, 1869-09-16


MIST If tH"t11Y LtxtlS.
css r -, 'rIv " II Morton Fl, I. csK
AN INDIANA TRAGEDY.
A NJ nm Murders 1.l~ ~FntFler.its.I.uv-|
aapttsrr aud Attempted A-.s.rt.,uy
vi the As>sa aAin.
I,"n. :hr C.n.4n,tfi Irttr+, S.t,t H.
Mel L0naid Cllek is ti.x LAKE Ut q youn-
n-.n u good fa:1i!y, but bad per.unal e1.4E.-
ter Nlo dn,1sltsto n.ost colt.-o:oot.e rlrs-
der il; the vicitiiy VI Aururs. Iudiau1 o.. the
5sh Of the lrtael.t mou;h. aud is l.o& III dau-
scr OF tas;Es eut,c.ars jI.;'i:- t.ts!t ut: -
!: NJ y he 'nrssrd re'.l.ie of the neighbof-
Ilua, Harrison, well-to-do snt highly r.-
nlsctetl farmer, serltrE >lart Jis: an:r tsor,
Aulurs. and tle e<citeu,ept over tue aT4lf IL
.ln'o-t A. gre.t throughout the Sta.n 81 tia
over the celebrated elem care. The c:reum-
s.ances Of the affair are ahfut II fell, III. ~
etaiet to It's by relative nf fs,e deceased:
Ches .on..l.-nt-tsi tsy1l,g l,ir at1-..ti.u L. t.,
ltatrr o;i- Uar:.lster atoIt four st.r- a:,,. aut
Las rsil uar Lot c: c,'l7ased LIZ HARRISON on
acrtsi..t VI lilo aortsltss C.i.fa4:cr. Tiiis g.
II u on t!t*: l,s't Vi Ii fatIu.. however. dut
not sc.lL tn l'e aEisus oi Is Lis ..at .4:ts -!
at1et The nsl'l .uuI, lip. th,. par:.rs ser.
u,,is.,! iu sl'c l.u!y binds Of 1.ttsi:a;,ay Sac
lad rtc.!tcj FEE: Gf luusv q. 5t.ty,a-t
fIon c: ss.ee.sc'! grandfather, Thomas kyle,
z e.. en'f it vi. urt a!na;. ti;:aa after tue
1nar.isc ce 1t t'r. her hi.-!'4ud L-Eau ~ fo!,.s
the hatntal isttlnatiut.+ II h,r chara:tt and
! ts:ew l'esytls rao,. l1;s w1f"e natti:anay f..
tie suiI~.ee # ipan!g::.g .ns passion far d.--
Ri ati,s. 1ir l1a:Ti-.L interfetti ut this j1uc-
trie. tr. ati:g Lis soss-;u law vita sl4.: re..c-t
hi,di ess. ald tnlt~rarc& b: ey.:y In4Au7
asallas l. l" ittt"M atlu iAak.' Aass ii hi.u.
| Lut Lie ttArsol-i,t I'LL. "a III w.:h
nu Esasi f.eul', aid the a::i.:r.: pair
| eerasatel es.e.at 1i;rcs OIL a...u.at vi
tic. r 11.-v. At ues. .Tne lat re: L. .7:ou o.
cI::ltG I nat h Al'l.th ago, Il which t:iie
Cteth t:.;cs H.: s.-.ht u,",:, .Ie s:s. a:Il eat
Ter ,'tt>r to :.ees. II elie. ;4:esaiiu,; u.e uf
her fingers.
| u, C. :iaf time he has evil n''r !;a-L:7ef
| m ii-fet3nr toward lis fn'h.r-it.-l.w. At
wic-t i.ui le a;'tr areI tn l-y all I'll. t:ut,lIr-
Oh Au,rIa.. The o;l. Dl lll4 present nlu..t 1T.
sl.1t.si nut IL ls,.gv With man uarel
}hf1r', atni t'.use a:ttg Fad that Leads past
i NI. liassis't r s,oa1re Nn-:l ~i'.l,n =i4ult
dtrsalrr ot the " "aidetc., Li= fatacf-in-!4"
caIr diving Il. ns tl' r,'au iu oisu-ise di-
| lac Id. All hi. a.irr aiiou u oLte eIrued he
'"t'" the lat1ses. lls d'-Fr'e g.es i'll ill.,
ttLsi'., suu Was sit:-e.-ed ,.y 1:ai:cy and
mid nj Ha.E:-oas. named Dos.
Kyle. Iin-lls. fi"tk ruled 4 revolver fru.u
LII lt@att an. Unchanged f"nr of liz cs..ai-
}sls d: Tie uhf"ttu ate gentleman, kilE*a:
ts1i 1nr' atfs. 't+rii iie the ed'rsr OF Nr. kT'c
| j.
Af.r t..,' Il, < il'e tia olic:.l sh,> c.mpe
sa, il4,u II. j, GEEt aL.i crave of ii a "a ,,td
..:-. Ar tie a-r.I ile lr.ll-e uf 4 nl1n
nstned Jst.h .:La.G;, C;.r.!; r,mnkea in au
4slaitlt. sticv t tls on.i.a1iiuD. - tilut .1u
tig.t II. ll.ill:; ti.t. id ru., II b-A = auJ
Gsi!ty plea, - ier, only you Aidn, give hisl
e1"csL. 1l'cs alro p4-~el the re-idau'e of
| their victim. ar,d se they did TO- Cheek rs-
Lib, ksl to the Wiz. Wit, wan sta :,!ia. Il. the
.u1.s viii, leE children, .Aolly, I've gut old
ItM down at lat.
Alter ra-riny the Residence u 1tr. Har1!-or,
Check G"t o1t at the tou OF the hill, atrl Hei
to tile rttl!tlre of Strawtf"r Cheek, .,aar the
Manchester ! ike, while I;al'y drove IN ,ntn
Anruta With Cheek liesoi ot, his 3,e.-:,a. aud
II formed the Proprietor OF the livery stable
that Check would ba along soun aud lay for
tie ho,ee a..l 1,uEsy lIirc. Tie lIews Vt the
ususier lad reached Aurora lun:; b. lnru Liz
nlltra1. howe '-r. aud he thru elaeayo.-.l tt
/ h'Io i'll 4 wood Lille in l1ek yarl. Du; liz.
Wa shortly discovered. l4a'ssc'f out fro:u Lis
E'clnE laacc, aid taken beiUre tho a1t1,.:l-
iier. He tlsrLi waived ali c2slan2tiua. KS
t-k'n IL 1.a~relcetslr1: al'l incsrter at.,. il
'lc t.nnts Jail. Nttert 4e eiil! Eem,sil-. a
fosN ct:u;'.tst far his a-ro.iat.:s ia t-!'ii;.
Nmr put III ja.l Ae l;as- ihfarua1,ua as iu
the movements Of Check, S,i Gifrr.-l l71ls.aa-
-. eee ar All eAteRnatiun tor tile 1llItll-.
Ct.eek 1t t't;re struck fur the l,.:ls br,w..sn
l,"Ians trek and tl!. 1ts,cilcste1 pike, all
tHI wl,ulc "rck h.. hatllesa lin. rxet!.o- III i
isErr Wi:o we've employed 5 S.l.1!!i Dr.la
tn Ln:,: linn mt. \: lat ,1,.. e,rsi1t- ii si"l-
r. l;utnnEton we're secured. and. niiu~i Viii u
H. aEv tu.tn leyulscr. liz started G.,; r..,.!.
asking aid .Ic-itirs IN as>,-.aure. 1,t ST,
Gasr liz r:tne acrstss the murderer III this
Noth:e. 1als-ttsrvHl lie Esve hitn-rlf NJ. At
'lr rarsc tim" ssmarkiue that Ea';i.E:.l ~as
'lr oals nistt who ctIull take l,ru. Il ltu;:t.n
] :hafrntd Inn along toward L4"feheeillE:..
t-k!1:E clIetlithlA t11lte 10 avid The people,
Nau we're chsaget ostf the affair. Last Mun-
u i Gas HH'11ns, Ut :! Uciuck. lie WAS iu l,:sl IL
1t c',;uts ill. III HE saiie :el WITH l}4lley.
! The l.cw. rp1c.d OH llouday hat t';lerk
~ss taAei, aid .t,e indignation Of the !rsise
aSsli.-1 the H>susr. cu':ld l,nr:! te res ta,i-
. ri. Tn 1tot"iay hight it was Determined .u
!; rsle lo't' lss':cS a:sa Check put Of :.eis c.l=
a.G ian:, .!enl l., tho hearts: ssclcle:e irce.
IA lie mcv tntut mas. he~evtr, ai=co.c-ei by
sE'ran lh91.an. who at o:cc gut Oh ::!t.vl,
1usrtie aro1,d the jail to protect tl,s. pr4pil-
err. az wac li~ t1ntv. Toward tiar. NJ :.,l- u!
| nth. uta.'~t,,:i~td. fru, She Interior Of th+
e'H's.ty, coEtt lie reen u l'roariins tram tIt
:.rr hon Vi Newt, VT. the $:,r4iH i:,etau,-
| 1. tisiIf.4! re lou- Trouble. He, witt, hi
e.ss... lt;t a:ii.t Hltca aleu:'a :l. jail. n,l.
.G~a',l2 ! .,c:.ck, yesterday morning, there
! lit. sts al3-AE.'L upon TIC street; il ttput
II :le j-l!. ab' Ut ,wp luc1rci s:.lHa:s c,cn
r:e,:tl,u vi Il .r3Al4r. an1 .o,,ca, vim IL,
unlisted ii,c srrs II the ios:iln ln4 luz
:. S:"'lI at. hl- !":cc -tnOi II ::nnt .: til:
u
e., fis with iiie sitiH1n,:- nG tl:t 1.s.,n.
ilc sheriff n,n t. ! c3act.l i: ~ -;,e.,-}, 70
Z ! the tSsitsti c 6wl, c'u,t,.e' u. i.t,....a::ac
and :ivi-'n: them ~ h, III, l4w rae IL
sonr.' liz Fait: l;e wa- an STATED t;,rna iii
uut the e1s'c coan:y. ami !s!.'s alu,p>: every.
'ns i'll tile cr..wd. Hr advised them nul r..
'iu.st.u III. lii, il t1l.y n:u aay respect f,, hm
i" desic' 'tom fe eAf ell ,oi' nt their mai L..
: sieir. li'irs!t. the tl-l:ess ,: th- SAcii11 ,
1fuss rAs several o:iltr -l'ecsire Str. j.: IT
:Ee e-uSG b. tae ris:sea2cr7. ss:c:a. ,,.,; .,,t
/, ! Respectable ea;sze's tlr,l ,ttl.ycfoi s.la,
. Il tetste-. in tnr1l. 10 1fs 14u..i,ld-. a,.j re
l;tt Sled 'he1i to 60 Acu.t pr acsb:v, sad a!1u
: 't- rl-o.rr fair and iu{lartia! :ti... 81 j;s-
tee se:.. s:utls be neted at, Their rcm1rk.
1's'i decidedly soothing e!Isst :1iou :} pas
= si''''t q tie Angry mob. Fur All i,:s: vi: i
terr+.l. howe. er h. ti,ts.g!, the r-,sst,.r " !:
rritE 10 le hEpE. - 'r!..cE..v-jnsl." w.sa III,
&s}'sts1er III E1otsl TIC cE.swd finally sIls
1tEset'. so,n. .r.,"si:g auuia.s .t,.t they Id,
. i'ct stcotnEl sEtt. their walh. anl u'l,.-s *
Il pressing the lv..cf t-:4t i: ~on;l uos ue Ill.
i. iars st:.Evt.
- Tie Sheriff .crsivea tr1:-;,srs;.y ,-,:o.ma
:e"a. sts;e..ay. 1ss,s the s1El. ,rsN,l, t,ra te
- u few esh'r anu marc .le.pc.s:, me-.
:. "r4lu 1nahe ant'1h..r attack Oh til. .aI i,s
=, :.:rl:, otis; H.. ac.'rti::lv ;el-,r.;,:.yi ii,
i t..tts.tr III -'s'tl lns u-;ae!::se.t ,.t r. <,
Z i.,s I'M r. s'ss.: the 1.e,re.
l. il'rt=t: lite alfnlr-e of ~bei.l ih.s;aa !:
= IS. .tsts ttat. II. s:el7 "eI Cte.,k. i. ..1:a,
,r ,vih iatry. Mar, acc9n1;sl Lin, :,;,.,
" n.sss.":.v VI lIn1si~y. "as eatis: LIS ui:iup
r ": ct. tn ;i:r, i 'hz u si,, r-; VA stl
: a.al Or t"l"r'.r i1s'tss;s,:ef. EH's .
It tara got ,El' from tic ;ab,c. within.
:: ::.si:s::ou. asal a;;,oav..e>. TIC .r,.:::u:
u IL TIE sce,2l .sue1. through w.,:e:
ii o.: c.nsrt-;:sin wae nd s It'll .Le-,.. III
J. 1:..- the lnstrse.. Check was very con n1l1:li
t.'isr. AMI 1:th.i |" .u. asael wha. lr ,tmrl:..
~ i':r si.u1t,,'n iht tight la'ar..., w!,,.u III;
:. nseh was rlan,u.:E: ont>t IL fpt vengeance. h
:. senal.e tia: 1e iar>1 IL ,r1tl' III: :.,. I'll
pel:e'i I" tie hAe dog in the streets, All II
wanted was fair and impartial sr,i. snt Il
- would be sa:ilie,s. II it ".s Ii. doua. ~ ii
n,s'n the EaifoN-. lie wunli s;a,d II like
man. He then wpnt III TO Relate rl.s. I,..tor
c' il;s 2: II !itt, hua he was m7rs,t4t :o,r scar
/; e", I'D that lsis aifa hid been est. ,u:e
a IT. m him through misrepresentation. II
;, ssia Ee vas moi sf7.,,l to Tie. il Il" law l.
: a'!js1asrd .aua. liz ssttuno,i-is .!yI,ie rht
i. he lnsd t.eftl the a:Errss.,t. Cheek j. n1nou
; twtEt; Two seat. cid.
Il
;. t7{sATNr SArn FN7.Syr~r s.,a