The New York herald., 1871-01-14
MUltD "a in KANSAS.
Man Kills Hrs BrOther-in-Law ths Next
Day After His NJ ,rriage with His sister.
From the Atchison Kan., Press. Ian. a.

From the Atchison fKan.) Press Jan. 81
The murder which took place on the I'D ultt,,
viewed as 1t may be now when the feelings are less
excited, aud taking even the most paiatlng View
OF the matter was most atrocious. nendish act.
There seems 10 be no silver lining connected with
the cloud that envelopes the whole tragedy from lis
lnciplency to It's terrible culminaon-nothlng that
would tcnd TO relieve the load Of guilt that must be
borne by the murderer The actors In the scene were
Mathew Cline and bride ana John Rule. The location
oil the tragedy was place not far ron the "CraZan
farm short distance east Of Soldier creea aud
a0oul SIX miles northwest OIL Circleyille On tho
Mathew Cine and Miss Charity Rule. sister or tbs
murderer, We're married at the residence OF the
ocIaes father John RUE sr, ami on the next day.
cssr,,ra ing 4nd tea O'Clock, were proceeding In
the siei, and az whose IL u,Msil ,Milliam Cline father o.
friends aud acquantances had gaRe ~ pese,y 81
ana oner Their congratulations Whea about S,,V
hall nic from the elder Rules the couple met John
Rule Jr riding In wagon, and, on close approach,
observed that ne hal gun with him. Sarmislng
10 pass Rule aud thus escape; but suddenly chang.
lug his inlenfoli, after getting past the latter,
he turned nj: horse with the design to
make his way back to MS latler Jaws;
wncreGpon Rule, who had already turned MS team
TO pursue the couple, made another turn. and head
ing them oIrn the road, demanded of Cline whether
ne mad anything with which 10 defend himself and
Instantly raised a doube-bnrrelcd shot gun ana fred
al Cline, who by TINS time. together VITA MS wife,
had gotten out Of the carriage and begged Rule 'not
| to Shoot Cline threw up his arm Rule fred.
and received a heavy load OF shot in his right arm
the shot running lenghwlse Of the arm and com,
| pleicly shatcring H. Turning upon hls sister. Ruie
] remarked, "Aud this barrel 4 for you,r but was
1
eDtieaty. He thereupen aimed the gun once more
al Cline, but, his horse becoming frightened he was
prevented from firing and Cline was driven TO the
| house oil a ne!.hbor, where he received care and
medical treatment
The murderer, who had RraiiGed his cause.
less passion, proceeded at once to his fathers aud
related hc c culstances OF his having '.shot Malt
Cline /" adding ihst The only regret have Is
that ,iid not kill Chat" (meaning his sister,. lie
then proceeded to Holton, tho county seat and gave
himself up to the authorities. On the next day lFr
day. he had preliminary trial before Squire
Dixon, who bound him over III the sum OF s.ive
hundred dollars, ~ alfUrdng Rule q fine chance to
make good Ills escape, which he dld on Saturday
morning following.
Tlc murderer was regarded as excellent bust
ness man, owned a large and well managed farm
and Is thought TO have been worth $4,000. He is un.
married and was livlng with brother, who helped
him farm the place, He had an ungoyernabie tenl-
per, and was often overbearn1 and insulting In MS
manner The .reason" gwen Tor his killing Cline ~
now tnat he had several times f0rewarned Cline
and his sister oil what they might both expect If they
got married, but never made known what hs
grounds for ob|ecting were.
Cline fingered until Sunday night following the
assault, and then expired having suffered most in
tenscy.
Hc was inferred with Masonic nonors on Tuesday
following III presence of a large concoursc OF spec
tators who had come together to witness the solemn
oDsequlcs and to manifest their respect
Mathew Cline was about tWenty-seven years or
age, successful young farmer jovial and frank In
his disposition, With good word for everybody.
lie was universally liked by old and young. He had
Christian faith, ana up 10 the last moment OF
seriousness expressed himself very nappy In the "a
surance tnat his soul about to take ia iiignt to
that beautiful "Land OF the Leal."