, 1861-05-29
Horrible Tragedy In Greene Co. Ills.
Correspondence Missouri Republican,
Afnu

On last Saturday night, May 18th, just at the
colc1ueion Of q religious service In this vii
1age, the people; ; on the way home on the Win
chester road, at the distance of . mi1e and
Lelf from town, heard strange noises, rs of
women screaming, and On hastily repairing in
the direction, reached the former residence Of
VIM MACE, an Erglishman, when one Of the
most shocking and terrible epectaclas pre-
sentcd itself.
It was after dark, but by the light Of the
moon, as the neighboss entered the yard, they
'spied dead and mangled body. and on 60
ing further ioundthe bodies Of Mr. MACE and
MS wife, both mangled and bloody to terri
4 ra1e light Wis first discovered in the
house, which in fen moments revealed tue
fact tEat the house had been fired from the in
side, and the flames shortly bursting out, tbs
door-yard WAS discovered standing In blood,
md the bodies Of the three murdered victims
presented revolving spectacle.
The young man WIS Of the name Of Rich.
ard McAulcy, about twenty-one years Of age.
lie ewas ehot In different places, and, apparent
It, efter he was PROSTATE his skull was cleft
in Pieces, AID his brains had run out on the
ground
then beaten in Il most horrible manner : while
the old lady's. hands, arms, shoulders, face
and neck seemed chopped to pieces Fish an
axe, as If In her efforts to ward of the blows,
the weapon fell alternately on each.
BIZ the time the full extent Of the tragedy
could be discoycred-and that there could be
no relief afforded to the unfortunate people,
all three Of whom were dead-it wns about
Line O'Clock at night
Runners were then dispatched in different
directions-some to the village and others
towards Apple Greek Prai1ie, and to Judge
scel5 e's--spIcading the alarm in great haste;
snd by the time tho house was IN full f, l,mes
there were several hundred people on the
spot.
An informal inquest was held which elicited
nothing further than this, and on Sunday the
parties were buried In the village graveyard.
On surveying the premises Sunday. the frAg-
meuts Of g1n, some pistol balls and q large
club were discovered, that led to the suspi.
sion Of some Jeqng men II the neighhorhood,
BY thenames Of Jim Wnkinson and John Al
1sn; l33,, and on pressing these INQUIRIES, young
through the woods on Hurricane creek aud
round the Dutch Mills till Wednesday, With
out euccesa. Allen and . younger brother
were taken and confined till this time
son could be found, the Aliens were put on
preliminary examination before Judge see1ey
and Esquire Jones, which resulted in John
Aliens being committed, and William {a
younger brother) acquitted. The party re-
tanned was then marched, by Sheriff. Fy and
/ at CarTollton, about fifteen miles distant, to
aWalt further hearing, The proof was very
unsatisfactory, and all circumstaatial, but hia
commitment was regarded IS service to him
even If not guilty, Is such Tas the infariated
state Of feeling In the community That the
people would doubtless have done violence to
him II he had been released, md, indeed, res.
cue was seriously talked Of, but Was prevented
| By the better citizens.
son.
The Maces we're quite old, and were consid-
| cred To he wealthy. and thunder WIS HkHiY