St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-22
A VILLAINS QUIETUS.
Terrible Tragedy Yesterday
Morning at Grand Forks.
an AWFUL CRIME AVENGED.
n. F. Murphy Kills Charles E.
Link, a Painter.
SRLFT DEATH FOB 4 BRUTE.
The Affair Preeipitated by a
Child's Confession.
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SRiFT DEATH FOB 4 BRUTE.
GRAND FORKS GREATLYEXciTED.
special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
GRAND FORKS. \. D.. Sept. 21.-This
morning about s o'lock Nj. f. Murphy
shot and killed Charles Z. Link. paint
eT aud paper hanger. who has worked ID
this city for about two years. and who
during the last three months has Joined
the Columbian Theater company as an
amateur actor. The ball entered Links
back Just between The shoulders and
went clear through the body, and he
walked some forty feet before falling 10
the ground dead. The crime which Mr.
Murphy was avenging was an assault
made by Link on MS little siX-year-Oid
daughter some four weeks since, but
which did not come TO light till last night.
when the little girl made a statement
TO her mother concerning the matter.
Mr.. Murphy was out in the country
yesterday on business, and. when ne
came home last night and heard the
statement of his little daughter. resolved
70 make short work OF his cliild's assail-
ant. This morning. ABOUT O'Clock, he
went out after Chief Hennessy. ana to
gether they
HUNTED FOR LINK.
g description of whom they had from
neighbUrs. They went TO several places
before they found him. put ne was
finally located at 1he Windsor hotel.
where he went 10 ToOm for the first time
last night. He was just finishing his
toilet preparatory 10 going to breakfast.
When his dOoI WRs opsned he tried
TO push past the pOliee officer anu es-
cape, but was prevented from doing So
He was then taken in charge and con-
Quoted down TO MIR. MuTphy's
house, where he was identified by
Mrs. Murphy and also by the
little child whose person ne is charged
with having outraged. Having finished
this interview, during which Link said
nothing and stood with his head down,
Hennessy started back 10 the city hall
wish his man. They had not taken a
half dozen steps when Murphy pulled
his revolver and sent a ball crashing
through the eulpHt. He then walked
some forty feet. The shooting took
place directly in front of Mr.. Murphy's
residence. Mr.. Hennessy says he had
no inIimation of the course MIR. Murphy
would take, and Il appears that the
latter fired the shot after the backs of
the officer ana his prisoner were turned
in order that he might not be prevented
from carrying out his purpose. In her
CONFESSION TO HER MOTHER
last night the little Murphy girl, whose
name is Mary, told her mother that she
had not said anything about it before
because Link had threatened to kill her
If she told her parents. She was afraid
10 tell, and kept her secret for a month.
The shooting has caused profound ex-
citement in this city, but nearly every
body seems to side with MIR. Murphy in
the action he took. People are becOm-
ing desperate over the repeated at
tempts at rape that have taken place
here during the last year. and they are
gOaded into fierce resentment by the
bold Tobberies that are taking place
nearly every day. Links parents live
at La Crosse. Wis, his former home.
BE has a brother residing at Marshall.
hinn.. who will arrive here Saturday.
The coroneT's inquest is now in prog
Tess, and will be a formal affair. con-
fined merely 10 the cause of death. with
out going into the merits of the case.