Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1875, Page 1

) - The Thicago ailp Teibn CHICAGO, SATURDAY VOLUME 28, SUITS, SUITS! Immense! Reductions! LINEN SUITS! $ 4.00 Buits Reduced to § 2.50 $ 6.00 L w $ 4.00 $ 9.00 LU $ 6.00 $10.00 L " $ 7.00 $12.00 o o $ 8.00 $16.00 o 18 $10.00 $20.00 L b $12.00 $25.00 %« $15.00 30 WHTTE LAWN SUTS At $4 and upwards, 760 LINEN QVERSRIRTS AND JACKETS, $6 and upwards. 100 BATISTE OVERSKIRTS AND JACKETS, brolderad, $15, marke® Hogantly o irom 328, " 300 STUFF SUIES AT ACTUAL COST. GRADUATING DRESSES, In Bwiss and Lawn, $7 upwards. CHILDREN'S DRESSES, INFANTS' DRESSES, CHILDREN'S PIQUE AND MUSLIN SUTES, From $1.50 to §8. Buch bargains aro seldom offered, and no one should purchaso bofore examining our pricos. BROTHERS. 121 & 123 State-st. GLOVES, 0 . KID GLOVES. Field,i)ez’ter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-TS., HAVE REDUOCED LADIES GANTZ DE SUEDE, 2.Buttons, from $1.35 to $1.00, 8-Buttons, from $1.50 to £1.35, 4-Buttons, from §1.75 to $1.50, PLAIN GAUNTLETS From §2.50 to $2.00, STITCHED GAUNTLETS From $1.50 to $1.26. Wil also offer o fresh arrival of those supe. rior and popular Genuine 2-Button Kid Gloves, at only 1 per pair, FINANCIAL. Loans on Real Estate. ‘We are propared to make loans on good proporty in Chicago, and well- established suburbs, in sums to suit (above §2,000), for & torm of yoars, at current rates, BAIRD & BRADLEY, 00 LaSallo-st. MONEY TO LOAN On Real Estato in Ohicago and vicinity, im= proved proforred, MEAD & COB, 165 LaBalle-st. - TO LOAN. stato th s 800, A tate b e o0 aad, 103 Washington-st. $7,000 1o $10,000 o Loa Oa go d uaimproved property worth thrice the amount, Ll W2, 0. REYNOLDS, 84 Deirborn. i 8, GENERAL NOTICES, BOsTON, Juna 10, 1875, This ia to givo notice that auy and all por- mons are hercby notified and cautivned sgainst manufsoturing POCKET BTOVES, POOEET QOOK STOVES, or. POOKET SPIRIT STOVES, made in violation to the patents owned by the undersigned, as all such infringements will be proscouted to the full oxtent of the law. AMERIOAN POOKET STOVE CO, 0. B, ABHOROF'T, Trustee, “Home Mutual.” A pcating s calied at % East Madlsonat., Hoow 10, at 3% oflook this svein, Eboss of i H SRS o0 e ! arelavited (0 be prossat. GROOERIES; CENTENNIAL Centenninl White Winter Wheat Flour, DOF BElecuesirensrees snsvnsssons 7. Test 8pring Wheat Flouy., per Brl. Deat Minnesota Patent, per Bri. Frery barral guaranteed, and deliversd {n any partof tha city fres of chiai J. HICKSON, GROCER, 167 South Clark-st., Detweon Madison and Monroe. COMPARE THE FOLLOWING WITH THE PRICES YOU ARE PAYING FOR GROCERIES! TEHA. der, per Ibyy 50, 75 Btandnrd R e Ja) n':h l"li;‘ “b’hu" '(‘I‘(L ; ol FEERHE R Pt Vi 1 Qut Lont Suxar, per 1b IR ln(nl NRant, per I irnnuinted nunF» per b, A Kugnr, per ib. “&n Hukar er lb. Gall. Kean Sliver el Lty ASRAMATT New Torkiay Pranes, 31 Now Zuute Currunis per Price’s B. Powder. 1 i ¢ coyal I Pawdor, 1 1b. Cap et 1. Fowdet, Varae € eat Carolina Itice, ent T:rlnrn.uer . Best Split Pens, per 1b, Tomatoes, 3 b, Standard, por doz. i Cority DEF 0z, o Cove Oyatel uve Dvaters, 1 [by per cun..,... Kouncttls vehen, per do Bt. Tonls White Winter Whent Flonr, per Iirl,.. Beat Sprina \ y pev BT . Miunesota Patcut Plour, por Bl New Yark Factory of Urncaties ut equally low prices. [ounmid, Goads delivored fi Lo city feea ut chay rdors 7 adl wil recoive prompt attastioa. We sl no liquara of auy kind whatsoover. JHICKSON,Grocer 167 South Clark-st., Betweon Madison and Manroo, DICKSON & (0., MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF Coal and Coke WILLOW GROVE., YOUGHIOGHENY (Gas Coal). HOCKING VALLEY, BLOSSBURGIL LACKAWANNA (all sizes), WHOLESALE AND RETATL. Speolal Indncements made to large Consamers and Dealers. MAIN OFFICE: No. 1 W. Randolph-st. RAILROAD YARD: 8. W, cor, Carroll and Morgan-sts, ~_GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS! To ordor, of the bost fabrics in use, Full lines in stock of our own manufacture, ‘Wo are preparod to make Shirts to order in eight hours, whon nooossary. WILSON BROS, MEN'S FURNISHERS, 67 & 69 Washington-st,, Chicago. Pi ike's Opera House. Cincinnati, AUMMER CLOTHING, Telegram I"RONM NUTTING, C.0.D. CLOTHIER. To F. M. ATWOOD, Manager; Chicago Store, 184 & 186 State-st., OFPOSTTE PALMER BOUSE. “Twenty-three thousand dollars worth of Hot Weather BStock shipped this weck. Retail at onr New York Jobhing Prices. “Our Standard Garments will be in greater demand than ever at this . WONDERFUL REDUCTION IN PRIGES” AJNUTING, . 423 Broadway, Now York. FIRE INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANTY, ST: LOUIS, MO. ORBGANIZED A. D, 1855, CASH ASBSETS, $560,000. . H. CONNINGHAN & CO, AGENTS, SINESS S. WILLIANM M. DES, DEALKR IN VITRIFIED SEWER PIPE ANU BEWERAGE MATERIALS, Franklin_and Adams-ats., Ohiongo, ITCEI MARK 8. THOMPSO i b e ety o ena oo S TUITE 10, tbelr cuatos 5 1L d AR TR for 8 Gonie e mosh. Rk pasos ovia g0 3, Mo, i91 Olsrkesl. and givo It trial FURNITURE, 100 HOUSEKEEPERS WANTED TO BUY ALL KINDS OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUGTION, this dayat 8, DINGEE'S Auotion Mart, No. 83 Jiandolpb-at., 10 o'clok &, m, FINEST OFFERING OF THE BEASON. i e HATS, SUMMER HATS, Tho best variety and the fices goods, sa wall ss tha larg- t atock ta theclty, is st BREWSTER'S. CAUTIOIN. Payment as bevn stopoed on Chieck No. 7,41 Fien Nl DAy Biteamn Cated dune 1o mount, $437.10. highad by Hedry W. NIED KK & IRON PIF WROUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Appurgltus, MANUFACTURED BY o 'l\‘ OCRANE BROS.|%b MANUPAOTURING 0O. o, 10 North Jefferson-st. DRY GOODa, SEASONABLE BARGAINS AT 8. DINGKR & CU.'$ Auction Bazsar, Nos, 80 anc 2 East Handalphat, A largo lavolce of biaple atid Fancy DRY GOODS BUST be sold witliout resorve ta-day, at Auction, at 10 o'cluck. YORSALE, OHEAPER THAN EVER! AT 8. DINUEE & CO'S Aucilon Mait, No. & Raa- A tine lina ol DHEHSKS, Chalgs, ‘ables, Lot , sad U 175 LgSalle-st. STEINWA UPRIGHT PIANOS Are achknowledged to bo the most desirable Planos for the parler or drawing-room, Over five hun- drod in use in Chicago and vicin- ity. each and eovery one of which has glven the most unqualificd sat- isfaction, LYON & HEALY, General Agents for the Northwest, State and Monroe-sts. TO RENT, Warehonse to Rent ‘Tho throo-atory and basement Brick Wars. house on the N. W. cornor of Caas and Mich. igan-sts, recently ocoupled by H. W, Xog- ors, Jr., & Bro., TO RENT for one or a term of years,st alow rental to a desirable tenant, ‘W, H, MATTOCKS, Room 1, No. 40 Doarhorn-st. FOR RENT. Btore No, 104, cor. Olark and Washington sts., in Exohaoge Duilding, in first.claas or. dor. Low figures to good tenant. Apply at 1oom 43, on pramises. e VINEGAR, PRUSSING'S - WHITE R WINE i X lekles Bt Extraoré._.., _ . :1once of That Vegetable Product in Illinois, 1t Serves to Rid the World of Two Blood-Stained Brutes, - Nathan Burgess, at Effingham,Atones for a Heartless Assassination, His Vietim, a Bridge-Watchman, Shot in tho Night Whils ou Duty. Confessions Subsequently Made and Re- tracted by Burgess. John Cascy, at Paris, Hung by the Neck Until Dead. His Wifo Was an Inconvenience, and so 3 He Murdered Her. History of the Awful Crime and Its Dls. covery. NATHAN BURGESS, JUSTICE AVENCED, TOE LAST ACT. . Bpecral Diwpatch to L'he Chioaao Triduna, Errnonay, Ill, June18.—Tho last act 18 over, and Natban Burgeas, with his orime unconfesacd, has gouo before the Lar of justice in that great, unknown land, Tho condemned has, ever since his incarceration and sentonce, preserved an ap- pearance of utter indifferonce to his fate, A bundred times daily ho han asserted bis inmo- conce, always roplying llko & parrot the same words, ** If they hang mo, they bang an innocent man.” e has always neld strong hopes of bave ing lis seatonco commutod to imprisonment in the Penitoutinry for life. Indeod, alibough as- sured to-day that Gov. Boveridge hnd postiively rofused to iotorfero with the law in fts course, he hang on to that ides, ever repeatlng, T an innocent mun ¢ they won't bang mo, y E. M. Rbivehart, and Jfudgo Decius, sttoineya for tho condemnod, went to Springfeld to urge & commutation, but could nat tofluence the Gouv- ernor to ivterfore. They returnod lato Iast night and reported their ill success. Tho announce- ment bad uo visible effoct ou Burgess. 1A LAST NIGOT. % e etayed swake until 8 o'clock this momnin, By turns be becamo sbusive, accusiug overy- body of conapiracy and perjury. Ho list- ooed to tho exhortations of the min. isters who Llave ¢’ Iste been con- ntantly with him, bat refused to join the Church or in auy way formally -declars s boliof fn the congolation of religion, Two men watched with him during the silsut hours. ‘Lowards 8 o'clock heslept. ALG o'clock this morning he awoko. Aftor partaking of a bearty DUEAKPAST of eggs, beof, potatoos, mufling, and coffos, ho smoked a ¢igar. e wag dressed in a neat sult of blsck. As the morniog houra wore away ho bocamo sullon and moroee, and sat with lus hesd bowed, and gaziog at the floor. The miulstein in vain entreated bim to confess, as did his own attorneys, Io only replied by reitorating Lin ionoceuce. DINNER. At noon he again ats well, but bscame moro quiet and moroso. Tiokets of admisslon had been provided to partics ailowed admission by tho law. Ata faw minutes past1 to the number of thurty they were let 1n. Some men acted as though they wers on s picoio excurelon, orata show, laughing aud Jesting rudely over the appoaching dread ovent. Fully 2,000 people, men, women, and children, wore on the outside, esgetly devounng all bits of goasip floating. At 1:28 State's Attorooy Gil- more, Bhorif Daty, Doputy Sheriff Nsual, Blerift Jouniogs, of Vandslis, and the Reva, Darkis and Pollook went to the ooll of tho coodemned, A fow minutes wore spent in prayor. . ' NATHAN BURGESS, YOUR TIME HAS COME,"™ eald the Bheriff, Without a word Burgess got up, but his atep faltercd. He was marched through the corridors of the jail, supported by the Rov. Barkis and tho Bhariff. On tho scaf- fold Durgess sank into o seat. The Rov. Barkis prayed eloquontly, earueatly basceching the cou- demnod to tell any unrevoalod or bidden truths, Bhoriff Daty then read him tbho doath-warrant, and nakod him if ho had any statemont to make. 1t you hang me, you hang an fnnocent man,” wod the reply. Tea minutes wore given bim to speak, but bo dud not do g0, ooly calling one Charles Ilousman, of Vandalia, to LId him good-by. IIp told bimthat be mas the only ons who had sworn troly sbout him. Ono by ous tho ministors and oficlala bade the poor wrotch good-by. Blowly the minutes passed. When two minutes only were lett, TE BLOKE DOWN AND CRIZD, but eald nothing. Bhoriffi Dady put the white cap over his head. Then with & sudden twitch the fastening of the trap-door was loosened and he dropped 7 feet. There was s convulsive drawing up of limbs, tho hands wese tightly clonched, snd thon several convul- siva ativers, The body swung to and fro on the rope. Thoneck was instantly broken, the vor- tobrm boing dislocated. In twelve minutes the pulse coased to boat. Iniwenty, tho body was cutdown and placed fn a coffin, and given to the friends, who forwarded it to tho father snd mother at Vaodalla, No friend or relative st~ tended. Thoy are together now., Tho great crowd, after viewing the body, quietly dispersed, % TUE PEELING IN VANDALIA, whore the murder was committed, was very strong agsivst the condemned. Yesterday when rumors wera circulsted of probable pardon, vz pressions in favor of takiug tho execution of the law io thoir own hauds were quito goneral, Bherlft W, O. Bady, who bad tho duty of the ex- ecution, feared violence in casetbo QGovernor pardoned Durgess, aud organized a strong guand of seventy-ive men, who were atationed at various points in and around the jsil. 7The Jail ian fimey atructore, aud would fall easily bufore the fucy of s mob. THE ECATFOLD hiad boen erocted In tho jwmediate rear of the jatl-yard. For parposes of oxclusion a stockade hind boen built 23 feat kigh, Thoternible engino of death was of golid oak. The pistform was 12 feot square, with a drop undernsath of 5 foet, aud s cross-beam overhiesd of 73§ feot. A fow minuten sfter the exocutiou, on a two-horse wagon, Mr, Owen Scott, who had been proseut sug acted at the special request of Burgess, stepped forward and read in a clear and distivet vaice tha followiug addrees, that had boeu caree fuliy prepared aud wiitten out by the crimioal, Wo give this sather semarkable document as nearly verbatim as possible : BUBOESS' AUDRESS, Lapye axp GxwgLeMaw oF EFFINGEAM: T thenk Fou vary Aladly for your res, ecke Which you kave for 1875.~TEN PAGES. me, Altho T ware s poor ma: 4ime {n 1dieness longer on the sirects of Vi & gold watch-chaln & dsugling azound my v# 1 would 8 nut a been arrested ; and sad gantleman, [ never on earth, I ever was drunk but tive times in my life: tho o, perliape, suypose me ta be the miurderer of Jotajh Rabbins, but, Indies sad gentloman, jou acuse ins wrong, ‘God’ Alinighty, He kuows your brart and mine, and, witbo) my blood will ibe ' acusers' mhouiders and wought to take my life, for God has fordid you to taks ttio blood of the innoceut, aud sou are DOW striven in vengence for oy life, and remeinber, s you miezeurs unto m all our father mesauer unto you kuwire which art 1o Heaven; for God knowth all 1bings, aud, femomber, 504 have bared the door of civil courta sud righs against me, becauns I was poor, that § could not bave Justica and my rights, 1 awm scused snd convict for & crizac 1 never dome, but, remember, o Heaven you canuct llo; oo’ mean iari mo one {0 hwear foulsy on me, or for you, Christ s our Judwe snd Witnesr, You cannct stand thair and say 1 will jay yon 80 much ¥ 1o the Judge to condemm tne; snd my blood shall aarsly be oo you, aud reat upou ynur eliouldors, for I die a innccont wian of acrims of murder which God 1n 1is own Liartknowalh how_ faubsely ond how cruel you swore 1o convict me. Obi yuu revengol men, you binve ruined me. Mr, Bippen, Mr, Tuitle, aud Mr, sieinbour, und Mr, Harris, minister of tho Goapel, claiing 10 be & Chtistiau, God herd Lim in ihe Colirt-Houre same a8 in the church. God knew what 1 told Lim in my cell at Vandalia, for Ghority Dolfuer and I Young heard what passed Letween us voth, I told him I was not guilty of it, lefore God and ‘man, sud he awore with a urlifted haud to bis God, and'awore toa falsehood, and never Lad bad a warintos to rasd 10 e yet. ‘Lhuugl God will be mer- ciful to 1e, for you cat’t bate [uar] the just Law of agaiuat mo, * 1 am ferked from 1ay perents foully for uotuiug, sud for crime Goud know:th | am fnocerit of, Ol how can you bave the heart! Loo't God Al- mighty seo you; and what will you_say to your tod whitn You wen 16 calied to be Judged 7 You wouid liew 1o eay I do ot think I Lave doue anythiug tust the blood of my body wiil asurd ou your suousdora, THE MURDER. A HEARTLESS DEZED, The crime for which Natban Burgoes to-day suffe:ad the extrome ponalty of the Iaw was one of the most cruol and hesrtless doeds over on- tered npou tho aunnts of crimo. TUE MURDERED was » warthless vagaboud, who worked between times, aud ived uo ouo knaw Low the rest of his dayn; » man with sullen countonance, and a mean, hangdog look about him that tendered Lim at once aa abject.of suspicion and 1o 1 bad s gpent my alio wit ckats wan his wout to bosst of it to such degraded compaulons as ho could find,—alwnya adding, with s wicked leer, that ho bad tue Taw on his sldo. Ho waa 25 yoars of sgo, abont b feet 8 ichos in height, with a loose, sham- bliug gait, fiery-red bair, large nose, seusual mouth, thick lips, and one eye with s decided cast. [lis manner, when conversivg with auy one, waa that of being ill at ease. and lus eyes never met his questiover's, o lud nocontiof ovor tho mascles of hia wouth, sad was wout to #mile vapidly at tho occurrouca of ittt ol‘naadm, sometimes totally devoid of humor. buch & man wos Nathao Burgess, the murdorer, e was n man of abjact ignorance in maay things, though sbjo o read aod writo indifforently, 118 VICTIM, Josoph Robbioe, nas & man with s face filled witn thie gooduess aod calmness of one whose lifo ot 41 yenrs had beeu tbatof a pious, up- Tight Clristian, “I'ne public will perbape romember the deed, which, at tho timo ol its commisston, was com- mented upon throughuut the leugth and bieadth of tho laud. TITE CENE was a lonely cabin on the lLine of the Vandalia Ruilroad, about 2 m.lew sast of Vauaalia, 11L,— a wiation nudway between Terro ilaute, Ind., sud St. Lowms. Robbins was employed as watchman uf ‘au_cxlensive trestle-work at that pomt. It was o lonoly spot,—thero beitg no habitation nesror than the littlo town,~in thoe shndos of mighty trees, and ooar & marah, from which the tismel notes of night-Lirde and batshetoned [rogw, came waltod to the waiclier as bio sat out his lonely vigil. No interruptious everioceured to war tho quist and tho solitude, oxcept the ocen- slonsl rush and clattor of tho irun horss aa it rusbed by, ko lfhnntom of tho night, with ity human freight. It was a fit place for tho com- mission of & doed of blood by & cowandiy axsas- #n, On the 29th of October, 1874,—a storms, in- clement niglit,—it was 11 o'clook, and the wight- oxpress bad just rashed screaming by. 'Lhe watchman, with his coat buttoned 10 bis chin, bad just come1n from e exuimination of tha trestle, Io hang Lus lautern on a pog, avd seatod himaelf for a porural of & paper, when, without & motnout's warning, a stiot was Leard, followed Imimediately by another: thers vwas o crash of glass ; tho fantern fell to thie tioor, ex- tinguished ; aud the waichman rolled from tho bouch upon which he sst to the fluor, DLEEDING PIOX BCYEN WOUNDS, mado by tls dostb-doaling leadon missilea which tho nuearsin biad fired with only too good aim. Aud bore was whore the Chrlatian aseested 1t self 1o tho man. Lying on the foor, bleeding from woonds that Lo kuew mustbe fatsl, Jo- wseph Roboins struggled to his kucos, aod in & fow vimplo, devout words, piaged for the par- don of tho soul of tho man who Lad thus cut bim off n the prime of ife,~the mun who had ndeghis ford and te#% M. wifo & widow and hus threo children of fi: s wotuat moro sublime situation 7 What “optal GOD-LIKR FORIIVEXEIA? Evon as Jeaus dying upou tho c.ose, reviled and torturod by the brutal mob, cried for:h, whi.e 1iis frame waa racked in acony Fatl Kive them, for ther know nat what they d 3 Wuile ho prayed, tho murderar cropi near the door to carry out the echemo of robbory which haa caused him o commut the direful desd. He reached the thieshold, and paused for 8 moment 10 prepare bimself to withutaud the bloady scene that ho kuew muat present itsolf. The words of the hoiy man feli upon bis ear: * Fatherof grace and meroy, furgive .udf un, 2a 1 do, tno per- #on who has dono this deod and sont mo unbid- den to your bosom. _Amon," Tho wretch pmsed; the words foll upon his hearing, aud rooted bim to the spot, ile wuo , for the posseasion of s few paltry dollars, staiued his soul with tho darkest crime against the laws of God aud man, was unnervod by the fow simple. pious words of the dying Christian, He dared oot cuter and nioet that face uplifted in sapplication ; o dared not look upon hue victim, eatrestivg tuy pardon bafore tho throne of God, UE FLED INTO THE WOOLS, tho to-him-terrible words ringing 1u his ears liko adoath-knell, On aud oo be rashed, until ho reached the hut of his father, located in & wild 8pat in tho forost, Hero ho sccroted the gun with which bs did the doed, Ho throw himsolf on his cot to sleep, but awoke territiod fram a ahort nup, in which the appantion of the murdercd man appoarcd to m. In the meanwhite, TUE ODY OF TIE XURDERED MAX had beon discovered by a belated farmer making his way homoward over tho cross-tios. Lilo was not yet extiact, aud the driog man was removed to Yaudalia, whore Le soon expired—reviving, a fow moments bolore death, Joug enough to tell what be kuew of tue desd, In the morning a jury was impaneled and an fuquess Nold, George I' Odall, thw farimer who biad discovored the orime, was held o suspicion, and ho was being sxamined, whou in atoppod Buigesy, drawn to the spot by that FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL PASCINATION that {s always said to posssss crimunals, to vislt thio scenos of their deeds of violence. He was put ou the stand, aa It had Jeaked out duriug the morning that ho hind, a faw days be~ tre, stolon Robbluw' gun, and had eaid that ho would **make the ol man eick for squealing.” 101 anuwors aa to whoro e had spent tho night wore 00 unsatiafactory, and i statements so coutradictory, that the jury felt jusutied in orderiug biw under arrest. He nwas put 1a juil, and,being visited in the attornoon by a Methodist minister, CONFESSED TUK DEED, eaviog \hat the prayer of the murderad man uaunted him like au avenging demon. Boveral. days later bo pennsd the following canfession, which io furnished to the Vaudalis Jiepublican : VANDALIA, 1 the 29th of Uct night, aut 130 oelock, 1 lert Vandaita with s mas by o of Walter Turuers went east cn the Vaudas Ruilrosd about one-laid malle, and turned orth i0lo tho waods. From there We went &0 tho treatio-work, about ode mile aud & Balf from Vandalia, This bridge was watched aud guardod'by 8 mat pamed J, W, Nolibine, Heand 1 diad some difculty about 1he etesling of & gun. a3 he charged me with the gun, 1 went under Lhs treatlo-wurk 10 8 bury-osk buali, sboot twenly stepa froia where RobLiua was aitiiog st & window fu tue Lridge-house. 1 shot Bobbins from this bl with double-barreled shot-guu, ‘Turnor stood 24 any Lot aido wilh o povalret 1o wy fuce, seylng ioale 8, 1874.—Ou_Thursda; J, ut ab: 3£ 1 .did not IDDO.‘. I hhn‘dn‘:l. would lh:o”:mul U 0 wade many a dot » rrfwl a5 » to make mfl¥l. 1abot beth The £l ahot 18 Lhe cas st Kkilled Robbineythe sncond ehot did ne (3 dom, Tobbins aatd, O, God § Kam shot,” an’ > &° ed the At his prelimli P 5”? gchy bin prelimlonry trial bo agala/ 7 In January the cas &y o was catled a andalls, wheo, to the aurprise of every one, he, shrough Lis attorneys, outored a ploa of NOT GUILTY, and petitioned for s chaugo of voous to Efinge Lam County. This wan'granted, and tho case tried during the last wosk of Marcl. He, during the trial, declared his inuocence, and took the gronud ll!ut he lad confessed through foars of vioe onco. 1t wan proven, however, by the Rtate, that he had atolea Robbina' gun, snd that 1t Lad been nubseguently found st bin fathor's house, with both barrels discharged. A pieco of wedding found oo tho floor of tho watchman's cabin fittod & tear in acopy of tho Vandalia Democrat found at is (Burices)) bouse : and footpnnts, provon his bevond a doubt, wero fonnd in the naiehborhood of the cabin Tha jury mn the cas twenly minutes, teturned with = verdict as fol- lows: *We, tiio jury, find tho priacuor guiity, 8 chargod, of murder in tho first degres, and ASBESS 118 PENALIY AT DEATUL" The customary motion for o new tial was after an absence of mado_aud overruled, aud the prisoser com- mitted to await soutence. Boveral dayn Inter, ho was hronght Iuto Court, and tho Judge, mounting the hench, Aaid: *Prisoncr at the Lar, bave you suxht to say why sontence of death sbiould not Lo pussed upon vouz* * Notbing, only that, if you bang me, you baog an mnoceut man," ‘* Nathan Burgess, you hava etood bofore tta bar of this Cours charged with the musder of .Yuac{xlb Robbius, oo tas night of Oot. 20, 1574, You have been awarded a fair trfal, and evory means acceded you for the procurement of ovi- denco and omiveut counsol. ‘Tno goutloman represonting you have done all in their power for you. A Jury of twolvo repuisble citizeny biave found you guilty of tun critwe of whick you utechurged, It now beconies miv duty, however sinful, tu pass upon you the seatencd of death. chargo sou to benish from your mind ol hopes of pardon aud® reprisvo. and ‘strive to puke peaco wiuh vonr Creator and prepare yonr soul for the worid to come, I here presculyou with a copy of the Word of God, the gitt ol a holy mau, Read it and draw from it the sweet consolation offerod in its pages, for, oo Friasy, Juuo 18, at the bour prescribed by law, you will bo taken from tho Jail of Eflingliam Counly. and. in the pres- ence of witnesses a4 provided by the law, bo bung by the neck until vou aro DEAD—DEAD—DEAD," Durlng the dclivery of theso wolemn words, tho prisuner stood with downcact head. Whon thoe Judpge had fiuished, Lo muwbled ratver than spoke : '*1sm innocent befote God and man." 6 then waiked out with the Shenfl, Aftor bus wcutenco he was contined in ths up- per story of tho juil, fu a eecure but well-lighted cell, His fest wero mauacied to the floor. When vismted by holy mow, muoy of whom gought bis prevoncs, ho manifested the TTMOST INDIFFLRENCE TO I8 FATE, or tho canwolationy offered in tho words of praser, Ile doggedly asserted his funoceuco theoughout, Several weoks tinco. ho remarked ta a sisitor that ho would *‘rather the preachers wauld get up « danee 1v tho jail for him that to give bum wo much praying.” Soveral dags sgo, your representative callod upon bim, ‘through “the kiudnees of Bhend Dady. 1fourd him upon tho ilooz smong some Llagketa: but opon calliuz bim, Lo poered forth, and asked me what I wanted. In the conversation that followed, he eaid ¢ “I am jnnoceut of tho critno. If I were rich, sud tad loafed about wearig fine ciothes, I would not Liave boea suspected; but Iama noor, bard-norking man, bLulf-Dutch and a Democrat, aud am uounded down. aud accused, and covdomued of a ctime of which 1AM A8 INNOCENT AH YOU ARE." “But,” 1 asked, *how do vou recuncile your .protcstations of innoceuce with your cuntessious and tho strong ovidence agalust you " llo ro- plied : ** 1 never wado any confesnions ; and all tho witnesses ngainst me porjured thomselves,— Judgo, jury, ana witooesce,” 1o did not think that ha kad had a fair trial, Evorybody loagued ngainet him; and, if ho died, ho was murdered. 1xaid, *Burgeas, theopinion is, outalde, that you will make » clean breast of every- thiog ou the geaffold.” I will never do any wuch thivg. What I shallsay I bave here writ- ten down, and this I will read. Here La tool from his breast a littlo roll of manusoript, neat~ 1y tolded, whicis, he ¥aid, was A THUE BIATEMENT of the facts. Italied with him for an Lour more, daring whbicy time ho mauv times protesied bis tnno- cence aud bewosied bis fate, ‘Towarda tho end of the interview he began erying eilontly, aud I lefe bim sullnsed n tears. Un tho next day, Lo sent for nio; and, when 1 srrived, gave us a Abicet of legal cap ciosaly arit- ten, which Le wauted publishod. It waa & re- tleration of bis protestatiung of suuovence, aud 1 bero ropeat it: NATOAN DUROPSS—~IIIE TRUE OONFESSION, 1 wes born fn_Piqua, Mismi County, Obio, on_ the 61l day of May, o tho Sesr of our Lord 1847, with oo anid kind Jarents, ‘And in 1574 T wan arreated oz a cliarge of wiirder, in Vandalia, on tho 20th day of Octuber. 1 was st aummoned for witncss againut G:orge Odall, nud they lodgod me fn joil on Friday nights and on Saturdsy, ut 9 dlclock, I wan takon befors the Corouet's diiry, and was sworn and questioned, 1 told them whereT was on tho night the iuurder was doue, and told the gentlomen that T w.s sith, They thew’ bronght o back to full ; and ar, Tultel, the Jaffer, told Jumes Hoverss anil Charies Sleward to chule o, and Lo would sve that thelr men would not sppesr sgatnst them. Toey were both for higuway robhburey 3 and 1 wa cloked, ant they” throstencd (o hang e, und 1 toid them tast 1 was nob guilty of #t. Abd on Soudsy a minister came tu the Jul, 16 rati6 to my coll, nnd caded me if I was giiity of what they chorgo ma with, Said I, + No, 3ir, Hatfs, 1 am not gulity of wmurdering Mr, Robbine” 11010’ Mr, Harria that T was not gullty, be. foro God and man, of auch & crime, - And_on sotday 1 vwas takon ous of' the ful fn the Sherifl's poom, atd they pitehied vt mo, and 1 begged tor wy ilfe, They thou ot sme fo fuil ; siid, on Tucsdny, Janies Hoverse wnil toward wroto'a comfesrion to tlis pntiug oftice, unl od fuy uatne tolt, And on Weduneday, wheps the ¥ catmo it Jafl, I wantod to kaaw who wroto ft, T was choked' and shaved 1o my coil, bad they awore that some onw vutsldo wrote It And on Tours, day they caute agatu, and 0ok mo fn 6 room, sl wanted to kuow wiio wrota thio confesion, I toid ihew thiat 1hadu't, for T hud o paper to wrlte ou 3 aud then they brought mo to tho Jail again, Aud on Friday 1 irat taken butore e Curunar's Juey, aud thiey suine 1noned about Lilrty witneates, and Sir, Camurell toh then 10 turn ma loose, for they auld uot find fue gulity, And at noon dr. Tuttel cute, tho Jatler, and Glazion, and veveral more, ani took me tn o room, aud drow pistols, 1 told them 1 was not guilty of the crime, and ihey swors ihey intended o shuot e, And I'don’t rewember any nior tili Sunday, when my fathor catuo 0 the Sull s~crying, Aud, geutlemen, it [ Iave got to bang, Tam huug an lunocent man, wud Uod kuoweth [ um fnuocent of ever committiug a crime of murder iu wy life, Aud1ama poor Lurd [working] man, and the revenge aud falsehood of men bave ruibed me, and I cau auswor to my au funocent of (ho murder of Ar, Kobbin ad Adied fmy Ui b aitisig 08 goods-bosy ke bomo do, T would — Last woek the question of that 1 irt HIS INUANITE waa raised by Sheriff Badyv, who shrank from tle porformance of bis oilice ; but & Cominiu- sion in Lunnoy soou deaided bim perfoctly FIYIN —_— JONN CASEY, THE PENALTY, BCENES AT TUE ECAFYOLD, Svecial Dispaleh to I'he Chicugo Iridune, Pamis, Ill, Juue 18~The people began to gothorat avery early hour,and the city was crowd. od. Te order, however, waa porfect, and no uoiso was heard. Tho poople felt it to be a solemmity, Casey uiopt well, ate a fullbreakfast, and dressed for thio occasion In a plaia auit furnished by the Sheriff. Jo masintalned spparently a studied hightness almost till tho Jast momeut, At his 10 quest » prayer-meotiog was beld in the fail, but at ite close thoas who biad hoped for his wpiritual Rood expressed dimappointwment, Afler this he smoked, talked, and paced tho floor., Hoe had scnt to the foreman of the jury, Dishop, counsel for prosecution, and Dotective Logan, each this note: Bin: It is my dying request that you be uot proaent at y exocutiot, Joitx Casery, e wrote lettors to his relstives, aud sent as last words **X die sn ionocent and Lappy mau. 1dou't deaerve this." lie early beganta BEG YOB MORK TIME, sod the Bheriff fiually extended the time from 10 till 1 o'clook, Casov ate a light dibnor, aud constantly doclared himsolf lunocent and very bappy. A 1o'clock be begged more time, bat constantly kops his boastful acd soll-concelted e NUMBER 239, spirit, and ovidently recarded himsalf as the bioro of the day, and asked the opportunlty to apesk an hour on lhe gallows, which was promised bim. AL 1:33ti0 was led out, followad by min- 1sters, oflicors, and reportors, In all about fifty porsons. The vaat throog withont preserved A DEATH-LIKE BTILLNES, : After his sentence waa read, Lis epoke but & mioute or two, afirming his ivnoconce, Di. Davies prayed. 1o bid good-by to connsol and officers, Amid all be mhowod but little weak- noas. As bis arma wero tied ho gave bis last ut- terance: ‘““Gentleman, I hopo you will nover witness anothor exocation. I hope this will be & warnfog to all." These wero his only words iudicating that be had any sonse of his awful guilt. The black cap was placed over his faco. Bherift Holcomb eut the ropo, and the unforiunato wretch was LAUNGUED INTO ETERNITT, Eheriff Holcomb snd Deputy W, C. Blemmons dleumguirbed themselves as 000! but kindhosrse* ed atlicers. The arrangements and order were porfoct. Nono of Caxoy‘a relatives came to seo him, his fathor having said that ho was desporate, aod ko con!d d» notbing for him, Dr. Waloy eaid ho breatiied six minntos after the drop fell, and was dead in ten, Ho was placed in his coflin, his facé purplo, the blood almost burstivg out. A paseage was opened through tho jail-rard, and poople po ired through to view the corpac. This dons, the pris. onora wornfu.u_ml out for the e3ne purpose, tho colored prisonor who did Cosey's writing Lolng affected 10 tears. ‘Tho Coroner took the body and baried it in tho pansh cemelery. His wifo is burted at Elviidge, 11 miled soath of Paris, 11l THE CRIME, MAN AND WIZE. Jobn Casoy and his wife Rebeces wore com- mon trarps,—types of that numeroas class of human heloge whoss restless dispositions keep them constautly on the move, trudmog weanly nlovg tho Lighwaye, atoppivg at overy farm- houxo to bog for bread, occasionally abtainlng a Jubof work, anly to leava it in & fow days and reeumo their vagabond wauderioge, Jobn aud Rebecea wero not paoplo of virtuous biabite; they wero given to froquent indulgences in the oxcitemont of intoxication. ‘The night of the 25th of August, 1874, over- took these wauderers about 4 miles west of ‘Turre Hauto, s they trudged on toward tho set- ting sun. Shortly after darkoesa kad met in, n wagon came up with them, coming from tho di- rection of Terro Iiaute. The occupauts of thia vehiclo woro two fazmers,—Willtam McCarty and ‘Thomas lteid,—~to whom the tired tramps ap- bliod for penawsiou to ride in thoir wagon, Permigsion war pranted them, sud they CLIMBED INTO THE WAGON. McCarty aud Reid were two jovial fellows, and were provided with an abundaut supply of whiaky aod brandy, which thoy offered to thelr prasengors. Casoy says his wifo drank several times 1o rapid succession, and was soon in & veastly wate of intosication.s She got down Irowm the seat into the bottom of the wagonm, nhero Reid was Iyiug drunk. She aod Heid, afier indulging In various disroputablo sotions, tiually got w0 s fight. They wers soparated, and the parties pacitied. Casey told Rotd aud McCarty thet himeelf = sod wife bsd no defloite purpose; thst they nere in mesrch of amplumena tho ouo aaa farm-laborer, the otber to do mny uind of work which comes withia the province of womsu, Keid told thom bo bad & vacsnt house v his piace which they could occupy, snd he wonld furvish Cesoy with work, They consent ed to thia. 1UT REID 800N NEPENTED of having madn the offer, remomboring that he Lad a jealous wifo at home, who would stand no nonssiee ; he was quite nure Airs. R. would not consont 1o tho sirabgement ; and, a8 they were approaching his house, bie roquested them to gos out of the wagon, and so savo him from any un- pleasant comptications in bis domsstle circle. ‘Thoy had riddon about § miles, and wero then in tue vicinity of Bugar Creek, 0 milos wost of Terre Huute. They got out of the wagon, and sought a place to sleep in tho woods, on the farn of James Elliot. DBoth were laboring under the offect of tho liquor they had draak, and thay quarreled violoutly while searching for a restng placo. At list, a spot was found where tho woman chioss to make hor bed for the nipht. She throw horsolf upon the ground, with n swsll log for o pillow, and, under tho stupofying mfuenco of the wiueky, she was soon aslcon, Wieo asaured by her heavy breathing that his vietim was in a sonud slumber, Case: took from the valise which coatained thotr efs fecia an old razor, and deliberntely OUT IIER TUROAT PROM EAR TO ¥AR, entiroly sovoring tho jugular vein and wind. pipe. hatovor had bean her offensca against society, agaiunt morality, ayamet Hoavon, sho had paid tio peualty with hor life. Miserablo aud do- rraded a4 slie was, that life wae no doubt dear to her. All uuvreparod, she was ushered iuto tho presence of hior Makor,—hor life crusued out by tum who had sworn to love, cherish, and protect er. After he ad committed the revolting deed, the wmurderer dragged his victim by the feoz to a spot about 15 foot from that on which she was Iviog nt the time ahs recoived tho cruet cnts. This wus sbown by the condition of her clothung aud the marks of blood, the log upon which her licad had rested belug coversd with goro. to noxt jlaced tno razorin tho wonod, and placed hor baud to tle haudle of it, ia sucha mauner as to load to the conclusion that BILE 1AD COMMITTED RUICIDE. In hia haste ho did nos notice that hio bad placed thie back of thie razor tu tho wound, with tha sharp edgo upward, 1lo then took from the valises eotne articlos of clothing belonging to her, and placed thom by tho sido of the body. Iuaviug doue alt this, ho took ihe vallse and buiried toward tne west. In the moruing, hie stopped at the liouse of Llias AlcGuire, who livos several nutes west of tho scene of:the tragedv. Hore lo nsked for aud received lus breakfust, Hotold the fuinily that his wife hsd died v fudlann ; and that he had some of her clothing with bin:, which he winhod to sell. Ho was wext scen in Chatlesion, avout 40 milos weat of the scene of tho murder, \hore o sold bis wife's clotlung for $2. ‘This was on tho ulght of Aug. 20, the "‘fl“ foliowing that on woich the wurdor bad been comwmitted. In Charleston he got into con7ersution with o man named I, J. attingly, to whom ho told s stary of haviug soon in the woods the duad body of & wuman, wiih bor throat cut £zou ear to 0ar. Ou the moruing of thoe 23ch of August, JE WAS ARRESTED in Charleston by Joseph Lision. Tbe body of tho wurdered wainau meantino had boen found by A. O, Kitiot and David Erniuger, two roudents of the viciuity, iy After bus arreat, Casey, in conversation with a wan namod . Yan Soiler, coufessod that e Lad committed thy daed, At the March term of tho Crimlioal Conrt at Taris, hia was tried, convictod, aud sentenced by Juilge Duvie to be hizog ou the 13tk day of dune. ‘T'o your represeniativo, who was permitted to izt him in s coll, ko gavo the following ACCOUNT OF HIMSELE To was boru {o Pekin, Itl,, June 4, 1837. Lived in Pekin until tho War broka out, when he en- Iited in tho Fourth Illnois Cavalry, in which ha sorved durivg the War, Jusc bofore onlist- ing, he lad been man 10 & youug womwau of Tagin. Ho did not keep up any ocorre- spondenco with her during Lis absence; snd, when Le returned howe st the close of tho War, lio fouud bis wifo married to anotuer man, she balieviug bim doad. Not o3ring t0 reclaim a wowsn who could ¥o soon forpet bim, be did not rovoal himeelf to her, but alivok tue dust of Pokin from off his foct, and staried oastward, Hinco that time bo has led o waudering lito, fol- lowing the occupation of m farw-lsborer. Twa years a0 he was wmarned to tuo murdored yom- n, and they lived togthor up to the time of her death. During bis confinemoant, Casoy bore his com. ing fate with BIXGULAR XONCUALANCE. Last Tuoaday ko convers:d plesdsntly with Toe TuiyuNe reposter, aud stazod that he did not like the habit visitors had of comiug to the jml and looking st him as though hLe way a . wild beast ou exhibition. Ho relunudh’d.u nee, —1t being that his wifo came at him with & razor fu hor hatd ; that be nlcm’glad o take it sway from bier; and, in the soutile that ensued, ber throat was cut with the rezor, atill in her owa hand. This was upset on the trisl by the nature of tho wound sud the dulluess of the razor, "hieh made sAWIDE Docessary 1of & deep inals- jug,