The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-11
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agreeing Scene.
CLEVELAND, August 1O.--Anotber murderer
has gone before his Maker TO answer for the
crime which branded him with the mark OF
Cain. On the same drop on which DR.. Hughes
stood exactly six months before and from
which James Parks and JACK COOPER were
launched into eternity, Alexander Mcconnell,
the murderer OF Rosa Colvln, suffered here TO-
day the extreme penalty OF the law. Tie history
OF the murder Is brief.
Mcconnell who is a native of the north Of
Ireland, having emigrated 10 FltZroy, @. W., in
lS47, came last March as boarder to the house
Of William Colvin, residing about four miles
from Omsteud Falls, Ohio. ColviD lived in
shapty partly surrounded with woods and was
| q vood-cutter. He was married, but childless
and did not llN G in harmony with MS wife.
On the morning of the Oath March, COlvin and
Mcconnell started quite early for Berea, Cuya-
hoea county, Ohio, TO seek employment in the
quaIries there. When they reached the railroad
track, about mile from the house, Mcconnell
complained of rheumatism and decided to turn
back. Colvin went on to Olmstead Falls aud
met his wife Rosa there. He desired her to
return home. and she was last seen going towards
her house at Ii o'clo ok the same day. Mcconnell
was observed at the house about the same tm9.
| IL WIS the last time she was seen alive. COlyln
returned home tnat night in company with
Canadian trend named Joseph Miller. They
found tie house shut up aud Mrs. Colvin and
| Mcconnell missing. The husband express d no
surprise at this circumstance beyond remarking
| that probably hIs wife had run off with Nc
COnnell.
| Next morning as both men were preparing
/ breakfast Mr.. Crawford. Presidents OF 1.-THE viC-
ntty. entered the house and immediately discov
cred blood on the floor and walls; an earring
and bracelet of Mrs. Colvin's were found on the
. floor, and hnger marks OF blood stained the
! walls. Colvin and Miller were arrested on sus-
! picion OF the murder OF Mrs. Colvln and MCCon-
! nell, lOr whose absence they could not account.
| tier long and thorough search the body OF
! Mrs. Colvin was discovered beneath wood
! pile. The skull was fractured, and the face.
1 ,..ly hErrt r1nNn khnn
! search was made for McConnelrs body which
! was of course unsuccessful. There was a great
deal OF Indignation expressed against the prison.
! ers and they were held for trial ou
! charge OF murder. For the protection
| OF the innocent everything depended on the
| fnoinG OF Mcconnell. II he should not be found
| nothing could save them from death. Sheriff
| N cola, becoming convinced that Mcconnell was
the real m urderer instead OF a victm used every
effort 10 find him. A detective named Olell
| was sent to Canada, and there he succeeded in
| aIresting Mcconnell at his house in FltzroY.
| Several articles belonging to Covin were
I found in his possession. He made some
| resistance to the officers, bat was cap
/ tured and brought back to Cleveland. Col
| win and Miller were at once released. McCon-
| nell was placed on trial in june and was found
! guilty OF muroer in the first degree. The evil
| dence produced against HIM at the trial was
ma My clrCumstanta He was sentenced by
| Judge Foot to be hung on the lOth of August
On his return to his cell he met his lister weep
| inc on the Court House steps, and then, aud
! not until then, did has IND ference and hardened
! demeanOr give way. He soon after male full
! confession, from which we extract mat portion
| which relates to the manner in which the muir
! der was committed. 1t is as folloWs:-
! Ay nameIs A eXander Nc onne. am 'hlrty-hve
or thirty-sx years Gli don't know which was born
teen wears ago on the Sth July last and ianded vt
on cUa4 %a r. m h e @e rom Ea
NV wife was widow wi h six children when married
farmer. lett my home 10 come here in February
The city and then 1ent Berea to work / have sad
10 some persons that came away on accounp Of dill
sum M Il ~ land and he R hres?ned % sue me ea@ @
CyeTcOme n' BY 0 his fee sIG pgs % and %eDt When
sG moT@ng % % he & orc f. 60 os to S no ON the
goa! the way intended to turn back and go to the
ee no h ss nS S 5oos n
own in the bed hen started for the railroad passed
came On h way 10 the I roaG cE met
hOsa C4yn M in GSgie[S lot Kept on eXpainhg in to
that he was going 10 Ceve and She said II Clyn was
y 'sG wGen a 6er aa
b Gn o rsd his hngs 3 We he %a MOI 60 c to C
s6antSo&d e. & having 6ehSGsh me that Touldp do tG
Eaglers, Aiter, laying, the clothes. down, and sn,
to he@ see nG r baband at as PesY dS
has to Son home &C. caSsSs 'heP to her thai
you been robbRS the house2 said no Was tax ns
some OF GOWNS c ohes and leaving some mine in
home. / had none his clothes then. sac sn ched
poo til a heme 5nf dSHF a sal
wouG go she said that she would go and call ia the
%e a4S TO ER
poker laid down the clothes, and think struck hel
ard struck me Am BOT sure if she struck me or not
seiZtd a stick OF wood and struck her7I think on
and struck me over the head with The poker
stat & gered d,r back m against the wall seized an
She' die d instantly. When I struck her the blow
Win The stick OF wood she fell and kicked her which
hinE & cut her ear after she Re the ast time tool
have Killed Cup The prisoner here wept btt er,.
not tnow what TO 90; thought hao killed her in
went on sOe the shanty and stood there little Will
then came bach into the shany and carried her to he
O'Clock in the orenOon, near as / can tell Xttei
carrying her out came back into the shanty While
close by the house. heard them taiki' and saw
them from the shanty. sne wSs at the time buried
Ssain packed up the the gO3ds and afted tnen Tent
the house to tRs ttarO9 aknC
There took the Ave O'Clock train SanduSky / at
all night started sondSy morning Sboat Ss EGss
hve O'Clock on foot for Fremont arriving there aDou
eleven O'Clock train oledo and kept stragh. on tC
| Detroit then crossed TO Port Salnia and took the
hour after struck Rosa CoIvn the asst Ow took he
body out and deposited under the wOo0 pile. held
was not CONSCIOUS when dlopeed he dress which hSC
wrapDed aroand her. After had deposited the body
up the oOd aid place the heavy logs of wood 0, g
her ee was as not & more tGSR III een minutes rom tn
blow vito the axe. The money that was claimed t. b.
saw Sno deny taking God Almighty knows am 81 rf,
for the deed have doue and hope to be OrglVen
Sheriff Nicola had a great deal OF trouble Will
| him at first, as he was savage and revengeful
! and formed plan with his fellow-prisoners L
| break iaIl. At length when the fatal day ap
| pointed drew near, and Governor Cox haC
| VaI1 sod oil no M a nj