, 1869-05-26
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A coforcd Man Whips His Little
Nephew Until Death Ensues !,
Fatal Result oY the Patch Ahray3
Death Of Young Couua11y..

Ausuer follows upon murder ~ closely IN .als
city 1t present that It Il dcult to keep the run d
tht1SI Chicago Il nothing II bot nore, IN ever.
thing that occuts within its Nr1sts nd erc1r .ra
sos4Alsc deAih-pEeducln4 cause haylag uecoue e.
hAnAted. "the strap"-ups t4h!ack-strap,-nsh
been found ts1 ctacacsooa, Tho othei
DAY young EiFf wa sanocate4
with T. ana On Monday evening It VIA employed
- deadly weapon BY m uncle towards his little
nephew. The following arc the particulars:
Louts Bs4es b = cosH<d expTtz4 WAGON driver.
living WITH him Of late, three lAtIe children b.
longing 70 his deoeased trotheE, who rers sent TO
him nom The South- where the mother yet re-
aides. The eldest Of thess children, 4 lad aboat
nm R.ne .eass o. ass named Jacob Bates i sppeass,
the expressed determination of tic uncle to hzcIx
him OF tho pezu3c.oua nahis. He has f.eouenttI
some % sends5 evening" md r. r.
,ssa ssan 1a.tei q We II II Old i's09 p.c,s 20
tauue sas boy N hand, aiss1 tying u ieet s "a.
mtnistered 70 hin terrible thEashinc w1th 4
st11p. The lad had but Just recovered ffom : se-
ssG ~ sssa si 4e IL he RnG
wn being proceeded with, the child sate vent
to hesst1FendinS Grtes, Aad a brother-tu-aT,
nse' ION o} TIC anS badns, nnS'hsE sptsd pns
10 tn,ercede sor the lad. lie 1elnonstsa,ei with
Hates feEafu1nG the cruel treatment he wxs tn
dieting upon hts little net thcw and received In an-
B*c1 that he would ehher cure the huy Of lying OF
Kill him He did the as1e1.. Onntlnu!ng TO lay
on the strap - heavily 81 bis strong muscular
power roula permit, :.see cands cries
e. and suddenly ceased altogether,
1t WIZ not until then rhat nataa dest9ted from III
brutal treatment At this Juncture Butler again
entered room, and finding the child very low,
hurried to procure the services OF a physician.
When he returned the child w8s dead.
The AMIR Was kept quiet untl Jcs.crday uoIu-
Ing, when Bates started in search Q! the Coroner.
In the meantime news Of the AFFAIR waa conveyed
to the Central Station, 4ud when he entered thai
place for the purpose OF making some Inquiries
TtK11ttuE th1s runctton11!, he Was Immediately
taken into custody. The tragedy created Intense
excitement AMONG the cooEeh people residing, In
lxree numbers, In that vicinity, and all day long
the house waa beHcgcd BY q hoErtnesi crowd of
men, women md children
About O'Clock yeKserdAy Afternoon Coroner
Cleavera repaired to the horse for the purpose Of
holding IN inquest, a post teortkm examination
witnesses VIZ not concluded until near midnight
when the turr yetHrnel tbs folio wing verdict, .
''That the s1td 1Acob Bates cat1e to his death
from ahock To hiA nafyouA system, canBed BY 4
seyere whipping innicted upon him by one Louis
BaIeA''
7BE fATCH TRAGEDY.
The boz Connolly. one Of the yctula OF the Latest
Connolly Patch Tragedy, - died from the enects
Of the bullet wound infected BY Annie Gb8ou at
8 u'cloak last evening. This eliminates the Mur-
der. The lAd, before his DEATH suffered excruti8s-
ing pain Corpner Cleasca viii hold An Inquest On
the remains to-day.