, 1869-07-14
LATER

In our Issue Of yesterday we G1Ec yet5 full &C.
connt OF the terrible murder OF Mrs. Mc3lams al
tendant horrDFz The Interest feit il th1s fearful
crime ma Be estimated from the fact that every
4 sesy early hour, and h1ndrets were unsunniesi'
Al the rectal OF the facts Indicated the young man
More, led away BY the helsh passion Of unhEiAlea
who perpeeEated one Of the most revolving acts OF
wtekedness and cruelty ever recorded Ia c!sllzel
confession Of the dahollcal deed
MIS-. McA dams was youug end beautiful, Of 4
pure character and upbemished reputation. Tho
station with universal esteem and the warm At
tachment Of all who knew her. John More tho
husband Of good wo,nsn. with one child to claIua
hts Protection, Was the neh5eat nelShbpr to the
happy family. They knew each other Intimately.
and fur year hal been flienuA More, though
iicentous ndasences T mos o. iesa cotseeaIe Ssh j.
and thus became lost to all moral character, 10
vice Ike this 70 destroy the conscience, bslta1zu
What Bnrns wrote 81 It from bitter e1pcrleucs t.
tue, always, With every 1lbert1ne.
--"t. harden. = .fth!n,.,
sonn Moro Is only one mora Instance In proof.
ForKetlnl Of hts marriage vows-hardered 10 ttis
Of his friends, he sav ibis woman TOT months,
md let h!s lust grow. to Possess her person.
Perhaps tic had tempted and been refused, aud
thus his pAsslUn became heated and his cod.
science scared At lGnGth tine brought the op-
postun!ty 10 PIX hls yll!anous intent. She wis
}S4t Ii 40LE H1n 4 plilu AllQ ut31 Qlu Ql10 uni
thus 70 vi ioteuts alone The wotkmcu ID tho
nelehhoEhooi were oil In q distant ncI, and the
place was 30 sequcttered that he Knew no inter
eighth Of = mite listant, he sent his wife IN
another direction, that she might not By au5 pos
Eill,ty call to interrupt him In fls purpose 10 So
With hts plans n, deliberately iaid he went to her
dwelling, Anl what his course OF conduct WAS can
can easily imagine it; he Piled nr;t lis arts Of
persuasion 10 induce the rinnous woman to yield
70 MS Infamous proposaiA True 70 her woman-
whcn he Proceeded 10 c1tscmlti.s driven On by
the lust that had 1nR4c him brute. lie laII
Violent hands upon her, bruised that falr form uY
most atroc,ous and revolving cs,me KnoWu to
the annals Of guilt, Screaming. dlshonpred.
mahaensa 1'n,s''a ~ y r, hsr fate. she ncd 10 tas
posscssrd him. the brute felt only tho neccasity
Q! Selt- preservation, and muruer was all that
con'd by anY possibility shield him. That murder
"as NOT pTeneuttote1 Is proved by the weapon he
ustd-a common pocket-knile. But t1o Horrible
crime already committed made him equal 10 any
other aud he literally mut.la,ed this fair uniort1-
nate BY dozen ataos, ending with q hideous cash
aefuss her throat Deceptive f11sehoads allied no
the hour Of enormous CRIME. md ne thought him.
his to keep and after few brtef hours Of tol;ur1ng
. dog ey thc iuluuated MOB hia conscience s VII VII
the Innocent longer, and he confessed the dceL
We are indebted TO the courtesy Of Mr. Yates,
nasa5 as East St. Louis ios taa foi1e Wing a ie,e
gram, received b. him at 4 late hour yesterI9y a.
terneon, which tust1res ali We hare written, anu
when tae tate q the tnsesahem man shall visited
Upon him remains to be seen:
"GKENyI1LK, July II, 1sso
"Johu More, the man WHO was ar
rested on suspicion OF numbering Mra
HcAdamI, near this place. on Mouday LAST,
has written ont y confession saying he committed
the deed He attempted to tafe Improper lloer-
kles with her. And. betng resisted and threatened
with exposure By her, he took her life. He ii In
!1il neTe now, There Is 4 great dc.i Of excite
1ent but We hope no outbreak will take place,
oul tnat me 5nu penalty Of. the Inv viii ba en-
@.Aore saJsI IN his confessou "a, that be hopes the
prepare for death, bnt Is very much afrsjd theT
MI mob him after all l. la,ge crowd IL now
tsound The jail Il Is noW. 4 O'Clock p. N, aud
. More wrote It. Or would gtve.you It WORT for
'orl a. be has written II. Viii " again q Y:9b
l. n, aud, II succeed, vii, give 1t in ial-n: -,