, 1862-12-01

IFtom the Lacon {11) 1nte1fgencer, nor, 2g1
On Friday last, Mr. Theodore Hutch{ns,
Ing farm, immediately adjoining the city on
the northeast, came upon the dead body of
8 mon which had lain so long a. to be nearly
deeomposcd. Coroner Gore vas immediately
called, who summoned an inquest, the verdict
Of wfieh Was that the body vas the remsins
death By intentional shooting By SOME person
CT pert OBS to them unknown, William Howe
was young Isu, without family OF relatives
in this country, had lived in the plece few
years, was 'ous-drirer for some years up to q
year since, and had accumulated few hun
dred dollars. No one can tell exactly when
be was last seen, ncsrer than that it was about
the nidGle Of August. His trunk was left at
the American House, and people ca.elesslv
said he had gone to the army. As he Was
ia,s1l hnown t9 be in the practice Of playing for
losing party or parties got into dispute, and
finally shot him, or that others who knew Of
his having little money murdered him to
secure 1t.
William Mcneil, farmer sixty-seyen ycars
from this city, was found desd On Saturday
morning, having been shot while asleep with
three balls. which entered his face, two Of
which passed down his throat, severiug the
Jugoiar, and entering tie vitaIs. He appears
70 have cled instantly, With little or no mo-
tion.
Mr. Mcneil slept aloae, and was the only
one Who slept in the lower part Of the house
that mig ght. In the loft were Mrs. Mcneil and
tEo boys some ten or twelve yea1s Of age. 4
Corouer's jury was called, which spent part of
two day inyestigating the case, and returned
MS death By Intentional shooting, and that
SSfHG1R9Rtsnces led them to suspect that Sarah
1mcnell, second wife of deceased, perpetrated
tas3 ~ asea. 9ne vas accordingly arrested and
Hagea u Jan to await q trial in January. We
90 not deem 1t wise to detail the circnmstau-
ees that led the jury to that cnncjnsio hnt
INC community seems unan1mouely fo cn1cnr.
;, SINCE writing the above friend who Was m
the ground, has banded us the following. % oA
ioe place ot ne murder is most deeo1ate
river caused by emal stream called Bro.vn,e ~
Run. About mile and half up tl,is nm ia .
the house where the frightfn1 drama Of blood
Was acted. When We arrived at the houss
several OF the ne1ghbors had gathered, and
upon entering most horrible and frightfuI
! never to witness again. It made our heart
grow sick and brain to reel. On bed in the
corner OF the room lay the murdered msn, his
face mutilsted, h1ackened, and burat NTH
powder Iae room is about fourteen feet
square, with low ceiling and but one window.
|; near which was the bed of the murdered msn'
and on which he received the fatal shot And
through this window the murderer etuck the
gun to within two feet Of the sleeping victim.
s's Some time in the night the family werc
awakened by the repors Of 4 gun near the
honse, a. they supposed. One Of tho boys
| Testified that it sounded as If the muzzle Of
me gun was in the house, but none Of the
family got up TIL daybreak, when, On finding
Nha1 was done, the boys vera sent out to i6-
form the neighbors. It Is one Of the coolest
and most deloczate murders On record, and
SO completely covered up that hardly trace
Of the murder can he found. stiII the ;ury
Hrs, Mcneil" ~