The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-02-19

AsoihdtCu DGGaGSt AC Noo OoOtA W opPCaf
IN behalf of his grand children, in an i'm
portant law suit, involving property to the
amount of several millions. The General
has, for long time, been engaged In lit
lgatlon to establish his claim TO some $4,-
000, 600 worth of property in Chicago
His case was once in the Supreme Court of
the Uuited States, but was sent back for
some reason. The case is now approach
Ing an issue, again, and the opinion is
general here that his assassination is in
some manner connected with this case a
MOTTO reached here an hour after the muir
der, from Knowton & Jameson, attorneys
OF Chicago, to the effect that the opposing
counsel had agreed to take his dep osition,
so that on the Doth of this month, he could
testify to facts in the case of which no 9th
er living person had any knowledge.
Gen. Mcconnell was immensely wealthy,
probably woth from $500 900 to $3.50, 600,
aside from his claim to $4,000, 600 proper,
ty in Chicago. He owned considerable
property in Chicago, beside the tract in
controversy. He had declared that he
would make his will this winter, as he was
2 years Of age, and did not expect to live
mnch longer, but whether he had done SO
at the time of hts death, is.unknown. He
hdo Ou StNCIdl OOCaSiOuo, lfldl
he would dispose Of his property in a diff
manner from what people would suppose.
His daughter Of whom he had two-one
being the wife of the late Senator MCDou
gall, and the other the wife OF his brother,
John McDougall-both reside in New
ork. They were his favorite children
and, as between the sons, he had manifest
ed decided preference for George. Hi:
cIaJp, 70 H. Tb,aa,o bo haI al
ready made over to his daughters.
The impression continues general, up tc
the present time, that bis assassination was
induced by some Of the parties interested
IN the Chicago property:
Chicago, Feb r.
The coroner's jury decision over the
body Of the late Hon. Murray Mcconnell
murdered in Jacksonville, ILL.,, on Tuesday,
was held yesterday, and verdict rendered
charging VIM. A. Robinson with the muir.
der of the deceased. The prisoner is 6
grocer against whom the deceased held a note
at 10 per cent interest, which prisoner ha:
been unable to pay. Three persons saw hin
enter and emerge from the murdered mans
house on the eventful morning of the murder
The funeral will occur to-day.
William Robinson, the prisoner, is native
of Lawrenceville, Lawrence county, Illinois
He has been resident of Jacksonville for sew
eral years. Up to last summer he
clerk in the Mansion House, of that city. HI
then established grocery store on the public
square, and was engaged in the bushes.
when arrested. His age is from twenty-eigh
to thirty has a wife and one child, who nov
reside in Lawrenceville; having left for tina
place only about a week since, with the Inten
ton Of visiting with Robinson's father, who i.
an old citizen of that place His reputation
heretofore has been very fair. Some two
years ago he was presented with gold-head
ed cane. In his examination he further stated
that he borrowed $500 in gold, over two year:
ago, from General Mcconnell, at 10 per cent
interest, giving his note therefor. He claims
that he paid the amount last December, -and
burned the note, but no evidence was found
on Gen. McConnell's books of the note having
been paid, and the General was very careful
and methodcal man in his business Only
one of RobinsoI's books showed such an entry
and that was only memorandum book. The
suspicion that Robinson was the murderer was
started from the fact that on his table in his
room when the Generals body was discovered
his account book was found open on the very
page where the entry of Robinson's note was
made and the interest ia BILE was open, and a
pencil mark on the table which indicated the
exact interest due on the note at that very
time. The pencil had been thrust into the in
terest table as if by sudden blow, and the
point still sticks there. There were other ev.
licences that showed that the General had been
suddenly struck while engaged in casting ny
the interest.