, 1880-09-19
LOCAL CRIME.
Another Murder Added to the Ros-
ter Of the Year.

ter OF the Year.
John Benson Killed in a Saloon Row
by Andrew Anderson.
The Murderer Under Arrest-Statements
OF the Different Witnesses.
Minor Infraotions Of the Oode, Larcaaies,
Assaults, Eto. |
ANOTHER MURDER.
The death Of Swede named John Benson or
Bangson At the County Hospital at noon yester-
tlay added another murder 10 the year list 1t
WIS q little after o'clock yesterday morning
when Officer James Derr1g, while patrol
ling his post, wus informed that man
was lying in somewhat p1ecarlons
condition at 4. ". pattersons saloon ut No. a
West 1ndinnn street.-the result OF a row the
night before. He went at oucc to tho place and
found DR., Newman examining tne man hen-
SOIL who had u wound in the left temple, evil
. dently inflicted by a knife or some similar
weapon. The bone, which Is rather
thin and brittle at tho temples, was broken.
and the weapon had evidently punctured the
brain. Tho injury WAS fatal one, ana Benson
was ut once removed to the County Hospital
He was perfectly unconscious. and the othcer
was compelled to rely: upon the Saloon
keeper aud young man namGn A. !onnson eao
for the facts regarding rhe assault The former
wus retieent, and clasued TO nave oeen nusy
more taikativc, and readily told the officer that
| the nun who cut Benson WINS put out at the back
door, und that he bad afterwards seen MIN 80
| fnto Charles Green's hourdlng- house. The
| officer and johnson went; there at onco:
| Permission to 90 through the house Tas reaany
( %I4- n1r1S aftf
rooms where Two mea were in bed, their sus,
peton Mas excited 9y @S, q dne% The
ao nae hase Mas resdS deaed ens By Johnson
| rs the assntant, and ho was taken
into custody At the station he gavs, t5e a9I name
Years Dust hu has mnde this city his home, aud
rs he SaR ng Il three near 'a{s Kuns
whers b. WIS a5restsS M l,, He s s,,fs fsthsr s9
eyes that do not like being looked at, brown @
esa Sssla saS Sass S&scn hs
WIS turned over TO Officer Derrig " the
er he he aeaea t. that
he confessed that he - was in tie habit Of carry
and that ss Rs Lost II a"r1ed
eoacernns The % trasedy be answers questions
plainly aid firmly. He always drank heavily
sad af9; sacs ~ea thep he his spees
hava bccn periodIcal Ho says the assault ts
like dream to him: He remembers only that
encounter with some persons unknown to him: I'm:
He does not deny having done the cutting ' nns
says be- cannot remember ,.ry ~" nar1 n5 f@nfs
urcs. and is marked with numerous scars ,,rs ana
Il broken nose, he processes that he has always
6efore tu a@rrested. @ Cd but little Is known about the
murdered man, as be came to tnis oMy +naa nns ha
, I - ortra fGktOiQR
During the forenoon Capt. McGarigle and
| Justicc Autson went to the hosptta1 Tor the pul
pose OF taking Benson's mite -1nortem oe s,ate-
men. but they found him in the same nneon On,
condition p when III 10 the wtnesses were
swedes incapable Of speaking English 1l 1ntslI.
gently Capt dstaitad o9ef % the GaesS ess
and to see oil the principal witnesses e,,Sl :!
the unair. The. report which ne ne SUE. D.
ted ta ses fhe staseens &
) witness was cnrcfuily taken down In writing,
ury could not a9ge ag cer f49e 9efpr. r
sen. a brief summary Of these statements con.
II stitutcs truthful account OF the ARRAY anu
4 1scar johnson, who for mouth past ha'
lived 10 Pettessons saloon says Anarew ~ anhef ei
when ho rss saw ni waS tr ssr's m H.
29 naoe sas and ms insulting Then DO daneet
n liz. Next he went IN to John benson rnet ant
sa'!sa h ana sSna @ ns il
WITH bis knife. johnson assisted In ~ashn! IN!
Tie blood fro% Bsps9as ta.ter neao On IT,
Rss R%oand. Eensop as tsen sia eI ,an,1 aa,!
In one corner Of the room and nc e9on app1hs =
wanted to irhr tho saloonkeeper, and attempts ao
to strike him with q bottle but Petersen toH 1in
TIC bottle awsy TEN he', hl%l door, no psi shorti
o1s after tie Saloon Sas closed d. for e b1' r.
night and johnson and Petferson Mem1 n the
xss9 fron bsnson and enee 5oeu
son tor Dr. ,na ie eqs police Ice were notified
at ndcts Ho Gps w. Patterson the saoonkeeper. cor
~ roborated and in addition stated tnah aao,,
e1aS sas aoaftns q and
IN tie s1e snlo9n enson mns oi swes thiof, m
offered him violence Wi1nout A"y ya1 ga1' r. nacif
ce caught him by the wrists and trea 70 1c paG's
hin hin WITH the knife Prior to this Anderson sal
to aamsd cers2a; sa ~ r1neS knGw Eo Ee1 ffe El
ss hone" to which Cnrson a.. repso ana o;hor names
milwaukee, thinks johnson aud Pe5ss ;s
son wcro 20 number Of swcdes in the saloon, a>i mo-
or less Intoxicated anderson I'ee ta ha1e eanp~ ~
quarrel with them a ann n ohs sTedsS, oe VII,
ss@ :" %g saS Ss xsss e
hsrtcd He Eas pne was found to be badly niure
ga }enzcn IS Of the opinion that although AnossS'
ad was abusive aud quarreisome that benson 81 se'
@N' an attuck upon him, and mas woonaeo i'll sc'
Petcr ". skauboe, chum Of Jenzen' stat I
that anderson attempted to strike man ~ nt y
Ing mace. but WIS prevented by jenzen;: - e, ?,
ne 1hree men nssuuited Anderson, knocked - -
~. dnwn. aud struck and kicked him fepeaa.eu pa1 u
Eo- Anderson was put out, but came , onch s,,a a.
fonked in the corner where the fight took p,s! p!a!
/ Ekauboc looked there also. aud fou9a Pockt @ =
Knife with blood on the large blaoe. ~ 49, y
fhnuuht Benson WIS badly hnrs, anu oeueo
doctor WIS not called In. 1.~n
. O otharles Strundbcrg+ Of No % 1ndiana stle
says Anderson commenced the t.t trouow o,,sa ~ -
inr Henson filthy names without cause. - a
tfa1 they caught hold ct each other ana ss'
IL He'd until they fell in tho northwest cornol ,
- tht. saloon Ho does not think there Eas =, .
q ,,reconcertcd attack upon Anderson; ana Iaan
Inc three men seen by the other Witnesses
tarfered only 70 prevent bloodshcd.
IL Anrust Carlson Of No. 10 West iudlana @ safe E
2 sa1y he knife in Andcrsou's band. ana saM s q
...3 c1t Henson, It was when they had clncneo s y
fcll in fhe corner. aud when Benson wao %
nrnrrmost had released his hold OF Anoe1s
Xxx the fatal blow was struck ,,..,,..o
Gusfav Wlebeck. Of No. l37 MiiWaukeG; 81; :;
ling an,,a states that Anderson entered tae salo
lay, at $50 clock, and for an nour anus.u tnne