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Stakbix'? JriiJAr—tde Lvqcest.— !w Owing lu ti,o heveie illness of Coroner jw-]u*::oc il»;iikvu usnmu^'i a, ftjai y of yesterday, upon the man • e«, tilled in the arfra ' Sunday night, at the j tc S *-rn D?no! ' trl w i V! After a vnvefui examination of witness-! rlt; t-s by the City A;t: fiey, the jury brought] a in a veiJki of justificable isomicide, houciabiy acquitting Potter.Xiso tame of the man who was killed, j b was Patrick Brow n. He was a drayman . is , ia the employ 0f Shine, bat was acting'^ as a t nmii-r at the time. We understand! ilt; that Morris Geary, driver of a baggage1 ft wagon, who was also stabbed, has died.! o: 1 Wm. Galvin was the third person stab-! S' , bed. H-.* was a b.-a!derat [lieLirr.ervh i; llousf. k'-pt by Shine and wa* acting as!,.« * * «*■ iifiru’siur- ,We trust that in the fu:;:r? a strong; uI --w » *• I « lt;• «U,»I v » . n v I1 ’ - , . * . .. . ® i *BI poiice force Vr111 be *l'iii:,r«eu :n that lo-1 ^■ c:ili'r. It abounds hi ram hc-ies of the j L|| vihsi dcsoiisuk.n, and rowdies* and run-, '■ nc?rs of the most unscrupulous character. ■' Uni**? the ni*i«i ^Bcichd steps are taken*' to keep the peace, especially upon the: ^armal of the uaiinnnt trains, we * o... . - ,i-ishall soon be ubliged to recount manv '*• * 11more acts of violence. Mr. Potter hasrl’OU n 1. r« ft. 1t * lt;-v J),, a .n -i-» n ft \ *#»!* \ * “? !Venn, in the* performance of ! is duties, ‘ ^and it is due both to him. ami the rights. -vof pa*sefgers, that be be snctninwi in ‘ „ his uimv-e. both in the pres-.-nt and fori3 the future. ;6 ine and Gorman, arrested yes ter Jay, - » are out on $300 bail.—Ctiwyu Journal.' ■■
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Portage Independent

Portage, Wisconsin, US

Tue, Apr 14, 1857

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