The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-11-23


ments of Der skull are lodged in its sub
stance.
The physicians say that Helen cannot
possibly recover, and her death may be
looked for at any moment 1t Is but
question Of time, and very short time.
EvELINE, THE ELDEST,
lay on another lounge in an oblique di-
rection from Helen. She will probably
survive ten to twenty days: She had no
fever up to this writing, and could con
verse occasionally, but in feeble voice,
and evidently with great mental effort.
Her recollection seems tn leave her at
times, for she has several times stated
that she saw man in the room with light;
but last evening she cOntradictcd this
statement, and said she saw nothing: all
she knew was that she was struck.
TIE DEAD ~ STATE.
Arriving at the door Of the south room,
we entered oppressed with the feelings of
dread and horror. The room was filed
with weeping men and women, who stood
around talking in low voice, and moving
about silcnly looking OF each other with
expressions that betrayed their agitation
and sorrow at the awful fate of the Park
family. The three bodies were lying SIDE
by side in the south east corner Of the
room. SET upon rude planks, covered up
with white sheets. their faces and heads
bandaged. The father was lying next
to the wall, the boy in the center, and the
mother on the outside. 1t was pltltul
and fearful sight, a sight that would have
moved a heart Of stone. Men seldom
given TO emotion shed tears al the fright
ful spectacle that presented itself N ,ttdhe
I,TIi.>Lf, ..II Inangled c0rpSes OF lather'
all lex ezc5t gii f fag most General comment
This innocent boy Of but twelve years OF
age, a promising and loyeable lad, the
pride Of his family, the pet Of his play
mates, and the most admired Of all his
s,apbath school ca. smates, thus to be the
victim OF a demon, was considered the
most horrible Of all the horrible features OF
this the b!o0iiest Of Indiana tragedies.
This scene continued at intervals during
the day, and when the relatives of Capt.
Park arrived to look upon the faces OF
their manglcd and murdered kin, the grief
of friends flowed afresh.
TIE INQUEST
held on Sunday over the remains failed to
elicit anything duplicating any one; how
ever, suspicion somehow attached to one
George Johnston, colorcd man, who lives
in Mr.. Park ncighborhood, and he was
arrested yesterday morning. lie contra
dicted himself in many essential particulars
on the trial before Jas. :. Ryan, }. P,
Yesterday, failing to account for his where
ab0uts Saturday night. His statements
were also contralictcd by other witnesses.
in whose company he falsely alleges himself
to have been ut the time OF the murder.
For instance, he stated that he went to
lIcnrvyiilc Saturday evening, and went
from there to a point down the railroad,
when it was established that he was at Il
different place, and was not on the railroad
at all.
The conflicting statements melted Mr..
Mathew Clegg and other citizens to a
thorough investigation and searching prose
cution Of the matter. George Johnston
was held over, being bound hand and foot
and placed in charge of vigllant parties.
Confessed AT LAST.
About 0 clock last night several of the
best citizens of iienryville, who believed
that the evidence unmistakably implicated
George Johnston, quietly escorted the fend
to a back room and putting a rope about
his neck assured him that SO far as he was
concerned the murder was traced to his
door, and demanded Of him to expose his
partners in crime. He was not long in
coming to time. He
REVEALED THE WHOLE HORRIBLE PLOT.
Two negroes, one by the name of Squire
TAYLOR. the other known as-Dayis, and
himself met two or three days ago. j was
mentioned that the murdered man, Mr..
Park, being the treasurer of the church, hal
four ar five hundred dollars on hand. The
attack was then planned fo. Saturday night.
George saws that he watched outside, while
Davis held the light, ami Squire Taylor
did the execution. lie rorroborates Mrs.
Sincairs statement precisely as to the
amount Of money the gct-SI4O. George
saws his partners refused to divide fairly
with nm, and hence he felt less c0n.cicn-
tious in exposing them.
lNDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
Nigilence Committee Mt Charleston number
ed about seventy. They came to the Jail
about | clock this morning and demanded
the keys Of thc jailor and sheriff, which
were refused. They then took blacksmith's
tools and tore open the jail doors, and cut
the hinges and broke the locks and placed
ropes around the rrcks of the prisoners and
took them one and a half miles from town
on the Lexington road. Taylor and John
ston were hung on one tree and Davis on
another The Nigilence Committee all
wore white masks.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. lit is now known
that the negroes hung for the Park murder
all made confessions to the ku-klux, corro-
borating johnson first story. Taylor did
the killing while Davis held a light and
Johnston watched In front of the house.
There were only thirty-three men at the
iail but a hundred in the woods where the
hanging was done.
When found Taylor had been stripped
naked and burned y a number of places
with brands from n fire the mob had kind
led, probably with the intention, as express
ed by them, ofroasting them alive. Taylor
ami Johnston were hung on the same tree.
and Davis on another, some hundred feet
distant. The mob was made up of citizens
from the vicinity Of Henryyille and Charles
town.
\ box containing some of Parks cloth
ing, bed clothing and a.sewing- machine had
been shipped TO raylor's son-in-!aw at Chi
cago. Davis was sixty-fve, Taylor sixty
six, Johnston nearly forty. During the
investigation the fact has been supposed
that Taylor's son John murdered a crippled
negro, named Jack, in Charlestown, about
two years ago, shooting him at night through
a window. Tay also confessed that he
knew his son had committed this murder.
In the house Of Taylor a considerable guam
titv Of stolen goods was found, including
much line clothing.
4 Track ACrcSs the Ocean.
The frequency of collisions at sea in the
course usually followed by vessels between
the principal American and European ports,
has called the alteration Of shippers in this
ana other counties to the necessity for
better defined and more generally under
stood rules respecting the courses of out
ward and homewari bound ships. The
question has been taken under considera-
ton by the British Board of Trade, a plan
for the prevention Of collisions having been
suggested by citizen Of this country,
which promises to effect the desired result.