The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-22
.DEVILISH DEEDS.
"A STARTLING RECORD or HORRIBLR
CRIMES.
MYsrRR1o,Us pEAru.

CRIMES.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 49, A tragedy, furnishing
frightful field for theories, took place last
night. John Moore, an old resident of st.
Louis, Kept shoe store at No. 1918 Pine
street. His family, consisting of his wife
and daughter, had their living rooms in the
rear of the store. In one corner was cob
bler's bench where Moore worked. Moore's
wife and daughter went out to make some
household purchases last night, and returned
home few minutes before ten. As they
pushed open the door of the store on their
return, they noticed that ono of the old
mans shoe hammers lay out on the floor in
front Of the counter, q very unusual place,
and Moore himself was not in sight. They
instituted an immediate search, and one of
them passed behind the counter and came
upon q spectacle which prompted success
| sion of shrieks and speedily filled the place
with excited neighbors. Moore lay upno
his back alive, but unconscious In the top
of the head was CHASTITY wound from which
brain and blood were exuding. Underneath
his neck lay freshly discharged pistol,
with which the death wound had
evidently been given. One window in
| front of the shop facing on Pine street, was
broken as if something had been thrown
through it. The back door of the kitchen
in rear of the place was open. It had been
left closed by Mrs. Moore and her daughter
| when they went away. Two pairs of boots
and two pairs of shoes were missing. On
the old mans forehead, high up, was long
mark which might have been made by a
stuffed club or caused by fall. just over
one eye was bruise semi circular in shape,
and just fitting the size of the hammer. The
| first conclusion of all was that the poor old
| shoemaker had committed suicide. This
finally gave way to one of murder, but the
affair is shrouded in deep mystery. Old
Mr.. Moore was q Mason in good standing,
and a much respected man. He lived
happily in his family and had no enemies.
The tragedy is one of the most mysterious
and inexplicable in the criminal history of
st. Louis. n 5a37l 1sltgaatf 3 E4jH 7@t.!
suibni7g MURDER CONFESSED. s -...
CLEVELAND, Oct. ia few Fdays since the
Cleveland chief of police received letter
from s. b. Packard, U. 8. Consul at Liverpool
| inclosing letter from one John Powell of
Garden Valley. England, and asking if any
crime like one confessed to by Powell had
been committed here in 1879. Powell declar-
ration was that on one night of that year he
was crossing tram car bridge near Cleveland
with a man who was to him . stranger. The
two had some way become involved in a quar-
rel that led to blows. ''Acting on the defense"
he continued, II gained the mastery by hurl-
| ing him from the bridge into the depths be-
low. After seeing him fall I went down to
! render assistance, but found him dead. The
| cause II of = his death '@ T. have
kept profound secret until now. The
bridge is situated q little distance from the
| city and belongs to a tram Car line. 1 believe
| he did not live five minutes after the fall, and
when saw him on the following morning por-
| lions of his face we're frozen I came home to
England in 1878. The chief began investiga-
lions and to-day discovered that in 1872 a man
| named Martin Munroe, an iron mill hand, was
found under the dummy bridge east Of the
city and buried two days later. 1t was decided
! by the corner that the affair was an accident
as the bridge was unguarded and accidents Of
that kind X had often happened there. Some of
the officers suspected foul play, but as the body
had not been robbed but had some money
about it, that suspicion was soon dropped and
nothing more was thought of it by the police
until the receipt of the letter. It is not proba-
| BILE that Powell will be sent for.
HORRIBLE MURDER. ,.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. ia Sentinel special from
Milton, Wis, gives the details of horrible
| murder which occurred there at o'clock this
morning. Henry Christianson, who boarded
with Edward Fogarty, tin peddler, confesses
to the following: Fogarty came home at 10
o'clock last night. We had been drinking and
Fogarty insulted me and Grew revolver and
threatened to shoot me. I knocked hin, down,
! took away the revolver and went out doors.
Fogarty followed me. picked up an ak and
struck him two blows, killing him instantly.
then carried him to the clover stack and set
it on fire and came back to the house, The
crime was discovered this morning by finding
the body under the clover stack half consumed.
| The trail of blood was followed to Fogarty's
house, 3whereupon Christensen and Mrs Fo-
garty were arrested. The former confessed his
quit, but claimed the woman had nothing to
DO with the affair. No particular pains were
taken to conceal the crime, except to dig up
the ground in front of the door where the body
had lain for q short time, burning
OF the wooden leg of. the victim in
the stove, and the attempt to burn
and the woman conspired together to get the
husband out of the way. When accused of the
crime neither manifested any uneasiness, but
remained perfectly cool and collected. Chris
tianson is about Az years of age, painter by
occupation. The woman is described as very
unprepossessing in appearance, and devoid of
a.! woman!y qualities. She has two children,
boy and girl. The prisoners were taken to
GAINESVILLE Jail to await trial. 30 -,
| - z.'. FIRES.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. ia fire at Big
Rapids this morning destroyed the Mason
house and three stores and damaged many
Others. Total loss estimated at $25, 900; mostly
| insured. .4.a ...'<g -
| New York, Oct. 19.-The Exchange mills,
owned by D. D. Morgan, on East street, be-
tween Rivington and Delane, were damaged
$4,000 by fire early this morning and the
stock of grain 1000 more. Lawrence & Co.'S
salt house and other property damaged $4,000
by water. i.t 49,. ist-r5- ssEssss 0.-f31e sst@
New York, Oct. l9.--The loss by fire in the
exchange steam mills and grain elevator
amount to over 300. 900. Six thousand dollars
worth of grain was destroyed, twenty-five
thousand dollars worth of machinery and
twenty five thousand dollars loss on building;
loss not fully covered by insurance. , ~
CAIRO, ILL. Oct. 19.-Fire last night de-
| stroyed the steam sausage factory of Kohler
Bros, and the residence and stable Of Mrs.
Charles Thieleck. Loss about four thousand.
Uninsured. {4.s5 a1M, .e .tt /, f.':ss
ae4g lsF PAWNBROKER ROBBED. .tga.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-Before daylight this
morning thieves forced an entrance from the
roof into the pawnbroking establishment of
Friedenburg & Bros, and ri1ed a large safe of