The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
A CROW WING TRAGEDY.
A Farmer Administers Dose Of Poison ia
His Hired Man to Get Rid of r.
Paying Him. -..

His Hired Man to Get Rid of
Paying Him.
At an early hour last Monday morn
ing H. W.. Welliver and James S.
Chrysler arrived in this city from
their homes fourteen miles from here
on the Mile Laos road and notified the
coroner that a man named Edwin Peck
had died out there the previous even
ing under circumstances that seemed
to indicate foul play. Coroner I. T.
Dean and Deputy Sheriff J. w. Slipp
at once proceeded to Mr.. Welliver's
farm and went to his house, where the
body of the dead man was lying. A
coroner's jury of three was called, con-
sisting of James S. Chrysler, Morgan
F. Driver and John A. DeCoster.
Four witnesses were sworn and gave
their evidence, the witnesses being II.
w. Welliver, Frank Johnson and two
men named Nels Nelson. ) The facts in
the case seemed to be as follows:
Edwin Peck, the dead man had
been working for a farmer in the.
neighborhood, named, Henry jackson:
| Peck was IS years Of age, and had a
family living in Michigan and son
working in Daggett Brook township,
this county. jackson was living with
his second wife, who was an invalid.
They have no children. Jackson has
two children by his former wife, who
are living with relatives in Waseca
county, MINI. jackson owed Peck
about $50 for work, but refused to pay
him and tried to drive him away from
the premises. Peck refused to go
without his money. Last Sunday
evening Jackson prepared the supper,
consisting of mush and milk, his wife
being too i'll to do any work. At about
6 o'clock Peck ate his supper from the
mush and milk on the table, but not
liking the taste Of it he ate only a lit
tie, and gave the remainder in his dish
to the dog. He then went over to Mr..
Welliver's house and was there taken
violently i'll and died in about an hour
from the 5ime he ate his supper. He
said before he died that he believed
Jackson had poisoned him, and he re
lated the circumstances as stated
above. During the inquest the jurors
decided that they would try to find the
dog. On questioning Jackson about
the animal he said that the last he saw
of the dog it was following Peck over
to Welliver's. A search was instituted
and the dog was found buried in Sc
Guided place, and the jurors believed
that Jackson was the man. who buried
it. The coroner's jury rendered a yer.
dict expressing the belief ''that the
death of Edwin Peck was caused by
poison administered to him by Henry
jackson in food given him by sale
jackson on Sunday, June 1, 1893"
Deputy Sheriff Slipp arrested Jack
son and brought him to this city an6
\ lodged him in jail Peck's body. an6
dead dog were also brought here an6
taken to Losey & Deans undertaking
rooms. Yesterday at II O'Clock al
autopsy was performed upon Peck
remains by DR.. A. r. Groves, and thu
following conditions found:
r Rigor mortis we'll marked, conges
:, ton of omentum, intestines distendet
II with gas, stomach greatly distended
IS normal amount Of fluid in the pericar
e dium, heart normal in size and con
!, gested, gall bladder; nearly empty
It It liver firm, lungs slightly congeste,
! and kidney congested.
e The stomach was taken out an,
= placed in glass jar to be forwarded t.
ST. Paul for analysis. The Indication
denoted that death had been caused b,
poison. The dogs stomach was ais
taken out to be forwarded to st. Paul
The indications of poison were mucl
Il stronger in the dog than in the re
IL mains Of the man. *s=l
"a Jackson is to have his preliminar
o. examination before Judge Chiperfel
on the l4th inst. Brai,,erd Journal.