St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-29
LAUGHLIN DEAD.
Dying Request That His Murderer
Should Not be Lynched.
Ante-Mortem Statement Taken-His Fun
eral To-day.

AS expected, the wound which Robert
Laughlin received from Cnntieny's pistol
proved fatal, and the gallant officer died yes
terday afternoon at about 80 O'Clock. His
chance of life was slight, from the very ma
ture Of the wound, and although he knew this,
Laughlin did not lose hope but thought he
would get well. During Sunday night and
through the morning he sank slowly, but
| surely, occasionally recovering somewhat but
always relapsing. At 9 O'Clock in the morn
ing the attending physician gave up
all hope and told the wife and
friends to prepare for the worst. At II
o'clock it was apparent that the end was
near, so Father Burns was summoned and
the rites of absolution were administered.
He retained consciousness to the last and
shortly before dying dictated to the priest
request to the people of Minneapolis that
Cantieny, his murderer, should not be
lynched, but should be allowed to have fair
trial.
Robert Laughlin was tairty-six years old,
having been born in 1S4S, near Eddington,
Maine, where he lived with his parents I'M
til his eighteenth year. when he went to Ban
gor and worked as cook in a restaurant
He afterwards started a saloon in Salem
Massachusetts,, and firing Of that, established
an undertaking business at Bangor. He
came to Minneapolis about three years ago,
and after cooking on some of the river boats,
went to Fargo where he cooked in res
taurant run by man named
Cantieny (the same name as that of his
murderer.) He next returned to Minneapo-
lis, but did not do anything until he went on
the police force two months since. He was
married eleven years ago, his wife being a
cousin OF A. j. Finnegan, the real estate
dealer, and lady very much respected and
liked by those who knew her. Laughlin was
a man temperate in his habits and saving
with his money, so his wife is left in com
Portable circumstances. In compliance with
his request she will return to their old home
in Name
81 THE FUNERAL
Takes place Wednesday morning at clock
from the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. The police WILL or as many of them
as possible, attend in body. Orders were
given yesterday that the officers shall wear
mourning in honor. of their murdered COM
rade for one week. aud the police headquar-
| tiers have already been draped in black.
Lieut.. Daily has appointed the following
| pail bearers, and committee from the police
department, on the funeral of the deceased:
j. j. Smith, Jas. Howard, Chas. B. Hill,
Paul Mousse, Jas. Allen and p II. Gibbons.
The cofiimittee is requested to meet at police
headquarters at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
STATEMENT
OF the circumstances of the shooting was
dictated by Laughlin to notary public Sun
day, and was signed by him yesterday.
The coroners inquest will be held this
morning at O'Clock, at which the statement
will be given in evidence. IT is in effect
that shortly after o'clock Saturday morning
he heard two revolver shots near the Mani
toba depot and started to 60 in that direc-
ton. AT the corner of Washington and
First avenues north he met Cantieny, Cor
man and Parker, who were disorderly. He
arrested them, when Cautieny started to run.
He called for him to stop twice, snapped his
revolver once and finally fired, whereupon
Cautieuy turned half around and fired the
fatal shot.
THE EXCITEMENT
Has Quoted down considerably. There was
no crowd at the court house yesterday and no
policemen in sight The deputy sheriffs
refused all requests to see the prisoners, al
though there were numeBus applications
from friends. One reason for this is ex-
planned by the police clerk, who says Can
tiney was removed from the Jail an hour and
half after he was placed there.
BY some of the police it is claimed that
Cantieny is not in Hennepin county, while
some say that he is at Fort Smelling.
1t seems quite evi1ent that the authori
ties have resolved TO keep the public in
Ignorance Of the place where he is impris
oned, but there is no doubt that he has actu-
ally been taken to more secure quarters
than our city affords.
There was no perceptible excitement in
the police circles last night. Lieut.. Daily,
however, took the precaution TO detail a
patrol consisting Of eight men under Ser
geant Berferning, Sergeant Fox and Detec-
tive Hankinson, with instructions to use
their utmost endeavors to pscify the people
gathered around the jail, He ordered them
to take no arms, and TO be patient and avoid
every collision, aud also to avoid any dis
cussion with hot headed citizens.
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