Daily globe., 1878-01-22
MINNESOTA MURDERER.
Detected litter T.celre Years' Absence--He
Tells the Tale WhiIe Drunk.

Detected litter TiceEre Years. Absence--He
Tells the Tale While Drunk.
Austin (Minn.) Register, Jan. IT,
1t seems by the reports in the papers that
one Patrick McEntee has been arrested in
the South somewhere, for having made
remark while in drunken revel, that he
killed man in Austin, Minnesota, years
ago. The facts in regard to this man killing
Mr. l. w Padden, in this place, on Decem-
Der 18th, 1865, are as follows, as copied from
our files of December 21st, 1865:
dreadful murder! On Monday evening
of this week our ears were stunned and our
hearts made sick, with the news of cold
blooded murder resulting in instant death.
The details given us, as follows, by one of
the jurymen at the coroner's inquest, are
about as near the correct version as may be
Patrick McEntee, the murderer, is about
twenty three years of age, and slightly built.
He was working with a threshing machine
at Mr.. j. S. Decker's, about two miles east of
town. About four o'clock in the afternoon
of Monday few unpleasant words passed
between McEntee and Mr.. I. w. Padden, the
murdered man, in regard to passing bundles.
This was thought nothing of by the hands,
as words as severe pass between individuals
to either party. Mr.. Padden is an old set
tier and had just returned from three years
campaign in the army 1t is said by the
neighbors that he was naturally very passion
ate, and this passion caused him often. to
abuse his wife; but they could see nothing in
his language which could be regarded as
sufficient provocation for so foul an act.
About an hour later McEntree said his feet
were damp and made this aa excuse to go to
his boarding house, about half mile dis
tant, where it appears he borrowed revol-
yer of young man stopping there from
Frankford, He came back on the run. It
being at this juncture about dusk and belt
having broken on the machine it was con-
cluded to stop for the day. Mr.. Padden was
standing, leaning on his fork, when McEn-
tree walked up to him and said, 81 am ready
to fight you now," and ordered him to put
down his fork and pull off his coat. This
Padden refused to do. McEntree then
stepped back few feet and took from his
oyercoat the revolver and pointing it at his
breast, shot him dead through the heart!
The murderer coolly put the revolver into
his overcoat pocket, put on the coat, and
walked deliberately away. After few min
utes he came back, and one of the men came
out of the house and asked him in to supper.
he SAID ne Q1d not WISH any supper, Dut told
him to ask some of the men to come out.
The murderer's father came out, and they
walked to the barn together, when he jumped
on to horse and rode away. All this was
accomplished without any efforts being made
by the threshers-some six or seven stout
men-to capture him, or even notice which
direction the scoundrel took to escape
Coroner's inquest was held in about an
hour after the transaction, and verdict rem
dered in accordance with the facts.
Officers have been dispatched in all direc-
hons after the murderer, but up to this time
"wednesday afternoon) no clue has been
heard as to his whereabouts. It is clear
case of wilful, malicious murder, and if the
offender be caught, evil undoubtedly suffer
capital punishment.
The funeral sermon of the unfortunate
Padden was preached at the M. E. church
Yesterday morning, at II o'clock, by Rev.
w. III. Soule.
The county Commissioners at their sess
ion, of January 20, 1866, offered reward of
5000 for the capture and delivery of McEn-
tee, at once, or $40O if captured and deliver
ed at latter day.