The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-12-22
Capture Indian Accused
OF Murder of John Mealy
PRISONER NOW LODGED IN
THE COUNTY JAIL
Alleged to Have Killed Uncle
John Mealy at Shack in the
Town of Barnes Last Tues
day.

John Beauregard, an Indian, aged
about thirty-6ve years, who has
been hunted by the authorities of
Bayfield, County for the past week
and who is charged with the murder
of his uncle, John Mealy, last Tuesday
was brought to the county Jail in
this city on Tuesday of this week by
Undersheriff James Long.
According to- the confession given
to Undersheriff James Long on
Tuesday, Beauregard has been in
hiding in the woods since the time
of the shooting, living in brush
wigwams which he build, and he
lived on deer meat which he claims
to have found hanging in the woods.
On Monday of this week he ap-
preached his shack in the town of
Barnes and came upon Henry
Holmes, who informed him that he
was wanted by the authorities of
bayfield, county, whereupon the slay-
er handed over his rifle, axe and
hunting knife, and proceeded to the
Holmes cabin where he was given
food. He was afterwards taken to
the home of A. C. Johnson and was
taken by car to Iron River where he
was turned over to Undersheriff Long
to whom he made his confession and
he is now landed in the county Jail
of Bayfield, county.
The murder to which the Indian
has made confession was commit
ted in the town of Barnes on the
morning of December 9Th, after an
all night spree The Indian claims
that the moonshine was secured on
December 5th and was taken to the
home of Henry Holmes in the town
of Barnes where Beauregard and
Mealey started to drink the same.
Both became drunk during the night
and toward morning Beauregard says
the aged man accused him of failing
to revenge the murder of his
father, who was also killed, and
this so enraged him that he left
the. Holmes cabin and went to his
own where he secured revolver and
returned to the Holmes place where
he started shooting at the aged man,
firing four or five shots, all OF
which took effect.
The slayer then left the Holmes
cabin and returned to his own where
he hid the revolver, taking rifle,
hunting axe ard knife with him, and
he made through the woods for
the old No. 16 camp OF the
Rust Owen Lumber Company
where he remained during the night.
The next day he moved On for
distance in the woods where he con-
structed a brush wigwam where he
remained for three or four days. At
this point he claims to have found
fawn. which had been killed by
hunters during the past season,
hanging in the woods, and this ne
used for food during the time ne
remained at this shack.
He then proceeded through the
woods in the direction of his own
cabin and when he arrived about
quarter of mile away he build an
other brush shack and in this ne
remained for nearly a week. he
was making his way from this wig
wan to his own cabin during the
late afternoon Sunday when he came
upon Henry Holmes, who Informed
him that he was wanted by the au-
thorities. and he turned over his wea-
mons to Holmes and gave himself up.
Beauregard was hungry and weak,
with his clothes ragged and torn
when found.
Immediately after Undersheriff
Long took possession of the prison
or he secured from him confession
in which he admitted killing the
aged Mealey, saying the reason ne
did this was because the aged In
Ian had accused him of being cow
ard for not revenging the death OF
his father, who was also killed. He
also said the Indian had said that his
mother and brother had also been
murdered.
This latter however does not agree
with the records of the Sheriff's office.
Beauregard' mother died of natural
causes, while the brother Charles
Beauregard died in hospital at
Ashland from disease Before
Charley Beauregard died he is said