The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-10-26

agrlc lltural pursuits on the one naho
and manufacturing and commercial
pursuits on the other.
..yEyGEANCE rs NINE" ETC
Some Of our readers who are from
Ohio will remember:the murder Of the
editor Of the Dayton Empire in 1853.
The murder was one of the many ones
which grew out Of the politics of those
four red-hot years of war, and was
probably as unprOv0kel an outrage as
was committed during tile war period.
No class Of men suffered so much in
suit and outrage as editors of news
papers, and our readers will remember
that the mobbing Of printing Offices
and the beating or shooting of editors
was almost an everyday occurrence.
Below we give a dispatch showing
The end of one of the murderers who
took advantage of a trifling affair to
kill al editor for daring to hold oppo-
site political views. The murderer
disappeared some weeks since and what
remained Of him was found recently.
He met the fate Of Jezebel whom the
prophet cursed. The dogs ate him, and
there was found, as in the case of the
bad woman, but little more than 1.-THE
skull, and the feet and tile palms Of the
hands,"
This numbering Of editors, either
physically or morally, goes on still and
probably will go on 50 long rs men are
intolerant and brutal. Even WORTH
ington is no exception to the rule.
Kill him!' is the cry; run him out, -
if lie dares to have any mind or indie
pendence of his own. In the Dayton
murder, an impertinent sou of the muir
derer, who had been taught to believe
that he may do us he liked to the edi-
tor by hearing his father and Others
abuse the man, stoned the EDITORS dog.
The editor demonstrated with the
father and wanted him to correct his
son, and the father answered by draw
ing pistol and killing the editor.
Here in Worthington, however, they
content themselves with petty out
RACES and attempts ut moral murder.
The following is the dispatch, dated ut
Dayton, Ohio:
The remains Of Henry NJ. Brown
were to-day found in the midst of Il
broom corn field on the dairy farm of
his son William, in Van Buren, Town
ship, about Il mile and 4 half from this
city. The body was surrounded by :.
pack of ravenOus dogs, one of which
had to he shot to drive the others away.
The body was so far d.c0MpOsed and
lacerated by the fangs of the dogs that
it could not have been recognized but
for his clothes. The funeral took place
from William Browns house ut
O'Clock this afternoon. For Is years lie
had been branded with the mark of
Gain, and d rS4m9 ne time daily added
ment of his features which mirrored
forth the frightful remorse that was
hourly and daily gnawing ut his vitals.
In the beginning of the year 1868
Henry NJ. Brown was one of the lead
ing merchants of this city. Ills note
was hOn0red for almost any amount,
his family was happy, and lie was re-
spected throughout the community.
lie lived in Il double brick house on
Water Street. In the other side of the
house lived Fred Bollmeyer, editor of
the Dayton Empire, u radical anti-war
newspaper. Brown was an ultra. union
man, and lie and Bollmeyer had fire.
quent discussions Oh the subject. One
day Bollmeyer reprimanded one of
Browns sons for stOning his dog, and
the next day the two men met on the
sidewalk in front Of DR.. Pease's resi-.
dence, on Second Street. A few words
passed between the men when Boil
meyer was killed by Il bullet from a
pistol in the hands of Brown. The
tragedy caused great commotion. III the
city, and WAS universally deplOrel. His
funeral was the largest that had been
seen in the city.
Brown was arrested and confined in
Jail. The Sheriff of the county sum.
monetl \ posse of men to guard the Jail
against i threatened attack of Boil
meyer = partlzans that night. Next day
a company of State militia were ordered
on duty, and they guarded the Jail un.
til all danger was over. Before Brown g
trial came on lie secured 4 change of
venue to Miami County. The war feel
ing was at its highest in that county at
that time, and tie jury in Il short time
brought III i verdict Of not guilty. The
women who were in the court room ut
the time threw showers of bouquets at
Blown, and he was lifted on the shout
ders of stalwart men and carried to the
depot. Ever after that time Henry NJ.
Brown was u changed man. lie lost
all his elasticity Of step and sincerity
of manner. His business gradually
faded away, and he was left moral
wreck, with very few friends.
For the last ten years he has been
noticeably absent-mimled and abstract
cd, and it is not doubted that the ghost
of the murdered Bollmeyer haunted
him day and night. Some two months
ago lie left his home and could not be
heard from, despite I'LL efforts Of his
family. They did not see linn from the
time he left his home two months ago
until he WAS found to-day in an un-
recognizable condition. It is supposed
that he fell in q st and was unable to
rise. His mental and physical agony
in the long hours between the time
when lie fell and the time when he ex-
PRED can lie well appreciated without
the assistance of a very vivid ilnagina-
ton. Browns family a:e all respect
able, and deeply depl0re his fate.