, 1875-10-30
OF the Pound Murtlur
Trtn! ut Grand ilnyGn,
Mich.
/ 1fan aMtl Il }Y0man jnl1ct1 for tl,c Au
':ablc Mdrcrnary 1}utc1lcry.
Tho slnoko Clearing Away from tho Naval
Engagement at Fort Wayne,
\ Change Of vcnae Secured by Tho Alleged Con.
s1irators Of Tho "Chfca9o 1lmcs.''

| THE FULLER MURDER TRIAL.
| hrst1ti Df.rntth t. TIE ChraHa fr'"Hnf.
| GRASP liAvrS, Alic!.., Oct 2l.-In tho trial Of
| Melvin lucr tho verdict IL not guilty. 1t is all
lnpnpuln, verdict. AMI yonng Fuller would not
he safo II re.eascd. lilo il hold to anHwcr tho
elarg" Of tcl1iny II, n railroad track
| John II. Fuller unn to-day rensrnced to cor-
| sthcmet it'll laid iapor for life and tRkcn to
| 1acksou Tho sccunl ln,,rtctor Ia thought IL be
.I"'r, y. Wilson, a,d g,rat dissatisfaction il ex-
re sed that nj compliant is to 10 n,ado sga:1iHt
| h1n..
i snscfr! tcrresps ndtn e Of Tae ChtcaTo Tr,bum.
| GRAND liAyIx, al,ch., Oct. 2a.-The great ex-
| cltcluent prevailing in tho Cit1eH OF Grand
| Haven nnd Holland, and. indeed. this wl.ole
section IT s1ic,iSnn, has bcan tho trial, IN tia
| Circait Coart In this city. Of Melvin G. Fuller,
charged with tho murder OF Nelson found, on
tho 9Th day of Juno last, at rino Creek Lay,
near Holland. Tho case wna callod Last
| Wednesday, md has lasted untit this
| CThnrHday) Afternoon. Tho case II ono
Of such peculiar iusorcst that have doomed
that iull account it tho columns Of The Tnsn-
| E:E IN lght interest your MANY rtalors through
out this Bectlon Of Michigan.
Aiihon Pound was MI tccontric old bachelor,
| living between tho fam at the fulsers md tho
Michigan Lake Shore lIlroad track. llo llyul
aIoue, waa n,Horly auI i.:lIy in Ills liablts, ntd
I NN"SNsNAA
/ considerable HIM.
In ISL. Il passenger tain was thrown from
tho track near tho Fn1!cr firm: and in two
| yaars afterwards, john II. Fuller nnd Ills son
,fotv.n C., nrrescd for tearing up tho rails.
| TN tho 1kaminat;on in tina city Wltaon Fond,
| wan most managing witness ASa pst them, md
Tiny were hold 10 answer tho charge IN the Cir
I cuit Court. Tho Fui!crs mentioned 10 seTelal
| their visit that Pond waB *'ont Of tho way"
juno j. .they iutl.iced Fond to 10 fishing With
them, and tncjr hired man, john :. Watson,
Va son aA:s llo knsw nothing OF tl1oir design;
hut It nppears TINT ho had TALKED about Pounds
mouey, and vas Interested u, ilutt.ns a,a '.out
pt Tue way" II seems the tlcs,gs, Of tho Fnltofa
that Pound should Inst bu seen in cosnpnuy with
| Watson. They rent Wateoh with tho tenn to
taso Pound mid the lnhing-tack!o to Ptne Cleck
Bay. willis they vent BY way or Holland. After
meeting there, Watson says that no sat
on tho 7.',,ss, d"ss hsh'n*. while Pound and ,;,d
| boat. Pound did nat rcturn bit waH killed,
| robbed, a,1l Alahe,l d,'wn III tho mn,l, Watson
sayH tlat Melvin Fuller lct. il great haste, =" aa
t" get to CotreIl's, ncs dsnsant, aud, il neces-
| snry. try tho proving of III uilbi.
Nataon told rather a straight story; hut tho
OF .nis cisy, an,i q. ", Mci,ris!o.. nt Itottani.
proceeded nlmn tho hyI"tnssls that "ataon
| Pound.
How this accusation was to bo sustained did
not appoas until Yesterday. wleu J. II. Fuller,
bis ploa from Not guilty 70 Guilty. This ali-
| nolncenlont created great excitement in tl1s
| city. aud Aoon tho court room was packo1 many
! ladIrb bcin. In attendance. ]. II. Fuller was
admitted wit1oss to tent1fy In hellnlf OF his
sou. whcl, he did substantially NJ follows:
als. Watson, atr, Van pu4cu and others had spoken
nevrrat tinea ataut Enoclng paunl aud getting
IN 70 fishing, wstucHs said TINT, after going m ulland.
he rsaehrJ Hne cEtek DAy about O'Clock, Didn't
boat Hs said Mryia was o:l with Katiucs' boy.
Pound was un above ~ the hank Tho K'ducSrs left
nosea a1oaa woro s lana Nv wa and rcuruei 10
a Ssn Ss fn % s,1 N Sess % s LIZ S9n
Pound got IN ahead. stcerrd and Watson rowoi III
Ne reashe.l ths nplct end Of tho bay Wilson drplpe,
isIc Icl1,s unHri anl 70 H. wt.on Il. rsan twiec.
commenced taliux III clothes on, aud told to row
. to Il! plea loa 's Wss0n Yt ss 1 ;4 W4,SS So MI!
Wilson taoi something out ot i'll pockets look out
wax ro Ct hila scwe3 up In l rsg ' IL s.ia II 10
woulln't open ii untii IT, got Gone tsd lin Pound
ataAea aui stakc lin, down. lie wouldn't sink 70 10
stucE atS En!tc Into hn. tIhs Old 'na, lcrs broke
e'ias attcrsy saled ths Din t stsko III lin nos owa
tha nrst !!ns Went out nSa'o. Butt tire on shoFe
e te ~ eoc H. "ia , 10 s,as IL s
borhoui. II. not .1ars 1t ali, AMI ho lus Know
xss s.y n ,sa5s .. na
was always MAILING difficulty n,nung Ills neIgh,ors
was IS urrfe:t otd il tIo Rras4." Walton did
uht mention killing but putting p1lnd mt of tho wny
lie had spoken Previously alaut Polta money. TAluk
] Melvin left about ncnrE. ThtIf Watson put tho
In. Watann eaid We'll dump CID Iounl IN tho lakc
When Fnuna was struck, hs rolled over. Watson
dragged hn back partly Into tho boat mud mao Eul-
lcf holl leg, say..ig, Odd a-n you, ynn might
welt ln it III lne." lie stripped Pound. lIo o1anned
hc rlotaea TIM roll Of b lis WA securna In rag.
| Nheu VIZ wont back. Watson cut hole iu his s.de.
Watson Evpt oil tha money tint night. In the nlorn-
anR 1lb asked Htnesa Inv much nioney be wanted.
t"L hia. dumb hill lt"pe io1 ,noliey: The ques-
proee.t tho sudden Proposition to kill Pound, not
walling hin uaoney. WllneBs aid thai ali Melvin
wanted Pounds 1All then corrected ht1nsal, aud
sai,l they wantcd to buy h!s land Had no motive III
assisting in tile tnuF3er Did mt ray to 1lEs. Drecs
:" Marx iny was ts, Wilson Pound Will never appear
| tratk,"
THIS unexpected turn III tho trial, which tho
attorneys for tho delc1ise NJ we'll az tho prose-
complicates matters considerably. At no pre-
NoI there IL Tho Bteatest uncertainty III to
whether Melvin G. Fuller or john y. Wotsll, or
buth, aro gnlity Ut murder. b.uce tho trial
Fu!lor q. G. Cottlcll) has beeb arrested for
arson; and. tly before, FuIIoe's soa.in-lsw,
Sherman, Tor bastardy.
| THE Hu SABLE 1uTcHERY.
| Spread Ni41l'cI. IL IAe Chicago 1.rouat.
East SAGINAW, Mich, Oct 29-Iicnry Tar
riugton charged with tho murder of William
Stewart At Au sable l.as waived examination,