, 1866-04-12
THE SOUTH BEND TRAHEDY.
Trial iefThomas BoHeher ON tho Chsrxe
of mHrdeF.
1GpfciA1 OAsn&trh IN 0h,eAnn r.,hrn.s


Especial Despatch to Chicago T.ibpne1
sor1u Bend, April II.
The trial ot Thomas Boucher 10. the murder Of
Aeteooef 1sndrp", near this place, On the3d. Of
ol September last. Commented yester ,ay befora
the CltcHlt Court Of Clay County, Bon. James
bradley Pre- :ittnc,
1he crime Of Hh hich the prisoner glands aeansed,
Wa one Tor Which there seeuf TO hare been no
PaoFocaAoo On the part ol his victim, who was
.a'nM oSI e; NM, andflttie giVn to quar-
tsnd1K .he conmls*ioa of the nleody deed are yet
i~en In memory o. those 1essdag In this y1c1n-
l1T, nut ioF fhc b.neht Of Jour general readers
Lay briefly recornt the hf-tofv OF Tue adisy
The mnedvr wae enmait 81 On tho morning or
suncn5, The ID Of September 1865, ard appe4ra 10
rave heeu the refn1i Of drunken brawi between
tNe men Who mad ro rta, cause Of quarrel md who
lad worked together ius con iderab'e tune tthout
n,,s a.ferlinc existing IN either fide. The scene
ot the murder va fpot Q! H.ing ground nen
and Notse Dame University. Tho cifc1ust1accs
may be briefly recspt u.alcd. 80
I'm the Saturday evening Immediately preceding
ptn'e,s in ,be No'ze Dame College, amons y whom @
ss1e As1.nee, g!LS Land5a% md Taom.s Bo1sher al
Is md close. and after completing tier purchases m
fses Ksgsy ,s saufs sse, = :, sss 81
were all slightly into1,cated but not, strictly soesi
Ing drunk At elcTen o'clock they set forth on
their homewafu journey, and had crosseQ the bridge
orcr the st. 10 river. Two OF Inc uile par1y. Pat
mex OToole and Michael Fnlay, weze f7alKfn7 In
advance Of tapdEum aud Boucher, when tne later
cried sut. "Alfck, believe O'Toote can whip your
What OF that," rejo!ned the o'her. and on being
Little notice WIS taken of rhe alteration. which
did not appear to be serious one, until Laudruta
wa. hesrd to CT out, Where u old man Fin1sy,
an murdered, " md on turning tonoo, O'Toole and
his con1ade perceived Boucher and Landeum en-
gagged tn desperate struggle. the former lying on
the top Of the other and 1nakfnr aerce innsts nth
n knife on the bead and neck OF bis PROSTATE aa-
endedrored to drag aMay boucher, but be heid up
h1a Entle and Threatened to assault them ali In the
same Wxy. Meanwhile LAndfnn1 WIS lat bleeding
TO oealh nom no }ees than eleFen deadly wounds N
The neck Aad hack Of the hesd, nearly e1efy Que Of
which wat sufficient to terminate hls existence.
Ffnfay nm to south Bind for ph, eician, but be-
l1g unable 10 Ind one, he returned with some Of
lisrncf, 10 find Lanorum apparently at bis last
gap. The wounded mau va hfied to 4 wagon BE-.
longing 10 William Neddo, and WIS courefcd TO
Notrc Dame Co}ltee, but before they reached Their
destination With their dre.ry burden, life was quite
extinct.
IAndrutu WIS not qua1reItome mau, and a. "a.
~ could Be fknoWn had neither entertRlntd ary
Erudce against ihe man who Flew him, n3r Given
my occ7selon fH Quss7tl between them. He wa4
loHy-h 3eAss o! a.e, and bad a Wits ami eight
children living in Chlch 20.
be evidence N The case, comprising s1bstaatat-
ly the above points. was closed to-day. The argu.
Denta commence Tomorrow. The prisoner wal
also from chicago. at which place be had resided
slnce leaving ,he rebel service.