Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-26
sIckeH,He MURDER.

4 Wteeensla Fiend Carves Up . Harnless
Child-Capture OF tho Murderer.
Special Telegram to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
s&Janesyilie, Wis, Sept. 2s-Ons Of the
moot brutal murders in the history Of. Wis
consin was committed at about 2 o'clock this
morning, on the farm Of Alex White, in
lketoNn22 Of Porter, Rock county, about
thirteen miles northwest Of here. Al soon
as the news reached this city your cores
pendent hastened to the scene, and learned
ths allowing particulars Alex White, q
wsll-todd do farmsr, LETT home to purchase
'tpbeccu, near Stoughton, this morning. 'leav!
inIAn} wifi, txo children, and hired girliat
home withsno other person about the place
except Geo. Barringarten, . German farm
hand, about II years Of age, who was to
Little Sandy White, a lad Of
I've years, son Of Alex White, vent out to
the barn with George. and soon came run
ming home to show his mamma little whip
vhicA Gsorgsh had made for him, and to get
permission to 20 out into the field with
George, but his mother told George not to
tax bandy with him, 9 he had been sick
Eaal night. The little fellow went, back to
the barn while George was hitching up, and
was not seen again. His mother missed
him, and called loudly for him, with no re-
spouse. She went to the barn and found
one horse harneased and the other gone.
She alarmed the n%eighbors, and q general
search Was instituted, and not until I.o'clock
was the myAtery explained, when the body
of little Sandy was found in the large sheep
barn BY aAIStghbor, under = low manger,
Fwitklh3 throat cut from ear to ear, nearly
sevefing the head from the body. and dis
Eembowsled completely. His arms were
tied him and his feet tied together.
"a rope wasahanging from the .rafter of the
shed w~here1srhad evidently hung, and not
dying quick enough, was cut down with q
sharp knites Having traces Of blood on the
end Of theSr6pG, and then finished with the
knife. The little fsllow's hat and whip
were in thes4manger and the piece of rope
waszarounds his neck. Barringarton had
Aedon horseback, and was seen three miles
away, and :gsin on Whesler'e prairie, rid
ing swiftly in the direction Of his home, at
Fort Atkinson. The officers are in hot pur.
suit, and thsswhole neighborhood is up in
arms;snd before another day the murderer
will undoubtedly be captured.
No reason whatever can be assigned for
this horrible crime. Little Sunday was .
general fayorite among the hands, and Bar
ringarton had always appeared to think .
great deal of him. Before leaving, Bar
ringarton went up to his room and changed
his clothes, leaving his old ones, these
which were found spattsred with fresh
blood. If %Barringarton should be captured
tonight the officers will have q lively time
to keep him from the infuriated populace.
Milwaukee, Sept. PA special to the
Sentinel says George Baumgartner, the IT.
year-old fiend who 10 horribly murdered
little Sandy White at Fulton, Wis, yester-
day was captured this afternoon at Prairie
du Sac. When arrested he Was riding the
horse stolen from Mr.. White. On being
With the crime he ,aid he must
hsve been insane when he did it. Sheriff
McGiaris started With the prisoner for Lodi
Md was met BY Sheriff Baldwin of Dane
county with a posse who will bring the
prisoner here tonight. B~sumgartner will
b taken to Janesville tomorrow. There
&, considerable excitement here tonight,
bat no attsnpt at violence has been made.