, 1869-02-10
HORRIBLE CRIME.
Assassination of Ex-senator
Murray Mcdonnell at
Jacksonville.
No Clue to the Perpetrator Of
the Bloody Deed.
Brief Sketch Of tho Lite of tho
Deceased.
Special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune.
HpHiE1FfKtn Ill Fah

Special Despatch 10 Inc chicago Tribune.
sPhlseFtELp ILL.,, Feb. 9.
upp. Murray Nc "onneti was to day a:taaa,natcd
In Ills own ct11ce. at his residence In 1ark.onylle,
IT,, at 10 0 oclock a. N. Tho perpetrators Of this
bold, dark deed arc unknown. and no motive why
eueh murder ehould lc desired By any pasty IL
known. Tho boldncss Of the deed VAS equalled
cn3v hy its barbArity. siung -nhot eomo slni.
lar wss tes one IT, neq ouEa 1o tteses
ceased could be found. There wcrc tevera1 fear.
ri fractures Of Tho tku1l upon The temporal and
ueiai psea 10 i1n1c,ins y,iH tho wonnis. ''' '''n
The ucEe1al wss IL hts nsoal health. aud WAS
preparing 10 taks ,hs i 1e"Sk s., '1a'n e. sprlns.
had been 4! bis ffont Ests obsetSln9 Ton Thumbs
ehatiot and poi, ,e, hiring H., shoftly b.iote thts
sn the tsr.1 q spps nj. 10 nn., g,.9ns "sH
wkue afr4,f Is ehtou'lca IN my.tefs. Ills wltr
anll n rsfYAnt ptf1 "rtr Il, an"thcf par. ot TIN
hnuso whrn. hearing hH'se ~ Of thu rltmminx
vi H.ait. lhry xebttu n.r"Ftntn thr rausp anI
fuAp,l him lying Ut. h't tacn upon tho 1mt.. y
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;'s'.' 'n !" ~ "is lssH. II u II.
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n" sx.i :: r. m IL s",r s,. f,,ta, m Tr"ks & ;Y ~
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b.. lf.e y rstn f"% fn' Is a,ip stn
,o,aII, nheen.ciuas ani unaae IL 'rrak .nee ths
atsnult war n.aas upnn him. A sutgren s'1i.ing
Iy ,. !. 's III @rn l,,1 ssses'a" 1
aptraa rapidly. aud aoon = laige st"Ha wss
ws. % .uacy III nfttous, t1rs ue II @ aw.y
,i,ui,y tattird !, fn!o e.rcu,ion. ior {hosigS !.
irok pi.ee IN nue n The tno'. d;nsely H9palate'!
afta uf The city. Jet uv tlne eoul. lie discovered
I'll" tjenetai Nrconucll IVES nnr Of The oldest eitl.
Il At =
mug ACTIVE par! IN IL political hlttufy thau any
H'lea it;inr ' H. ~ M" oi nat a9saS A ss
t'iS !,s s'''Fs ae" H. ...s,se ~ % "ss % sa
lamle'",. 'h"vla. at'a "i1f' ot IT, tlataeset
Az /. ''' IL ...fi.'.'nts. T4tan i:s"' !.
@ @t"ps J; II n*. IT, .us.t ,ssss.n a's' i. ! s, t|s
I'M, . u bll.h Andi,f u .ha ~, amy, ftnh*hl.
lltHefat My utinat! vas 1,etls4 a1Yaa'h!aA viii
snseeeasit him, hastl 6 aA'ernd lts htar ~ sAt!y
~ laib. Il much u a snAtcilaa tial la ny. mt
s9ss L. I'D M 'nS a.. s'x 1t to as o. hs
had ansasssd = ftlttune approaching luafter Of 4
million al dollatu. His ays MN aunl u, although
Tne inteilirsnee Of hts murder created grast
ese,st ment in Ibis CITY, where he Was - well
known a. any Of ~ citlsers, md mora espec1ails
1jrpSf louao q which he was 90 t4tely leading
Acmber.
| Mo ClQe 10 tae41eFper2tGf o. tQe tlu5 lceut VI
/ to the iatett Information, htd been diacoveted.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
JACKSONVILLE, III Feb Q.
| Never has our community been more shockct
than It YVES today by tho clscuIaftSn Of the Fepot
{ Of tho murder or Senator Murray Mcdonnell
Who has been residcEt Of Jacksonville since
1890, aud taken prominent part In all mstses
pertaining 10 its Interest. he vas fonnd at q
this morning. In his private bedroom and ofac
| upon the door on his tac,, in pool Of blood
| lie had b1eakfasted with the famiiy about
! O'Clock, and was seen In his room alone, reading
| about ten minutes before his lIiclc.s body Va
discovered. No one WAS seen OF heard To cnte
the room or premises, which are located on on
| OF the m ain tt1eets Of the city. Fire deep rast
es, like those made BY blows from hamm.
were found on his head. The jaw bone was brt
| ken, and the skull! fractured In ecvcfal places.
TIE General was in hts usual health. had saer
the day be fore in writing, and vas Intending I
| leave for Springfield on the roou train to trans q
| private business there.
I Not the eliqhteBt clue to the motive Of the pc
pcirators Of The deed. Hc vas perfectly lifele
when found. The General was IN hta sevent
| frst year. $500.
!. Msjor Mcdonnell his son, has offered .ewa
: | pi &i.0O0 for the apprehension Of the ass4tstc
. | The Cororcr'e jury have been IN session all da
| but have brought IN no verdict as yet. The grct
| cat excitement prevails.