Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-11
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Known to the WaupaCa Authorities.
WAUpACA, Wis, May Allow H. G.
Mead, the banker, was murdered,
where and by whom the plot to kill and
rob him was arranged, has been mys-
terry since the day his body was found
in the little private office in the rear of
his bank. One month from tomorrow
the case of the men under arrest
charged with the crime an those held
as accomplices will be called for trial in
the circuit court in this city. The state
has learned the story of that terrible
crime and is prepared to introduce evil
dence to- show precisely how the crime
was committed. The case has been
carefully worked up and it is claimed
that every detail of the crime is known.
The most startling fact that the state
has learned is that the murder of Mr.
Mead was the result of a practical joke,
coupled with the peculiar habits of the
banker. He persisted in sitting in a
back room of his bank night after
night and until all hours engaged
in counting up his gains and
ness matters. 1t was the talk of the
tough characters of the town for long
time that it would be very easy matter
for any one SO disposed to edo up' the
old man. With good citizens the talk
was more or less referred to as a sort of
fear that some time he would get into
trouble sS a result of his reckless man
ner of doing things.
On the night Of the murder there was
a party of men of the town "out for a
night of it, and their drunken CONVEX
sation drifted upon the subject of the
old man Mead and his money. The talk
resulted in a drunken scheme to give
him a sort of scare, and the daring plan
was carried out with the terrible result
SO well known. Hatched in saloon,
the plan was carried out. Neither rob-
berry lor murder was ever thought or
dreamed Of
The drunken crowd finally started for
the bank. AS eXpected, they found Mr..
Mead in the little room back of the
bank. They bounced in on him. Some
of them were recognized. Then they
realized that they were in for it. The
result of this predicament naturally fol-
lowed, and they killed the old man in
order to hide thoir lesser crime. Muir
der, cold-blooded aed most foul, was
the result ola drunken piece OF desper-
ate business.
The attorneys representing the state
claim that eight men were connected
with the murder and robbery, and at
the coming trial the prosecution will at
tempt to show that the men under ar
rest are the guilty men. The theory
outlined above is the one that will be
followed in seeking to secure convic-
ton.
When the foregoing dispatch was out
lined to J. V. Quarles, the Milwaukee
attorney who is interested in the cele-
brated murder case he admitted that
the theory was correct and was now I'M
derstood to be the line of invest cation.
Mr. Quarles added: "It is true the
guilty parties have had eleven years in
which to cover up their tracks, but
they will be brought to time and will
have to undergo the penalty of the
crime. Everything now points to a
clear case against the murderers and
conspirators, and they will be punished
at last"
"There is no question about full JUS
tice vet being done in the Mead murder
case" said Il well-known private detect
i've of this city who has been engaged on
the celebrated case for some time. He
then gave an outline of the theory OF
the prosecution growing out of recently
discovered evidence. He in every way
corroborated the statements contained
in the Waupaca dispatch to the Wis