The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-02-03
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Oh Saturday m = morning, / i about min.
o'clock, as Mr.. N. Blair. of the township
Of Cqldrum, in this county, VAS passing
the premises Of his neighbor, James M4r-
tin, be noticed tie stable door Open, and
the cattle out grazing, which caused. him
to- mistrust=: that something might be
wrong. accordingly upon his return, he
called to ascertain if there WAS any. trou.
bles and upon looking ID the stable was.
shocked to behold. the dangling body OF
poor Martin 10 2ai.za a.s, izssls si,e:H!fG :,
= ':sztH HANGING BY rHE xfcK aa.sar:tE.s :,
just inside ef the stable door. He 1t once
proceeded to notify, the: Coroner st this
place, who Immediately proceeded tO hold
Ban inquest. Geo. Bann, the constable Of
Culdrum, vas ordered to summon aiury,
which he did at once, consisting of Messrs.
N. Richardson, VIM. tRhoda, John. Work:
man, VIM. W. Bane, John Fournier and
D. Campbell, The y - -. = ~
f. .. soDy WAS FOUND HANGING .s::
in the stable by one Of the ropes that had
usually been used iii tying the cattle. It
appeared that Martin had taken his shot
gun. (having in his possession rifle and
revolver besides,) and taking chair into
the stable, stood upon it, secured tho
rope to beam above, then fastening the
rope securely around his neck, selzed his
gun, and ;,f,.: :....,
PRACING THE NUzzLE IN lis MOUTH, d.
fired it off, blowing out his brAins.. and
breaking asunder his whole face, present.
ed a most CHASTITY spectacle. His toes
were just touching the ground, the gun
lay under his feet, and the chair in close
proximity. Taken altogether it was =
" hung up his jacket and hat on =, nail
in the stable everything indicating that
the demented man had commenced his
frightful work very deliberately, and
that he succeeded in accomplishing his
design efectually. The jury found = ver-
dict in accordance with the evidence,
which was TO the effect that Mr.. Martin
had taken his own lie. ::
The deceased was an old settler in this
county, having first settled At Long
Prairie 20 years ago. Shortly after three
years he came to Little Falls, and after
spending about the same length of time
here, moved to the township of Culdrum,
on the Long Prairie road, and opened 4
stock farm, where by steady habits and
economy, aided by his frugal and indus
trious wife, he became quite prosperous
and accumulated considerable property.
About five or six years since
MARTIN BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF INSANITY,
which increased very rapidly until his
friends thought hum dangerous to as.
sociate with. On about the first day Of
August, 1873, he made an unjustiAable
attack upon Mr.. William w. Bane, Of
Cufdrum, and .---:-...: ..
THREW HIM INTO THE SWAN RIVER,
and but for the timely appearance of one
Of Mr.. B. S sons, would have undoubted-
ly met with watery grave. Mr.. Martin
was subsequently arrested. and, upon
medical examination, was declared to be
insane, and at once
SENT TO THE STATE ASYLUM
at St. Peter, where he remained about
six months. He was then sent home,
appearing for some time quite rational,
but. however, within the past three
months, signs Of insanity have been quite
apparent. His wife recently left him
through fenr, it is said, that he would
take her life, and hastcned to Minneapo.
lis to reside with friends. Since her ab-
sence he continued to grow worse, max
ing frequent visits to his neighbors, and
acting to perfection, ut different times,
the part of lunatic, and spending much
of his time in prayer. His appearance At
. neighbors house had finally become to
be
MUCH DREADED.
He had been living most Of the time
alone since the departure Of his wife, tax
ing care of his stock, consisting of about
thirty head of cattle, some hogs, hens,
etc. Mr.: George Balmer of Burnhams-:
vile called. to see Martin on Friday last
about two o'clock, accompanied by a
young lady. He appeared quito cheerful
and was just preparing his dinner, He
invited them to dine. which invitation
they accepted. He was as usual very lc-
quacious, but: made ono remark that
plainly indicated that he WAS insane
It was to the effect that Albert Rhoda
had arrived there and that the harness
had dropped suddenly from his horses.
1t is generally conceded that Mr.. 'Balmer
was the last man who saw Martin alive.
Mrs. Bernard, who lives in close proxim-
ity to the house of the deceased, and was
keeping close watch of his movements,
saw smoke coming out of his chimney
about 4 o'clock that afternoon, but saw
no light there that night. - -
THE BODY
Was safely kept ut the scene Of the awful
tragedy until the return Of Mrs. Martin
on Thursday, when by her direction it
was brought to this place where the
funeral services were held yesterday, the
Rev. Mr.. Kinnie Of Bellevue, preaching
the funeral sermon. The remains wero
inferred in the Little Falls ,burying
ground. -: sl... .,!1 ....r.. '...I..>
Law In Keatucky.'
Warren County (Ky.) Pantagraph.] -
A young lawyer of this county made
his maiden speech in defence of . man
charged with hogs :ealing. A gentle ,,an
who Was present gives this as : literal
report Of the speech: ~Gcntlemen Of the
Jury: My client is no more guilty of
stealing that hog than frog amt got no
tail. I thank you for your attention.
Of course the man was acquitted. 4 gen.
tleman Of this county who Was elected =
Magistrate last May, and who was not