The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-18
SHOCK NC TRAGEDY. .
A Husband Killed by His Wife and Her Pa.
r,lm0ur.


From the Peoria (ill.) Transcript, MAY 1921
We learn from sheriff Hitchcock the following
particulars OF a horrible murder which occurred at
EnwoOd, IN this county, on sunday morning. be-
tween one and two o'cock:-Charles Mcneil, q col
orcd barber, had his shop under Jones n vande-
volts store On the night previous he was detained
al his place OF business u his custom to keep
open late on Saturday night He lived In the west
part OF the town. lie was to close his shop and
go home between nine and ten O'Clock. A fellow &C
quaintance was ut his house with his wife,
and on Mcneil attempting 70 enter the man
stronger forced the door open, when the fellow
struck Inn with his fist over the eye, knock
Ing him down. There had been some trouble about
some money. The fellow had come TO McNeil's some
three weeks previous to live while he had small
jobs OF whitewashng in the neohborhood, and had
given into McNeil's hands a sum of money in trust
for his board. He had asked Mcneil for IL several
times, and Mcneil. now supposing this was what the
fellow wanted, said soon az he Knocked him down.
"f you won't Kill me III pay you the money" Mrs.
Mcneil screamed out ''D0Dt Kill him. The fellow
picked up an earthen spttoon and smashed II over
McNcil's head. He then went out and got % brick
and succeeded in smashing his skull and beating out
his brains though not until after desperate scufie.
The walls and stove were spaftercd with blood, and
the furniture was erturned and broken.
Mcneil was little lame, and the fellow finally
overpowered him and pounded his head TO q Jelly,
his lantern in his hand and his umbrella near him
he carried him out and placed him on the railroad
track, intending to make II appear that he had been
run over by The cars. There was no train along for
thirty hours that he was disappointed In this In
tention lie took the implements and bloody clothes,
vault. These particulars are testified 10 by girl
named Green, sister OF Mrs. Mcneil, Who Was stop
ming I'm the house NJ the time. She the infOrma-
ton and the woman was arrested. Late last night
a telegram was received from Mendoza stating that
the murderer had been arrested In that city.
Another rumOr is Ia circulation that The man was
IN Mendoza with his family all day saturday. and
was not In ElmwOod NJ the time u the murder
and that the whole story H. plot 10 convict him aud
shin the responsibility from Mrs. Mcneil. The girl.
al the Coroners inquest, commenced telling far
different story hut being rcbuked told the above.
"A a
cake neighbor living opposite.
Mr. Mcneil and his wife did not live very happily
together and he has had 10 forbid the merchants In
town from trusting her. He was quiet, iBofensive
man: he was from the south originally. entered the
Union lines al Fort DonelsoD, came North with Gen.
Hardin and established himself In Elwwood. lie
received three eats in the forehead, laying bare the
skull and three long gashes In the back Of the head.
m me back part ~ the head the skull was broken In
uls len eye was puTed Up large a. an egg. II s
supposed that this was done 10y blow IRON net
A roroner's inquest was held over his remains on
sunday Nv y. r.. Brown. Justice OF the Peace The
women were arrested and confined In sherman Hal.
hoy were 20 I've brought 10 this city last night bot
were detained for some reason 10 us unknown.