The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
Horrible Tragedy In Greene Co.
Eliln0ss.

| Wilmington, Greene Co., May 81.
| Only las. Saturday night, May 18th,
just at the conclusion Of \ religious ser.
vice in this village, sic people, on the
way home on the Winchester road, a.
the distance of ! it4!ie n.a half from
town, heard strange aoiscs, - Of WON
eH screaming, md on hastily repairing
III tia direction reached the former res
iIcncc Of WIN. Maee, All En1iishman,
Whore one OF the most shocking and ter
riblc spccf.cles presented itself.
Il wss after dsrk, br: by the light Of
thc moon, 4. the nci.hbors entered the
yard, they 'spiva dead and lnanclci
body, and on g"ins further found the
nolics Of Mr.. Mace and hir wife, both
m-pglyd and Hood. to q terrible cx-
tent.
J, pale l.ah, was frst discovered il,
tic house, which III = t,w nonenta ~
y,alcl tie i.c, tia' tie house had been
.ir.d from the inside, sna ,hc flames
shortly hur-;ir. ottt, ,i.c door yat,. was
discovered standing in lln3 L. nnl tho
bodies Of ,l,r"2 murdered sieti.as pre-
.sn'r,i arevo't;ne spectacle.
The .o,,i. man wss Of tho name Of
II. har,, ,iyAu'ev, ano,. 2 wears
.! agc IL w.s shot in different p'aces
an!. sprarcn:'v, after he WAS PROSTATE
his skull. vas c...t IN pieces, AMI lis
hrsi's had ran ui.t ~ .I,o "roaii.
The ol,. gentlemen had al.o been
shot ard then beaten IN q most he..ihie-
manner Whi'o the oil ..lt's hsn,i4,
arns, shoulders. fstr ant rsci. acola,.l
chopped u pieces N;th ~ aye, = ii Ii
her efforts . ward q. Il G blows, sl.c
weapon fl alto:uat,l. on g il.
~ tho tl,ae The t,.'! t>tcnt ]. ,',a ~
eo ~ co,.al ha .l;ss.,so~...l .,-.i aae'
#slnre cott!#t - ~ s,.aai aaoiie.. 10 ;'le
unfortunate p-nrie, i, ;hses # VII u,
her- dead ii Ms a1eas ,.....e o'ylrc,.
a. Night.
Ranness 4era t!.af dispatched u III
i,r.u' .iircef;nns-->.tae T. lis village
ana other, taw ards Anna Greek Pr..i
rio, and to .'n,'ge :eclye's--s spreading
the alarm IN gres, haste: m! by The
tine the house WAS il tnll rfa'ars .h~va
were several huadfed rc.,..e o.l ,he
snc'.
An informal inquest w,.s hsl.i, w,,;vl;
..'c;led nat.lng further ihsn this, AMI
IN Sunday The parties were buried ia
the village grave yard.
On surveying the promises sunday.
the fragments oi a gun, some s'!rtu!
balls and u large club ware discovered,
that led to tho suspicion OF some young
men in tho neighborhoed. by the nance
Of Jim Wilkinson and john Allen, AM
on pressing these inquiries. young vii.
kinson hastily fled, sad Was pursued
through tie wooia on Hurricane creek
and round the Dutch Mills til Ncincs
day, without success. Allen and Il
younger brother were taken and con
fined till this time.
When is became doubtful whether
Wilkinson could be found, the Aliens
We're put on preliminary examination
before Judge Scely and Esquire Jones,
which resulted III John Aliens being
committed, and William "a younger
brother) acquitted. The party retained
was then marched, b, Sherilis Fry and
Bowman, under heavy guard, to the
prison at Carrollton, about fifteen miles
distant, to await further hearing. The
proof was very unsatisfactory, and all
circumstantial, but his commitment
was regarded as service to him even
il not guilty, as such WAS the iniuria;ed
state Of feeling in tho community tha;
people would doubtless have ioae VIC
lence to him il he had been released,
aud, indeed, rescue was seriously
talked ot, but was prevented BY the
better citizens.
Pursuit is still continued after Jim
Wilkinson.
The Maces We're quite old, and were
considered to be Neslthy, and plumber
was likely the cause. The young man
McAuley vas IN adopted son, the old
folks having no children.
1t has seldom occurred in the conmu
nifty that 50 great excitement has cNis
ted, and, indeed, such az atroci,y has
never happened before in our county.
is thought the strongest proof can be
1 hrousrkt .aruari a.rainst Wilkinson and