrounded the house, when Mwason,
opening the door to speak to one OF
his neighbors, was seized and hand
cufed. Being asked where the trunk
of clothing was sent him by his mother
he pointed out an old trunk filled with
rags. Farther search discovered anoth-
er one, which contained pants,
and vest corresponding to those
which Mrs. Mwason says Albert wore
away. Thomas admitted that these
were Albert's clothes. Previously, he
had stated to some of his neizhbors
that Albert had gone to England, and
for this reason his mother had disin.
herited him and given him (Thomas)
the property. Being brought to this
place, Thomas was also confined in the
Stillwell House. Both mother and son
showed great aversion to being left
alone. Mrs. NJ. tried to get one of the
servant girls to sleep with her, but
without avail. Thomas wrapped the
bed clothes tightly around his head.
Both sought permission to burn their
lamps during the night which was
granted them.
William Albert Mawson was the
youngest child of his mother, and judg.
ing from his photograph, was . fair.
looking, manly young fellow. The
neighbors say she was the best one Of
the lot, and altogether to good for a
Mawson. No one seems to credit the
mothers stories affecting her sons and
Emma Lain's characters. So far as
known the girl is modest and very Pru.
dent. Emma and Albert were friends
but the latter paid her no particular
attentions. and she thought nothing Of
his absence. Albert was II years old