, 1869-07-14
Tho First Letter.
GKHESyILLE, IL, July 8,

49,, GkAEST1liE, IL, July
The Intense excitement which has prevailed hctc
since Monday esenins CONSEQUENT upon lne nur-
der Of Ara AcAdans, does not ahate ID the least.
Farmers actually neglect thetr haFreAt9 TO demand
that the hand VI Justice be AWiit 10 execute; and
no w0ndcr that this Community Il 50 terribly
shoeked; sush deed W. nc W petpetEateu in this
at inquest Was held over the body Of The 1nasderel
woman. The wound upou her pcsson gaEc cyl.
Of sfseGs ,n 81 rsee se
Side, about two inches deep. Her throat was cut
baee to her ears, and had been stabbed on either
slde There o were a!so two seycse bruises %
facts were elected By the coruuers ln.y thas
caused suspicou to rest on any person; but on the
thc scrne q lie n9rier, determinea to feFres taa
mystery to Its depths 4 Chairman ~as electod
md attorneys appointed, afIer which two Wit
perta1t sestmooy. Sexi, John III stofo rs tnot ,o
"Aoore. "as IN The dcspatehh who was the ftst to
tepors the mnrier. and aaainss whom suspicion
holt by this tine arisen, was BWuEn, and gave this
aceouns Of what he knew Of
TUE xCNnER
nc "ns going TO shcatactl to open somo
ahotEA- lie rds2ct near McAdalnA house. bT
which TaA the nearest why to the neld- Mn. Mc-
Adams was waAhing clothes on tho porch, lie
S asSe h asps ssa
tnE- He answered "to lock At tho wheat" lie
Rnw strange naa sitting near tho wei; theY
heayy-butlt man, with heaTy black mo9stsones
wearing brown brush hat aud 3 ll0ht-coinrn,i
sui: Ac EAore} went 10 the ueld, md had orcneI
thought that Mrs. McAdams was calling 10 the
stock. and continued on at hts HofE. The scream
wns repeated; be then though. thAt hla SER
Adams fnru. and into the house, bnt saw no one.
Lie then weut out to the barnsan!, and climbed
upon tne fence, from which position be saw an OBJ
10 II, and foaud It was Mis-. NcAdan,s. covered
With blood. and apparently nfelesA He raised her
am ~ and spo1e TO her. bat she Esde no reply.
home, about quarter Of a nile on, anl brought
bis wife to the scene. He then went to the other
slde Of sae nsd IN Which he had beea
Mrs. Ncadams. Here hs story enda.
The circumstances, which taken N connection
Win M0reB testimony, giFe
EVIDENCES or GCILT
are these: From the point On the fence from
which he sestines ,hat he saw the body Of Mrs.
ne seen, though nom another point ctZht feet DIS.
ao. p 10 osoeiy 81 EEL IT, o. three
according 70 bis Htfefh statement, he advised LEI
q 60 ana sesp gfompany n w ady living near
she had scarcely acquaintance
Ater having Visited the dead body Ia company (
Sah, S,,h 'hs 81 %en fsom the wheat nsld, be, rens
several drops Of blood were found on III |
pantaloons. that looked as though they |
6sa peen spS'ted ,iaere ne nses haa
Enife has small stain Of blood On It, that might
be human blood. A statement has also beeu
made M l. s9d Is generally eslteyed. that evidence
oected with seduction ndAir almost as Infamous
Is tue crime With Nhlch he Is no1 charged; but
sannos s1a s0sc9 n FOR tae s1I1a q lne statement
Fonld prove his guilt beyond doutt, II they were
evidence; but ~ this account Is written to tell
:httos1eal nor1t1h, viii not Er1ta theaE This
noen y certain, that the majority haA swung |
ound from conEicsion Of the Innocence OF the |
,rAr Is constantly discussed, aud verdicts Of
'ui1ty OF Of not guilty rendered By ctowts on
:seEy sHeet eorneE, while each hon. brings shout
xRa A'Anlxz, -
he murdered woman, Is said to nxve been bea1d- |
1idenee rnas snt died @lt1T II 70 70 Vice more
loble than Lacretta- She WIS formerly Miss Leuisa
x; as e T. se fhsss eads as sss
rs relatives now living there, and married eis-
e living n The neIshne1hood IN which sne muf-
Fouh, II the esr Of q, have become heir to 500
= the tine or her death, she hid Jus paased her
ss5 IL sose:sea e sssBer ,ss ps
be mx1 &tlsed Of the murder was born III the
OUT where be becsme IN "a ospaan when auiss
o1rG Txeire years ago he Eas taken nom St. ,
cuts 70 Work 1af John Goodson, ESQ. who lived
ons as a tnoaE 81 IN 6S f
eEef1 yea.s ago psastd from the drama Of life, !
lore hA1 nEed on the place {now owned By Good
On 3 Eonl ever since, and for the last two year.
5pce bis nazstage', as Eenlsr- lie has . wife,
ocnR chld, Etstef, aud, he think, ssepfather
OF nvtng- 1t IS not tue that he Is brothet.tD.
" OF Arh AcAdxns. Those who hnve Known
I'm ultimately for years say inst he gustalns au !
nblem,ahed character, and that be poasesses an !
n1sualty gentle deposition. The attorneys who |
onduct the prosecrIon aay that the contrary cau
{ pforeu.
In sppeasance Aore Ia pleasaut, ,eseuzb1eIook- |
Is unn- He Is about 0Ye feet ure inches in | I
eight 1nd spare h1li:' he has = beardess face, | t
zually of Light complexion, but now deeply dyed | b
+ The keen rars Of the son, thai iii eolnr any
ling IN m Illinois harvest tine; MS hair Is short +
I'd Straight md Of very nshr brown color; his s
1ehead Is hsosd, but not high; be has snau, gay =
,: email Kellrno.!etFed Inooth, and projecting +
TN. a
TEX NooDEURE NlH. y
The nan Eho vas arrested at Woolhurn on s1s- | y
cop Of being The murderer, stated tu the tete-
am, was brought here thIs evening 1nI taken 10 .
cse1 cen. IN company with several otheIH. MOTE I
not IDENTITY auJ q them as the uaa whom ho
" sitting at the well