Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-20
A Husband KILLED by His Wife and Her
Parameur.

FROM tne Peoria I'LL transcript. May u
We learn from sheriff Hitchcock the follow
ing particulars of a horrible murder v hich oc-
Cured at Elmwood, in this county, on Sunday
morning, between one and two o'clock--ChaS.
Mcneil, colored barber, has has shop under
Jones x Nandevott's store. Oa the IA ght pre-
vious he was detained at has place OF business,
ss ~ was bis custom TO keep open late on Sat-
urday night. He lived in the west part OF the
town. He was seen 10 close his shop and 90
home between nine and ten O'Clock. fellow
acquaintance was at his house with has wife.
and on Mcneil attempting 70 enter the man
shut the door on him. Mcneil being the
stronger forced the door open. when the fellow
struck HIM with his fist over the eye. knocking
him down. There had been some trouble about
some money.
The fellow had corneto McNeH,s some three
weeks previous 70 live while he had some small
zoos of " hitewashing IN the neighborhood. and
had given into McNeil's hands a sum OF money
in trust for has board. He had asked Mcneil
for n several times, and Mcneil, now suppos-
ing this was what the fellow wanted, said, as
soon as he Knocked him down, alt you won't
Kill me I'll pay you the money" Mrs. Mcneil
screamed out, "bonr XIII him. The fellow
picked up an earthern spittoon and smashed IL
over McNeil's head. He then went out and
got brick and succeeded in smashing his skull
ana oeanng out his brains, though not until
after desperate scuffie. The walls and stovs
We're spattered with blood, and the furniture
was overturned and broken
Mcneil was little lame, and the fellow
finally oyerpowered him aud pounded his
head 10 Jelly, then dressed him, put his hat
on his head, and with his lantern in his hand
and his umbrella near him, he carried him out
and placed him on the railroad track. Intend.
ing . make ~ appear that he had been run
over by the cars. There was no train along for
thirty hours. so that he was disappointed in
this intention. He took the implements and
bloody clothes, and, wrapping them together,
threw them into a vault These particulars
are testified To by girl named Green. a sister
OF Mrs. Mcneil, who was stopping In the house
AT the time. She gave the information and the
woman was arrested. Late last night tele-
gram was received from Mendoza 81 atinr that
the murderer had been arrested in that city,
announcer rumor H. IN circulation that me man
was in Mendoza with his family all DAY Satur-
day, and was not m Elmwood at the time Of
the murder. and that the whole story Is a plot
TO convict him and SHIFT the res possibility from
Mrs. Mcneil. The girl, ~ the C1roner's in
guest commenced telling a far different story,
but being IT buked, told the above. There is a
suspicion afioat duplicating a Mrs. Pancake,
a nelghbor living opposite.
Mr.. Mcneil and has wife did not live very
happily together, and he has had to forbid the
merchants IN town from trusting her. He was
quiet inofensiye mau; he was from the South
originally, entered the Union lines At Fort
Doneldson. came north with General Hardin
and established himself at Elmwood. He re-
ceiyed three cuts in the forehead, laying bare
the skull, and three long gashes in the back of
the head. In the back part Of the head the
skull was broken in. His left eve was pulled
up as large as an egg. II Is supposed that this
was done by a blow from a fist A coroner's
ing uest was held over his remains ON sunday
woman was arrested and confined in Saerm an
Hall They Were brought TO this city last
night, but Were detained for some reasons 70
us unknown.