, 1865-12-16

lipetsons hs dso!e out 10 10 vtezsasy = % snk
m SG9:s sst, q ; e. c s g. ~ e &c Rz :.9 ~
totte sall Of whi+keJ. They, d!d s9s need, ak
stimulus % rouse tbAr frie!nA peEso1sE.
spoa, nd sssy trssted : nnrise h too s1siat7el1
oustnets Hight to txpeet 10 6rt1f TOO heAs'ly ios
the proper discharge of their fttlo commteHooC1
brt Tho night wse coid md bolstesuns, Wild md
pit, seaa On dr,nE, IL 1as:eseaE Tas, I'D .oss'
to %. but it MS not Of snt1eien1y tnpostzns
70 ns t. 2 sss;4 tnss e eRSS s e.
tmnaa 10 ensiaess. Asri1ed ID tSe nsieheorhooa
ol Tho Six Mic Hosse, tAe four. .imnase
a.as E. ~ s.ek s h. ee' d,s %'ns e .rns.s 49,
hey ordered lbe d1ver to e1t.nguash the
hack tights, which be retuted from fear q arrest %
b., tm e h s{ H. con u, H.. h
tngu1shcd from tho direction in which the men
wGu Going. and then he waited whiis the murder
ess md their guide uent ont INTO the darkness On
nigh upon the hour when things Internal most on
eafth appear; hut could hell itself have vontted
forth aende more hideous than these s.eathy h1ro-
prey. At TINT hour of tho night, iii that country
ne1Rhhoshood wal wrapped 10 slunhe1: Ff1an
wsn ~ snoaSh to pGIas %, ~ 70 BIZ s eoade & he
10 Tho hack and awaited the asue Of their VISIT. Ha
eaJs that Cofbett had told him story Of slck
aunt theso whom he wished % Nit, I'd tha: thi.
seted . ,heir guide to ihetr uncoasclous vicaaa.
They reached The house: Housed nom sleep By
their loud knocking, Ma]ouey came down 70 the
o1o u tsa9 sose. wns reped nd sy
asked adnisslon. He refused 10 open tbs
doer, md they attempted to to.es T. Flaming
navy rvorer In his hn1d, with directions 10 shoot
3laloney a. soon as he could be sean. The door
WAS partially opened. md Cosbett snapped hls pls-
having bis pistol In better order. M4loney now
despete1y stroye TO shnt the door aGainst bis mut
3c1eM, knowing By This Ine thai i was euuggle
wife md little onea In The event OF their entrance
than ior hl1seh Co1bets now dred shot through
Inc door. This pressure against tho door from tho
cried aloud il sgonized ZONES, aHonass-" The
gssetlsed ears Of The midnht aseat4ins secoxatzed
th!s - the deathSy o' theIr ye:in1, ,9d oae Of
ed: Returning 70 TIE eal1iage Fleming md ken-
called into zeqnisls,ou. aud II the exnberanee Of
her ss s.iS ,55szz, ssz a5ss 6 tss,s R!sis o
Eineu got out Of The hack on lake street, aboya
1lal5le, On their return, and went home cnrioua!T
results il M story Is 70 be besyed I'd IN M oaels rs
spent the reat II lie nish, il dsbaachery md asi
the vile OF the murdered nan hearing her husband.
10 his brief alteration At the door,-the sh0t-and
then that death wall OF her natne, rushed from her
ness. upon the floor. The door was open and
thres shsdowg fo7ms she could discern
swiftly md silently MOVING away. An inantuate
her teet plashed In the broad pool Of blood sslll
warm from his hea1t-kneelfng n his gore in that
dazk and de.ota.e house. plllowfug upon her
his death ay still ringing In her ears and mlnR1ins
with the terrified shFeks Of her tathekleas ltttle
onet, while ihe Wild mouIninl winds sighed their
rous strange that this poor woman did not 20 mad,
that 1end1sh mockm9 faces. Ike those OF her hns-
bands mur1erers and voices ~ harsh and cruel as
and driven reason tottcring from lis throne Who
can unrovcd tmngine this pictntc but for mo-
mensf Yet this poor woman endured all this the
long night through, and still ehc Hres. A woman
sometimes now appears upon our stzeets, seeming
poor, aye, very poor-and In her thin wan e1es such
Vreat misery appears hnt e7en the most care!css IL
startled by II md IS forced 10 think 'thc1c Is one
whore sad heaft IL laden doun with weary weight
OF woe. one Eho bas litle LEFT to liEe for" That
woman + nenos the h Tts o., 81 The 93 m91de5ea
the whore Joyous heart and lie OF hope Went ont
that night, Wilh his lie, into the darkness. All
this which ne hare 1old IL simply fact, and now
pathy Or pity for these fhete any ons
who would breathe word in tayorof reprieve for
theml On the contrary u would aInoat seem that
hanging were not punishment enough for their
uost horrible crime, md It would require an eter-
nliy OF good orthodox he'll to do fill Justice 10
them.
For time the Sand mdgc MURDER seemed an
officers mere silently "Horkiug It up " tof months
and At hst, aided seemingly By chance, they were
DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERERs.
In The Inst excitement about the aa!ir. arzeste
were made Of John Williams. James Maloney, and
man, with whom It WIS known be had been on terms
Of hot tiity but nothing could be brought TO show
that they had share IN the tonl crime, md they
were aecord!neIy discharged. 1t then become known
to the Police that hack belonging to Philip Bren-
ran had been driven ont, with i party Of meo, 10
they became acquainted with this fact The maa who
hAd been the regu1ar driver Of this hsck went o1 to
Chattauooga. For some time they did not dare to
make direct investigations, but at length that
drirex returned. was arrested, md from him they
learned that On the night In question be Was sick,
and bis p1ace was taken by 1nan named William
getting Lold Ct Gnbbips. hut this was not effected
until inc hitter part Of April, 1865. sbont hse
came TO time very handsomely, when he had 10.
It does seem h,tae queer that such very partleu
la1l{ nice Young nan IS be ploiesses to Be and
hare chosen before that time to give any iniorma
ton to the police reenrdi1g that mr1lcr, although
he trst hare known ol it. and been razy certain It
that pi2ht. But On the " better late than neyee =
prtp{ when he was coRnezed be male clea1
brctf It and gave very fnll and accurate deerip
|
htt hack m the night Of November a0lh, 1881.
This WIS IN The latter part Of April, and nothin,
more was beard Of the matter for lbout Ten weeks
gf: LII & as I'd e 81 q hp %
oee1 fett4 ksausa sait1taa 81 ID 8Ea stsr fseaR
lice The officer fought bfave!y- and althougl
aessed 9o bm fn az sstss
eho,s at Ke1dcHn, without hitting him, how
eng, and then made his escape, rs asststane.
ag he as .eed sn bs o eo1 5,oo %
th15ty rutsns wese brought up oE t!1as before tht
sn 3 e e. ehs5s es qf sasnS ;hs qs
Recorders Court. The, charge having 6een fallj
proven sealnst them. they were On the 18th .
the Penttentiaty. The sentence Ind been passei
md they were ahout to be taken down sta1Es ths
GELS o;s, e aEs thss TO the hogsls IL,
Second Precinct Police, and se1gesnt u,cts,
of the First Precines,. Who I'D previously
Gnbb1ps, arrested mem on tho charge Of thc M!
der Of rst1ick sialoney on the eo1h Of November
1sGi, and on this superior charge they were II
with them, recognized them as two of the parties
prncffscd In Tho darkest CRIME, thelr consc1ances
hardened and their wicked hearts rendered conf
TtllanIes, they hare bold front under The stunning
accusation and unblushingty denied thsr guilt.
Coreett admitted TINT he vas IN Gubbins'
/
Fleming and another msr, but zverrd that they
only rent out for ride, and when out by the SIX
Nile House got ont Of The earrings fol az innocent
that the Who1c charge nas malicious Invention o1
Capt. Kennedy 10 obtain revenge On him tar - t-
ssinE hie peass euphe I mtam for hia deadly nd an
provoked ass.u]t upon officer Kendalin- Corbett
did rot remember that be carried a pistol IN
scene Of the murder OF that remarked to Gubbins
when on the drivers scat, that " aman who is not
Straight ought to aie,'' and ind1snanty .de0sadei
ar f5s Rsnrsa aa se es9
accumulated Of evidence against them. CIR.
strong, md they we're both held 10 answer At the
next te1m Of the Superior Court, that Court hold.
1ns its term 6sfo!s The Circuit: Fleming was d.
E0i bis C eopdaef and ,eenfne'S eossdae4l snsdsdal
tbat no case could be nade out against him. The
held before Juetfces Milliken and Sturtevant, On
July 18th. Gubbfns' Testimony was very fnl and
eompletely a1ed .he crime upon the prisoners. nd
Etyc Information against them wns eecniRg1y q
very coed one-ihat he WIS afraid they might
muisr hin sieo 3ssse be s 'o e1d (, nooasd ssop
snts Sa 6es nstaned to Ia tes
mony Of The e1iefworn widow Of their victim.
.taid alone viii iii ny dcaa haebana iii thas nieht,
cuneernedy, md It they had regret ii connection
with the subject It wns doubtless that they had mol
received The eixteen dollars each for their fctlsh
erMc. They were reminded 10 Jail to await thef,
hral trial, and again the officers tet to work 10 dis
cover the other members Of the little coterc Of pro
fessiopnl murderers.
It may be Tcry hard for esen tho kcenest aud
most 1perieneed detective to obtain The clue to
great crime. but the starting point once reached hi
pornces on his prey with comparative eass theseat
cnly one week In capturing the second couple o
l. the quartette Of HIbe7nau devils. Drinking OF
night in low saloon On Polk strcet, Maa namet
cut With Fleming md Corbett The night Of th
Sand Ridge murder. The name OF the man ha
L never been dl.ulged, as 1t has been feared that
Liberty ha would t1ke vengeance On the info1man
by numbering him This man acquainted Capt
| kennedy viii what he knew Of Einan's compiiclt
| in the affair, and that sane day Finan was seturel
placed under lock and key n char2e Of the poliee