, 1866-06-30

The Head Of Z Rnraefyd dan Preserve
ed Tor Three Ye&E, 4n2 khaa Bxo0xhE
Into Court 4s KVf4enfe,to Eas4hlnss
III 1density-The Wuxt7exer Cxptused@
tFrum lha Davenport G.zatte, June 81
1n the Dolly Gasstte Of Tuesday. AaT 18th,
1858, We published tho following:
Honx11E ACuKh Il PowN1axx Coc4r-
1ast fr.dsy week .Ho cauduenta eutztaar, wtta
.sxaa sEa spa q horse., ssuppsd n Ethe ufxatst
trs tfsaed thst the1 wers brothers. tuaa Wsteonttn.
s so1 . - sss asss sesy e. t e n
same Ea1nt1y should be- The yoon9er. 5outh of
about stehtseu yezrs q ase. aao*ed NJ. Xoasth
veze eenktnE received 1t tie hsads or tha sIdE
brother On satu1t11 mozn1ux they sfs1ted On tnet
Journey; oos nSt "maos saaassns "a ;a . setoes ts*5
west Of VI Xanaih- netnx ON seurn for COW IN
deree zee Of If: l., VS. a.tzzcted to theEes bJ a.
9ao9hy TO s-cesta1n NE 0use q stEuns smell -
~ ases.sax autrnaf matter. On tnve~rixattoa .es
found lie h<caA q body Of Msu exro.eo to 1.ess
meu1 for the Coroner. md clhets lof e7mu. ssc&
sos & sa % rs s9o.a isas T. . g he Tss
t1ou of oue was soou d13Au to sotae dres e=therr
| around mass of teavtr, etc Exauatafng e.ote..
semesme the .astaes n< fogna narasa head pl.sra
Of eoun1enance s:ln 1etalaed- TINS NJ. Nons,b rr
u ense = I tsat I'D I'D I :. n1s Is soo.s sa'e
seek before. Further Investigation revealed II
~ 1hs1 On he saraEday p1eslacs 70 th.. a.seo1
Br.okiyn alone: hsd there h.seaed up his horses ;
sta'et thst he had forgotten h.tchet = he p,,c
poay o aaieh 70 2e @ a:Ten sioiT eifsa -
te11asns; thzew = bundle I1sp the w3.oa, xad
cto1e on The buaGte Is euoptsed &c nsye coo
erppostd murderer ras atstsxasts %e<u In Gs.u.sel1
/ tt.il going wr.1- Inc She1ln Of Pove-hlek Com:
=. ssso@pan.ed y q snaa nnc a ,d:attt5 the
Will II is to be earnestly hoped. succeed IN tadtns
him md hstaeiue aim TO justtee- The hnsziaIt
sssnt has se21et Intense e1ea1etnsnf II P1*e>htel
Tniortan.feiy The hopes entertatue. when
the above item Vas written were nok realized
! and al et1ot9$ to secure the arrest OF tn
| OF the murdered man, proved futile Forth
! na1ety. however, ono OF the citfzeas &
Brooklyn who had taken IN interest in th
matter. had moro thoushtsnmess and fore
. sight than Is usually eyidenc-d In such case:
: Tlis genttamsu, Dr-Conway, Of Brooklyn
took Charge Of the head Of ree raurdere
: man and curefuny preserving it in spirit
Kept it IN resdfnesa for future Development.
At length chain Of circumstaasfal erideuc
= seemed to point to young mao named Eli
Vincent as the murderer. and LIST Frits
week he was arrestel ct hf4 home near Can
bridge, H., and on that aud the iollowin
r / day underwent legal examination
- Al this exumin attDn It Was shown th:
ratheF MoEe than THREE years ago, Einccz
left CarnbEidee with his cousin, C11ibost
Showers, for the West, aud after IN ab*ens
, / pftwo years OF more rtturz<d alone, lenyir
;, al knowledge Of the whereabouts OF Shower
- 1t w=s claimed that the time Of the dep1f1n
- from Cambridge corresponds 80 nearly vii
:. the date Of the murder near Brooklyn, a.
:. leave intervening days eaousa to allow !:
= the Journey FROM enc point TO the ntheF. b
e the real difficulty wss seen to lie Ia the id
>. tidcxtlou Of The: murdered bouv
~ meet thi4 Dr. CdnWay was m. aste1|
ance, aud N the crowded Court roo.
i in tho presence, Of seyeraf hund
- persons who veil knew young Showers, "a
= gentleman opened 3 lin pail, the top
H which was covered with black oilclsth clio.
= y tied down, and to tue astonishmeut a,
II horror Of the behpldess exhibited tum
- - head, the perfect featrzes Of which we're
- cncr aud positively identified, By huudtr
~ ct persons, ~ the couuteuance OF Claibos
- Shouerss
81 The evidence thus addueed could not
vs. e5aded, aud Vincent Ens held to hail
~ await re9uisition On Gov 0.Ieahy t1s
~ ~ Gov Stone Some surprise vas express
By citizens OF this State that murlle
- should be Iberatesi on bail; but the laws
~ Illinois provide that In cases OF murder vh
70 the proof Of guilt Is not clear and direct, b
w 1 shaD be scr3y3tc8~