, 1877-11-06
sTANDKD TO DEATH IN 4 lOu0ll-AND!TCatALE
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oAAhohb ~ uhAAA ~ NOltA'AHA-lLAALG
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For the commission Of any crime IN the calcl.-
dar. moro tittsnr:locality than Wcsson street,
III the North Division, could not he found with
in the limits of thc city, Walking aloug tic
thoronEhfarc OF an evening, orc could conjurc
up any dtabolsm that llc might clluosc TO think
Of better than III my other spot In tic
world. hut at the sumo lime flc must
bo wary Of lI!s footsteps. I'llc sidewalk
is Utmost q ''Nn Thoroughiarc," being rcls-
city. rotten, and laid hump upon hump,
and SO disagrccablc Is travelling over tiis cor-
luroY street walk that II rcnlIntls orc of the
funny old nan who went two steps backward
for every one he went forward. The houses arc
slingy. dirty, and ncarlY all In Ind repair. Tile
population Is generally al ignorant, ard-work-
Ing, end perhaps har,l-1rtnking crowd,-just
tho sort nf the plarc where one might expect
mysterious nllrttert, and whcFe thieves scerctu
themselves t,y day. The locality has bail ith
ana YESTERDAY added nnpt!es to the list. Tl,e
man was Killed by the knife, hut tho legal
lu'nnarIcs would insist that It was only fnn.i-
slaughter, and Y is rrobabfc That enough cvi.
dcnce can bc gathered to proye that the cutting
was done tn sclfHlcfcltse. Up ulast evening all
tue tarta that rould tt gathered by thu police
a!lt! reporters were very HeaCru tn1ced aud may
bo briefly related.
At ah6ut 12:4o yesterday Afternoon, Courad
johnson, Keeper ot ealonn at M. B5 klnxto
street, reported to OtlEces Bercnt Mrycr, Of tl..
Chicago Aycnnc Station, that ynung frteml and
nj No. u Wesson street, from the effects of
ntaI, In the abdomen inflicted! the night brfpre,
lie accompanied thu oillrer to the nlacc, anl
tllrrr found tl!c lend body OF young. swcae
Lad keeI, III cacl others company SUNDAY aitur.
not,n, aud visited Mrs. Andrew Peterson, wit,
resides in tlc rear Of tnu aforementioned n,tu-
s.r About & 0:;n n tns eyenln; they lcft there
apparently sootr, hut lrad hccu drinking.
Nearing CIaica4o aycntlc, they h,ct twu large
slzci ttirn wlfo were intoxicated, and lrltl hut
tust c,ncfscA from, tho garner s;sloon. Nclson
a 1nht'soil tried to rnss ttIcul, but ttIp sttlc-
wnli was loo narrow and tho stIttctl nttytdua!B'
limbs ~ unsteady that the effort wus ar.lly
kyerst. Nrlson made sotttc rough rr1nnrk
abont tnt'n i1;!ng up 70 much room IN tho
world, IT, which the men responded nnnrliy.
NcsoI .hcrrutnn dpalt one Ut thcin Il
stunning tiow, Knocking hin o,t the sidewalk.
l'nn.l.t9.hani hight ci,auct. but Nelson did
Eu,aE @ , . M ss.o" s ,s1ces a. S1 sant
halt block lurth III where the atfray occurred,
he scszcl Ncr-Eiass. and running lack smash.
ca i osrr tho heal Ut Ills otl,rr antagonist.
Another hana-tu!asut cltot,nler. cnsuesl and
Sehun as carried uI, suffering, ,as he sai from,
Kick In the stomach. liz Was finally taken t.,
Mrs, letcrdos hp.ise. atH! ut ! D nr: Simpson,
ot n" u: sels%iek street, w,s callc'! ia 10
turh IN length, und situated lev inches below
uEll to tisr left IT tllc l,ayrl. liz nit a fcw
stitches M r. ana pronounced II not al n! scEius.
Al midnight ile WAS agatn scnt EuF, III thu
patient seemed to grow water, but hr
gave only prescription, saying tic wtunl
was not VI ull likely 10 pruyu tEuul,,t-
sumo. YESTERDAY he called aEatn to see tn:
pltlcnt, md IL Ills suslri6e found hin! deal.
1T. Simpson failed 10 report tttt u thu pnIitc {,
aud they thlnk him guilty Vt uuprotcasl lunal
conduct.
Dctec.iscs sehaaek anl Wl!aIen were put
uIon lhe case immediately. johnson, Seson'.
companion Ill tile tight, aud Mn. Peterson. were
closely questioned. Nielsen l4a.l retained 1t,
seascs up to tl!c very nlo'lcnt ot i!ts death, al
they wrre ublc 10 gat!lrF sonlu fair hlea "a II
who tue murderer was. At O'Clock
they took u lraln tu the Northwestern
car-shops, six mills northwest ot the rtty, md
there arreste1 IN tta carnentcr-si'op john Elola
having hccn Implicated III such ali a!lair, hut
E:sd nothing regarding tho cutting. Swanson
e,hi1itsd u larscly-swoelcn, wc!l.tlatacd eye,
WHICH he saul Nelson l'al given lin. a,,l lloll,i
~ tue came tnan with d hctr.Glass. In
tlie lat'rt', Iuasessiun Mus fuuni 1aruu white
lm!e-t1alldlrd pockct knife. tte snglo blade u
~!elI WAS fhaTp and sharply pointed, which h
sala ~ u e1a t'y the w"uild on the person OF
te tlccr1st AMI tue rents III l1s vest, coat, anI
Shirts. hall were lixkcl up IN the Chicago
A9en'e Station u uwat Lie result vi ttle CUr.
"hsfa '1Pueas, which will he held to-day.
ooi Holm. WHO eorrc*ruhds to NELSON'S slo-
tcsli'ton of the rather tat ulan who cut hin, il
q Sezrs ot asc, and Ills companion Swanson il
a-- n"tA are ~ c!ts, tnaErled, and liYp tu thI
same ho!he, NJ. ~ Ncsson street,
John Nelson "as also Il Swcdc, e years ol
IT,: Ms anu Isstde1 with '!ta parents Ut No. q
leady sort of fellow, hut borr u VERY guoI frr
utatlou, according to tbs neighbours.
LAW INSTITUTE,