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April 1893

Mathew Bitson murdered his wife and Mrs. Arthur Hearn in the town of La Prairie; he was captured at Clinton Junction and protected from a lynch mob by Sheriff Bear and a posse until militia arrived from Madison.

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Beloit1893During 1893

Pearsons Hall was completed, making it possible to open a science course at Beloit College.

BeloitMay 1, 1893

Rev. P. Bestor's pastorate ended.

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Another murder where there was an attempt at lynching occurred in April, 1893, when Mathew Bitson murdered his wife and Mrs. Arthur Hearn in the town of La Prairie, south of Janesville. Bitson was captured at Clinton Junction, and a mob assembled- to lynch him, but Sheriff Bear and a posse from Janesville kept the prisoner safe until the arrival of a company of militia from Madison. In December of 1893 Bitson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to Waupun for life.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 69 / book p. 581

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