, 1866-01-08
AN ATROC1OUS MURDER.
A Slater Murdered by Her Brother,
who <s1o1les In Ills Crime, aud Give.
n Reason for ll-F1ve Children left
o1herle1R.

tFtom the Detzol. Tribune, 5sh.]
. Yesterday, shortly after noon, three me
residing at Connor'a Greek, about fye NIL,
ont on the Gratfot road, came to this city
coopf Who .Re had about tTe}4na Iehn HsalI ala
that day, murdered Ills own slster in col i
blood. haying almost literally chopped hez t
pieces with IN axe.
Cooper, on Wednesday evening, went t.
Gonnors Greek, from this city. and put d,
that uight at John Corby's hotel. Tcsterda
brother -in.law VIM. Lynch, q welito.d
farmer in the vicinity, and found his sister
Mrs: Lynch, engaged In washing. Feelin.
tired, he sat down In chair aud fell aa1eer
He remained asleep until about 12 O'Clock, ~,
nc Then drew revolver, which he Lad pro
v1ded himself with, and deliberately fired q
her, but missed his mark.
He then sclzed An axe aud dealt the uufor.
tunate woman fearful blow In the head. Tht
sharp edge Of the instrument struck her upo1
the bridge OF the noec-harfng been SWINE
around tidewise-aud almost severed .thii
skull. The iifeless body fell at the feet OF tb.
murderer, and he, as ii seized With m addi
tional tit Of desperation, immediately there,
| af,er commenced cutting her body With the
sens Weapon. This was cut entirely across
inc ofeast In a diagonal manner, 50 that when
found the heart was perfectly bare. II Is
thought the murderer must hare struck tey-
eral blows in the latter region, a. one blow Of
the axe could not have made so terrib1e q
| wound
While this was going on, one of Mrs.
LTnch's children Il boy), M1. L. being absent
from the house-ran ont md informed sey-
csal Worknen, who were building q school
house In the vicinity, that his mother was be-
Ing murdered. Tie men rushed to the scene
Of danger, and found that the Information was
too true. The front door of the house was
locked, but they went to the back door and
there behe1d the murderer emerging from the
place with the instrument which had compile
ted az bloody work, IN his hand. The weapon
and himself were literally covered With ,he
yet Wa1m blood Of the unfortunate victim.
Inc men secured the murderer aud started
70 investigate What had been done, Tho sight
tlat met thefr gaze, As they entered the room
where the terrible crime had been committed,
the bare floor, covered with the horrid
wounds described above, and surrounded by
pool Of blood. lay the lifeless remains. Of
what short time previously WAS happy
mother. The children, struck dnmb with tho
az aTiul Sssns, were crouehed or kneslug BY the
Of their protector and dearest friend. The
whole scene Was one never to be forgot
len, and We trust never again may be Wit
messed.
IT; The murderer, covered With gore, stood,
very short Time, HIa cautors snon ma rcho5
him of to Justice Corry's residence Whcrs =
complaint Was made out and, having pleaded !
county Jail. The parties having Tia nrisonsr
In charge procured q strong ror,e and xcrrra1x
bound him hand aud foot. Thev fhen niorc3 |
him In wagon md brought hin ia ih;s cftv
Our reporter aurinp the affernoon cal1edj.t I
the jul, and elected from the priaoneT the
following history Of 1is life and facts cn,nects
cd with The bloody deed. the ,nnst rn.Is-;s1 |
parts of which are corrohnrate5 Nv oth.r ,.a-
ties although. If We mt.taEe not there il
one fact that be did not refer to. and fhat IL
he has already served one term in the statc
Prison. The following Ia. In auhstance bJs
story, which be told MS ,nme3iate1v sftar t..r
hsr1ng washed the blood from I1is handz en5
face, and with an indifference thnt Wnn1d ~
turally exist in the most heartIess rf1fo;r ~
record: '-1'1 VI
The murdarer's rpa1 uap,a fe .1obn f.,ono. |
although he IL known hy the rams ~ noppi'
He In an Irisbmnn bv hir}h and no,,a &, IL.
about twenty yeara arol H. xorIa1 " lad
In this CITY as a laborer f,r seTcra1 re.re anT
remoyed tn f1hio Wfrro r. ~ ha
came cstranred from his wiie..fnr ~h,t 80
sop be refuees In tail. He ief+ IT. r1's;dre4,'
iour In nurnhcr. r. he c.ra5 ~ ~ su, ea
riepds and wandered ahonf frn1n ms S+sfn4e pH
another. he retn1nei to tbis 81. y .s,r1s ttro
aeo, md obtained emnloTmenf n renat,;nT
md having track m fhr TenfraI Ra;,rosI IL
;ays that his sister-his murdered vicitmM