Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 22, 1878, Page 2

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. e that Sherry wonld hold out stubbarn and de- | foul langunge. McConvillo took the part of s | erected In the rear of the County Jall, on the | ber; and the next day st 5 o'clock in the after- “"..1'{“" tclx(:!“:;:r?t{nrrmull‘fc"r‘:'l‘::Tgmflg’:l‘\"r';;' o flant to the last, and that Conuelly tonld | hiece aud endenvored to protect her from the | game spot whera Casey was hune, {n June, 1375, | noon, Burdwell ated, Tefine Frane Jin . Stewart, and Commis- | Do the ons to' show the ~whita fether. | fnaults and nssnuits to which she was subjected | 04" Fonnaon, fn dune, 188, The condemned DURNES W48 ARNEATED AT TERRE HAUTR foner. Dradley becamo no scared when they | Others, who = knew more shout what | A goneral melce cnsucd, in which the girl mian- e torned Taat | ovening that sl offorts | 07the 224, and returned to Eiger County, ' w the gowns placed over the bodies of the | they were talking, prophesied that Shetry's | aged to free herself from the drunken fiends. A | man was informed last cvening that al whera he was conyicted during the March terin '“,,, ",uKm“ turned aick to the stomach and | brageadatio atyle would desert him, and that | minnto or two later she heard her uncla cry to sccure & respile had proved futile. Through | of the Ctechit Court. Procytho ang the re- mm'y'ed wildiy out of the jall he would boe as imp s a rag, and that Connelly, | out, * Murder? murderl I am staboed 1" Ths | the night and during the forencon he was quite | malnder of his men Aro atill at Jarge, P vother of the murdered McConville was | While sober and over tearful, would posecss the | twa men then ran wray, McConsille mannged | caln "and declared himselt resiened to his resent among the spectators, and watched with | Ereatest amount of nerve and grit when the aw- | to_ stagger to s bis nlece, and satd to hen | g0 P pps Tpav U Wilkens, o Method- BOWSIIER. nferest the entire pmz'mdlnz'a. ‘After lité had | Tulmoment came. There wns & general opinfon | ** I'm stabbed; semd for a doctor.” The wonnd- H ) .d b M A Tade of I EXDEETION, heen pronotincea extinet by tho attending phye expressed among the more decant members of | ¢l mau was conveyad to iz home, and, after st preaclier, nn re. Gilbert, a Indy of Fritit Dicoateh t6 no.;m siciana, he took his depattnre, satisfled that | the crowd that it was about time there were | llugering In rreat agony till about midnfght of | Pasts, were with the ‘man sl the mornlng. pectal Digal une. i Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord." more hiangings in Chivago, and kot a tew blurt- | Sunday, expired. e had piven permission to some medical en- | CHiLLicotus, O, June 21.—Bowsher was ex- Cangclly'l brother rematned fn the jail until | €d out thelr visws that Simonl, ** the d——d old | Tne police were soon pat In porsession of the | 110 nen to maka an autopsy of his body, but re- | ccuted at 11:050. m. o made no resiatance, within ten minutes of the cxecution, when some | Itallan rag-picker,” and Villnger, the wife-mur- | avatlable Facts In conncetion wilh the tragedy, | C ot a5 o feal This morning, at five | Po confession, had nothing to say on the seaf- kind-hearted person assisted him ont. e was | derer, and others now confined 'in Munierers' | and Sunday afternoon obtained a clew which | Foked tha 1"'":‘ on. Ry fold, but maintalned his nsual sulleances. s alinost falnting at that thme, and would | How ouht to have the benetlt of the same scal- | unmistakably prgpounced Shierry and Con- minutes past I o'clock, Burnes was jed from his 4 51 ! st J Tindoubtedls have broken down entirely had ha | fold In o short time, o that tne thing might | noliv the gullty puffties. Late that ovening they | cell by Sheriff Ifalley, sccompanted by the Rey, | neck was broken, and he died without a strug- Temained to witness the scene. 8herry's broth- | pay for Itself, ae it were. But In the expression | were captured at the saloon 217 Lowe avenuo, | \fg, \Vilkens snd gle. An Immenso crowd was in town, but it er-tn-lnw, Tohey, of Clnclonati, retnafned an - | of these and ather views tho crowd did not even | near wiere they boanded. They had scereted MRS, OILRERT, was orderly. moved spectator throughonut. A Mr, Callll, | once become nolsy or bofsterous, seemiug to re- | themselves tn a shed fn rear of the premises, h 3 & 5 utioted tnto the jail by W. W, O'Brien, falnted | gard the octasion which drew them togetber as | and when caught were proparing to imake a hus- The doomed man was dressed in a neat sult of and wae carrled out on the shomlder of the | one entitled to umunity trum s fuss or & pos- | ried escape. black, wearing one cotton glove and earrying cotnaelor, sible fight. ** " its mate fn hia hand. He was snoking a cigar, After the lflmllrfilhmmbun "lngmn down :1“?1 THERR WAs urr'l,onlv;?:xmr':l: ¥ DOZEN OR and, as he watked coolly up the steps to the ac e cofling, the pall-bearers carric b A e e o the Jai-ofice. Hofe | on tne utetds to do xcept to alst thoSheriT's gallows, ho showed not the slizbtest stans of the lids were taken off, and the remains sub- stekcopers, Jamnes Sharkey, Menry Watkins, nervousness. When tho parly arrived at Jected tothe usnal Jeremioh Flynn, William Mariea, damesfO’ Brlen, the summit of the structure, Burnes \LETAl UEDICAL BXAMISATION, - am, | Attt bave “the Teouliite piatca. Onee b 8 turtied. ant geasped Ahu Ksad of A Oifbett, . Baxter, ibodo, Geleer, Wickersham 3 Ractig, Josds Sebdmt, and Dranha oficiaten: | wiilo some of the crowd, growing weary, would o has done much 10 prepare bim to meot e They fonnd thiat the neck of Connelly had boen | walk through the llle{ and zleld to the teinpta. ate like a man, - He hel cr band for a mio- diclocated by the fall, and that there was a frac- | tion to stop In front of the big gate. But they ment, raiscd It to his lips, kissed it, sod turned ture of the second bone of the cervicle portion | didn't remaln long, howsver. A long, fair- nway. Mrs. Ullbert immedlately loft the fo- of Sherry’s spjue. The result in hoth cases waa | halred, but grifl & beeler,” armed with J.mace Sosite: > a paralysis of the respirators organs and then of | and exerting his little brict suthority thruugh ety Special bievatch to Tae Tribune. Tenne Havrs, Ind, June 81,—To commit murder In Edgar County means to got hanged. The victim of the law to-day was Charles, aliss Johu, Burncs, and the banging attracted much attention In this section. Your him, and wag abaent for over an hour, 1o then roturned and ATE DINNER WITI IS VICTIM and tho Intter's wite, after which Solomon Cost- fey started for Liberty with the $40 in his pocket. When he hnd gnen ons for a guarter of an bour Edward Costley todk his gun and feft the house by & clrenit- ous ronite, Jle overtook his cousin about 1% miles from home and walked with bhim anti they entered a dense woods, At a point in the foreat whero a lurge log wns Iying on one side of the path und a huge white oak tree grew on the other, allosing room for only one person to pass, the tmurderer stenped to the rear, and, s Solomon Costloy passed ahesd, he emotled the full chargo fromn tite gun into his back, &illln; him fnstantly. o then riflca the pockets, ol the murdered man, dnd, leaving the eun with the bogy, started for Frederick via Liverty, Meoting a colored acquaintance, he dispatched o messuzo to the wife of his victlm, saying that her hushaud had decided to remalu 1o Liberty to nttend chureh at night, and would not re- turn home nntil the nexe day. IHe then pro- ceeded to Frederick, wjere he remalned over nlght, and went to New York the next da{. Wiille in Frederlck the murderer bought a suit of etothing, und made a lavish display of his {ll- Rrotten money. ‘Three days alter tha murder, #OLOMON COSTLEY'S CON'3% was accidentally discavered In the wonds, and cfforts were_at onco instituted to arrcsl the murderer. The Sheriff of Frederick County, occompanied by a citizen of Liberty who knew the murderer, at once traced himn to New York, where they mct their prisoner on the street, aud brought' him to_Frederick for trial. . Edward Costley, sft-r a lengthy traverse, was sdjudged gullty by a jury, who were onlyfabsent from the court-room forn few moments. His caso was taken to the Court of Appenls, but that tribunal allirme the Judgment of the lower courl, The ({overnor was then appealed to for & commutn- that young Ohm annrfeled with bis father, anq loft homo Bunday, May 10, siuco which time o hias been tramplng abont the counsry, spend- {ng much of his time In Jancaville, aleeping in barns and outhouses, and loaflng about saloans during the day. The Monroe authorities, arcer. talning these facte, tefexraphed here to have him arrested. Bearch for him was unavalling until 8 o’clock last night, when a man soawer. Ing his description entered a saloon, and, being questioned by the proprictor, admitied hiy . name was Ohin, but that he HAD NOT HEARD OF HIS FATOER'S DEATH. \Word was sent to Marshal Keatlng, but Ohm Teft before he arrived, and wont north on Biuft street, and, on heing followed, broke and ran, but was finally eaptured and lodged in fall, and taken to Monrac at 4 o’clock this mornlog, It appenra that on Thursday morning a man boarded tho traln for Zanesvilie at Juda Sta- tion, which is the nearest statlon to the mur. dered man’s farm, and on arrlviog hero jumped off o tho car-yard instead of at the depot, and otherwise THR CRIMB for which Perry Bowsher was swung off was the murder of an old couple, Edmund 8. and Ann McVer, aged respectively 77 and 73, who, ot the tinie of thelr denth, Oct. 23, 1877, kept the toll- gato on the Coiunbus turnpike, five miles north of Chillieothe. A glrl by the name of Allce Dean, who was living with them at the time of the murder, wns awakened Friday night, Oct. 20, by the firlng of a pistol and the acreams of Mrs. MeVey. Auother shot followed, and then all was quiet. Bheherself jumped out of bed, crawlod under it, and presently 8 man came Into her roomn with a light in his havnd. e went to tho ceutre-table, fumbled around ft, and forced the lock of o burcau drawer. Then he went out, but returned soon afterwards, went over the room again, and thenleft the place. The girl CRAWLED OUT PROM UNDER TIIR DED, THE 1NQUEST on the remaing of the murdered McConvsille was hield at the Twenty-sccond Street Poliee Statfon the following Tuesdav afternoon. —Coroner Dictzsch presided. The sxaneains Sherry and Connelly were present. A large crowd was in attendance, and nuch interest was manifested In the proceedings, Peter Kippen, & car-con- ductor, recognized the prisoners a8 two nen who rode with hin the fatal Saturday from Sixteenth to Thirty-fourth strect. James Doncgan, a cattle-dealer, had heen aseaulted b{ thom In front of Smith'e meat-market, Sherry steuck him over tho head with a slung- shat, and he retreated to the market for safety. The two men followed, Sherry selzed a chop- per and Connelly ‘grabbed a knife. Peter 8chmidt, the ownerof the matket, told a alni- lar story. Jacob Kopka, s Bohemian bricks layer, and Wilifam _Slater told how they had been assaulted aud threatencd Ly the two ACTED SUSPICIOUSLY, The conductor and baggagenaster of the train identily young Ohm as the man, and the agent at Juda also says ho saw him shout the station waltiog for the traln Thursday morning, It s claimed that the family has in its posses. slon letters written by young Olim to his father contalning vatious threats. Tha cause of the fll-feeling betwaen the fathee and son 18 sald to havo arisen from the fact that the old man was rather snug and the boy rather prodigal, sud that the sou claimed fp be sick aod not it to work; while the father thought ho was ahirking. the thorax, In accordance with the decision of | that useful article hig u‘I:Hurmbll‘x‘d lits_glisten- the medical experta, the fallowing certificate of | Ing insignis of offee, *Star 51," concelved it death was made out and signed : :g ‘ho l: tnm’nc‘u‘; Ef,.” I;“:-’éd u;‘“fizlc‘r{!bo;lny ¥ - at cam .00 | e —Cs- ucsclfi:"s‘«’:«la“:'fi}fférfi:""'l °u'=§?;:§?:'éul'|':.l;ffn'fi'-‘ peclally the poorly-dressed Bvage and the ed with Jeremiah Connelly. Indictmont for mar- | “*kids” of tender years—** What the HELL are aer, youdoing hered Youvan't sce nothing, no how, 1 horeby certify that I did, on thle Frida; Cotne, now, get out of this.”” They went with- ruftians, one of whom—Conncily—brandished a opened & window, through which sho esvaped, | tion of sentence, but refused to Intervuse Ex- | jiis brother is sald to be & very sorthy and in. 21st day of June, 1878, \m_uleen the out further invitation from the ‘b After | murderous knife, Mrs. Murgaret Parker had | correspondent reached thers yesterday, and vis-" | reached the plke, and inade ber way toa nelgh- | ccutiveclemency, und the accused was aentenced | (ustrjous young man, and the susoected oog f'nfilfif' “«:-"l:n;'ffl::rm-‘l"m: };"o f.'v"i!:,;'n?"?"ogz'fi:' innumerabla falso rumors the crowd at last put | aiso been subjected to fnsulf, and fled to & | jyed tho prisoner, wha was found to bo quite fu- | bor'a house, where sho gave the alarm. Tho | to b hanged fo-dav, . always clalmed that forth fo au authoritative statement tnat the boys had dropped. The opening of the gate ro0n afterwards, the emerging of the evening paper reporters, telegraph boys, and others, who lost no time in making tracks for the Eouth Bide, confirmned It. Boun the nlley was tleared, hut the hangers-on, although It was atlll rain- ing an uncomfortable drizzle, kept atand- ing around until the two lcarses, with two rude, white pine boxes inside, came rolling out of the yard and drove ravkily down the strects. It was ofl over now, the last fs- centive to bang around had egone, and the crowd witharew to split up into little knuts and {3‘7‘1‘3.“" the first hanging In Chicago since saloon for safcty. Miss Rosa McConville, the nicee ol the vie- tim, related how she had been fnsulted, how her uncle came to her assistanice, the subsequent melee, and the deatherica of her uncle, Thomns Boyce, the owner of the boarding-liouse at 215 Lowe asunue, teatified that, on Counelly’s return home on the fatal Saturday evening, ho in- formed the witness that ho had heenn chased after having hod # fuss with an unknown man, and had stabbed him, so that he dul not think it possible for the victim to recover. Connell: was very drunk, and admitted that he had stabbed the tnan with a koile he had stolen Irom a buteher's hlock. 4 GEORUB SIERRT, oue of tho prisoners, baving intimated that ha had a statement to make, was uliowed to o so after having been duly cautloned by the Coro- ner. fio detnlled how the twaln had gone on the aorec and tnsulted and abused several peoe ple. UGolng up the street, they met MeConville and the girl.” "Conunelly Fullud out aknife, and, after making use of some very abusiva language to McConville, tried “to stab him. Slerry pushed the gt out of linrm's way, and mado n grab for the knifc, which he succeeded tn getting. ,Connclly had succeeded fn hts blowdy intent, and, after ro- marking that he had ‘‘finlshed tho son — — ~——" both ran away, The Coroner's Jury re- turned a verdict that Connelly did the murder, and Sherry was nceessory Lo it, after which the two wera removed to the County Juil, ‘The Grand Jury promptly found a true bill of murder 1 the first degres against the two young men, and Feb. 18 thoy wero areaigoed for trial, Col. McClannahan appenared for Sherry aud Thomas Coffes for Connelly. Btate's-At- torney Mills prosecuted, The greater portlong of this and tho succeeding day were consunied in obthining n jury, The wituesses for the fnm-cuuun agaln rehearsed the ovidonce they ind given at the Coroner's inqguest, and, under a sharp and rigorous cross-vxamination by the counse¢l for the detendants, stood thelr ground nubly, bnnmmf out Jittle corrob- orating detoils that otherwise inight bave been passed over without notice. Thodefense was a pecullar ong, the counscl of sach dwfendant trying to ostablish the fact that the other didit, and bis own was slinply &n_innocent accessors, Sherry was put on the stand and testifled that Conuelly slone committed the crime; while the latter was equally positive that tho entire guile waa on the head of the former, TLotrisl lasted six days, and resulted in & verdict of guilty, the *‘ury thm the penalty of aeath for boih by anging. nefehbors tound the frout door fast and tho kitehen door cluscd, thoush not lecked. The louse was #0 dark and full of sinoke that they could not getin. They went around in front, called 3ra, McVey several times without getting an auswer, and inalty knocked in the door with arall, A light waa obtained, and by this time the smoke was nearly out of the house, and they gut o, Mr. McVey lay on the floor behind the dour, and Mrs. McVey was sltting on a chair opposite, bier head resting ov the stove, BOTIL WERB DEAD, Blood flowed from Mrs. McVey's body, thelr bed was on fire, and there was fire in Alice Tcan's roam. 'The nelzhbors pourcd on a gen- erous quantity of water and put It out. ‘Tha: found a pockotbook and watch in the old folka bed, and proceaded to rouse up tho ncighbor- hood. Mrs, McVey was found to have recelved two wounds, one fn the head and facu and the other i tho chest, the balt finally lodeing near the apinal column, Tho old man was shot in tha chest, the ball having passcd in ls course through the hicart, and fo all vrnuahultz cans- g fmmediate death. Tho theory was that the murderer had entered the house with tha inten- tion to_rob, had awakened Mr. McVuy, who grappled with him oud recelved Lita death'shot, ond that the nofse atvoke the old woman, Tho thief placed his plistol to her liead and fired, the "bLall making an wvgly, though not fatal, wound. Sinklug Into a chalr, sto plead- el for her life, whblle the Inexorable murderer flred the sccond shot, which tinished her. ‘Thiswas the tucory, and it was borue out by the evidence, It turned out that McYoy bad 31,700 in United States bonds, which were intssing, while about 8418, which had been hidden about the place, was found where ft had been left. THE WIOLS COUNTRY AROUND was greatly excited at the murder, and groat efforts were made to discover and arrest the murderer. ¥or a tlme they wero unavalling, but in November theright man was found, Ile svas Porry Bowsher,~-an {llegitimato son of ono “f)oc” Howsher, llvlmx uear the plnce,—n fel- low of votoriously uad churacter, and a furmer occupant of tha Panltentiary, where ha nearly killed one of the guards. e escaped serviog fuil tima thers on the plea of fnsanity, but wos sent to an asylum. At another and Tater date he was ecnt to tho asylum nt Athens, from which heoscaped in March, I877. During his infamous carcer ho had nlso atteinpted, uusue- cesatully, to kill his grandmother, EHe was A VILLAINOUS-LOOKING PELLOY, his faco hetokening & nature cruel enough to commnit ouy deed of violence. 'The punts ha wora corrcsponded to tho description of those given by Allce Dean as having clothod the lega of the man she saw that nfght, and hia shoes titted tho sinall tracks loft In the feld about the toll-gate, Buspiclon was flrst attracted to him by the discovery that bo was handliug a good many United States bouds which he could not have come by honcstly. When arrcsted Lo had o seven-abooter, corresponding in callbre to stint which hind bacn uscd with such fatal effect ot the toll-gate; thros $100 bonds and vne 500 boud; & hundful of a:ufmm aud small cbavire, such as would be liliely to be found in a tull- house; a razor, and a bunch of keys. He was cx- amiped, held to the Grand Jury, apd ludleted for inurder fa December, TN TRIAL commenced on the 1th of February, 1878, and lasted thirteen days, tho evidenco agulnst the prisoner belug nlm&:{ oyerwoolming. Bow- sher's Lnlf-brother, Baldwin, ropeated conversa- tions held with the accuscd, In which the Iatter had roforred to and produced the bonds, told Haldwin not to say anything about them, aud avowed his intent(on to atars, on o raid in which hie would make more money by stealing, and, it necossary, by killing, 'This wituess also testl- fied that tho prisoncr, when srrested, sald that it his captors wanted to bang blin thoy had bet. ter do it thew, although noutbing bad boen sald about the murder. It was shown beyoud the shiadow of a doubt that tho bonds bad belovged to McVey, the numbers correspondiug exactly with those in the latter's memoranduin-book, and that the murdercd mau bind got partedwith them, but that they romajued up to the ting of the murder fu tho bureau drawer which Bowsher ritled. Durlog the Lorging of this lnk in tha chain of evidence, tho wccused wept, and wads uo efort to conceal his emotlons, Lortlons ot clothing found neaur the bouse correspunded to other portions found fn the prisoner’s carpot-saci when he wasarreated, 1¢ was shown that ho had TOLD LOW TIB OLD POLKS WERR MUZDERED, describing the scene with Iflrut particularity, aud yot reprusenting that all ho kuew of it was through comtmon rutnor; that he had told a Jody it **dian’t make n d—d bit of differenca DURING 18 INCARCERATION Costley mndo several ingenious sitempis to cscape, one of which was to manufacture skele- ton keys from the plates of the locks upon hia shackles, which would have admitted him to the outer world had not the attempt been discoy- cred {ust in time to frustrute jt. At another time he cut the holts securing tha chaing to his nnkles, and removed several bricks from the wall, when' ho was diecoyered and removed tu anothier cell. 1le made soveral other attempta 1o escapy, and it was found necessary to guard him clogely. * SKETCI OF THE MURNERAD. Costley was a bright niulatto, 20 years of uge, heavy build, und of rather pleasing n‘“cnmna. He was horn in Bostan, and was rafsod In Hamp- shire County, Massachusotts. In 1873 ho m: a voyage to 'leerpunl a8 scaman, and on his return _got au invitation frum his cousin to visit him, which he nccepted, and 'fn | return for ' his hospitality murdered him, as stated, He flgurad someivhat in Now York criminal cireles, and at his death left o so-called history ot several Gothum robberles, fn which ho alfeged to havo pnrtlclpated. His father was an old Maryland slave, who ran away from his master and went to Boston, whera he udopted the name of Dorsey. The murder was o most deltberato and crirel one, and in paying the death penalty Costley nict with nosympathy whatever. hang the defendants in the above-entitied canee, (ievrze Sherry and Joremiah Connelly, by the neck untll they wore dead, This execntion was carried out in conformity to the sentence of the Criminsl Cuurt of sald Cook County, pawsed upon the de- fendants {n tha said cause by the Hon. John A, Jameson, Judge of the Cook Conoly Buporior Court, and ex-officio Judye of satd Criminal Canrt, March 30, 1878, before whom aald Gearge Shorry and Jeremiab Counelly were tricd on the indict- mient above-namad, and in conformity to the pro- vimon of Divislon XIV, of Chapter 18 of the e~ viscd Ntatutes of tha State of Tilinots, Ciantes Ky, Sherdff uf Cook Coanty. Witneescs: W, I Dunno, M.D,, Swayna Wick- eraham, Dr, Renest Sciunidt, B, A, Ualiard, M. D, Wililam Kolze, ltenry Moore, D, Harry lismmer, William C, D.'Grannts, Kirk D. Plerce, B. Mc- Vickar, M. D., Wastington Hesing, 8. . Wright, Jonn McCarthy, M. D., Peter Steinberger. Dr. ¥\ Henratin, Jahn Summerdeld, EmilJenninus, E. W, Rawards, M, D., A. J. faxter, M. D., I, Qeiger, M. 1., County Bhysiclan, 1. Thivado, 3. Jotin M, Dunphy, Thomas Mc- ignault. After the lids had finally been scrowed down, tha pall-bearers carrled "the cofflus to the hearser, which had been In tho yard since 7 o'cluck. The body of Blierry was taken chargs of by his brother-in-law, and was shipped to Cincin- nuti Inat night for burial, A rallroad-pass wns gumed to his_brother-in-lnwv by the County ominittes of Public Charities for that pus- 08¢, ) P A subscription was taken up for Connelly's brother, and enough was raised to pay the ex- pensesof travenortation to Bergen Polut, N. 1., where his relatives restde. Ilis reinalna were temporarily taken charge of by Undertaker Cas sidy, No, 1423 State street, A TIIK BHERIPP, Too much praisc cannot be awarded to Sherl® Kerno (or the mauner in which he conducted the exscution. e did everything in his power to #mooth the way of tho Unfortunato meu to the grave, Their lust hours ha gave up to them ond thelr apirftual advisers, and would not under any circumstances permit curl- osity-hunters to annoy them. With ‘tha representatives of tha press ho was fust but riid. Yesterday none of the reporters were permitted to sce the doomed men, a8 he con- stdered that the public bad learncd all thatthey were eotitled to, and what paased botween the two men and tho attendant pricsts was of too sacred o nature to be exposed. In the manage- mont of the mallows at the critical moment cversthing worked to s charm. Thero was not tte “slightest hitch onywhere. The drop hud been arranged at five aud ane-half fect, so that whiie It could not fail iu ite results to vindicatn the law, [t would uot subject tho unfortunate men 1o any orolonged torture. in this he suc- ceeded adwirably, for the medical experts all say Lbut the men never knew what struck them, ‘LAY OF THE LAND, WHERE THE WOIK WAB NONE. ‘The annexed * chromo* wlll grive tho readers of Tne TRINUNE a general Idea of tho jall fn- teriur and the location of the gcaffold, and will scrve to explain the precediog account of tho cxccutlon: ] : disposed to be Interviesed, cspecially by mem- bers ot the newspaper fraternity, of which about n dozen represuntatives were prescut} and, in fact, one vould scarcely blame him, for tho dep- uty eald that probably fully 400 persons had vis- ited him that day. In verson, Burnes was five feet six inches tall, lean, wiry, o thin face, sandy complexion, heayy red mustache, conrac yed halr, long and curly, and amall gray cycs of cruel, nervous gaze—in all a’ suspiclous, vin- dictive-appearing man., He awas born in Os- wego, N, Y., March, 1833, being but 2 years of age. Ileran away from lis parents (who saro yet living in his old home there) when but 16 years old and joined & circus troupe. He then drifted to Texas, where ho eniisted In the United States cavalry at Fort Dencha, and ap- pears to have served about a year. Ile then de- serted, and wandered about the southwestern part of the country for several ycars, ganbling, thicviog, and, s ho expressed it, : LEADING A TOUGI! LIFE, - full of bad deeds. Finolly he reached tho City of Terre Haute, where ho worked o short time in a woolen-mill. Ile did not srork much, only resorting to it oceastonally as amatter of neces- sity. Ilis ussoclates were of tho despernto kind, some of them being tho most noted thieves In the country, the last of whom was the notorious Dick Procythio, at whose house, near Baldwinsville, lu this county, the murder of Birdwell was committed. THE SHORIPE, Charles L. Holtzy, had a guard*of citizens armed with rifles. All bis arrangements were perfect, and he was efliclently sided by bis deputy, D, 8. Lillard. Burnes quietly smoked cleara and discuascd bis past 1ife and tho exccu- tion all the forenvon, and exhibited a wonder- ful amount of nerve, not trembling or chang- ing color In the least, to tho final Instant. At oreclsely 1 o'clock, accompanied by the Shenil and his religious sdviser, of the Episcopal Church, he mounted the acaffold in the prescnce of abont 200 witucsses. Hs was quictly smok- 1ng a clizar, stood easily, }Mstened to the reading of the warrant, then to o lopg prayer, and resumed his smoking while the preparations wera Lolug made. AT TIIE FINAL MOMENT lio arosc, drew on o pair of whitegloves, handed a short confession to his lawyer admitting the murder, coolly stopped to tho raillug, doposited hls cigar thercon, was rapidly tled,” aud, with the black cap and ropo adjusted, he dropped into eternity at nine minutes vast 1 o’clock. His neck was brokan by the fall, and o nine. teen minutes his body was taken down and ln- mediately burled. Not a frioud was necar to witoess lifa death. A “wiLp" nor. Charlcs, alias Johv, Burncs was born and ralsed fn Edgar County, Illinols, whero bls parcnts still reside, upon 8 small farm, John passed his earlicr days as a fcld-haud, working for his father; but, long before gaining bis majority, ho deserted his quict 1ittle homo, and began the reckiess, almlcss 1ife which brought him to the gullows. Tho exact ags at which he bogan his acte of lawlessuess is unknown, but thero s s story among the farmers fn the nelghborbood whero hio Uved that an uusuccessful love-ufalr hastened his rulo, Others sy that he was naturally of a wild disposltion, having & great fondness for adventure. Accldoutally falling in with 18 PATIEK BHOWED PARTIALITY. ‘The Caroner's inquest was held yesterday, and, from certain cvidence which has crept into the havds of the District Attorney, it fs clalmed that there are somo susplclons surrounding somo other members of tho family. As Deputy. Blerl Marsh loft Mooros to-day for Janesville, having ptaced young Ohm In the hands of the oflicers, tho 8herill of Green County was just starting out to arrest tho sister. The oxact nature of the charzes nzalnst hor are not known, but it is sald it has been proved that she swore falsely at tho nquest. The cxciteinent nt Monroe Is lntcuse, and every effort i3 being made to silt the matter to the bottom. HEAVY ROBBERY. $10,700. Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune, 8r. Joszrm, Mo., June 21.—Our city hns Bk all agog to-day over the robbery of the'Firat Na- tlonal Bank. The amount taken wos 819,700, ‘The mauncr of the robbery Is not certalnly known, The money was missed about 1 o’clock p. m., whila all the employes except tho Cashier, Mr. Joseph C. Hull, wore shsent. A depositor camo in with a large sum, and, remarking to Mr. Hill that he should look out for the Jamas boys, he thought 1t pruacat that he should place the new doposit in the vault, and it was then he discovered the absence of tho monoy, which was in threo $5,000 packngea and one of $4,700. Just whon or how or by whom tho money was takon ore aubjects o mere conjocture. Mr. Hill In one of tho oldest, most experionced, and trusted Cash- fers jo the State, and Is a large stockholder. The bank, howsver, is strong, and will be in no way embarrassed. Its principal stockholders are men ‘of wealth, on whom such a loss will muke no [rm;gu::'on. AGEE Y ‘o the Western Assg ez Br. Josern, Mo., June 2i.—Tha startling in- telligenca waa spread about the city this oventnz totheeflect that the First Natlonal Bank bhad been cntered and robbed of §15,000 in Lroad daylight, It appears that llmniy aiter 13 o'clock some partfes entered the bank to make deposits, tha Cashicr, Joscph C, Hull, belog alone, tho otber officers and emuloyes haviog gone to dinmer. Mr. Hull, after they hiad gone, went to the vault to placo soms money therein, when ho discovered to his amazement that three packages, each contain- ing 85,000, were missing. Ono packagchad been taken fromn a £24,000 pils of curroncy, whila tho other two .psckages had beecn taken from apother part of ‘tha vault. Whon theother bank officials and employes had arrived, he made known his discovery, and all wont to werk to maka a thorough examination ol the bank, I hoves that It had probably been misplaced. Tha EICKIRES could not be found; but, ou the othier and, it way ascortained that $1,700 In addition was misslue, wnking in all $10,700. Mr. ull states that the moucy be is certaln was {n the bank ot 9 o'clock, when the day's operations were begun. Ho mays he does not remember having scen any susplelous- looking character fu tho bank diring the day, There § no back entrancs to tha hank, and how the money managed to got out of the bank fs still unknown. The polica authoritics and detectives have beun put to work to forret out, LI possible, tho causg of. {ta diaappearance, also tho adroft thief who took It. A roward of $1,000 has been of- ferod hgfl:lhu bank for the eapiuro of the thiof, The bank was tho loscr to the. amount of §1,- 500 some three or four mouths ugo, and this oc~ currence greatly adds to their provious “misfor- tune. Tha capftal of the institution 1s $100,000, and it has a surplus fuud of $20,000, so that the loss will not embarrass it in any way. WIFE-MURDER. A DASTARDLY CRIME. Hpocial Dispatch fo The Tribune. Crxcroxaty, O,y Juna 21.—A shocking domes. tle tragedy occurred this afternoon at Luwrence- burg, Ind,,—n town a few miles south of Cine clnnatl on the Ohlo River. Ezra Guard, o young man about 80 years of age, and connceted with one of the wealthlcst familles thero, separated about aix months ago from his wife. They nad been married about fivo ycars, and had three children, Of Iate years (luard has been very dissipated in his hablts, and it was this that led to the scparation. Mra. Guard returned to PUBLIC BENTIMENT. AS GATHERED 1N BMUIRDERENS' ROW, Immediately after the exccution, the Sherlll began to remove the seaffold. A great number were admitted to the jail, but not half of those who sought admission. There was roally noth- fog to bo scen,yet everybody wauted to pace the foors and view the prisoucrs in thelr cells. Es- pecial atteutlon was very naturally drawn to such as were In and awaiting trial for murder, from tho fact that the exccution had occurred, and that there woro several who wero liable to pass through the same ordeal st nu distant day. Wieland, the munlerer of Bluhm, was the flrat prisoncr called upon by the reporter to get his impressions. ‘e was engaged playing a gamo at cards, aud his compauion was Sparks, who had killed Devitt. Wicland was Jubllant, but he confessed that the hungiog had subdued hm somewhat. “Iwill not be hanged,” he sald, ‘*for I'LL OAT RELIGION, AND THAT'LL 3AVE MB," bt he did not secem to be over-Joyful. Death hiad s terror for him, and be had seen thelaw ex- ecuted. Heanfd Sherry had bld him good-hy, aud theordcal had been a sevare one. *'Think of it said he. *‘There was the poor fellow marching from hils cell to thescaffuld, aud be stopped to give me_ bis hand, - It was too much for me, I broke down and the tears ran down my cheel They both could not have been ;xullhy." hie said,and he gave way to mel- anoholy, Sparks was In the same cell,—the man who had kllled Devitt,—and he wns [lvrully worked up. He was paciug lis cell In tue greatest nervousness, and all that he would say was that he \as a prisoncr. In aoswer to ques- tions as to hiow he folt, and inquiries as to his stato of nind, hewns mum. Il was greatly excited, but declined to oxpialn his ‘feelings. o common with other prisoners he was, some- lhow, prejudiced against reporters, and deat to all they would say or that any one would sug- Rest, oxcopt his iminediata frieods. AIMONT, the Italfan, who murdered McCae, was the noxt one called on tuthe murderers' row. He felgued that ho could speak very little Euglish, and what ho could speak apparcntly wus so Lroken that very fow could gain the scnsc ot it. Tho most that could bo Interoreted from what he suid ot the start was tbat ho was innocont of the murdor, and, with & twitching of mnuscle and a shrugging of hia shoulders, ho tried to demon- ntrato ifs position. It will bo remotbered that up to yesterdsy he was entirely indiffercnt as to his fate, backed as ho was by pruminent ITawyers; but when Bherry, who “accuplcd the cell'next blin, came to bid him good-by on his way to tha scaffold, ho confessed that be weakencd, amnd in reciting bis story was found to be very solicitous sbout tha future, At first he had not been ahla to speak in Eoglish, but the excltement attend- out on the prosence of a scaffold made hin a linguist, and ho was able to apeak fiueatly snd to tell tho story of ls crime. Hewas junocent, of coursc. LITTLE ROCHK. SENTENCES COMMUTED, e Lirrr.n Rock, June 21,—The scotence of four man to be hanged at Fort 8mith to-day was commuted by the President, ‘The commutation of three was received sev- eral daya ago. ‘Two hours befora the time fixed for exccuting the other a dispatch was roceived l:om Atty.-Gen. Davens susponding the execu- tlon. LRYELS. Jacob Lovels (colored) was hung In the county jail yard to-day for the murder of another col- ored mau, No cooler man ever atepped on & death-eoglue. e aacended the steps as flrmly sod with as little omotion a4 & man would walk up to & banquet. Ho took bis place on the trap-dvor and stood for a moment regarding the upturn- cd faces of the crowd benenth him. A relizious ceromony was gouo through with, after which ho was asked if he had anytbiog to say, “Quly one thing," ho replled; "g;ounre (o mecet me in glory.” Tha oficers bode lim adiew, and the black cap,was drawn over his face. As it caino down near his cyes, still, with that same resignation {n bls " faca, he closed thom foraver. As tho novse was drawn hs At a spectacle to bo remembered. Not cven tho light drnrar showed signs of the allghtest quiver. His K-ndc wero clasped, his chin slightly clovated, The Sheriff raised a handkerchiol, the trap fell, and Jacob Levels dangled In tho afr, baving fallgn sbout “four feet. His gasps und strugeling for braatk were painfully audible; his shoulders snd chost underwent fearful convulsions. After bauging soventcon utinutes ha waa pro- “&‘"‘fi‘,‘;‘“’l’ and tho body was lowared iato col . X0 Goob. The counsel for the defendants zave notice that thoy would inove for anew trinl, March 31, the motion camo up before Judzo Jameson, who had tricd tho cascs. Messrs, Ander- son, Coffeo, and McClavaban arigued ab great length in favor of a new trial, aoud wers opposed - by tho Btate's-Attoruey. ‘The motion was overruled, and thoe prisoncrs were ondered to stand up and recelvo the sentence of the Court, which was that they sliould expiate the crime of which they had been found gullty by hanging on June 21, ‘The counsel then gave notics that they would leun.l to tho Bupreme Court, and asked for tinic lu which to ‘preparc a bill of excecptions, ‘The Court granted thirty days. May 10 Suerry sent {n o petition to tho County Board protesthiz Lis inndconco of the crime of which ho hud been convicted, and in view of his poverty asking the Board to appropriate 81560 to ennble bim to havo tho record of his trial writ- ten up, so that the appeal vould be taken to the Supremo Court, After some discussion, the petition was refused, The atttorneys of the doomed men wwere not disposcd to let all remnedics Eu unexhausted, aud accordinely. on May 24, thoy appeared be- fore Judge Moore, thon presiding In the Criml- nal Court, and asked the Court to opder tho Clerk to mako up tha record, and grant: an cx- tonslon of twenty days. Tho convicted " men wera penniless, and counsel sald It would bo barbarous ond inhuman to dcorlve them of a ¢hauce for Iife, slinply because thisy were poor, The Court agreed with the counsel, sud grauted :llu gmu pruyed, alto givibg an extcusion of en days. 'I'he cvents of the past fow duys—the appeal to the Supreme Court, Its refusal to grant n suporsedeas, the -nnllcuhon to the Qovernor for a repricvo and his declinatlon, theappeal to the Crimival Court for a respits of a few days, in which to fitvo the condemned un nnpunuu{ty to nake thelr peace with God, aud Judge Mooro's refusal after consultation with Judge Jame- sou—are 80 fumlillar to the readers of Tun ;l"lunuxl as to uced no more than mere meu- o DEALIORN AVENUE. CRIMINAL RECORD. MYBTERIOUS MURDER. ANOTIER HORBIDLA ONIME OX TH# STREETS OF BT. LOULS. Special Dispateh fo The Tridune, 8r, Louis, Mo., Juno 21.— Another foul mur- der, the detalls of which ara complotely shroud- ed In mystery, is at present occupying the un- divided attention of thoe detectiva force of this ¢lty, Tho known facts in the caso are about as follows: Yesterday morning atranger, baving tho appearanco af a harvester, came to this city and stopped at 8 boardiug-houise at the comer of Maln and Elm streets, noear the river, kept by aman named Jobn Kearns. The man stated that bis name was Soymour, and that he was from Bherman, Tex, saying that he was ubout to roturn to Texarkana, on his way to Fort Worth, whera he expected to lve in the future, Towaras evenlng he GOT TO DRINKING, and whilo under the partial Influence of Nquor dropped & pocket-book contalnlng §180, which was picked up and taken charge of by the bar- I County Court e — Eatrance to yard. Bcaffold. | RO880, who was charged with Laviog murdered a fol- low near the coruer of Twentioth and Stute atreots, was the next culled on, 1o was busy Riviog a frame a second coat of green palnt—a rlctmu framne which ho had made of a clyarbox. loclulmed, with the others, thathe wus en. tirely {nnocent, and, furtbermors, that he did Dot kuow where the scune of the murder waa. Ilo was evidently tryiog to mako an allbl, which secms to be Lis line of detense, but' ll:n this s 0X- a Cage. Jafl-ofice. |5 DICK PROCYTNIE, hio became a membor of the well-known band of horso-thieves and traln-wreckers, of which Trocytheis chlul, This band, wio bave been the pest and terror of tho reglon in which they lived for years, bave committed some of the most durhu‘ acts of lawlesaness ever known to the simple Inhabluants, During the month of November, 1877, a store {n ouc of tho towus in Putnam County, Indians, was burglarized, and about 81,000 worth of woods was atolon and corried away. Beveral clrcumstances pointed strongly to Procythe’s men us tha perpotrators, Corrider 3 H) Jatyard, Criminal Court Bollding. Corridor, ro by 10 means 1le did not want , aud sald tifat, when Sherry was ou the marchto the sculfold and stopped to shake bands, Le was thrillea boyond duacrintlon, Inbisown language und style, ho expreasod a ALLRY, 3 Cell ¢4 accunled by Connelly, and an fudictment was made out against him the houso of hor father, Mr. McElfresh, which biGlaa, oscupdbybliony, lnl'“l;ll:llm againat capital pualsiiment ud, hear, e ruquisition procured, and k!hlv:rnl I{i}"“l:n"a(: :vl;lfi-?o';eni‘::s;hg.'?u:lgd:\;.;;flu::'i;"-un;fi{mlb:‘lm koeper. The saloon where thoy wore drinking | was the scene of to-lav's - tragedy, This aficr- ng tho nofso of the removal of the buards of ) , croased over into Tilluols, an % % 3 ON THE OUTSIDE, e scalfold, suggeatad tuat the wholo thing BIOGRAPIICAL, Putuam Couuty, cro ols, 3 {8 In the basemcut of the boarding-house. A | noon, at sbout 3 o'clock, Afrs. Guard went to alot of chuuge and theso bonds;.anc that, fluully, be bad confessed the murdor to a fellow- Fmonar tu the jall, who lured him ou by prom- sing to siow him **the tricks in conuterfeit- ing.” ‘The only dofenso sut up wus the lea of Insanity, but the testimuny showed that he was able to distinguish between right and wroog. ‘The jury found the accused guilty of murder on sll four counts of the indictmant, A - motlon for now trial was made and overruled. When called up for sentence, Bowsher had uothing to say excopt that ho was oot guuly. Hentenco was uccordingly passed upon him, “and to-day witnessed its exccutlon, prucceded to Parls, Edgar County, where he sccurcd the services of Jobn Kobo, & Deputy Marshal, and & man nam- ed Eljah Burdwell, & farmer, who, on account of his scquuintance with the coun. try, was sworn in sa u Special Doputy Marshal to usslst in the capture of Procytlic, whom he kuew from personal acquatotance, A WANIANT WAS PLOCULED, and all three started for Procythe's litle, hall- deserted Larm fn thonorthwestern partof Edgar County, where be was supposed to bo at that time, ‘Lhis farm stunds in a portion of country suluowhat sparscly settlcd, aud is surrounded by a donse forest of large trovs. The dwelllng GEOUGH BHERRY, (eorge Bberry was born In Cincnoath, ln November, 1835, and spent hla sarly years o that tuwn. Tlis parents were Irlsh by birth, his father belng employed aa a laborer. Bherry had thres alsters, ons marrled to Alr. Twolioy, and tlo other two still unmurried, 1llo was the second of the family, The tather dled in Clne cinoati several years ogo, and the wotherin the State Insave-Asylum at Cartbage, O., after elzht mouths' fucarceration in that institution, o which sha had beon sent by the County Court AN 1DLE, OAPING, QURIOUS, AND YET ORDUALY crown began to gather on the outside as earlyas?7 o'clock. Without the slizhtest proapect of sce- for anything but desd walls, the impassabls barriers of thick atone, the dull green gate through which nono wmight euter without the magic slip of paper with Sheri@ Kern's namo at the bottom, sud the motloy faces and forws of ona another, they stovd un tho eidewulks, In the allcy-ways, sat on the stone steps of the County Bulldiug, snd patron{zed the neighbor- few moments afterwards Soymour discovered his loss, and complnined to the proprietor of baving been robbed, Upto this time no one was aware of the fact that the pocket-book belonged to him, and soveral of the crowd laughed at the mere {dca of such look- ing man having tbat much money, THIS NADN SRTMOUR MAD, aud he threatoncd to knock one of the men down, but, s soon a8 ho {dentified his purse, tho others apologized, and, aftor ho had treated tho crowd all round, they wmade frinds again. would make a good bonfire. VILINGER, tho murderer of his wife,—~an old, decrapld, worn-out indlvldual,~took the view that lmur lng was not the best wn‘{ of pumshing erhine. It was with the greatest difiiculty that a view of is faco could be gotten, but when It ten it was found to exprese tho eroat He was opposed to the gallows, and 3 “When Conuolly shook hands with 1 us Le asscd to the scailold | wished I had neverbeca orned,” e coutinaed erylug aloud, lament- lug the death of his wife, aud hidiog his face, and was evidently doeply frmpresscd. the depat to meet some frieuds whom she ox- pected on ancxcurslon train. Guard was thero, and, while thoy were waitlug, UANDED MER A SLIF OF PAPER, upon which was written: **Abble, a short talk with yom, if you picase.’” and signed * Ezra." Bhe did not grant bim the desired opportunity to talk with her, at which refusal he seemed enraged, Bhe, becoming alarmed, rooarked to & frleud that Eara looked bad, and she thought that she bad better go homne, which she did, her as got- rrow, gio-mills for as much as four or fve hours. OAREBY, ot Ilulxl(ll}vl_l Couuty. For several yeurs Sherry | —a little one-stary log-house, with four rooins COBI'LEY. Owing to tho advice of one of tho party, Bey- | father's houss being io sight of the depot, X > the wurderer of his brother-in-law, was stofcal, | wurked tn: Clucluoatl at laborlng work and o | — midat of su apple-orchard, which fa The fact that they were nasr the placa whero, { §1g gald that It Lad not been his fortuno to be. | packing-housos, whers his oe: ngllun was thut pr:)‘ls:zfllnb'y a common mll"lcnca: sadly fn eed QUICK WORE, mour was prevalled upon to leava the bulk of | Quard then went tohis own home, distant about two buman belngs were about to shntlle off the mortal coll seumed to satisfy them, since tho greatest object of thelr desire—adinission 1o the jail—was absolutely dunled them. Ho they persiated In havgiog sround. Including the numbers who found convenlent loaflug-places ou Michigen atreet, Illinola street, and the alley betweeu Clark and Dearburn, thers were prob- ably 1,000 people who congregated out of uothing but morbld curlosity to be fo the victoity of a terrible deed. A VAW VENTUKBSOMM IDIOTS in the County Bulldiug cliwbed to the roof snd fouud, v arriving at their perch, that they cauld see nuthing but the fsil-yard, tus two dismal-Jooklng hearses, to which were sttached the stitl wore dismal-looking Lorses, the steps leading up to the jall ofiive, aud the few depu- ties who ‘were ofticlously praucing about the yard. For all that, they svemed ta enjoy it, und retalucd their exaited position ta the fast. ‘Thero were several wotnen fu the crowd below, —ull of the poor, shiverlug sort,—svme of wbow had boblea and little children in thelr arms or clinging to thelr wet, drabbled sareots. They caine becauso others came, aud becuuse there would be sowe sort of mel- ancholy pleasurs in learning, sfter waulting s few hours, that what was to happen had actual- 1y bappen: Alter that, they could go about thelr Lusinees—if they hud anv,—consciuus of baving doue ull the beavy bauglug-sround they { could by way of giviug the &uug the proper cclut. Spactal Diapaich (o Ths Triduma, Bavrisons, Md., June 31.—Edward I, Cost- 1ey, allas Dorscy, cojored, was hauged at Frod- erlck City to-lay for the murder of his cousiu, Holomon Costley, April 4, 1877. The exccution wus devold of dlsorder, oxcitement, or any of tha demoralizing accompanimouts of sn exccu- tlon, About 200 persons wers prescot in the jsil-yanl, and tho walls provented observation from the outside, The murderer made no public statemont, The cap was, ot his own request, pluced over bis head In tho cell, and ho was led, thus blindfolded, down the interfor stalrs, through the corridor, to the scaffold, in the midst of & drenchiug shower of raln, Tho drop Was pruui a momeut altor ho reachied the plat- “ forin, and the disocstion of the neck followed & fall of teu feot, The murderer did not move sfter the fall. HISTORY OF TIE CHIMNE, ‘The murder for which Edward 1. Costley,col- orod, alias Dorssy, was bangod at Frederick City corner of the house und advanced towards the | to-day was of the most brutal and blood-thiraty kroup. e R character, T,l-n;uwcuel of Il‘;O murder was near id glapces with fac] he | the Town of Liberty, situated ou the Baltimore c‘:‘t{l‘::rf.x fi‘:‘.‘h‘fi‘:‘&.’:& Uu'x'uuu. Jflufi( v?h%'n'in: *turuplke, about twelve miles cast of Frederick name migok bo. Burdwell told him. Burues | City. Onthe20th of November, 1876, Costley. :»‘«‘f(fi 3{"‘.'..7, '.';',‘.’,'é"'{n?‘.'.‘e“‘..f.i“' hy‘:)‘xfl&' mm.[: came ou from New York to visit his cousin, Sol- R 3 by b omon Costley, who lived fn & smail cabln sbout e e b serast mee i you " B | four milesfrom Liberty, and had scquired soms well, as well as the other two men, had also | monsy by conducting a small truck farm. About drawn their plstols, aud four sbots were ox- | the 1et of April Solomon Costley carelessly ex- shanged wlmost sitaultsnsously, Burdwelb bad | pregscd bis lotentlon of golng to Liberty at on Jeaned overon the other side ol rse,alterthe early date to liquidate & doctor’s bill, amount- oz to about $40. Edward Costley st onco stylo of & Comanche, triog under tho avimal’s peck ab Buroes, ‘Tho discharge frum ths latter’s begon the plan, the consummation of which was the murder of his couslu. He borrowed pistol took effect o the left log of Burdwoll, & shot-gua from & neighbor under & ples uf do- cotae acqualnted with cithier Bherry or Coa- nelly, but their death did not seem to Imoreas him. Sald be, ** I'll neyer bo hanged,” and he went 0o to couleus that he had killsd Hogweln, but be malutained tbat hie hud doue {¢ in schl- defeuse, ‘Tho ldea of bunging was repulsive 10 him, but he saw uo great punishient in it, and he expocted to avoll uuy such end by his abllity to bilre attorueys, ete. THE CRIME, A BRIEP LISTOKY. Alter a lapse of a littlo ovor flve years, Cook County has been called upan to invoke the ald of the gallows to vindicate the autraged majesty of tle law. Yeaterday forenoon George Sherry aud Jeremiak Conuelly, the wurdarers of Hugh McConville, explated thelr crimo by suffering the death peuaity, Jn March, 1873, Gcorge Driver wus hauged In the old Court-Hause for the murdor of kis wife. Chlcago subsequeutly, by a change of venue, imposed and collected the Mosale retribution 1n two cases of murder, {u sdjolning counties. Andrew J, Pertect, a col- -ored man, who cui his wife's throat with a razor la Beptember, 1871, was hanged ia Jolfet in De- cember, 1678, Chris Rafferty shot down Police- Otlleer O'Meara ln cold blood in August, 1873, and, having uudergous the ordeal of thres triuls, one In Clicugo and the other two in Waukegan, wet bls death ou the scatflold n the Iatter city in Februsry, 1574, Toecrime for which Sberry and Connelly were exceuted was one of the most unprovoked murdezrs, In this city of lawless assassiuation, that bas ever fallen to the lot of the journalist to describe. About 8:30 o'clock on the evening of Jan. 19 last, these two youog wmeu, who, it scews, had been on a tersiflc sproe, alter baving his money in the hands of the bar-keoper, keop- fug but 83 o his pocket, though 1t 1s probable that this fact was unknown to all who drauk at Lis expense, Boon after the crowd dispersed, und Sevmour fell asleep, not wakiag until about 11 o'clock, when tho bar-kocper dis- tluctly romembers scelng him leave the saloon, having had a Lrief consultation with bim, Ha was supposed to have recovered from his late sproe. About half-past 11, the privata watchman on the Now Orleans wharf-boat JEAKD A CRY OP ** NURDER!" The cry was very falnt, however, and, after Yatenlug attentively, he was half-persuaded of hiis mistake, but, this morning at 4 o'clock, whon he came ashore toput out the lzhts: Joit bLurniog aromnd & plie of freleht, hs was frightened almost qut of his wits by stumbling over the body of & dead wman vl on the side of the bsuk near the water, an upon making a closer investigation, found thal tho man lad disd of @ atab fu the loft side, from which the blood flowed {n great profusiou, ‘Tlie blood was traced to & vestibule in front of No. 9 North Levee, WHEKE TUR WOUND SNEMS YO IAVE BEEM IN- FLICTED, ‘Tha body was placed o the Morgue, and waa identitied, late this l!\urumnh:l the body of John Soywour, WLo » Blster Iu-law llving fn this city. The pocketsof the unfortunate man were turncd 'mumnhlo out, sud tho §3 which he is knows to hiave had about him at the tiwe of his death were goue. One of the pants-pockets, which had been pluned up st the top ju order to protect its contents, bad been cut out. It Is probable that the murdorer or wurderers firdt intended to throw the body into the river, belug frightonsd away befors »u %, 88 the watchman sbove alluded ta ssys that he called *‘Jobn!" (another watchinan) several tlues upon hearing the criea. Who tbe murderer Is 14 a watter ol mystery, but it is belleved that ha was among tboss who drank off the man's money in the saloon, requiving but Hedle intelligence or ability, ha befng u hn-sewer. Twu yeurs ago he cnmne to Chleugo, aud had, up ta the day of the crime, worked n packing-lousesat fhe Stock-Yards, 111a last employinent was at B, P Hutchinson’s packing-bouse, where he worked slido by side with Cunnully, and this was tho Oret time the twoevermot. Bherry Was tive leet elght iuches In helght, brown hatr cut very short, and blus oyes; wc\uh&uz 100 pounds when arrested, although he galued a few pounds i Jail, Hewas a burly, brosd-shouldered fellow, with a heavy, hard-looking face and decidedly unprepossessiog wanuer. ono half-of a mile, and came back to tha houss of Mr, McEfreab, and knocked at the duor for admittance, Mrs, Guard came to the door and {nvited bim in, but ho STHUCK WER WITH NS UMDRALLA, snd, oxibitiug a revolver, demanded that she should go home with him, which she refused to do. ile thes selzed her and dragged hor about ffty yards, stlll contiouing to beat her furiouss 1y, ond fnally drew his revolver and shot her, the ball taking effcct fn her rizht oys. 1o then turped ber body over aud, sceing what ho had duve, pointed the rovolver to his own bead snd . The ball, however, lanced on his fore- head snd madu ouly a flesh wound. Leaving the, body lylug upoen the ground, he weat home and lay down tpon the bed, where he was found by the ofticer. ~ Mrs, Guurd died in about tweuty wminutes from the timo she was shot, Quard was drunk at tho time of the tragedy. THE GOTHS. HORDES OF THEM OVEARUN QUINOY, MLl Hipecial Dispaich (0 The Tridune Quincy, 111, June 9l~—At Jacksourille yes- terday about 200 tramps boarded Conductur George Heller's freight train ou the Wabash, saying they fnteuded to ride, as they had had ali the walking they wanted. Every possible device was employed toget themoff ofthe _train, but to no purposs. 'Tho tramps were do- termined 1o stay, Tne rallroad employes were entirely too few tocope with this mob. The conscquence was that the tramps stald on the itraln uotil 1t reached Quincy, when they gos of and scattored throughout the dty, 3 pumber of thew beiog arrested during. the nlght by the police. While tho train was at Jocksonville, Conductor Heller notified the ofliciale sloni the line of the coodition aifairs. In conscquence of ths danger it wad feared the express traln, which Jeft Quincy fn of repairs, When the ofticers arrived at this dilapidated unlaviting_place, they wero ulimost_convinced that ft was wholly deserted, ‘The gate stood open, the door of tho house wus closed, while the half-broken window-shutter playod buck and. forth fn the wiud, but, upon dismounting and entering the ynrJ, they caught s glinpse of Pracythe s bhe'ran out of the Lack door into the orchard .and mounted his honu‘rwhlch was atanding thero ready saddled. The. officers mounted thelr horses and followed bim juto the woods, iring eeveral shota; bul he escaped without {ujury. After following the trafl for some time, thoy lost 1t completely, and HETURNED TO TUN HOUSR to conshler further blaus for effecting his cape ture. They all rode Into the yurd sud begun eating apples. Koho and Lutun dismounted and sut upon the fence, whilo Burdwell re- malued in tho saddle While the three men werg in this poaition, s fourth—s broad-shouldered, powerful wan,with » beariuy und conntensnce that might have told his lowlees trade—walked out from behlnd a JEREMIATI CONNHLLY waa younrer sod better looking than bis partoer i erline and death. He was born Auy, 15, 1830, ia Bantry, Irclund, and was broughit to Amer- dca by his mother when very youur. LUis fathor died 1o Ireland, ang Cunnelly bad no recollec- tion of bim. Jorry was the youngest of the fanily, which conslited of five boys aud one fiefl. ‘Tho mother s still alive and rosidca ut ren Polat, N, J. Cuunclly was thrown upen the world to get a Mviug verv early, und, ulter iwo yoors speut lu New ™ York, he asccompauled ‘his relatives to Bergen Point, und procured work i a coal-yard there. ‘Then Lo worked in a dock- yard for three years, aod, at the expiration of this term, shitvped oo bourd thesteambuat Come wodore, of the Western Trausportatiou live, ot Buffelo. ‘The stesmvr truded between Chlvago and Huflslo, aud fu the fall of 1877 Connelly Ieit it in Buffslo, aud came by rail 1o Chicago. He got work fu Hutchivson's ‘pwking-bouse, and remalned there until the day of the murder, o was o bright-lookiog buy, tve feet six ands quarter jnches In helzhi, and welgbed 145 pounds. He had durk brown halr, naturally curling, and blue eyes. Although certaluly not u handsowe bog‘. ho had not the dorged, sullen appeurauce of Bherry, and durlug Lis im| - went won the sytpathy of the jail om&u by his quict, gentlewanly mauver, TUR TALK THAT ONE HEARD in passiog und repassiug lelaurely through this erowd of wien, women, sud chtlfien—| s mot. ley collection of semi-respectables, roughs, uud uodlutos—was Lanie aud mouotonous, Evel body conceded that two youwg wurderei were sbout to met what they des ed, althouch to bs sure, some said, it was pretty bhud to Jerked off of 8 d—d ugly trap with a bloody raoging upwards and psssiog iuto the abdowen, causing ¥ NEXT DAY, —— Fope around one’s neck, and Whoved into tho | raised a row in aud stolen o knife from . B T el diut: hiawon lring to use {t in & huntiog expedition, and pro- thie afternoon, miht bo boarded by the trawps pest world In & moment's tiwe. Otbers fuclined butcher-shop of Peter Schmidt, .15&) St:’:: OTHER EXECUTIONS, fi’&‘fi.‘?‘;fi'&"fifl'fl‘{.‘flfl“‘ n"“fic'flfi’:fi"{n}"ififiéf :udfdwumny. where be tried to 'vun:t?:u OB, sud, to prcv‘;'m this, it was merely slowed al to the view that the suddenness of the drop was | strect, suadenly rau south on the same street, where Koho and the Shsr'ffl had takcn refuge, der and bullets. Fuiling to obtaln the lat- | THE MOMROS, W1S., TRAGEDY. Jacksonville, the passengers for that city bewug :lea‘:a‘t;luyc &1‘,’1‘;”:{,":‘.:',".,‘:1“.:5‘{‘:2 Illla'.l :n: ll[n{l::: ’!‘!:l_mlng 'fl“il ou Tblrty-seventh street, they BURNES, sud all thres coutinued o tire upos Buru::; Pory e procuted & supoly otsbot, He roturned Speciat Diapateh 0 The Triduas. & ::«}'tlx?: 3:': :gl.'fl‘. :llm‘a -\:l):cl‘:axlx; eax 1:“ mlx:i shoi for abot, uutil he had cwpticd one of his plstols, when bic run a short distaucs, mounted his huree, aud dmlixwucd’ haviog received only & alight wound n the thigh, ‘Lhls wad upou Saturday, the 20t of Novem- (the day of the wurdes), requested Bolowos Lo £0 with hil to buut coons sud possuns. Tha Iatter lauched al the ldes of shooting these ani- wals fu broad daylicit, sud refused to go. Ed- ‘ward, bowerer, went off, taking thy gun with Low the busiucss worked. Tha prevelcut curle oaity was, of course, to kuow whether the wen would die game or not, und oo this subject there were widelyvarylug views. Sowme weso suro who wurdered Frederick Onn, at Monroe, Wis., Wedouday night, took a decided turn last uvenlng, and resulted in the arrest here of Fred Obug, son of the wurdercd man. It appewa bia nfecy Lo bis hotoe ut 1960 Butterteld aireet, Al Blantch b Flr 2 t0uns Oue of the rutlisns grabbed the" xt:l“i‘y BT, Lous, June 2L.—Juhn Buroes was hauged the wriss and rougbly vulled ber about, | to-day at Parly, Iil., for tho wurder of Elijah sl the thuo keeplux uv & volloy of Burdwel, last Novewber, A stockade bad been the majority of thea clumiug to be burvesters in uuqi'.!h of work, arrived un the War Euzle fro Bt. Louls this forcuoun. Tley have uot ycb wimmensed Lo 4o up the river, bul go out o