, 1866-09-24
MURDER.
A Man Stabbed and Beaten to Death In
the North DiyfsionlIe is Az sas.
s1nated ut His Own Door In the
Presence Of His Wife-Tle
Murderer Arrested and Held
for Tr{al-Tle Innuest.

AVA - AL ut 1u4ue3ls
. suoc11ne mnfder was pcsrctraied on Frlda|
n'ght last, about ten o'clock, at 4 lonely shaut,
situated npon an open space near the funct1on a
LafInbec street and Crosby avenue, In the Noni
Onas'on. The victim, WIS Daniel O'Neil. an Ir1sl
laborert the murderer James Gardiner. = youn,
bnen ol nat nineteen years Of Gardiner hss
Hna}s s}d2g ne fs Evening IN .he saloon Of dom
a11nelng, and was On bis way to Lis sieepn0 nlace
.Mna talee coinpantons. As lhey came In lie vi
SIaMys SSiIn,y o. 9Neirs house, they heard. sounds d
9toposed 10 60 and see what was the matter. Gar
13ass se aed pleee OF pine board, broke 1t into
tushed fen1snt foMa9da ~ stze upon telegraph pole,
ehin and then With terrible thrust. drpyr ths IN
ens1p end .! le board Into his faec close to he
!nE on short and leaving fragment four Or tye
iaeaes ~ tonE ard nearly an Inch square lnbeaied
.a ne victim 3 bead. 1ha other parties we're near
the murder. They then al made ss a. snd 9ars .la N
shoI!y aiter arrested. the murderer In he'd In thc
o,s o,is.le!y ad1aeent, where be was accustomed to
not being 10 hold an nG f5
n;ssaeI, and on SatnIr afternoon gave theis tes.
Wssns tns Foiies staiaa Sof0neF
TIC following IL the testimony addueed:
am the vie of ,be @ aeecased sJohS bante, o,yc,t
eh;T1sn Hs ~ attyhree years Of We bs.a three
saloon about eight oeoei iasi 1dS Iast % Maa sy.n
coma e he.rd Iii bloeE va w. .syIas ina. Il
pm q5 MG5Sa A. r., man
see my one pear 70 whom be was talkiuT. He
Soaa Msnt out and sat down on bench in oat 81 tic
e ssa & 1epigas hT
~ an itHnrpan who ton't dread no nan. .H&c
1sts,sn.1y heard noise Of feut running On the
9on Il it9nt R, q shs doo. He called out
was INNING on Saw three mel % eoine aWsy, WV but bat
sbe :sssnd5' iSsad .aS hf ind b sae.nd d.
blood cano from his head As ven had tutned A
nydra1l scratched my face against q paee
9, a.. Wooa % Whieh vas broken OF close to his
mean nnies ss as: pses Of N.Y. 1a@6aF rs
wa. af Z IL Ss Sesa Of oe oesd s s H.
sstSa1 ySn %ill i 30 taAen." was calling nufieF,
n keep saloon At M s. Uswthosus avenue,
fs@ foqr yesterday afternoon. Was drunk: wheis he
aAxEs aAnnrsxu, swonr.
20 IN maehinjst.. Board 1t Peter Smiths, No,
HI ~ ander street ha!s known o'Neil for some
otes @ s.foon ,Saa4 sst,hsSf sna
nine last night. When we came near o'SefTs
poandas 81 ya sS pa s
PIN strike her but he bad Big stick IL bis hand.
Es Elskea up piece Of inch Pine board three o.
Soase 'ee A.eed oSe sSs wSa. % ne
ter. He saiG "noihinT." bnt MI 1aieed liz mat, az,
stfaeE sI5 sn9 thsusht tS;a o!aE e se
Sat al e1aesv Ssn as a sd
sttsk sPd - beard something h aus ieoksd I'D
a1onnI aEt dld not zee him. James Matthcws
" ,Sa me 1nd nst he othe.s Tas near He aid
dmc- Did not speak to ne again. 7'~0A''
WIT e e e:e:s1s ai.t!!is:y .aa soss a. NJ!
se.y anow o'ken y sight. James Gardiner, Theo-
s oe "S s11 1s1t tosehef about saPast nne 70
xas Tho matter, he noise Was HEs brnakinR out
..kea sP PSa.s ,Spe ,,asS ssk md
,n .nEwssed sharply and Gardiner hit him with lie
aao sN1 snd Enoskei him down. Saw him hit him
only once, think tho blow WAS on The sfdo Of the
,thers close behind me. No oilers siruet rim
Ipe Ean away and Swain fell down IN The ditch.
Fent M ~ 70 the dlssillcry and went to bed. Don't
LINK o'Sel raised h1s club to strike any ore-
TuEo1on. b. SWAIN, HBonx.
- nave been living, in indianapolis. Came to
shicago !aat Wednesday 10 atcnl the funeral Of
W.
:a9 91f1 oEe went 10 e1a &c sssoD
ssssdS ~ e. s .ss ssas ssss. sns Hss ss
a l1e children er5fng across ths road: Gardiner |
foa9.s ma9 waipRiaaS aS 9 l. hs lss g
back md Ga1alne9 al Vent III os
cross lote, and did not see him again. BID uot
&c ap{ bloWs stTnck. Matthews md I were lit |
OI. =
5oHH FINE, swoRr.
= an member Of Hambllton's Merchant Po- \
J: Nj; ws:asIl; stopPsa = Ws.,i:!is% - .sioon sSs
il asr,De TstiSs.: - sna peSs a. FL assra
Ole, and said. - 'somebody il 11ckinE his Wfsa.n
asd1asf tqmpsd over The ditch and IAN towards
III noe:a e ,hs sasTsR Rtz sWs9 ,aysa sas
!em 10 see whit waa The matter. Ssw Gardfuer
e ,s up pteee q boatd and strike il agafnst
the 6ouse and met them coming back. GarsIs s
= turned Of md hare not seen Elm since. He
Ia noth@g n hls h1uts when he came back.
ru~. !. 19s, f. 44nI q; Il. 9Eoss1Az, swonx.
n Seas Last e,entng. after nine O'Clock, four
En- at rfgs en,as1 ssandlng r front q ny house 1ang
hnax 70 os sSe Sg *. sR
ns'f, r. la nna gs g III watch our ehsnes 1t this
atinA ~ Ats. T.. onsu va screaming. her husband
20 1s saed as .9a e. M I'D lsss eSs:
saft sound Of blows afler uaey nd eone. % ~
m s eone back running, and heard one one say.
Neil lying dead.
Am Comfy Fhysietsa q! he North Divfs,on.
Do one q t6e e6ia sess 81 tms sds Soqaas ~ts
NC blunt inst t1umtni, not = Rniie, The
Ter s'er was peaetlating. Eoand- Entered lie
i penetrated through he bsse Of M he a%Enll % s95s 5s
Q The brain from below upwards. 4 pieceof
ID +. wood @ might hare produced Il. It would re-
appassny we're eo eouee bv vGn4a The
blows Il sdikinx. e'' e@A''' " 'Atas''' NOT
In g. po11eenn.;5x W.; xnPsMs T. %aT,s Es'.s fEsas: ..
tofx last night heasd man and child cr1tng 81
aeAa. and thought be was beating his vile. IS
" y1 Il The habit Of doing: soon saV iour men n
=. Went 10 he House, and ths man 1 " ,as 1aat
'irfng. Followed The four men aad vbistied I
,be fnoi9sa disa1 Seef saw tTo Of he ea come
re viii another ofaeer and arrested thsu,. they
te covered with mud They s2id that Gardiner I
neen sf Win them; Went Up and took The body !
arrested Gardner.
psS VI. H. h ,ssP @ s
Ith by blows indicted by stick OF wood In the =
!ds Of Janea Gardiner. y
iii IN jail his tia1 On TIC charge Of murder.
ames Gardiner, The youth who thus in q
Ineht has become mufde1e-. ana ndda him.
I iiabie to tha extreme penalty OF the hW IL
y nineteen years Of ags-ts about dye feet J
6t inches ii height sltmly hunt, with brown
ieprarity il 1is countenance- Ha Is . ma Z
1ist- and has besa sngaged II crosby:s DIS !
rer ia nc same establishment, eaJs thnt Jrmex
quiet, peateab1e boy, and he does not know c
, to account tor his commission OF this ter c
y General Baird has been relleved ftor, | G
y In New Orleans, and ordered to the De- 8
tment Of the Lakes ; He told too much z
Ii. For the. ssme reason General Terry Z
ordered to Utah. ,~st' =