The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-18
The Murder Of John Pugsley.
from the Duluth Minnesotian.

Our city was thrown into an intense
excitement on Thursday night, about y
o'clock, by the report That John Pugsley
had been shot, and on going to his place
of business we ascertained the report to
be too true. Mr.. Pugsley, who is
liquor dealer, had his place of business
divided into two apartments. the
front room being devoted to his
wholesale business, and IN
the back room is his bar room. Mr..
Pugsley was standing behind the bar with
his left side toward window near by,
conversing with several persons, when
shot was fired from the outside, and Pugs-
lev threw up his arms with the exclana-
ton, 81 am shot, and know who did it,
and Immediately ran around in front of
the bar and took off his coat and vest,
when he was taken up stairs (Mr. p. re-
sides over his store) and medical assist
ance sent for. On getting to his chamber
he fell on the floor, but by the aid of sew.
eral persons who had arrived by this time
he was placed on his bed, when it was as.
ccrtained that the ball had entered his
back through the left shoulder blade, and
had Undecided itself in his body.
DR.. Wallbank arriving at this june
ture commenced to probe the
wound and search for the bail, and IT
short time extracted it from point four
inches below the left nipple, but as Mr.
Pugley showed no signs of hemorrhagc,
and no blood came from the wound, il
was impossible at that time to tell wheth
err the ball had passed through the body
aud the left lnng, passing just under The
heart.
While the friends Of Mr.. Pugsley were
ministering to his wants, immediatel,
after the shooting, another scene twas go
ing on near the corner of Superior stree
and First avenue east. Chief of Polio
Thompson was going along the street
when all at once what Mr.. Thompson
supposed to be n boy fell into hi
arms with the exclamation, sob! Mr.
Thompson, have been looking for you.
to which Mr.. I. replied, "Who are you!
and received the answer, Don't yo
know mel am HATTIE and she in
mediately swooned. When MIR. I. caugh
her he discovered by her sol
hand that it was a CIR
and the thought struck him this
perhaps it was some young girl who ha
in romantic freak put on her brother
clothes and gone out in the street, an
being detected, had sought him for pr,
lection, but when the girl came to h,
senses. said. 81 am Hattie, and have ju.
shot John Pugsley. To which Mr..
replied. "What is this Hattie Russell
and she said it was. Mr.. Thompson the
took her to his house, Duluth has I
Jail fit even for hog)-and provided h
with safe quarters in vacant room. |
then went down and found that what 81
had told him agreed with our particula
Of the shooting.
ruE CAUSE a. THE SHOOTING.
1t will be remembered that at the ter
of the District Court held in Februa
last, an action was brought against N
Pugsley by Geo. Russell for the sed'
tion Of his daughter. Hattie. The ju
disagreed and the case went over un
the summer term, when it was, for sol
cause, postponed, and is to come up aga
this spring. Mr.. Pugsley was MARI
some time since, and this fact seems
have irritated both Hattie and her ]
rents still more, and we understand G.
Russell has, on two occasions, threaten
to shoot Pngsley, and when he exclaim
81 know who did it" just after he !
shot. he supposed that George had I'll
the shot. i
HATTIE RUSSELL
win be fifteen years Of age on the first
next April. and the child which