Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1876, Page 1

icann Dail ~— VOLUME 29. INSURANCE.. .. ~* Stentoenth Amnual Statoment X Cash Capital, paid up L Oash Surplus over Capital,; - Tnstallment Notes, ~ - = Total, Jan. 1, 1876, ZLiabilities including losses adjustexd and not due, OF TEI AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, DECENBER 831, 1876. g = = = $200,000.00 - - - 582,600.63 .= = = - 2074480.29 - = - $2,866,999.92 $111,330.67 No losses due and unpaid.: . bl DIRECTORS. H, 7. OULVEE, Hon, E. N, HIBBARD, QHAS, L, OURRITE, X A HOYNE, .+ Hom I M. BAILEY, Wi, H, OVINGTON, D. A, KNOWLTON, Ir, Hon, Wi, H, BRADLEY, LOYAL I, MUNK, NIOHOLAS KRANRZ, ‘ B, B, OURRIER, 1 OFFICERS. H, 2. OULVER, Prosident, Hon, B, N, HIBBARD, Vice Prosident, B. B. OURRIER, P R — .~ OHAS, L, CURRIER, Secretary, M. A, HOYNE, Treasurer, General Agent, STATE OF ILLINO: BUREAU OF INSURANCE, AUDLTIUBk’B OF'E‘ICE.} WHEREAS, Tho Amorican Ingpurance Company, located at Ohiongo, in the Stato of Tinois, haa filed in this ofice a statoment of tho condition of its affairs as roquired by tho 1awa of this Btats, showing that it {s possesseil of a paid up capital of Two Hundred Thou- sand Dollara ($200,000). invested as requirail by law; and, WHEREAS, AN EXAMI. NATION OF TIIEAFFAIRS AND CONGITION OF SAID COMPANY HAS FULLY VERIFIED SAID STATEMENK § THEREFORE, I, Oharles H. Lippincott, Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Tlinois, do horoby cortify that tho ssid Amerioan Insurance Company is authorized to transaot its appropriato business of Fire Iasuranoo in this Stato, in accordanco with the laws thareof, until tho 31at day of January, A. D,, 1877. In testimony whereof, Xherounto subscribe my name, and afix the seal of mz offico, at Bpringfleld, this thirloonth day of January, 4. D, 1870, [BEAL] P S O. 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Why pay 920 4nd $30 when you can get tho best foll st cfl?tl'h’lt D] A‘.rlgcuzs [EY'S for §3, The finest and moat fashiol o zesort in tha city, Corner Qlark s0d Randolph-st SYRUP, PURE SYRUP, 1n barrels, kegy, snd by the’gallon, cheap, C, JEVNE'S, 1 and 3 North Clarz-st, WONEY T0 LOAN ‘On Real Eafate lu Chissgo sad vielnity; improved prefarred. MEAD & COZ, 165 LaSallet, CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, THE BLACK CAP. George Henry Jacobs, the Jol- iot Wife-Murderer, Pays the Life Penalty, Last May Ile Murdered His Long- Suflering Wife for the Paltry Eum of Two Hundred Dollars, A Succinet’ History of the Crime and Its Attending Brutality How}Jacobs Spent the Time in Jail, Complets Details of the Execution and Its Accompanying Morrors.- Jacohs’ Farewell to His Family, Previous to His Execution He Made Several Fraudulent Confessions---A Novel Speculation, Extermination of Marshall Crain, One of the Williamson Ku= . Klux. History of This Journoyman- Murderer and His Many Crimes, The Apprebensions of a Klannish Outhreak at His Taking-0f Prove Unfounded. ’ Io Dies Poetic and Penitent, and His Brother Hearses His Corpse Homeward. Dafly Record of the Doings of Rogucs Yet Free from thoe Halter. GEORGE HENRY JACOBS, THE CRIME, HE BRUTALLY MURDERED IS WIFE. 8pecial Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Jovrter, I, Jan. 21.—George IHeury Jacobs was huog to-day, ehortly aftor noon, in the jail. He was hung for murdering his wife on the 26th of May, 1876. The murder was brata), At9 o'clock in the morning he entored her room and qusrreled with her. Often before thoy Liad in- dulged in harsh language toward each other. For a loug time they bhad been on terms that embittered both their lives, They ocoupied difforent portions of the house. She avolded hts share of the houss, and he kept away from hern. Ho claimed that Lo suspected her of infi- dality. That is not true. He, in his confession, states that he found s letter Jeading him to be- liove that sho was mnachaste. ‘That s equally false. e also wuaya thst hLe found & man In her room, and in the confession published by one of his sons ho ns- serts that his found the tracks of & map lending from the woods to her windaw. Another falso- hood. GEORGE NEXNRY JACODS NEYER MADE a trde confessionin hia lifo. Thero is no record that he over told the truth. He weut toher room on the mormng of Wednoedav, May 26, sod straogied lier, becausa sho inslsted upon the return of soms mounoy she bad given him upon their marrisge. Mo Lad trestod hor brutally during all their weddod life, He was a man of Jow passions and lower instinct. 1o him the worst eloments of the underlying stratum of brutes predominsted. He was pot hoartless. His Lioart was large, but it was impreguated with Lhe worst blood that was ever driven through Lhuman veins, Shabad given him 2200, Ier life was & tarment Lo ber. Bho wanted to leavo him, and proposed a sopara- tion, but sbe wanted the 8200 rofunded, This ue refused. Ho alternatoly threatenod and cajoled ber,but remembering that 8200 in kroenbocks will for a long time ward off the chilly winds of modarn charity, sheclung to her proposition,and, liko = financisl Rachiel, declined to be comforted wittiout it. Ho wanted to sell some land. The law is that tho wife shall join in the deed. The Toason i3 that she has a dower interest to the ox- tont of one-third. 1o asked her 1o sign the conveyapnce, Sho refuaed, unlow the £200 be aid &8 a condition precedent. This sngered Eun still more, It occurred to him THAT SUE MIONT DIE, and he brooded over it. Then ho concluded that she must dle, fIo was right. Bho died on tho 20tk of Diay. ot and seveia was the quare rel batween them, Bhe still nsisted upou her rights, and he, that she yisld to overy wish of his. During the convorsation the subject of her deathwas fu bis brain, He bad thougbt it over uutil to him it bad bocome & necossity. It was almost an ostabliched fact. Wers sho disposed of, his way was clear. ‘I'ho consequencea of dispos- ing of ber took but one limo in s oyes, It would be o his benetit. Ho saw notting bevoud that. Hadthetwo uprights, the crosa-beam, and the dangliog noose appeared to hia moral vision as he saw tham la-dl{. George Henry Jacobs would bave gooe quletl Favo uaknown sad !urh-pu unmousned. o was uttarly withoul stincta, ly to Lis But imagination. He had n- Ho has a pbesp. Heyond following atincts aod the consummation of thoso be Liad nothing. Bho was lying on the bed clag fn a chemise, & skirt, stockings, and lippers, e caught her by the throat with bis f::u nd, Oas knee preased upou Lor stomach, His right hand upon her aide, Leld her ateady till ahe died, He lefe her in the room till night, and thon dragged her to o woll closs by AND TUREW HER IN, He was satistiod. To Lim thero was nd more danger. No oue would miss bor, none injuire for lier, Bofar ma ho koew no one cared for bor. From bis standpolut she wae an jncubus, sod he bad benefited the world in riddivg It world of bLer, . Oa the 7th of June the body came to the sur- face. ‘Ibis was unlooked for. ln his eublime jguorance ho never dreamed of the geoeration of gunes in dead bodies. In the mosutime he cir- culsted a lio to the effect that shis haa tried to ison him. Nobody bolleved it. Nobody bs- ioved bim io aoything, but nobody scemed then 10 0o.e that his wife Qona. Wateriog his horses the well, he fouod this putrityiog Lobecca foating, Then he dog a grave out in the fleld, dug it by might when aho should have beon warm asleep, trnsting in him aud protectod by him. He cou'd cot carry tho boly, so he procurad a ropo, and, tying it avout her neck, dragged ber to tha ditch ho hiad prepared for hor. Throwinz her la face downward, he covered binr up. Tho following day he plowed over hier. She fiad pasued boyood the apliore of wifehood and beeams n fertilizer, Paorhiaps bis expectad to plant thore. NI NEAPED TILST—HEMP, Ho had taxen & zold ring from ber hand, and when he wou arcosted it was found in his pos. scanion, ilts tilal commenced on Oet. 1Y, and on tho 224 be was fouad gufity. ——— AFTER THE TRIAL. 118 DEQAVIOR IN JAIL. During the timo since ho has employed his mind by making confessions, which Lo varisd to suit the weather. Forsoms tims hs was kept in a cal), bot on Monday was removed to the debtors' room in the second story of the County doil. e was carefolly watched day and night. Finding bimself of so much importance, sud rocognizing bis name from time to tims In the daily papers, he began to assumo alta. Upon the fact that the execution could not attain per- fect auccess without bis ald, ha established con- eiderable presumption. At times he woald af- foct rago, at others contritfon. Dictatorial al- ways, he made no frlends. IHo had no symps- thizers, For two days Fatber Honth of Lockport and Fatler Nolto of this city wers in atlendance, Ha listenod to them pattontly and appeared to try to intorest himeelf fu thoir ministrations. ilis children visited bim daily, and all enosred affection and sorrow excopt his son George. THIS YOUTH BAW MONEY in his fathor's misfortunss, Au enthasisstic German pamed Ot suggeated the idea of a book. It would creato a sensation. It would eoll, Thero were millions in it. Young Sellers, aliag Jacobs, caught fire. The idea was a good ono. Ho proposed it to the old man, who caught 4t tho {doa of monoy s long as e could cateh breath, sud they wont into it. The old man far- niehod the facts, Ott sat down at a table, and, with lus tongue Lianging out the propor length, dropped into literature., Young Hollors, nlian Jacobs, clrculated Letwaen his father and Ot rubbing his bands and speculating upon the wealih lo store for him. Only uno thiog troubled him, e didu't koow whetler to buy the Rock Island & Pacific, or tha Cbicago & Alton. THE NIGHT DEFORL. Last night tho old man wont to sleap at half- past 12, and slept noundly until tive minutes of 6 s mornlng. Beforo retiring his cliliron wore admitted into the room and the whole family (excopt hia wilo) kuolt in prayer. His sons are fourin number,—Poter, nged 23 ; George (Sel lers), agod 20 ; Jomeph, aged 16; and aor; aged 10. His daughter is uamed Pautins, and is 13 yearsold. ~ After prayers, Jacobs went to bed, Hia son Ilenry slept with him. IN TUE MORNING. He was aroused this morning by the priests, who administered tho sacrament. Feeling ro- ltaved of bis burdou of sioe, Jacobs manifented o conversational framo of mind. With » view to rolieving him, and disiractiog his attention from his fate, o Dcputy remarked $hat twonty- oluht men wato to bo bung to-d: “I wish I could goupat G ock," sald Mr. Jacobe, **80 88 to taook tho Old Man bofore thoso othor fellowa,' By tho old man he meant God Almlghlf. Bellers, alias Jacobs, who was preacal, iaughed outiight, Ifis book was poady to come out an hour after the doath. 11is confossors took the-old man fn_hand, and bo mado n full confes-ion to them. It was different from all the rose, Broakfast was brought to bim, and ho ato a fried cake and half » slice of bread, aud drank a cup of coffeo, I hud a better breakfast than that,” said ho, alluding to tue sacrament. FAREWELL TO KIS CIILDREN. At 10:15 hia ctuldren wero brought in to bid him good-bye. Bad scenes are sometimos onsct- od by poor actors. Affaction {s somelimes an elomont of natures guided entiraly by instinet, Jacobs kissed Lis children with mathomatical impartiality three cimes’ oach. ‘The ilttle girl seomod strangoly affected. Bhebad sa fmpor- lutl[‘-lormed idea that something was coming which, to say the lasat, would be uspleasaut. 8he koew bor fathor must die, and dio iu & man- ner of the dotails of which she was not woll in- formed. Bho threw her arma around his neck, aud olung to him, coveting lua face with passionata kisaca, tnoking at Lim with wild, dilated eyes. Poter, tho older boy, sat by bis (ather'a side, the reat standing around him.” Hellers, alisa Jacobe, stood spart, bured jn flnancial calculations, To each tho old man gave some good advice, come meonding them to the caro of Voler. 1ho girl bsd been provided for, She waa ndopted by a man panied Schoidt, Henry is to go to the Catholic Orphan Asylum, As they were ready to depart. tho old man preseotod each a memen- to. To P'auline ho gave s Hibls and & comb. ‘To Josoph, & paie of boots. To Menry Lie gavea prayer-book. To Petor ho donated his tooacco- box, To George (Yollers alina Jacobs) ho gave a book, a delicato cnmq‘llment to the profesmon recsutly adopted by that pin-feathared nuthor, FROM TUAT TIME every ono but the Deputies, tho pricsts, and the prisoner was excluded from the room. Steadily the prayers for tho condomned man's salvation fowed irom tho grated room to the Throne of Graco. To him life was ahorflenmg rapidly, Every breath (hat pawsed bis lips blaw bim pearer thoe edge. Ho struggled to confine bis attoution to what wae eaid, Ae ho muttered his responses his volca was earncst, bui now aud then his mind wandered, and ho saw s gnomd field, sod, closs by, s well, aud way cyond them both somethiog elso took an gerated shape. What {1 way hie could not out. It was indislinct, nod, sa be bent his eyes upou it, it faded away or took =ome now faptastio form. [le had wevar sceo it baforo, but it Iooked famitiar to bim. _Again he turned to bid pravers, Onco woroe lio beot heeding ears to the bioly words that could never como inta his lifo until its twillght, But the shape cams back Lum, Again ho strained sud strove to make it out, but thero was only tho dim outline, two uprignts, o cross Loam, sod n dangling ropo. Straighbt to his brain plorced tho picture, It came to Lim thob for tho thist time, TUE REALIZATION OF WIS FATZ, The plowed flold acomed to coutract. Tha old wall camo nearer, briuglog the dim outline lnto boldoer relief, An it came closer, be saw the dangling ropo tighten, It bocame rigld. Upon tho surface of the well ho saw a floatiog body. In the plowed fleld lio saw an open grave ; there was & doad body o it, Iying face dowuward, The pruvers foll upon lue ears like a aullen roar, meeningleas, His eyes wers flxed upon that contracting fleld, tho woll, the bodles, which were tun samo, and tho ghastly shape beyood. It was plainor to hum now, and as bo looked ho saw & figure danghng from the rigid rope,— eanlly rocoguized by him thea, At lust It Lad all come to him, ‘Tho bell from tho clock in tho Court-Houso belfry struck 12, He had ons bour more. One more bhour to watch the slow march of the uptights, the cross-beam, the rigid rope. and (be dangling tivuse, Like tho walls of Viven- cio's cell 1n Tolli's castle, the plowed fio!d con- tracted until it bocawe & grave, The corpis lay thors still, face downward. Like Mokaana's cistern, tho woll bubbled up and wolrled sad steamed, aud the unresisting form of & woman floated ou the surfaco. ife could aot underatand why there thould be two bodies. His wife was not twins, But thoy were thare, identical. Thore wero tho marks of his fiagera on tho throat of each. The mark of his knee oo the atomaoh of esch, The mark of his band on {ho eide of each, And between tho wall and tho grave stood tha two uprights. the crosa- boams, tho rigid ropo, and the daogliog figure. His wita in maoiford; bimself imwolated, LE LAD BEEN SULLEN Ho had posaesacd that insane desire which actuates all meo who thiok that boots and desth muet be coexisteut ta logalize the latter, and ho had prepared to “ais amo.” Now be wited. Dowu he weut by the In ou bour more he was to siart for ven, azgisted a shiort distauca by a ropa. + 1 doo't care o much for hanglog,” said e ; it iy the disgrace,” 1is walked to tho window aud looked nut, Up and dowa, a4 far_as he could'seo. tho streots were througea. Thoutands of eyes flashed ouri- ous glauces into bis, Bus turoed awsy, Lvery man in the sirest ¥as auzious toget botwesn tho uprigbts, under the cross-beam, close to the daogling rope and the aepsadent tigure. His ambition Isy in anotber direction Hall-patt 12. A womag eots o room with s whitetobe on her arm. Hoe hauds i tothe prisats, and steps ano side. Mechanloally Jacobs and defiant to thls timo. 1876—TWELVE PAGES. submitted as they pnt it on, down at it, Lie tore it aff, **1t ta & robo of ahame,” he eald, “ I will not wear it,” ** My s00," aatd & priest, ** Jesus Chrint wore such & robe.” Jacobs reflected upon tho procedent, and aub- mitted. Then, looking 1T 1¥AS 1118 SHINOTD. ‘The woman sicposd behind him and drow the cor Is around bin neck, Ie looked out totho well, the gravo, and the plowed fisld, bstween tho upriglite and under the croee-beam, to rea It tho figure dangling from the rigid rope alao woto & white shroud, Itdid. and ha whuddcred. The woman tied the knot with trombling hands, Tha shadow of deatl stole under the dying man's skin, e was dylog thon. A strange whirling came into the upper partof his brain and as he looked etraight abead lights flashod in the cornars of his eves, dieappearing a8 he looked for them. Thero 8 tingling sonsalion upon bis sklo, such ae ho had often folt tn lus foot, when it was asloep, As Lo laoked as tho foor, it scomed (o ries, until it bo- cama a atep hefure him, tripping bim as ho wailked. Ia looked ont at tho windotw, and the dull leaden sky acomed to come at him in gray sLati, as if to pierce him, to kil him bofore bis timo, 1le Jooked fnta the facos of thowe around him, and ho found they had ctsnged. ‘Thev sopmed to bo discounceted from bodies and to bo floating in the air. They wore eculinr expressions that wero now to bim. Ifo ouked up at the calling, and it meemed an i descending upon him, a8 did Ludivico 8forza's coliing, evon while he was loaking out upon tho fairess fields of Greoce. Helooked atLis hands, and wondored why they burned no, and why that vecullar curve of the fogors ho bad verer noticed beforo. He raised s liand to bia faco, but there was no sensation there. 'Ihea Lo glanced sgaln at the grave, and the well, and the upnshl!. and the croes-beam, and tha rigid ropo, and the dangling figure. 1o atar:ed back, they were #o clone upon him, Ktaited back, and would have fallen Lisd e not been caught. ———— THE EXECUTION. TNE DOOKY OF TUE JAIL wers thrown open to ihe invited guests at 12 a'clock. In a fow mioutos it was filled. Police- men wers stationed at tho gates to keep out the tickotless fnLabitants of tho town. Warden Ar- nold, brother to tho Sheriff, wan in chiarge insido. As the guesta cams in they wero coralicd behind the graling. Tho ecaffold waa in front of the grat- ingon the south side of tho litilo court. Seats were arranged for a jury of twolvo and s corps of cor- rospondents. Tho Sheri® had made excollent arrangemonts for the preas, At a moeting of correspondents Bherif Frank Agnew and Mr. W. W. O'Brion, ot Chicago, weroappoicted time- keepars. Thoy came down to ses tho execution. Mr. John Finerly was also present. Dehind the motropolitan staf the local journalisie wers srranged. Bheriff Arsold came in to noe that ovarything was ioorder. He had a cigar betweon hin teeth, from which the smoke cncled up and floated out ot the grated window above him. He went to tho rope and lever to noo that all was right. The nooso dopended from tho croes-beam and hung over a gas bracket, to keep it out of the way. Arnold was the Jeast- noticed man in the jatl, o is oue of the quict- eat mon in ths world. The executlon came to bim in tho line of his duty, and be propared for tho discharge of that dnty. He was unostonta- tious, mado no demonstration, said nothing un- loss asked 2 question Jacob I8 the second man ha bas huog, Lertcet was the first. o studied the matter thoroughly in Pertoot's case, aud was woll propstod for Jacoba. Al bis arrangements were excsliont, llawasdeterminod thoroshould bo no disaster, no delay, no fuss, He isa modal Bberiff, aud in his method of conducting execu- um;? fu might to studiod to advaatage by othor oflicials, THE PRISONENS WIRLE LOCKED UP 1n their colls, out of might of the gallows. Somo of them wore ingenious. They hiad lookiug. gleszos, which they held outside their bars, aud thua socured »viow of the scens. The gallory ‘was packed with speciators. At 12:44 tho crowd wero lockod in behind the gratings. Tho gato in a liding gate, warkod by an apparatus involviog much cbain, much turn- ing of a crank, and much aqueaking. E'us ph}'alunuu wera there,—Doctora T. [T, MeDBride, J. R. Casey, J. W. Folke, 1. B, Camp- bell. County Corouer, and Z, E. Palrick of Plainfield. All was ready. Tho Bhenff went to Jscoba' room and toll bita hin timo bad come, Jacobs was dylug 1ap- idly. Ho had become cold and clamwy. Tue blood hiad desorted the surface, and lay doymant in the innor vessels. His syos wore sunkon and dull, Light blue lives ran dawn (rom the cor- nora of his moutls. He was 53 yoars of age, but ho fooked 80. In bealth he woighod 190 pou nds, but Lia imprisonment had reduced him to 145, M'ruu anaouscoment that ho must go staggerod m, “Iwant to ses old Mr, Arnold"” (the jaiter), aaid be, 1n a faint voica, ‘Lhat gentloman was summoned. 3r, Aruold, will you forgive me foranything T biavadone?" inalmcst & whisper. * Sheriff, will you forzive tae 7" The response was a kindiy sfirmative, HE WAS ASSISTED TO WIS FEET, and the Bheriff took bis arm. Hiseyes sunk deoper, and the Llue lines becaman even more die- tinct, e was nearly dead. Dawn the stsircaso and into tho jail. The Sherilf and the prisoner lod the wav foilowed by the priests. It wan 12:57 a8 they croessd (ho thresbold. Jacobs did not ses the scaffold at firat, but finally Lis eyes foll on tha rorn. and he startad aud trambled. He waa seatod in a chair aud the Shoriff road the doath-warrant, reading Durriodly, but distiuctlr, ‘There was no delay. As the last wordy wera uttersl tho priesta stopped forward, and Father Houth road prayer. Jacobe listoned wilth dowucaat eyes. ‘Then the two priosts aud the condomued kieelod for o moment, While on his kuces Jacobs trumbled like o loal, 1T A0BNED CONVULSIVELY, Ashe tried to rise he staggered. Tho Bherift caught his arm aud holped him up, He was placed under the boam, and the Bhonfr dntachod tbo noose from the gas brackot. Jacobs closed higercs. Tho well and tno grave dawned bo. fore him, and he ssw the bodies, ono floating, the other Iying face downward, Ths uprights 1039 each mita of him; the cross-beam was over Lie head; tho noosa dangted against his neck, 'I'ne priests advanced and sbook hauds with him. Then came Mr. Belieldt, who had sdopted lus daughter. Then be shodk bauds with the Sheriff. Throo strapa were neoessary, Onepin- foned his logs at tho ankles, anotlier his acna Just below thio shouldors and the third st tha albows, They wero adjusted at I o'clock and 4 minutes, ‘I'ne nooao was placed ovar Lis hiead and on bis neck, 1ie suuddored, *+ Make he1 good, Mr, Arnold, don'tlot me suf- for," 1o 8a)d, as tho koot was drawa down to the neck, It camo under and & littlo bolund tha lefy ear, It waa now five minutes past 1. Tho blsck cap was drawn over his face, The Bherift stepped quickly to the lover and touchiod it. ‘Cho weight of the sand Lags was 145 pounds. As they fell JACODS BPRANG TEN FEET Into the air, falling bacZ about thros feet and & half, Ho went up at 1 o'clock, 5 mioutes and 15 eoconds. As he wout up a sharp aud suddon pain tashed through bis brain, A million iights dancod in his eyes. His heart etood still fo momeant, aud then gave s bound, dasning the blood through bis veins. Thoa Lo was une conxcious, tror & minute he hung perfectly motionless. Thon the contortions began, HE BWAYED TO AXD ¥RO, and four timea struygled for breath so flercely that the gaaps wore beard all over the Juil. His pulas waa then 120 to theminute. Two phyni- ¢ians mounted upon chairs hold bis wiists, 1iis couvalaions lazted 9 minutes and 45 ssconds. 11 minutes and 3 nocands the pulse coased, Goorge Henry Jacobs floated out upon the nudmnnkuwn ses that rolls all around tho world. A board was brought in and laid ou four cbairs under tho dead maa, 1:45 Lo was lowored, tho ropo out, aad the cap removed, His faco was uatursl, Tho eyss wers hall closed, and the lips parted. \When s wifo was found, her oyes wers open sud glaring, and her tongue protrudiog. ‘l‘im octors exmmiaed him, and annonccsd that his neck waa dialocated st the fifth cerviclo, It was dialocated by tho {erk up, and ssttled back 1oto its place s Lo fell. THE COFYIN WAB LRODANT 1N, It was s neat bui nog expensivo one. It cost $12. Tbe body was laid io, the black cap that shat out the wall and the Riave io the plowed flold was placed under his ho His ahlfdren came to take a last look at him. = ®EC The girl wept and sobbed as it ber heart would break. . The boys stood Ly in stlence, He bad Loen promiacd in life that bo honld ba Luried in consscrated ground, aud he was rhipped to Lockport, and il be buried in the Catbinlic comatary to-day, But will bo stay thero? A mndical institntion bar ind & corporats eye ou b for eome time. t bas hind ngents here, and two of thom went off on the tramn to-night. Pcrasaps thera insome Teaturection schemn afloat, and that Geoige Henry Jacots wiil beneflt acienco in dest, as Lo nover beuefited tho world in Jife. Sty ILLINOIS KU.ELUY. THE HANGING OF THE CRAIN, QUITCARY. Ssectal Dievateh 1o The Chicaro Tribune, Cazcoxpare, TN, Jan. 2).—Maraball Crain, the hired sesastin of the Buliiner side of the Witlismson County vendotts, forfeited hin lifa on the gallows in tho Jall yard at Marion, Will- ismaon County, Itl,, to-day. Defore glviog to- day's procecdings, 1t Wit be proper to pire a briof Listory of Crain, his conuection with the vendotts, his crime, trial, sud conduct in pris- on, both at Murphyaboro atd Marion. MABSUALL CBAIAN was born near what {s now called Cralnville, s emall place in Willismaon County, now on the Carbondalo & Ehawneetown Kailroad, 8 miles {rom Carbondale and 10 from Mation, oo the 10tk day of October, 1343, Hin father, Willtam Crain, was 3 man of great infiucnce acd consid- orablo woaltl, 3arsuall roceived the aveiage smount of learning near his birthplace. e farmed most of bis lite, but was a wild and Loedless boy, Whea 25 years of age he married Riindy Richie, whose parents lived within 10 milen of his home, They Liad oae child, which Is yet liviog. Xrow then to the time Lo first be- cawo conoected with the [Bulliners, in October, 1474, Lis was an orderly citizen, tiling a farm vear Carteravillo. After his connection with the troubles, Lio took great intorest 1n the Bulliner mattets. In October, 1874, the old fuod of long etanding again broke out between the Bullinors and Hondersous, Sinco that timo thers bave ‘beon six men sliot down by ambushed ssaesius, aud eithor mortslly wounded or iostantly kitiod. Threo of thess woro in sympathy with tho Bulliners, and thieo siding with the Header- gony. ‘Iheir names, dato of sesassination, and at what place aliot, are as follows, separatodon the tvo sides : BULLINER SIDE, * Goorge Bulliner, Dec. 12, 1873, near Carbon- dale; David Bulliner, March 27, 1874, near home, Cartersvillo; Vincont Hincheliff, Oct. 4, 1874, nesr Fredonia. UZXDERYOX, OO DUSSELL, SIDE. James Iienderson, May 12, 1874, near Carters- villo ; George Biancy, July 25, 1875, in Carbon- dale ; Willism 8ponce, July 81, 1875, to Crain- vilie, At the timo David Bulliner was shot, Mrn. Btancil, s relation, was soverely wounded, but recovered after n long nursing, Goorga Sisney's life was attemptod twio™ while living in Williamaon Couaty, before mov- ing to Carbondalo ; once almost proving fatal, but be recovered. Jasun Ditmore's life was attempted oncs in May, 1874. Me wsa not conected with eithor tide, but was frienaly to both, Tho acale evenly balances, as the readar can oasily 800 by tho list. Althongh thoes eympathizine with the Bulllner side have most all been brougbt to justics, it is thoughit that the Henderson parly mill shara the eame fate soon, Onc ot thoir number, Baxter, charged with the shooting of Hinclicliff, is now undor arrest, In Angust, 1874, Maraball Crain'a life waa at- tempted. Some coo shot iuto Lis house ooe night, supposing bim to be in bed. His tempo- rary abseoce from home eaved his life, ss his bod was completely riddled with abot. THE ASSASSINATIONS, It is hardly necesanry to go into the dotails of the above assansinations, as fall and correct ac- counta of them bave boen horetofore published in Tue Teivexe, and its readers are well posted a8 to tho circamstances. Old Goorge Dulliner wea snot while riding to Carbondale by persons lodged in tho top of a tres. David Bulliner was shot while returning from ohurch by two parties coocealed in s fouce corner, whose names he awore to before his death. Dr. Vioce Hinchelit was shot while riding on Lorseback, returning from a visit to a paticat, when within 200 yards of his bouve, by parties hid bohind the feuce, Jawes Henderson was sbiot whila at work on his farow by parties jumping up from behiud & log near by, Georga W. Sisney was shos in his par- loriu Carbondale, Ie had retired rather carly, when an old friend called bl up sbout 10 o'clock to {ranssct somo impoztant bualuoss. Wile taliking together in the pailor, some ono stoppsd up ou tho porch zod fired at Bisuoy throngh & wcrocnod window, justantly killing him. Great was the excitement jor sumo days aftar fo Carbondsle and vicioity at this outrage cn the quietudo of onr city. Sisney was buried near Craioville tho day of the uight on which Bpouce was killed. ‘Tho crime for which Crain was amraigned and ()lu\l gullty to, wsa that of tho ebootlug of William 8pénco, although since Lia arrost he Inuhmnlenm having shot Bisuoy vn the fatul wght, |, TIHE KILLING OF BPENCE, On the niglit of July 81, 1675, thren days after Biuncy was shot, William Spence, a wealthy merchant and piominsot ciuzen of Crainville, was called up abont 10 o'cloclk by some unkuown persons who snid they wisbied to purchase sbrouding for a deaa child. Upon dressiug and coming duwn 1nta bla storo, wiile putting om his shoes, ke was firod at aud supposed to bavo boen wetantly killed. s doad body was fonnd wvext morsing, Hund: by patties passing by who mnoticed front door gliss broken. Tue Coroner ariived from Marion Sunday afternoon, whon au examinalion of the storo rovealed that it hud been ravescked, but uothing of any valuo taken. At the inquest it was made known that UE MAD BEEN BHOT FOUR TINES,— twico with a puatol, snd tmico with a heavily- charged shotguo, Iifty-saven buckshot woio takou from lus body. The pistol-stots took af- fect In tho bead, For woms timo after it was supposed tlat he had been shoi for money, 1t beiug said hie was to receive largo awmount on theday of the asuassination. Sous four weeks after, B, Frank Low, formerly City Marshal of Alsuion, acting uvon certain information, cammenced investigatiog this temble criwe. On the Uth of Beptember follomng tho su:aseinntion ho arrested at Calro ouo Sam. uol Bluric, whom La brought to Marion, and geioed inforwation ou which the Shonff caused tho srrevt of Jobn DBulliner, Bam, Jep, Black D, and Yellow Bill Craix, at Cartersviliu, Allon DBaker at Du Quow, and Marshall Cratu, sfter a long und tedious pursuit, ut Y'ocaliontas, Ark., all within two woeks, HA MUSIC STATED in additlon to the above names, that he took Marahiall Crain's boota and coat from Carbondale to Cisin's house the day of Bitney's murder ; that be was with Crain wheu Spence was shot ; algo that Crain way lured by Joho Bulliner to kill Bisuoy for $160 Bisney was killed for an old grudgo, and Spencs for knowing too much, aud lisble 1o aqueal ou them. Craln was brought to Carboadale, taken to Murghyebam. asud placed in jail thero, Sapt. 27, 1675, On ‘Thutnsday, Oct, 6, the trial of John Bul. liner and Allon Lsker” for beiug absitors aud accessors to the killing of Siunoy, commenced in tho Circuit Court at Murphystoro. Iu tuis case Marghisll Crain aud Sam Musio wore used ns State's witvessed. Dulliner aud Baker were both found guilty sud sentonced to twonty-fivo yoars each in Hiate's Pridon, whers thoy now aro, During this trial Marsliall Crain mado A TIOLD ATTEMIT TO ESCAPE, but was capturod after o aboit chess and se- curely Jodged in Jail ouce more. Befors giving Crafu's trisl I will give the whereaboats of tuo othoraarroeted: Ham Ciain was examinod aud diacharged st Murpbysboto, Mondsy, Oct. 4; Biacx Bill and Jep Cialn, baving taken achangs of venus to Alegander County, will bo tried at Cairo next weak ; Yellow Bill Crala was samit- ted to ball, Ho will bo tifed for complicity inthe Bpence shootiog at Marion in March, Sam Ag» NUMBER 149, 816 18 Xept in custody at Marion to be nsel as Bt:}la.'ll wiinoss ngnhz;t'ums-n lnrraaled. A + Crain waa romoved from Murphysboro to Mae xlon Oct. 18, and placsd in the Com{l.y.hal thars, Oct. 20 ho was arraignad in the Circnit Conrt, }:.cul’ago J:éiegu li! Oi“Crl‘;vlnrd. rnrlul:gntlnz Will- pance, To this chaigo he plo: an on the following day waa ® ki uiziaed BENTENCED TO BE HUNG on Jao. 21, 1876, Aftor bis conviction and gen= tenct, hio devoted bis 1ife to numetons achieve. ments, one belng ta cacaps, and ono to join the chiorc, — Nov. 24 ho was baptlasd ‘in the Christian or Campbellito faith. ILa conduet in vrison wan very good until Dec. whea ha made s recond attempt o escapo, y outbing throagn the top of iy cell and the rnof of the Jail. ‘flis abrence was discovorad, and ho wag caught at work sawing and safely iodgnfl in bis coll, since when Lo Lisa beon froned and closely Ruarded. A weok ago yesterdsy he attempt~ ed to lako tha life of Bam Alusio, who ix confined 1na e just opposito. 1o asked the Jailer to tell Munic'to «top to the window, when Crain commoncod picking at & eartridge he pos- schsed, Luckily, however, the picking was no sufticiont to explodo the cartridgo, or likely en.ugh he would have added another victim to Lig string, which is now aven TOO HORRIELE TO COMTEMPLATE. Thin attempt of Music's Jife showed haw in- diteront he folt to killing » fellaw-creatare. It thowed bim to bo the villaln ho was. His hands ted with the Llood ot fellow-eings. convicted of 8 Loruible crime, his days numberid, slieady the wark Lezun on bis scaflold, and lis death-mar- rant (ssuad, bo no mors cared than would an ox kuowing it wan to ba killed. Iie partook of every mieal offered Lim with a zeal that wonld do eredit to an funocent and healthy man. Fo was 27years, weighed 120 pounds, light complexion, light oxen, light sLraight heir, was slonder and straight Lullt, and sbout faet 7 iuches hijln ' LEGAL PREFARATION AND MORBID ANTICIPATION. Au early as 7 o'clock tnis morniug at least 2,000 strangers were assembled in Marion. At 11 o'clock the milltis gatbered for patrol dut; around the jail. Crain rested good from dar last bight ustil 3 o'clock thia morning, and ate a Learty breakfast abont 7 o'clock. He wilted considorably from then. e was [a cous tultation with fricnds and relatives all the morn« ing. lo wandiessedat 120'clock ina white suit and a Laptismal st over thas, LAST MONENTS, : o took leave ot his wife and brotler at 12:10, and walked to tho window, whero Lio addrossed, in a clear snd audiblo votce, ovur 3,000 people, sayiLg: 1 must mako a statement In regard o thia matter, X feel it my duty to God apd man to doso, 1am guilt of kilifug the two men, My soul 18 atained with bloud, sud my punishment o Just. Ihopo il wil forgive me, 1 pray God to guide and prosper this country, He then read & posm compoaed by himeself for tho occaslon. \hen through ho walked to the trap-door with n firm, steady step. Tho Rev. Sauford Gee, of Mdunt Vernop, and tho Rov. J. A. Bodman. wero atcending minlatars. Gee spoke of the solemnity of the occasion, and read several Scriptural “Tho 'liymn. “Thero 1a n fountain led with blood,” was sung. Then tbo assem« biage were led in prayer by the Itov, Gee, Tha cap wan placed on Lis bead at 12:62, when Depaty Sbheriff Eddington told Crain ho potsessed Lis death-natraot, At 12:51 tho rope was put arotind his_nock and the cap aned down over his oycs. o waa thon asked if bo bad anytbing to sav. Hou roplied: *1 am the murderer of Willlam Spouce.” Here ho paussd, but pressutly resumed, “and Qeorga W. Bisney. Tuat s 21 [have toesy.” When asked if fin woro ready’to recarva executlon, ha eoid, “Yes." The Lievnty Sheriff then told bim Lo had five minntes ok Mut Crain said thab wan all, aud at 12:56 Bric® Y hliand severed the ilnpe which Leld tho trap, ahia Marsball Crain ung NETWEEN REAVEN AN EARTH, expiating for Lis bloody crimo. The body jerk ed some, but otherwiae tho struggles wera nol noticeable. At 1:06 the pulse was beatiog at 205 8t 1:18 thoro was no pulsation ; at 1:20 pulsation wak ogain percoptible; st 1:21 pulsation ceased, and lifs way pronounced extioct by Drs. Bundy sod O'Hara. After hsnglog for thirty wminutes the body was cut dowu and the bueck examined, and found to bodislocated. Tue face wan pallid, but palural, The body was removed to the sirest in front of the Jail and the mults tudo allowed to look at the remans. The Lody was given to his brother, Warroo Ciain, wid slarted for homs with & at 8 o'clook. The crond was very pescesble, diaplaying no deairs to creato a disturbance. VECULIANLY LOCAL. Ho was born. raised, educated, married, come mitted bin crimes, and wasn executed within radius of 10 miles. Now that the Bulliver sidg are montly all bronght to justive, all that re. majoa to make tha county poacesble is the same to the Henderson sido, which it is thought will shortly follow, 1 lsarn tbat one of them it cloeely puraued in Texas, and will be arvested ix & few days If not already captured. ki kol by MISCELLANEOUS. ABDUCTION CASE. LANNING, i, EXCITED—SUDDEN DELIX 6 U DUSINESS MAN, Dunuqer, Ia., Jan, 21.—~Ths citizons of Lane siug, In., aro excitod overacase of abdustion which occnrred in that town one day this week. Tho causs leading to this disgraceful afale was aa follows : SBaveral years ago Mr. D. L. Shaw, & leading citizen of that place, lost his wito, leav- 10g twing sonte weoka old—a boy and a girl. The latter was adopted by Dr. Nalchway, of thatcity, with the father’s consont, and Hvod with his {fawily for years, The child grew to bo » wome an. duriog which time Mr, Shaw married again, sud now soekahia daughter, to becowo a membor of his famity, The gzl prefersto remain with her adopted parants. An sccoust of the affair says: **Quar city was thrown into quito an ex- citoment yestorday morning, In cousequenca of a diegraceful sceno ocourring—~thst of a father causing s daughter, who is past 16 years of age, to be carried, and & poriton of the tima dragged, aloog oue of our principal streets, im an almost nudo state. Her cries for belp and succor, and for sowmothing to cover her shiver- Ing limbs, wore heard for some distance around, and maoy looked upon Lier with pity aud disguss. ‘The Shuir and Natchway case Las been paodio iu our courts for the paat year, for the rightf guurdisnsbip of tho gut Hattie. The Buvreme Lourt, atita last seasion, dscided in favor of Mr, D, L. 8haw. An order waa given, and on Friday last sho waa put under Lis cbarge. Evorythiog scemed to go along emoothly until yesterday morning, wheo, st the hourof 6, Mius Hattis arose from hor bed and laft the Bhaw domicila nod flad to tho resideuco of Dr, Natohway. har tormcer bome. Artiving there sho ropaired te the room which sho formorly occapled, undroased, aud was soon aleaping oa her couch, drosming, no doubt, of hos liappy childhood and hor carly homo. Ia a fow houra the houss was ontoted 1o & olaudustine wav by Mr, Bhaw, his wife, and family, and a young man by the name of Mix; and In & riotous way they took Foas: #ion of tho promises, locking and’ guarding the doors, and breaking locks and bars when they interfored with thelr search. Upon entering Hattie's apartment they immediately soized her, and dragged hor from the bod, amid her cries aud screams, and their threats showering down un her thick and fast, At this juncture the Doo tor roturned to bis home, he beiog abeent at hin store when the attack was made, and he was 8ot upon by the whols poese, aud had to retreat for lus life, Tho girl was fGoally captured and care ried away, screaming and wrthiog in the arms of her captors, Our citizens are disgusied, and hope wo mav uaver witness the ike .‘Fm In the stieots of our peacetul httle city. The publia santiment is almost unsnimonsly with tha Dostor sud bis family.” —_— MINOR CRIMINAL MATTERS. RAVISUED AND MURDERED, CLEvELAND, Jan. 31.—~The body of Elizabdeth Qrombacher, a German girl sged 14 years, was tou nd in » tuicket at the side of the road sboat 3 miles from Youogstown this morning. Her voil was tied around her throst, and she had evi- dontly boeu strangled to death, A Corouer's Inquest waa liold, and a verdict rendecred toat 8ho had been ravished and murdered. A tramp giviog tho name of Charles Bterling was arrested on suspicion, snd {s now iu jail st Youngstown, The suthorition are after another maa, supposed to bo » tramp, who was seen uear the place with his throat mcratchod and bloeding. ie was last seon at Lowell. Much excitemant provails 1 the velghborbood of the tragedy. BODY-BNATCHING. & Special Divpatch o £hs Chicags Trivuna, Nasuviire, Teon., Jan, 41.—A negro and 4 whits man dellvered a box at the express ofioe ta day addressed to J, Iogersoll, Ang Arbor, Mishy