The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-10-28
Fratricide at Clearwater.
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xsSe Il &sf' /. CLEARWATER, Oct 26, 1915
EDITOR JOURNAL On Saturday Last,
about about J o'clock !. \, : terrible murder was
conlnistsd u hisyicinity. The facts are ~
"a tstolloys: ,For more than : year trouble
has {; ex il's aneug the members q the
LAnghton family, living some two or three
miles from this VILLAGE, Tho family con
slstsd q the. hthsr, Luther Iaughton ); his
wife, Maltha, and the three sons, Josiah
n; Orin lwho ifotsperly kept the old West
House, in your city, and was the victim of
satnrday's shooting and Nathan c., the
youngest and the one now under arrest.
The two former thought that as Nathan
had been living With the old folks for some
time and had not taken as good care Of
them ~ he should, it would be better for
Josiah to move in with them. 1t was in
testimony atthe Coroners inquest that this
proposition made Nathan very angry and
that he got his gun and threatened to kill
the first man who should touch any Of his
things. Nothing beyond hard words fol-
lowed this and Nathan was left with the
parents. Altar this matters appeared to
have qqieted down, and only the day be-
fore the murder, when Grin and Nathan
were IN the Village together, the latter was
heard 70 aak the former to call and see
them: \, 8 3*>;; VIZ *! ..l:s... .~;2
/; After thes shooting Nathan Laughton gave
himselfuP; making = confession in wri-
ting to aJnstice 81 & the =, Peace to the effect
that intrying to Fighten his brother Grin
out Of the house he had seized hold Of :
gun and whether he discharged it or not
il not positive, butt was discharged, causing
the death Of his brother. ,'F*t AZ 7'as' H. .
A'~a1rant was assned Tor has arrest and;
IN e1@mlnaoon 'oh commitment was held
before Justice Somnanss, and the following
te'tinony I'm suhstance) taken: S4
Aa'tA" LasgAtos-Tesfiaed that Nathan
L. Aaughtona had . gunelns his hand snd u
went on that 1t VA shot on; to the best
OF her kne~ledse and belief abe thought
Nathan shot on th gum ); could not say
whether Orin msds spy attempt TO seize the
gun: or not Nathan a:l,i ordered Orlnoutof the
house; when CFtn ~ that Nathan had the
gun IN his hands he went - far IS sae could
for the table, which wasR between them
Nathan was standies ma door some nine
teethom oz1n sssr Ohm was 81 shot % s.id'
II am . deed man. ana q then went 70 the
door ana ieil from II ABOUT ms length.
Lseser AaagAto"-t VINO Is aooutso years
OF ase) testified that Grin cameto his house,
"A he had frequently done, and said that
he thought he would come and see Us all
together he and Nathan had some words.
which grew louder and louder, but without
blows they were standing not over ten
feet apart saw Nathan take up a gun and
stand minute or two with 1t in his hands:
1 told him to put the gun up; don't think
Grin went towards him while he had the
gun did not see Nathan fire the gun, but
heard it go off; started out Of the house
after the gun was tired the last saw OF
Nathan he was standing in the door At the
end OF the entry; this was before the gun
went OF; think that before the gan was
fired they were pretty near together. "
Dr.. " T. Cot1'"s-Testified that he had
made IN examination OF the b9dy OF Vran
Laoenton ana iound mat ne came to his
death from gun-shqt' wound. rs follows
A charge OF shot o. alugs entered the right
breast, extending from the sternum orbreast
bone to within three quarte1s Of an inch Of
the right nipple and above right nipple
fhree-qua1sefs or an 1nch' below three
inches tho wound Is st inches deep and
IN "totn. entering ngnt lung ana somclent
70 cause oea8n' 49,
upon the evidence taken Nathan Laugh
ION was ordered committed 10 await his
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