The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-09

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i 70 our painful duty this dav to record one
OF the most atrocious, revolving crimes that ever
transpired In the County Of Macoupin. Early
Yesterday morning our community vas pro
foundry aeitated BY the report Of I foul and
high handed murder committed near Otter
Creek, come ten miles northwest Of town, on
the Jacksonville road, the particulars Of which,
g near - We have been able 70 ascertain, are
- follows:-
On Tuesday evening, peddler, travelling
across the Otter Greek bottom, found the BODY
Of an old man, who had evidently been MUIR
dered and robbed. This discovery aroused the
neighberhood, and upon investigation, it wAs
found 70 be the body Of NJ. Seacey, Who re-
sided in Mclean county, Kentucky, gentleman
OF some 10 years Of age, who vas on bis way
to CSmmington. 10 this county, to visit his sons
living near that place. It seems that at some
point on bis journey ION the river, We believe(,
NJ Seacey made the acquaintance Of young
man, who succeeded in gaining the confidence
Of the unsuspecting old gentleman, TO such an
extent that, being in rather feeble health NJ.
8. accepted the fellows offer to accompany him
to his destination, and bore his expenses. They
came to Carlinville, stopped with Sheriff Plain |
over night, and on Tuesday morning hired .
buggy at Mr.. Queens Livery Stable, and started |
together tor bis sons residence. Sometime ia |
the afternoon tho horse Was found alone With |
the buggy. and the body discovered some 80 |
yards from the road, With the head horribly |
mangled with club which was still lying upon |
II, and the throat cut.
Mr.. 8. is supposed to have had on his person 1
near two thousand dollars, and there is no
doubt but this scoundrel had formed his acqaint.
lnce. and renamed with him for the purpose Of
robbing him, and then, when within four miles
of the residence Of his sons, the wretch con-
,ummated his vllany, coolly and deliberately
dragging the feeble. gray haired old man, who
had generously befriended him, out from bis
buggy, and with fendish brutality, bea, his
brains out with club, while the pleading cry
u life (beard bysa German who was plo
q held near By, but was mistaken for the
noise OF boysD was UNDECIDED. It is supposed
hat ne succeeded in getting only about ST.
700, as $43V we're found on the person Of the
deceased.
The most accurate description We can get OF
De supposed murderer represents him as being
bout u or % years old, s fset 6 or inches
a height, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes,
! long nose, which comes out almost straight
rom the face, spare built, dark clothes, broad
trimmed hat with low crown, and says he
'ails from Warren County, Virgins. Name
Unknown.
The most active and vigilant search is going
N, but 10 trace Of the murderer has been found
lp to this morning, although one or two sus,l
)ected DerROna have been nrrActod l