, 1875-07-20
nIurf1erous Burglars Mt Work Ill
tho Town Of Mission. La
Snllc County.
Two Of Them Entor tho House OF {
Farmer and Awaken tho
Inmates.
The Farmer Beaten sensclcss with lie
volyor, and Visitor Fatally Shot.
An Iowa Married Man Elopca with Two
Young Nieces.


MuHpERous WORK.
sptttat Nts,'atsh tn 1hs ChieI4o 7rs1"'r.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, July 19--Lnst Saturday evening
most dnbotlcal murder "as perpetrated In tho
Town Of Mission, In tliH county. Norwegian
Of tho natno Of rcteraon, who livnd o'o.fourth
Of milo eaat OF anal! village which mas
named Norway. received stranger abnnt dark,
WHO came thoro to borrow money, and had with
lin roilablo vouchers, which rrovs that
lno wAA honest in hia professions. Tho
family retired u. night, Tho old gentleman
and Tho vsitor occupying tho satno bed, Mrs.
Peterson and tho hired girl taking another In an
adjoinpg room TO whcso Peterson mud hs friend
nlcnt+ thoy being old ac1ua,nsanceH and pcrsonal
friends. About midnight two powerful men ap-
pcared at tho bedside of these two men anti as
Mr. Peterson occupied tho trout a1do Of tue bed,
ho WAS the iirRt object OF their attack
Tho rabbers 1asl broken ono revolver upon
Mr. Io!ersons head. bnt he revived. mud was
ubo to 70 to the aoEhbnfa for help.
1t seonls that tho 1obhors wore axa!o that Pc
tcreon Ind At that time l,6'' In gold aud silver
IN q common klcBter In tho up1'or story OF h's
building.
which at ti,st ho refused to give. and whcl,
thoy would spare lis life. ho ofrcrcd 10
show them where tho money wab. but.
ny 10 arose from rh a It'll. hoa; ;,o hs ."ra wns
Il
Of D revolver in tle hands Of ono OF thoro rob.
bcrs aHd tclleu 20 tEe ioos. oo;ie t.ao aa.vs m o
'oars y, " ~ hsc ynri s.cntornn yore
mo yaur nancy or yo,r ttol" Looking In lilo
bed which ho md Ias companion had only ro.
cently occupied, Lo discovered tint his friend
wan gone. aud then ho realized the situation.
1Io flod ~ soon NJ poealbla fur reHcno. tlo wont
to Tho Post Office, fourth oi mile distant. and
found relief but In tue meantime tho rohtera.
discovering that tho young and vigorous Nor
wcElan+ Jaransun. had frustrated their Echene.
brought all thntr powor to hea. upon him. 1ia
WAS slot three tines-ouca throurl. the l'oey and
noar tho heart. next through tho, lung. nnd
shot struck hun til. .o''gla Tho shoulder ani yet
llo lived to toll hR story Of tho encot,utcr and
bid goodbye 10 his friends. His aanlH pla!nly
proved. III addition to outside testimony that no
lad died il.:o man. Tho robbers rot nothing.
Even tho dead man had bis money in hiH pocket.
Thcro Ii much excitement about the murder.
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THE TROUBLES u! INDIAN TERRITORY.
CAttJna thaH.} .fdsaHet, J"iEl u.
There haye boon no Ieas than eight or ten
n,,r, ,,ora ronortcd wft],in the INIT two rcokA
1, 7,.,,.l.n5 NJ, ,,,1o ,y in r,roou,ror
'oos' oa7''s "'Ao' ~ u"e'e y. w ,'.'
was murdered on tho foaa 10 1ho Cousl-llouee
In Illinois district, aud his head cut OF
aul hd. aud hab not yet been fund. Ono
uo,,- ,,c 1.a, e,1tot1, nioh. 1.ichari E,c],Is n
49,, T,,1n 49,, s1,,
P1om1hene 'ae'cnaa' VI Aeu'o ua' ~" n'e'No'
Of tho Nnsion, was SHOT "!l'lo sitting IN chcrch'
Ono would naturally suppose that 1t d
uan was safo from violence anywhere.