Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-04

the night to see him. Young Pierce had
an intimate friend in the Office, but he was
on day duty.
In view of this, it may be possible that
the young man felt that he was being
shadowed, and that he got off at the freight
house in order to throw his pursuers of
the track.
Another theory talked about yesterday
is that he might have visited or have been
inveigled into some one of the dives s:adia-
cent to the levee where he was robbed and
murdered. This, however, is not very
probable.
ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY.
The more the hideous affair in studied
the more bewildering and battling it be-
comes. Yesterday evening Mr.. Newberry
discovered what he thought had been a
pool of blood at point near the bluff di-
agonally across from the freight house.
The snow was stained with what seemed to
be blood, and it is possible that this has
some hearing or played some part in the
attack and struggle.
/ The watchman of the Omaha Yards.
whose duty it is to patrol the main track,
or the track next to the river bank. stated
yesterday that it was mistake to suppose
that the clothing had been found on the
blood stained portion of ground adjoining
the mouth of the st. Peter street sewer; on
the contrary,Fe states that the articles were
picked up right along side
Of
Also that he had passed the same spot two
or three times between l and o'clock that
morning, and that he did not discover the
clothing until about O'Clock. This would
indicate that they must have been left
there between and 6 o'clock, that is if
the darkness of the night up to that time
had not prevented him from seeing them.
AT the same time the query arises, why
would they have been deposited so near
the track, where discovery would be in
evitable?
All of these theories are given as part
of the general gossip about the affair,
and may be accepted for just what they are
worth.
Mr.. Barker, who occupies one of the
houses above the mill and right under the
Third street bluff, reported yesterday, that
at a late hour on Monday night he was
awakened by the sound of men running on
the trestle and by the barking of
his dog who took after them.
This may have been the fight of the vii
lains after they had finished their devilish
work, and if them, the running would point
to the supposition that they had been
frightened off by the sound of some one
approaching. This may account for the
clothing having been left there, instead of
Its having been concealed, as one would
naturally suppose it would be after such
bloody crime.
SEARCH FOB THE BODY.
Yesterday morning an effort was made
to drag the river in search of the body.
The ice was cut away from the sewer to
quite distance in the direction of the
bridge, and the streaqAwas dragged as well
as possible under the circumstances, but if
the body was there they did not succeed in
finding it,
A resident of the Sixth ward, who is
pretty familiar with the river, suggested
yesterday that the search for the body be
made at night, as the reflection from a
lamp would show the bottom of the river.
This suggestion was not carried out last
night, the chances being that if the body
is there it has been carried into the cur
rent.
After all, what good are theories as long
as each man has his own idea, and each
are supposed to be as good as the other.
The trouble is that in affairs of this kind
there is too much theorizing, and not
enough thoughtful, systematized, earnest
and downright hard thinking and work
When once conceded that a black and
bloody crime has been committed, it is of
secondary Importance as to what dispo-
sition has been made of
the body, the vital consideration
being who we're the miscreants, where are
they, and how can they be brought to
speedily smart under the lash of outraged
peace and justice. 1t is time that the
thieves, thugs and outlaws of society be
made to feel that they cannot murderous-
ly assail human life and property with i'm
punity; that the arm of the law and the
mace of trampled justice descend with all
their force, and, if needs be, smite them
from the face of the earth.