Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-11
In the Recital Of Tale Made Out Of
Whole Cloth.

Amid the hustle, hurry, turmoil, strife
and shifting scenes of this strange old
globe, with its ambitions, hates, loves and
iealousies, its complex conditions, trials,
joys, griefs and sorrows, it would be pass
ing strange if events were not thrown upon
the canvas of fate in manner that out
ranks romance and fiction. For do not
the sapient writers of fiction, the dealers
in romance and the ideal, fashion their
imaginative weaklings from some glim-
mering shaft of light from the tabled we'll
of truth.
With feelings which gave rise to this
train of thought, in some such manner,
was the news of the discovery of Richard
A. Pierce, received in st. paul yesterday
morning, when the GLOBE, with accus-
toned enterprise and energy, issued an ex-
ira containing particulars of his being
found, within two hours after it was re-
ported in the city.
Owing to the rush and limited space of
time allotted to the work of publishing
the extra paper, a number of details con-
nected with the discovery. of Pierce were
necessarily only limited at or partially
omitted. Particularly is this so with re-
gfrd to the interview with Mr.. Philip g.
Haas, which was not given in full detail.
The gist of his discovery, however, was
given, but in order that the reader may
have all the bearings of this strangely in
teresting and romantic case, a resume or
outline of its previous history is in order,
together with the statement of Mr.. Haas
in full.
EARLY HISTORY OF THE CASE.
On the morning following last New
Years day the community of st. Paul was
shocked by the announcement of what
seemed to be as foul and bloody a murder
in all its details as had ever been perpe-
trated.
Richard A. Pierce, a quiet an unoffen-
sive young man, son of a well known law
yer, and of good family connections, had
beed attacked, according to every reasona-
BILE suppOsition, robbed and murdered.
The supposed tragedy took place on the
railroad track, on the level below elevator
"a" and to carry out the theory of muir
der there were several mute,
bloody and terrible witnesses.
These consisted of an overcoat worn by
the young man, coat with a tell-tale stab
in the back, a bloody shirt sleeve, a gashed
and bloody collar and blood-stained
scarf, an open penknife, pair of rubbers
and a pair of ensanguined overshoes, the
young mans pocketbook, and several
trinkets strewn on the track. There were
evidences of a struggle, and in short all
the circumstances pointed to a foul and
beastly crime.
As a matter of fact the city was thrown
into intense excitement, and but little else
but the murder was talked of for days.
The theories were of course numerous.
Some thought he had been waylaid robbed
and murdered and the body thrown in the
river; others thought he had been muir
dered and the body taken away in car or
concealed. Again it was believed that he
had been murdered in house and that
the clothing was left where found as a
blind, and others yet thought he might be
the victim to a deep laid scheme,
while few supposed that he
might have gotten into trouble
and put up the job to avoid detection after
his flight.
According to yesterdays Developments
not single one of the numerous theories
advanced was right. As usual, in u h
cases, every theory was advanced but tle
true one.
Detective and police ingenuity was at a
standstilI, as there was absolutely no peg
on which to hang the slightest shred of
fact, as the only tangible fact rested in the
finding of the clothing.
Nearly six weeks had passed,
and nothing was developed
until yesterday morning, when
the GLOBE extra, containing an exclusive
account of his discovery was received very
much as the explosion of bomb, and
throughout the day the finding of Pierce
was the only topic of conversation.
1t came as
A REVELATION FROM THE DEAD,
and was received with varying emotion. A
voice from the silent chambers of the tomb
could have scarcely created greater SEN
sation. To the grief-stricken family of
the young man the joyful tidings came
as an angel from heaven.
1t was the joyful rift in their cloud of
sorrow which had lowered over the once
peaceful and happy household as black
and hideous nightmare. The family of
the young man was overpowered and their
Joy knew no bounds.
By the cold, philosophical man of the