Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-15
THAT ALLEGED MURDER

By WtnO7iO POttcensNH--S0ntc CtrcuNt-
stances Corroboratin0 1Trs. Housel's
Story.
The GLOBE has given the story Of Mrs.
Housed as told at the Bethany Home in Min
neapolis, wherein she duplicates her hus-
band, former policeman at Winona, in a
murder. The Winona Republican of Sat
urday, has the following report of the inves-
tigat.or III that CITY:
On learning the story from Mrs. Housed,
Detective Hoy, of Minneapolis, came down
to Winona ON Sunday night last and had an
interview with Sheriff Dill, who, with officer
Hoy, made come Investigations into the
matter and discovered 8. number Of facts
which 90 far toward confirming the details
of the confession. About the time in Oc-
tober when the deed is alleged to have been
committed a skif belonging to George Hllyer
and Frank Mills, residing at tho lower end
of the city, was stolen bne night. Hillger
was interviewed by a Hspu6li6an reporter
this. morning. He said that the first intima-
ton he had that the boat was gone was one
evening about six o'clock when he was going
home. A friend informed him. Hillyer
said the boat was locked to a log or snag in
it's usual place the night before: Immedi-
ately on Earning that.it Vas gone he went
down to the river to see for himself. For q
space of about five feet square near the log
the ground was saturated with blood to the
depth of foot, and one end of
the log also bere marks OF blood. The
"roles'' had discovered it during the day
and had been digging, around in the sand
examining the bloody indications. A man
named Clawson went down with Hillyer to
look at the spot. Clawson had seen the
BLOOD early in the morning, and also noticed
the tracks of light buggy near the log. Il
was evident that the horse had remained
there for some time, as there were mark
where the horse had paved the ground. Then
the parties in driving away had gone straight
up steep part of the bank. Clawsor
remarked to H,llyer that somebody
or something had been brough
down here In that buggy and killed rich
there and put in the boat and taken off. No
long afterwards q young man named Charlie
Pierce, working on the steamer Champion
saw the missing skiff at La Crosse. He hat
formerly owned it, and therefore easily hney
it, he iau The .nit;alS Of Hi!lyef and Mill
in the boat, and also noticed that the ster1
was red, whether it was from blood, or ha,
been painted, he could not say, but it wa
not red when Hillyer and Mills had it
Later in the season boat answering thi
description was sold at the fish market il
Burlington, and was seen by the McCormic
Toys Of this city:
/ After the discovery Of the blood, couplo
! with the loss of the skif, young Hillye
spoke to Housed about it and asked him
he (Hillyer, should speak to Marshal Kidde
about it. Housed said he would tell hin
but the fact now comes out that Hous.
never said word to Kidder about it, ant
strang as the circumstances were, the Office,
never knew anything about it until att
} Mrs. Housel's confession. 1t il evident tn.
: Housed kept the matter very quiet.
His fight from WinoEa occurred oh I'll
night of March LIST. Nrs. Housed says tn,
before having he carefully took every pi
ture of himself with him, including q lars
picture on the wall, small gem or lock
+, picture. and picture taken when he WI
) several years younger than he is now.
The delay in taking any measures Fl
Housel's arrest is strong doubt in IL
minds of the officers as to the truth Of Mi
Housels confession. Her character f
t veracity, we regret to say, is held in We
: low estimation by the officers of this cit
> and by a singular provision of the law
wife cannot appear as witness against b
husband in a murder trial. Hence, as she
the only witness Of the murder, SO far kno,
J. to exist, the officers felt that further ties
{ mony must be obtained before making t
arrest. They regard it as unfortunate IL
{ secresy has not been maintained. Shel
Dill is strongly impressed, however, with /
manner in which the discoveries thus
made corroborate the details of the eto
r The stealing of the boat, the blood on
/ beach, and the surrounding circumstances,
= accord with her recital of the dark and bloc
4 deed. Furthermore, Sheriff Dill has the
pocket handkerchief which is said to b,
been taken from the murdered man and aft
ward given by Housed to washerwomen.
small, old-fashioned pistol also found on
q Canadian and given by Housed to a N
q Brown has been traced. II is said now
n be in the possession Of q young man at ]
: mer.
Ill A letter received by Sheriff Dill under j
3 Of March 10th, informed him that Hor
" was engaged at work at q point on the
Of the Hastings & Dakota railroad. Il
ID probable that measures will be taken for
~ arrest.
The box-ohdce Of the Opera House win I
- tinue open to-day for the sale Of tickets for
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