Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-22
Hrrible Rape and Murder in Southern
OregOn-'Ihe Criminal Hanged by the
People.

HrribIe Rape and Murder in Southern
OregOn-'fhe Criminal Hanged by the
People.
The following is private letter communi-
Gated to the Alta:
ELLENsBuRe, Mouth of Rogue River,)
OREGON, August 10th, 1861.
This locality was made the scene of the
most horrid and revolving crime known to
humanity, on the afternoon of Monday, 9th
inst. between the hours of four and five
o'clock.
The step-daughter of Mr.. Kenniff, Miss
Lizzie Graham, only fourteen years old, wa:
murdered and ravished, when within but a
few hundaed yards of her home She had
! been sent by her mother to neighbors
about half a mile, and left there, on her re-
turn, shortly after four o'clock.
There is but too good reason for believing
George Sullivan the perpetrator Of this most
awful crime He was seen to go in that di-
rection about the same time that the girl was
seen going down hill on her way home; he
was also seen about mile below, later in the
afternoon. and was una ble to account for his
being in that locality, but gave contradictory
accounts of his Whereabouts and of the reas-
ons why he was there
The body of the girl was not found until
the next morning although search was mad e
with lanterns on the evening of the 5th. Her
veil was found 10y Sullivan soon after the
discovery of the body, and at place where
it was evident fran the broken bushes and
blood on them, that she had been murdered.
1t was directly on the open trail. 1t would
seem as if she had then been carried a few
feet on one side of the trail and there, from
the position of the body the greater crime
| ] .l 1.
mitted it had been scared away before he
could make any concealment of the body. a
Coroner's jury was empanneed, who, after
searching carefully for three days and hear
ing great deal of testimony, rendered
verdict THAT the girl had come to her death
10 strangulation, and that the evidence of
her death and deflement tended strongly to
convict George Sullivan of committing the
dead
The indignant populace-who had only been
restrained from almost Immediately immo-
latng the scoundrel by the respect they en-
tertai"ed for this jury-immediately upon
the rendering of the verdict took sullivan
from the custody of the sheriff, and march,
ing to the spot where the poor dead bleed
ing girl had been found-upon which spot
gallows had been errected-and allowing
him time to make any statement, and after
an interview with the step-father of the
girl, they then and there hung him.
The girl had been universal favorite, was
prepossessing in her appearance, and pleasant
in her manners 1t was not unfrequent that
she went farther from home alone than upon
this, her last, errand.
sullivan it was supposed, had been rather
attentive to her, he frequently visiting her
house. His appearance was that of low,
brutal, powerful man. His former character
was rather against him, but he had become
rather popular lattery. From the isolated
position of this place, in can be easily ascer-
tanned whenever strangers come along. None
had been here excepting those whose where
nbouts had been distinctly known. In fact,
upon no one in this vicinity could any sus
picion be fastened, excepting upon Sui
hvan.
He manifested no emotion upon being ac
cused of the crime by Kennif He behaved
suspiciously all through, visiting kennif's
house late on the afternoon of Monday, by
roundabout way, and 10y his actions arous-
ing the suspicious of Mrs. Kennff, and sub
sequently lowering around near the scene of
the horrible catastrophe.
The appearance of the girl when found,
was most she cking, making the strong men
who found her shed tears. Her neck show
ed the marks of mans hand strangling her,
and blood was upon her face and person.
The struggle must have been terrible. In
open daylight-the sun glowing upon the
placid Pacific, who's surfe roar probably
smohered her shricks-upon well travelled.
open foot path, was this pure young girl
made victim-terribly soto mans lust.
But she has been avenged.
7 rr,,ol ovorx- ,Darsor Of tIa orOu1 that n
trial should be given, and Mt the gallows
made motion that a Judge and jury should
be appo;hted. The Judge, Gregory Sheriff,
and Coroner found it in vain to resist | left
the galows Just as they commenced pulling
the rope. He was buried on the spot. He
would not confess, but the evidence against
him was overwhelming.
REMOVAL OF TIE REMAINS OF TERRENCE BE-
LEW McMANNUs The San Francisco Even
ing Journal Of Tuesday, has the following re-
port of the funeral obsequies on the occasion
ofremoving the remains of the patriot Nc
Manus:
The remains of the beloved and lamented
patriot and exile Terrence b. McManus will
leave on the steamer tomorrow, for the pur
pose of being inferred in his native soil
agreeably to his own request The body was
disinterred yesterday, and placed in metal
lie case, which was covered with magnifi-
cent rosewood coffin also made air tight, and
surmounted with silver fastenings On the
lid is a massive silver plate, deeply engraved.
over which is a silver cross. The plate re-
presents the sun rising over the mountains,
and a broken column, beside which stands
the Goddess of Liberty. Under this en-
craving is the following inscription:
TERRENCE b. MCMANUS,
NATIVE OF IRELAND,
Died January 18th, 1851.
Aged 40 years.
In the evening about o'clock, the body
was placed in state in Platt's Music Hall, by
the Mcmahon and Montgomery Guard, where
it remained until o'clock to-day, attended
by the Guard, and visited by thousands who
desired to see the casket that contained all
that remained of their beloved countryman.
The Hall was decorated hy the American and
Irish flags, and the stacks of arms on the
platform gave interest to the scene At 2
o'clock the military, and, deputations from
many sections of the country assembled at
the Hall, and the body was removed to St.
Marys Cathedral under their escort. The
ceremonies at the Cathedral were very i'm
pressive. From the church the imposing
procession moved through our principal
streets in the following order:
Preside Brass Band,
The Hearse,
| with twelve pail bearers.
| The McMahon Greneders,
| The Montgomery Guard
American and Irish flags, fured and
draped in mourning.