, 1866-04-09
MURDER At THE "JuAcrioR."
An Old Mans Skull Broken In With 4
Railroad Coupling Iron.-Arrest Of
the Assassin by Citizens..Rea1
or feigned Insanity.

A decd Of terrible atroctty via committed at au
esf1y hoor yesterday morning in 4 ag.house neat
the junction OF the Michigan Southern snd Rock
Island Railroads, about seven miles aoush Of hi.
f1'y. poor, old, decreaid ase-man was struck
over the head with ooupliEg Iron In tbs hands Of
fellow named John Mo,iisey, u scntchu.n, aged
hooo' tsensyeleh year1, Who, 90 isr 4. IA known.
was most severe one, smashing IN The skull, and
cansfng tnStant death. 1he murderer fed, taking
ne faatoad traek. &c was pursued BY the eilttns,
no esptuled when about two miles di.t4nt from
.ne scene of toe crime. He vas brought to the city
~ handcar and lodged In The Flrat Precinct Sta-
nonaouse. "hence ht Was transferred 70 the Ar
y; ne " tesss IL, night .ws.ng the resu't
I'ue more than this Is really known OF the e.t-
cunstaucee, a the men Who brought Ii the prison.
e returned Immediately TO their ZONES. The nuI-
ahat he WIS m old man half para1yzed, who was
cmplo!ed At that point as faRman- IT. being about
the only labor he VA: capsole Of performing. Our
reporter yletted the Almo1y at lac hour LAST
evening. and ea~ the prisoner. but little con1d be
elicf ed be5ond the confession that be killed the
deceased, md the asec1uon that he did 1t In selt
defence The following Is the substance Of his
statement
II belong to ,hs amy: t1st came Into he city
He nttacsed me III that house sway down by the
Junction. Ihele appeared 10 be great gathering
there; hwless characters. There we're no words.
L
world not stand It. He struck me on The shoulder
:wrh biz piece OF iron lying on tho stove pack
there am willing to stand ttiA-trial in seli-de-
fence my way. am Wiling to die for the cause
took up an3 WY don't know bis name. went
In there 10 Irtt over nicht went oul 10 the Jnnc-
ton saturday. 1t T. much - nye Of eiT mouth.
e1nce I len kew YORK. applied to this man to
get plsce TO sleep: I think there was family
living tbere-eeeu1ed TO be rnau, woman and
5ounR girl. II whs way down By the lake, That
Mhz tn the evening tost shout enndown fSaturdaY.l
hf f<urE mo III THfF
him with. ! askc3 him for supper and to sleep
there At night. He refnsed, and went to barn to
tlcep Hmong the hay. There vas whole lot Of
,hem in there hl niGht-seenaed to BE- as much a. 4
dozs1 Their appessed 10 Be some plot going on
thought ko. mas attacked, and ID sclt-deience /
killed him. This was In tie morning about dye
O'Clock only expected there was treason, and did
not charge them with 1t. NY name ID John
Aol1tkeE. am a. slate root9 BY trade.
works worked IN New ~ Iosk city 1t psevloas to
IN the a1my-the seyenty-p,nih 'Ne,s
York regiment. ! am eipgle man, I csma to
Chicago about 4 week ago. Ih,ve been stooninr
no where particularly. Ny head someitmes GETS
man, tne nen1y-e1ght Year. old"
Ihl. disconnected. and IN sone respects coutra-
d1etory statement was made IN reply 10 duesttons.
in very low tone Of voice, and In a ehufalue man
ner: but without needing to be cross quesiioaed.
rudy complexion and rathe1 round fesinreS. He
peaks With q a1shl Scotch accent and w,s 1,r.se3
IN decent working Globes. ;,
The general Impression Is that The deed w.a one
Of foul and nnproroted murder. OF course it
Ike an s'tenpt 10 p.ejudEe The ca.c, and va vii
only therefore eay thai the prisoner Il ether tusanc
Or has cHnuinely assumed euch temeauor M sb.Ij
enable him toput in that plea on his trial.