, 1866-01-07
IN ATHQCIOUS MURDER.
A 6tstcr Murdered bY fker KFatAer,
! who lslov1~~ IN His Crime, md Gives
n Reason for tk-E1vc ChaldFrn lelt
d.

P; who Glost~~ In Rtis Crime, md Gives
y Reason for tt-frtvc ChaldFrn leu
!; Motherge~s-
irson The Detroit Tnanne, an-]
Yesterday, shortly AFTER noon. thres u,cu
rt&stl,ne a Eonnor's Crruk, about n~t ui!ca
out on the Gsatlot rostl, eamn TO this city,
having IN their cuAtotJ one John 1iAh!y oltas
Cooper, Who had, pbaut twelve O'Clock on
aEat dsy, murdGtvd his owp sister Ia cold
blood, has!n= alzofs literally eaoppt.. her t"
Cooper. ou wednesday evening", vcul to
that night 81 Jnhn t:orby'. loie!- Yesterday
forenoon be Procrtdrd to the house Of hlI
tsu.Lc1-ln.law, Wn. Lynch, = Nellto6o
fAs1ncr In tha yic1u}ty, aud fus,nsf his sistes,
Mn Lynch, eussEed In wnAhiny. Feeling
TIRED, hn sat down In : chair and felt asleeT.
lie remsiued asltrp anti about u o'c!oek, and
hen ke nHoee he conrerked With his sister
lIe than drc. ftsalsez, which he had pro-
sided l.IrnAelf with, md deliberately tired et-
her, but missed hia psark.
l. lie then seized M axe aud dealt the uniur-
:unata woman fearful blow IN the head. The
sl,azp edee Of the snstsaznent struck her afa'.
the b7,lxe uf tho nose-haTlog teeu axnns
around side~ ise-and almost .ercrcA the
skull. TEc Nfeleae body fell at the fcxi OF the
murderer, AMI hr, as II t+tzrd With IN addl-
ttonnl TT Of lt.pcs&ilvn, Immediately thcrc-
acer conmruceI cutting her body with tllr
IN
ile breast in diagonal manner, ~ thai whcn
t"su,I lhe hrAF1 saa perfectly bare. II Is
Thought tho murderer nsrst hare struck SET.
! rrai btuws tu the latter region, A. one blow Of
Tire axe could nn1 have made 50 terrible
WDund.
Wills hi. wax Es,sns On, one Of Mrs.
l.Jueh' = children Loyi. 1tr. IT, teiug nL.ent
! troln tic lp,,Ae-Fan eut anal fe.psnel Auv.
1 ~sal workmcn, ho Nste building .cat OIL
| ho1le In The vicinity, That his nother waa be-
Ing Murdered; I.e rncn r,shcd to The scene
| II danger, xHd found that the Information was
| to., tug. The front door OF The hou.e wss
locked, bnt they went 10 the haek door and
thsrc bsheid the murderer euie1stnr from ih,.
p.are u1.h the Instrument which had compile
led his b1oody work, In his haad. The Weapon
&c: warua Llno! Q! tho unt.ss uaatu victim.
Tia tnrn aGcuted the u,urderct and ttnrtcd
Ia lnve..Ifztc what had t'cc.t done. The sight
! that tnet their g4ze - they entered The rnuyu
y Nlege The terrible crime had been committed,
! WAS appalling In Tie extreme. There, upon
TIC Lare dnus, Covered aAth the h,trld
wounds described ab.,re. and aus1unalrd BY
n }*,ol u blood. lay the h'e'esa remains, Of
| what Ahnrt time rEeviorsJ WAS happy
mother. Tbs chEldr-n, strrek dumb With iho
awfnl tcrue. *ere cruuchs3 or ku:tl tllbE BY lhc
ride OF the Loar+ pitcousiy t+~ aiiiny lhe Gate
| Of thrir protector and drarrAt friend Tna
| NAule HcrnE Yrs enc prver 10 Be fcExot-
tea. and we trust nevsr again may te Wit
| nc.<rti.
The murderer, covered xl,h gore, stood,
sish apparent s.nlssl sn1aesrnse, gazing
npoa the result Of t.fs work bet only tor d
srry abort time Ills e.ptorn .son Ealrhed
LIN Cd tn JUAtIcc Cnrrs's residence, WHERE s
complaint va. r'Adt oct xad, h.-ia: p:e.slcd
En!lfy 10 the charge. he was eoGltr,ssed L. the
taIaty latt. Tie pAssles having tLe pFiApntf
hound Lin Land and foot They then placcd
h'n tn .sy.sp afs1 s2A A'YssS l Ill W 8.
the tail. and elected ttpm :hc prtsoncr the
fa!l.,A IT, history " Ass Lie and Ae.s cnuaec,-
Cd with the tteody decd, il.s most material
PARTS oI v hIch arr co7t'bostsd By Other par
sica xhhouCh, II ~r ratsta6r not. there Il
one fact thai 1c did not sefer ia. and t'nt il,
| he haA already served Que tnttn In the State
| Itiecu. Tho following IA, Ia substance, hia
story, which he told ,u Immediately. aacI
lavtns wnshrs1 the blood tfon1 his hauia snd
! face End With N Indifference that would m,
'r,aliy e1I'. in tho mcss hesrsless r'.fain or
record:
Tlis mnrderrr's FeA1 name Is John Coopcr.
although hs Il 9nuuu ay the p4Cae Of Aauty
Tic I. Al thE,Au ~ birth, and eame to thl!
tsIuntsy about tn tnt{ years aEo. Lie WORKED
in this city ~ latnrrr for scytta} years, and
subsequently removed to Ohio, where be DO
came e<t1.ngeI from Ii Nlte-tor ~hat rez
.ou he sefa.es n ,c3! Ha len hi. children
fous IN nu1otcF. to b. cntra fpr by fou7'
friends aud aanetsrd about from one State I.
. anuthes. HerctuEned Ia this city sHtut tina
. ner, nnd obtained employment 1t rcpaE hi
| and Ia wing t1,atsx On the Central Railroad. n
Iays that BIS s1attr-his murdered sicsltn-
: unrjrred his father aud mother IN ireland
.orre rcsfz ago. md he dt.efT,inna to .aveny
! | their tsag1s DEATH. lie waited patiently unu
the day n1td upnr-N hlch EAsyestrrday--t
easry his dn*lgua Into execution, md as1ue
. hfh,:et With a revolver 10 commit tht nafde:
! ur went 10 Tho house nf his k{fttt, 2s ttfok
statcl. auti attacked her there In The prraenc
: Of her chiId-en. lie says he only Intended &
strike htr cnre, Rttes he Eslucd Possession Q
!, tic axe. but after having struck unc blow b
i; tssa.i,t mad and did nit csre ~hat hr did
: lie satd, further. that he considered wel
r " hal he was EnlrS h do, md ActompilAhe
!. uli.t be originally Intcnd-l, End WAS d
= = glad orlt. liz considers ths, he Is amsnatl
!. 70 The lsw, and !Als mind Is fully made up g
: the cs,nss4ueaees, In short. hu sIszAks O. th
:. awful decd "a a commonplace event, m
sss ns to frsr nelthcy titNi NOR nan. He II
: years OF aye, not very stout11 built, nut
: muscular ftaspe, And bis eonatcnancc bea'
evidence Of great determination.
Ills uth1as.eed sister wn4 Stout forts-t~
: | years ef uge, ard hesidts d earEe circle
. ftfentsa, fcarr& / kind husband and flvr chI
1 drtn 10 NOUN her rntin,c1v death Her h.l
!. t,4nd l. mtif knoxn in the community whe,
:, | be 5cki..cx, and Ina The ympAthr or cYcs
!. body IL this his hour uf Bereavement.
4 | uppn L.. wliplr. ibis u The f,ulest TRACED
= That has oernrrs@: In this neiEhbnEhoo,i for
:, inp1 lime, II rvfr, nd We hIpe 10 fee tho a
, thor of ~ mneh misery have \ speedy tria
J. ! ind recciye the punishment Ee really meetts