New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-13
TIoLAHoN AND MURDER IN ILLINOIS.
A YOUNG WOMAN FEARFULLY MUTILATED-THE
MURDERER IDENTIFIED-LYNCH LAW SUG-

GEsTED. ....
The violation and brutal murder of n
vonpg married woman near Grecnvic. Illinois, is Gre
aru intense excitement both in that STATE and Missouri
me victim was but IS wears old and had been married
about wear, The scene or the crime was the
farmhouse Of the young husband McAdan aDOnt thtce
miles south Of Greenyile The body OF the woman was
as though had fallen upon her knees ana been peu
backward by the murderer Her clothing was cohS.ler
ably torn and the body bruised. Her hair was torn
and disheyelcd. Her throat was cut, ahu SUE
had been stabbed in the neck several times ana
y times In the right aud four times IN the left side
n was apparent that desperate attempt ~ rNshmtht
had been made as her lower limbs showed distinct MARKS
drrrr caught and butchered her. The head was us,
figured by brutal blows. aud the iair lace was Dlt
and rut bv the teuds fist Very strong CrcumSlahidI
evidence points 10 n man named J9hu moore as the
assassin. When the Coroners jury nrS1 tAnn,Cu ,rv
cnsc they rendered verdict OF murder 10y an uhklo"l
prrss,u This verdict was based upon tle sta'eueht VI
hi, Moore. Suspicion however, Des'n "a 9 49, 80
IN the matter uf ferTeting ont the murderer
Ills appearance strange, aud few people su ~
ni,ht and dressed himself putting on a new pan vi
boots lie went out and walked about LOT s1,ne Ilg'
without any apparent object ana went down we CREEK,
urpably with Wow 81 making confusion IN INC trucks
ty which 10 WAS aftcrwArd FOUND ne lu IttuttVu
sru tn scene u the murder. On being asked MS reason
tr dressing ne said he cO-an extremely singular
excuse on "a warm summer mght. ~ Is huoMn untt
Moore was alone with the murdered woman snot. .luo
Tor, the deed and while all her farm hands, win er
l,b,ud were IN the harycSi-hcld Ills statement II aI
he ptssrI Mrs. McAdmS's house ANA eNchhuE'u c cu
~ nf thc Iay with her she stood upon the porch
He ,tatrs at this time stranger was slitlhs on DO =
lu fspf
"n, Ia him. merely uoddng, az - me rural c,s,U,'
IL nssed ON through the gate To his own mousse aoO' "
,,,.,ter ,f "a mile away After putting up MS no'So' ~
,Irut ont into the held near 10y 20 hahio ,,I'I
wheat He had hardly got 10 NVVIh G ,u 10 bnnse
scr,oms IN the direction OF Mr. MtA9"nS N'' ia
80 in frw moments again heard ctles' nc
-, rtc,l rouIly for the house. He iOuhd no one " J
bnn.. ar nbout IT, lie then proccede 70 wv ~,
t tli, anybody he climbed npOn the fence near 'c
ii mi nnf tu the wheat field about bO SdIuS Ch
, s,,r object lying in the stuDDle ne Nc,'t ~ ~, h
,,,rI MIR, McAdlms lying dead; ne luoA my VI ,d
hand and chilled her by name ne 'u'n lame rs
wy -, ~, tter This he alarmed the hegnuoIs Inns
'r, az tbe stranger" Is regarded rs ny t.VH'
Moore was not home when MooIe sly r,h ,r,r
49,. ,,rri,r His tracks slow that ne went SOuth llI.o
Tue - q Circuit crossed little creek, ana got
t he when was east Of the scene Of the murder
:, nuorter OF mile. he wore pa'' %
"oorse boots without heels lhere woro ~
cohl s i,odng 10 or from the corpse except
tilehS onrrcsnDndng 10 his own. The tracks were
t oSo 9n denied going round through the woods Out
hoots mo wore fitted the tracks exactly Ihere was
bnman blood found upon the DO9ts III se'eai paVcS &
m nIoons which he had taken of and hidden IN the
IN ~ his dwelling were other spots OF blood he hau
dentIy attempted To wash the blood from ms cOthhg
lie accounted for the blood IN confused manner saying
1na s needing His SHIRT was taken off him, and
a blood stain found on the right sleeve MS aIIi
was scratched and bruised In several places, as
though Inflicted by human hand In p struggle
clean n: but some earth found In the handle, which
WAS taken and found TO be mixed Win blood NO one
had seen anything OF the stranger described Dy the man
Moore and "A thorough search OF the fields ana WOODS
disclosed traces Of any such INDIVIDUAL lheIo ns
been n strong disposition 10 lynch Moore and had there
been little positive proof OF MS gun, hls
would have paid the forfeit OK his crime. crown
cited citizens has fingered about Greenyile
the prOprety Of taking him from JAN ana
0' ~ [st. Louis Times