Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-17
and more evidence being wanted to prove
the assault, or not to prove it, or both, or all
three, the case was continued.
Il SUYGfDE.

Michael Sweeny Broods Over the Finding
otJohn Smiths Body and Kills Himself.
It will be remembered By readers of the
GLOBE that foul murder was committed on
the river road just beyond the city limits
last March, when John Smith, Of Inver
Grove, was the victim. full account of
the murder and the subsequent inquest APP
peared exclusively in these columns. In the
details Of that atrocious crime as given at
the inquest it was stated that when the body
OF Smith was found by the friends in search
OF him that there we're marks of buggy wheels
which seemed to ayeturned OF the road to
avoid running over the body. Footmarks
were also found, and marks where the body
had been dragged from the center of the
road. This was followed up and led to the
fact that buggy had passed along the road
about midnight with three men in it, who
were searching for man who had wandered
from homes It further TRANSFERRED that these
three men were Michael Sweeny and two
others in serch of Ned Sweeny, brother of
Michael, who had been little deranged. and
his brother had feared for his safety.
Ned Sweeny was found com !ortable at
his house, and the searching party
Z
the finding of the dead body nor did they
appear at the inquest month after. 1t is
said that from this neglect some gossip
mongers have been whispering things
around rejecting on Sweeny and his two
companions, which greatly affected Sweeny
Be this as it may Michael Sweeny has shown
signs of dependency and great depression
of mind ever since that tragical night, SO
much SO that his health has been impaired
And now q sequel to the tragedy of the
18th of March was supplied yesterday
by the news of Michael SWeeny's death by
drowning.
It appears that on Saturday last his sister
in-law, Mrs: Kennedy, who lives in Eagar
township, SIX miles above Mendoza, came
into town and took deceased out with her
physicians advising country air and change
! OF scene. Mrs. SWeeny herself went GU
yesterday about midday, having heard tina
her husband had wandered off somewher.
! alone and could not be found. Subsequent,
the news arrived that his lifeless body hal
been discovered in 8 lake on Kennedy's farm
one of the Kennedys coming in for coffir
and hearse, which were sent out about
o'clock in the evening. Deceased was frs
missed from the house of Kennedy at 5:3(
in the morning, and his body was not foune
till midday, when it was discovered by littl,
girl, his niece.
The deceased, Michael Sweeny, was abou
81 years of age, and has resided in st. Pau
over twenty-six years. He is known as al
industrious, sober man, and is spoken of il
the highest terms by all who knew him
He leaves to lament his tragic
end a widow and six children, the oldest il
ayoung lady 81 years of age, and the young
est years old, who all reside at the pattern
home at the corner of Smith and Leecl
streets.
In connection with this sad affair it shout,
also be mentioned that during the fair, Will
he was working at the driving park decease
was overcome with the heat and suffered
slightly from sun stroke, and since tn ;
time his mind became even more depresse
than hnforo