St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-20
MURDERED FOR MONEY
An Aged Farmer and His Wife Residing
Near Evansville, Wis, Foully
Assassinated.
Their House Ransacked by the Unknown
Fiend, Who Succeeds In Making
His Escape.
The House and Senate Unable to Agree
Regarding the Pending Land
Bill.
Indians in Northern Minnesota Who
Show Some Slight Inclination
to Work.
a Double Murder.

Special to the Globe.
BELoIr, Wis. July 19.-As atrocious
crime as ever has been reported in the an
nails of Southern Wisconsin was enacted
near GAINESVILLE yesterday or last Eight. An
aged and highly-respected couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Search. who lived On farm
just west of the city limits of GAINESVILLE,
were murdered in cold blood. They re-
sided alone, but had a young boy, Warren
WOlhanfter. in their employ. He spent last
night with friends in GAINESVILLE, and desr-
ing to get an early start at his work. re-
turned to the farm at o'clock in the morn
ing. Seeing the barn door open he looked
in and found Mr.. Search lying in stall
with his feet toward COW. Supposing ne
had had tit the boy rushed i'll to inform
Mrs. Search, but, entering the house, was
Mortified to find the dead body of the old
lady lying upon the floor. Half frenzied
he ran to the nearest neighbors with the
awful news, and physicians and officers
were soon summoned. When first seen it
looked as though Search'S head had been
crushed in. An examination proved that
there was
BULLET HOLE
in the back of the head, which had caused
great flow of blood, but there was no other
injury. The old gentleman was evidently
milking when the deadly bullet entered his
neck, as the milk pail and stool stood near
by. Mrs. Search was found lying almost
on her back with her head toward the outer
door and her hands folded across her breast.
A bullet hole underneath her lett eye told
the story Of her death. That robbery was
the cause of the inhuman slaughter there is
no doubt, as the sleeping-room occupied by
the pair had been ransacKed. Search was
known to possess considerable wealth, and
while he asserted that he never kept valu-
ables in the house. a look through the
premises to-day led to the discovery of sew
eral hundred dollars stored away i'll various
places Among some things which had
been dumped out of drawer and over
looked by the thief was bag containing
over $500 in gold. The police authorities
at GAINESVILLE have reason to think they
have
A CLUE TO THE MURDERER.
A young man who had worked for Mr.
Search and knew his ways, has of late
been employed on a farm near by, and it is
learned that he was absent from home be-
tween the hours of and 9 last night. and
that he disappeared with his valise at mid
night, He is supposed to have taken a
north bound train from GAINESVILLE. Two
weeks ago he purchased a 32-calibre re-
volver at GAINESVILLE and the balls that
killed the aged couple were of that size.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Search, the victims Of
the terrible crime, were aged rs and 70
years respectively. They settled near
GAINESVILLE in 1912 and have resided there
ever since. respected by all. The old gen.
tleman was eccentric, and while very
wealthy. always profeSsed a great suspicion
Of banks. A heavy reward has been Of
fered by the board of supervisors for the
apprehension of the murderer. ALI James
vile is excited over the dreadful affair and
the fiend or fiends if apprehended would be
made short work OF.