Year: 1859

Lawrence Lollier was recently arrested Al
Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin, for the murder
ofhis wife, at st. Paul, Minnesota, two year.
ago. The Leader, of the former place, thus
details the circumstances:


There were some differences between Lol-
lier and his wife, on account of their religion
she being Protestant, and he a Catholic
The illteeling consequent upon this state Of
affairs, was fomented by his relatives, quar-
relj and hatred on his part ensued, terminal.
ing at last in his taking her life by beating
| out her brains with an axe or hammer, in his
own house.


At the time the murder was perpetrated, a
young man who was boarding with them.
stood by, and afterwards Gt being late in the
| nght,) assisted Lolier in binding the dead
woman on horse, and taking her some two
miles into the woods where Lollier owned q
piece of land, with log cabin on it. They
placed the corpse in this and set fire to it.
The bones of the woman were not wholly
consumed by the fire, and shortly after Lol-
lier went out and buried them near the spot
TO the young man who assisted him in dis
posing of the corpse, as a reward and 20 pur.
chase his silence, Lolher gave forty acres of
land said to be now worth hundred dollars
an acre.


To avert any suspicion which might attach
to the disappearance of his wife, he on the
same night fired number of haystacks
which he charged were fired by her after
having had quarrel with him, for this he
alleged he Aogged her, and thereupon she
left, he being ignorant as to where she had
gone. This statement seemed to satisfy his
neighbOrs, who gave themselves no further
uneasiress about the matter. Subsequently
Lolier left the place, and came to Prairie du
Chen, his accomplice remaining at st. Paul.


Upwards of n year after the murder, the
latter, while in drinking saloon and under
the influence of liquor, let drop some remarks
which excited suspicion. The neighbors
talked of instituting a search, and Loller's
brother came down here from ST. Paul to
warn him of their intention, Fearful lest
the bones should be discovered, the murderer
attempted to hire poor neighbor, tailor
by trade, to go up to the spot and remove
them, In attempting to induce him to un
dertake this task, he made confession of the
whole affair." The neighbor, while declin-
ing the undertaking. promised to keep the
matter to himself. The threatened inyestiga.
tion was, however, abandoned.


Loller. who had got into very good
business here, had formed partial partner.
ship with a wagon-maker After his con,
versation with the tailor, in speaking with
his partner on their prospects, he remarked
that, if he could only be rid of the tailor
who knew something that might harm him
he should be contented, adding that he must
get rid Of him. Something in his manner led
his partner to warn the tailor that Loller
meditated evil in regard to him. and upon
this the tailor made full statement Of his
knowledge of the murdec Information was
given to our officers, who at once took steps,
as we have stated ip the commencement of
this article On Tuesday morning the pris
oner was taken off, by way of Milwaukee, in
irons. His accomplice has also been arrest
ed, and as there is no question as to their
guilt there Is little doubt but that justice
will be meted out to them.