St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-15
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
George Morrow, While in Drunken
Row at the Stock Yards, Gets His
Jugular Severed.
Rev. DR.. N. N. Gilbert, Newly COnsecrated
Bishop, Says Touching Go'i-6y
to His People.
Compulsory Education Discussed oY
the why Suit Went
by Default.
Seibert's Opening Concert OF tue
Winter Season--Summary OF
sunday News.

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Walsh was notified at police headquarters
that man had been murdered at the stock
yards. The scene of the murder is about
three miles outside the city limits OF West
St. Paul, and at the point mentioned quite
settlement has sprung up since the locating
and erection of the stock and slaughter
houses commenced. The murder having
occurred in Dakota county, there was some
question as to what action the officials
should take in the matter. This was soon
decided however by Detective John
O'Connor, Lieut.. Walsh, Sergt. Budy and
Officer Leyde securing conveyances and
starting for the scene of the crime.
Arriving there, the body of George Nor
row, with a gaping wound in his throat was
found lying in front OF small frame Snanty
occupied by Louis Ats as a saloon. Blood
covered the ground for distance OF SIX
feet in all directions, and the door and
front of the shantY was despatched with
the crimson stains. From several persons
who had been about the saloon during the
evening. it was learned that three SwedeS
Peter johnson, NelS Swanson and Knute
Anderson-had been having some
trouble with the murdered man and
the four had left Ats saloon about
five minutes before the fatal blow
was struck. The officers visited the
bOarding-shed where the 300 men employed
in filling in the ground for the new stock
wards are quartered, and arrested Johnson
and Swanson, who were found sleeping in
their hunks The arrest of the two men
created some excitement but the officers
had no trouble in securing their prisoners.
at another camp. half a mile away,
Anderson was found, and the trio brought
to ST. Paul. and locked up at headquarters
As soon as the officers returned to st. Paul
with the prisoners, kilograms were Seut to
Sheriff Connolly. County Attorney Schaller,
and the coroner, notifying them of the
murder, Shortly before noon the
DAKOTA COUNTY OFFICERS
arrived. and Coroner Heinnen had the body
removed to an adjoining building. post
mortem was held last evening, and the in
quest will be commenced this morning at
10 O'Clock. Among the witnesses to be
examined, who are expected to prove by
the testimony that Morrow was MUIR
dered by one of the three men
arrested, are Joseph Snyder, Ed Young,
and George Lewis who were in Ats
saloon Just before the murder occurred.
Lewis was seen yesterday afternoon and
explained what he knew about the murder
and the quarrel which lead up to the muir
der Morrow, he said, worked for GrlggS
Bros, who have farm about mile below
where the murder occurred, and are also
contractors. Morrow had been employed
about a week as teamster and was a very
quiet fellow. About s o'clock Saturday
evening he met Morrow in Dave OCon-
nelPs place. Morrow handed the bar
tender pint bottle, told him to fill it with
something good and he would be back for
it in little while. The next time he saw
Morrow was when he came into Ats
saloon. They had several drinks together
and Morrow said he was from farm about
twenty miles from Grand Forks. On being
questioned as to several parties whom
Lewis knew near Grand Forks, Morrow
changed the subject and talked about the
team which he was driving for his employ
ers. Frequent drinks were had during the
evening and about 10 o'clock, Morrow went
out and in few minutes ran into the
saloon, threw his oyercoat on a bench and
said, George, come out and see
me through" With that he went
out, Lewis followed him and saw
johnson and Swanson standing near the
place There did not seem to be any trou-
BILE and he returned to the saloon. In few
minutes johnson, Swanson, Anderson and
another SWede came into the saloon, and
lust before they entered Morrow came in.
johnson had a large stone in his hand, and
Lewis says he called the attention OF Joe
Snyder and Ed Young To this, at the same
time asking if he should take the rock away
from johnson. Both Young and Snyder
told him to say nothing and have no trouble.
Morrow and the four SwedeS went out to-
gether. leaving Lewis, Young and Snyder
In fnNKT
heard some one fall against the building
and the door was pushed open about three
inches. Surprising it was drunken man
who had staggered against the door he
pushed the door shut. While the bartender
was drawing a glass of beer he heard a
noise as if some one was pound
ing on the door. The bartender went
to the door. opened it and saw
it was covered with blood. He said,
..boys. some one has been stabbed" and
on going ont they found Morrow lying near
the door all curled up, while from his
throat the blood was
Squirting IN STREAM.
Lewis helped carry him few feet from
the door. and Frank Russell, foreman for
Griggs Bros, was sent for, but before he
arrived Morrow was dead,
When the officers arrested the three men,
one of whom is supposed to have murdered
Morrow, blood was found on johnson S
shoes and SwanSOn'S clothes were also
stained with blood. AS he came out of the
door of the boarding house. Swanson
stopped d0wu'and grabbed handful of sand
with which he commenced to rub his hands,
his intention being, so one of the officers
claims to remove blood stains OH his hands.
When interviewed at the station yesterday
Swanson was the only one OF the trio who
would talk. He said he and his companions
saw a man strike Morrow with something.
but who the man was they did not know.
johnson curroborated SwanSOn'S story and
said the man who hit Morrow ran down the
road Immediately afterward. The wound
from which Morrow died was inflicted
with large bladed knife, and while The
blow was undoubtedly a chance one it die
terribly effective work. The knife struck
the jugular vein and the murdered man
staggered from the middle of the road tC
the saloon door, where he died. One OF
the men who worked with Morrow said the
dead man had told him his father was
rOadmaster on a Michigan road, with head
quarters at Bancroft and that he also had
6 brother who was a telegraph operator in
minneapolis. kilograms were sent tC
Bancroft and Minneapolis to ascertain who
Morrow was, but up to last evening nc
reply had been received.
FROM MoRRow's FATHER.
Late last night Sheriff Connolly received
g telegram from Charles Morrow, of Ban
croft, Mich, ordering the body of his sor
sent to that point after the inquest. The
pest norton was made by Dr.
Wheaton yesterday afternoon and the
Inquest will be held this morning
Suspicion points to Swanson as the one who
struck the fatal blow. When arrested ht
Vas badly scared and his actions and ex-
rilanstinn tnuefher with the SnntS of blood