The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
MORE BLOODY WORK.
Another Deliberate Murder in Saint
Paul, and a Probable Murder at
the Half Way House. Between st.
Paul and Minneapolis.

Mr.. Isaac w. Elliott is the contractor
for the work of excavation now in pro.
gress for the stone building about being
erected by Mr.. John Wann, on the cor
ner of Sibley and Fourth streets, and
Patrick O'Connor is his foreman.
There were three brothers named Rose
employed on the work, one Of whom,
John H. Rose, was discharged on Mon.
day morning for incompetency. This
evidently excited Rose, who went away
and, as it appeared, INDUCED frequently
in liquor, and was heard making threats
Of revenge against O'Connor. He re-
turned to the work in the course of the
forenoon, and Immediately proceeded to
abuse O'Connor and make threats
sgainst him. Mr.. Elliott interfered,
got between the parties and tried to get
Rose away. but the latter, pushing Mr..
Elliott aside, rushed at O'Connor, who
was standing on the edge Of the pit
where the excavation was in progress,
and who had no resource but to strike
Rose with q club wich he had in his
hand or be knocked into the pit. Rose
fell, having received a slig ght scalp
wound, but was up again almost imme-
d ately.
Rose Immediately left. and proceed
ing to the Police Court procured war
rant for O'Conner's arrest and the case
coming up for hearing the defendant
was discharged.
Roses two brothers and himself were
examined on the trial and two of them
gave their evidence in a very excited
manner, Henry appearing to be the
coolest of the trio. On leaving the
court room they made several threats
against O'Connor, Elliot and the City
Justice, and, as will be seen by the
sequel, with a full determination to
carry them out.
About half past 4 on the evening of
the 10th Rose was seen approaching
the spot where O. 'Connors was standing
with deuble-barreled shot gun in his
hand. Rose walked up the south side
of Fourth street, near to Sibley.
O'Connor was at work patching up
temporary fence about the excava.
tion on the corner opposite the Sher.
man House. When within twenty or
thirty feet of his victim Rose, leveled
his gun and exclaiming, "Now, you
s. Of B.. -, I'll be even with
you,'' fired directly at O'Connors' head.
Some ono had shouted to O'Connors
relative to his danger and looking up
he had only time to hold up two pieces
of light boards nailed together, (which he
had in his hand. before his face, when
the shot, passing through the boards.
struck him upon his forehead and
and face. That he did not fall dead in
his tracks was owing to the board
warding off the force of the charge.
FLIGHT OF THE MURDERER.
Rose, still carrying his gun, started
on run down Fourth street, pursued
by large and excited crowd. Two or
three hackmen started in pursuit with
their teams. A policeman sprang into
one of the hacks and joined in the
chase. Rose turned from Fourth
street into Rosabel, from Rosabel ran
up Seventh, and was taken into custody
by officer Pulitzer, on the corner of
Seventh and Jackson. The crowd was
greatly excited, and cries of !" Lynch
him. were loud and numerous. It was
only by showing the utmost deter
mination and the display of drawn
clubs, that the officers prevented VIC.
hence and dconveved their prisoner total.
o'coNNoR's WOUNDS. @
While these proceedings were in
progress, O'Connor, who at first was
able to walk, but afterwards became
quite faint, was taken to DR.. Murphy's
Office, on jackson street, where an IN.
spection Of his lwounds was made by
IDr, Wait. The left side Of his fses