New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-10-07
INV ES1 NEWS,
Justice Woods OF East Grand Forks
Murd ered at Night for His
Money.
While on an Errand of Mercy I'm
*'s known Assassins Send Him to
His Death.

RIVER from TINS city. i'll Minnesota, was the
scene of a cold-blooded murder about 8
o'clock this morning, the victim being
| Judge Robert Woods, justice Of the peace
! and prominent citizen. +
Judge Woods had been down town dur
ing the evening and returned to his room
about IL o'clock. Shortly after o'clock
his roommate, a young man, was taken
seriously i'll, and the judge hurriedly dressed
himself and started down town for doctor
| A few minutes later the report of pistol
was heard. Officers Murray and Robinson,
who We're on patrol in the vicinity, hurried
in the direction OF the report.
Officer Murray, in crossing Demeres ave-
nue. the principal business street, stumbled
over the PROSTATE torn of Judge Woods.
The night was intensely dark and nothing
was to be seen Of his assailants. He was
alive but unconscious. He was taken to
Hotel Minnesota, short distance away,
and DR.. Irwin of this city summoned by
| telephone.
An examination showed that he had been
shot through the head, the bullet entering
his eyeball. His face was burned with
powder, showing the assailant must have
held the revolver close to his head. The
physician pronounced the wound a fatal
one. The judge did not regain conscious
ness and expired at 8 o'clock.
An investigation showed that the motive
sof the murder was robbery. His gold
watch had been taken from his pocket,
severing the chain. His pocketbook was
taken with its contents. Twenty-Five dol
lars in bills IN his vest pocket escaped the
highwaymen.
Judge Woods revolver was found on the
ground at,the scene of the shooting. All
| the chambers were loaded and it is sur
missed that when he was attacked he drew
his weapon to protect himself, but was cov-
cred by his assailants, who fired before he
could. Frost covered the sidewalk, and
the tracks oftwo pairs Of shoes leading
away from the scene ofthe murder towards
the timber near by showed that there must
have been two assailants, but no other clue
has been found.
There is most intense excitement over the
murder, and if the murderers were found
there would be lynching bee Judge
Woods is known to have had $50 in gold
on ais person last evening and he usually
carried considerable money. Yesterday
afternoon he was paid $500 in cash, bail
bond from the default in an assault case,
but this money had been deposited.
The murdered man was unmarried and
had no relatives here. His people live in
Ontario. He had recently taken lie in
surance policy of $1,000 tor the benefit of
his mother.
Coroner Shepard has been notified at
Crooiston and will hold an inquest to-
morrow
East Grand Forks is infested with desper-
ate characters just now. Yesterday after
noon an, old farmer was knocked down and
robbed OF $40 and his watch within a block
OF the principal business street by two as
sal!ants, within light OF a dozen men. The
robbers made good their escape, crossing to
the North Oak ota side.
Last evening two citizens were held up in
different places, in each instance by two
men, who Wore masks and carried big re-
Vclvers. Both gave up what money they
had and were allowed to 80 on their way.
The police were notified, but no clue could
be found to trace the robbers. Hundreds
of farm hands and threshing crews are in
town unable to th-esh on account of wet
weather. and as forty saloons are in full
blast street rows are numerous and the
police have their hands iull. East Grand
Forks is undoubtedly the liveliest town in
the Northwest in its way just now.
Marcus DAILY Has Something to say
> About Smelling Operations.
ANACONDA, Mont, Special Telegram, Oct
.5.--Marcus DAILY, manager of the Anaconda
Mining company, returned from New York
yesterday. He states that the Butte mines
and the smelters here will be employing a
full force of men within ten days. This
means the employmen of 9, 600 men in this
city and Butte. In talking about the mat
ter with PIONEER PRESS reporter Mr. DAILY
said:
There may be some hitch in the ar
Engagements and we may be all disap-
pointed, We are prepared at this end Of
the line to begin operations at any time
and on short notice. Things have been
dragging terribly in the East. Several peo-
pie connected with the Union Pacific rail
road have been off on Western trips but
understand that Mr.. Clark is III New York
to-day, and it he and his people settle down
to details. which were practically agreed
upon before l left New York, the works
can start up pretty soon. and think that
the Union Pacific people are ready to agree
to what has been talked up. -.>s :, -.
After ALL it turns out that these people
who knew so much about what was going
on with the Anaconda company were not
exactly OH the inside. There never was any
secret about the reorganization Of the COM
pany or about the talk OF selling portion
of the stock of the new concern III the for
eign market. In fact some steps were
taken about the sale of part Of the stock, :.
bat nothing was ever concluded and hoth-
ing that / know OF is likely to be- or
course, some OF the stock Of the Anaconda
company may in the end be sold i'll New
ork or somewhere else, but there is not
dollar of 1t on the market. and nc stock
deal has anything to do with the stopping
or starting OF the works. We want a fair
arrangement for freight rates. / think we
are going TO get it, and as soon as we do the
works will START
'.Dar" Will Find 1t Out
BRA1NERD, Mimi, Special, Oct. 5-Chair-
man D. S. Hall, Of the Chippewa commits
sion. with N. Richardson, ex-senator ].
Simmons Of Little Falls and Maj G. "a.
Rufee started Tor Mile Lac yesterday to
see what was the matter with that band Of
Chippewas. The settlers are very anx. Gus
to have them removed to the White Earth
a. ency Tie Indian Office is doing every
thing possible III his direction. ard Chair
man HaIIha not been idle since he took
hold OF the work. He proposes to remove