, 1866-04-10
the JUNCTION MURDER.
Further Particulars---The COr0nerss
Inqnest---Mol1isonC Committed
on Verdict OF Wilfal
| Murder.

In yesterdays iseue Of the TRIBrEE We gave all
,be facts that could At that time be a:crrtalncd
afthe murder Of ar innocent old mon who odictsted
n nacmxn at The Michigan Southern md Rock
Fa1ie5. % ' BE va WI wax, inarm Old man, partly
psralj xcd, whose strength barrel. enabled him 10
perform The light d1t,ee Of h's Pnettao9. ne spent
pe,sa,os ot the deed, John Moiliton, a. the s'o1y
Poes, came 10 thc Old n1n'a haht.1,ton on Satusdsy
eyt ming. SID asked TO be allowed to enter II Tor
shccr ets,iue that he had neither nnouey, kaeods,
nor homo. Lie Was admitted. and st eleven o'clock
nAt teen by tnan employed ii The ione'1on asleep
Or appa1 entity asleep. lsiag On be1ehs While while
de VA NAT teen by William Ii. cobb, .Witcn.
man il The employ Of the nlehtean so1thesn KaI'
wsss ii. bande nd face. Not long afterwards John
Kelly, = ~ itchmau. saw him On !he Rock isnnd
,rscf about three -fonT1hs Of mile from the inc
ton and then be called at farm house sonae dis
tpnce from the road and askeo for df1nk OF walei
| which was aIsen him. aad he renewed h's "a!k
ut,ou the trnck. eotng in rcutheEly dteeuon- Al
tsn to drrut. III. Cobh called at The boz, md
here loand etEe!ened npon The f1ooT, the body q
tp.eiy from seyc1al ghatt'y wounds on the head:
! some Of which bad penetrated The sknn and ia,d
osre the htaln. Near y the eoT.e ~ ~ Ion , 6ss
| tquare piece OF timber dxed on one end Ihe
lar war covered ~llh blood. srd piecst OF The old
I 1DAn| |F{eta1p and h8tf Wtfe cAle1ECt0 u.
| A psfty consisting Of John Kelly, Michael Nixon,
John Carroll Martin Foley. and Oven CatsIdy. en-:
p1oycs OF the Michigan Southern and Rock Eland
Hkilroad Companies, at once orranifsd for Inc ppt
tul. and followed the murdc cfef IN hand car until
they c1me up With him at point about teh nile:
| from the scene OF hle guilt de WAs eeaied upun
rock near The trnck, seeming in DO way frightened
Or sxcitet at the n1IlSA Of The men.
When questioned by hi. eaptors IN regard to tht
murder ard his motives for committing 1t, be nd
nt'ted freely that be knocked tho old man in tn.
head. bns Claimed TINT II x14 done m elldctcnce
| While Inc men wete talking with hin he wa& oh
. Ecrsed to rrt his hann in his pocket in q tome
What Euafoed mhnE.ft bat being Immediately
. se1xed, hfEe Piece ot Iron WAS lAkcn from mn
| when led bis espioft to pfs4ume he w1A gong Il
sbo~ hshs, md they took good care shat be shoul
| have no faffhG opportunity OF dotne 20 An In
j; | mt dla!e frtntn 10 The Junction followed. whe
: The c1fi1ene were with Grest didcdlty feSr4ioe
! from erpHahty dispensing jnsuct BY lynching ID
tcouuuyet. Better coun.elt. however. psey1lle!
and be MSS again placed on board the h.nd car m
:. pTourh, TO The ubpolicr s'attop on The Asrlt
Road md afterwards was cnndn dncted to the Armof
Odcsy Newton, Of the eno.stafon Police for
. ktsyes hat he tad obscfreh the murderer 10
inafnr about The Archer Road for several morning
!. 1xfrcd and difty, and covered with raw du,
which bud formed his bed At night. he hto mo
G thsn upce intended TO n1Teft him as Fas1snI d
Z tdk ps areAb!e conduct prevented It. since nH
i rest he hat TALKED lpcohercnfly ahuut Inc ana
! seeming 10 be little Affected with the epotnny
!. his crime IL Ftaee to the 0f3cs.rt Al toe Almo
. YESTERDAY, that be did not CAFE u he WIS h1nE.
/. Re va rzrd Of living. nie cou1atton #e ga
: coTonef ~AEna, On Sunday evening, held N