The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-10-08
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LONG CONCEALED MURDER BROUGHT TO
LIGHT


human ncing ~ inc woods, some ii'teel
miles rom tins ciiy' IN the township %
lsyi9r me remains conSisted OF bones
wh'ch h'd been exposed 10 the weather
'of shch length 81 time that they were
entirely dcroid oi hcsh These witt
fragments ol clothing were collected anf
preserved The search beng continued
Vall7e was also found which. upon IN
Nes'iSAtioh' revealed number OF art
cues among others quite stock OF let
tele Whioh were pubiIshed ~ the Free
rToss wan view to asecr'aining, II
p'ssiule' tho identify 81 the man -
lar if"m surprising itat the case involved
any mystery IL was merely Thought the
person whoever be was. had wandered
81 IN a M OF insanity, and dice "a the
woods. Facts developed themselves dit'
ietehuy However.
'"' snort liln' ri'pT,'a before We r..
celNeu "tters rom friends and relatives
ol me unioFtnhai" man. giving a state
hent wmch So the matter IN new hight
aha aemahdcd attention at once by
'heS' accounts II was "5drftalhcd ihat
the remains were, beyond a doubt 'hosc
Vi M. 'ohh Hickey railroad freight
CONDUCTOR recently at the time oi his
death, from Onion Point, Georgia Tho
circumstances, as given rs by his rela-
tlVcs residing at Milford, Connecticut.
were as follows; Hickey left Connccti-
..ul III duiY is'', Ia company WIN an
IfIslmnn named John Kennedy. intend.
ing to 60 10 Chicago lie took with HIM
about $1,000 IA gold, the result of his
savings at th" South Kennedy had no
money and Hickey paid his fair for him
Nothing more was heard from them un.
I'll the following october, when liickey's
relatives received letter from Kennedy
stating that be- had returned to New
York, and that Hickey had gone to Ire
land. lie enclosed the Key t. iIickey's
trunk, and stated that when they got IT,
Detroit Mickey changed his mind and
concluded 10 81 TO England leaving his
trunk and other personal property Ia his
hands, g. be returned to lis relatives.
The ahsurliiy el these statements at
AT once aroused suspicion. but as HEX. /
ey's friends were of the poorer class ei
people, no steps were taken io arrest
h Kennedy The discovery Of the remains I
and publication Of the letters iu the Free
Press, which were signed by the persons
from whom we received communications.
disclosed the facts, revealing 10 us the .
existence Of an enormous crime aud to f
hc friends Of the murdered mau tho lo- T
salty and perpptrator of the murder.
fAc lattcr was known t. bc 10 Charleston.
: G.. at the time Of these developments,
long NOTHING and sum iu.e -nl''utv, 80
'uunger 10y ihe Anxiety '' hi'li'''N''H /"
'"vcr ny ta" cf"#' AS t''' "l',''' W a7
inc 81 tA' greatest ihii'ni lAng' tu,s' 's''
.cgs were 40 once p't''H 10 Tue Nali"' ''
Ncssis u'i't ana V.i.'lnp' 7, IN VA "e'o'
lives oi tins city. ana % was ''i' l''' ''e,''
.o prosecute. COMMITMENTS wa ,''."
ishcd with the ponce - i''ii'si'"' q ~
with directions io arrest hehH,'s
Several weeks h"d o'1l's'H'' ile'Nete'j
ind M the ln''il iihe 'N'
ound ats way lAei,' ANY, No''''N' TO-
become informed gu '.' t'9' W. ',N
crime. Inc mayor "' VA N''"
10 this city Veal NeH", "s """ u,'''"l ~
= few days previous '"'N' '''','lt 'H ,''"'
If directions ior ms arrest II, was ''s'
sight oi here. iSM ',.s "',. 80
word came rom hiiIi'ti W., 80
lad arrived IN NV i"t" o''f "'' a ""s
staying th't' WIN ~ xy'-I
Champ al once S'"'V'' ~.
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