The New York herald., 1871-10-28

fatigued, 10 Is supposed he fell asleep. He seated
himself on box, ana while in tnat position was
brutally murdered. Early ON the following morning
the body was found on the box, as though he had
been Killed In The Identical sitting posture in which
he was seen the preceding evening. The store too,
had been broken open ana pundered, and the
whole place bore traces OF the burglar and mur-
derer stancips head was horribly gashed and
mutiated with an axe, his body bore marks OF vio-
ence, his pockets had been rlned OF their contents,
and his whole appearance indicated that foul anu
cold-blooded murder had been committed. The
FIRST CLUE
that led TO the arrest OF the murderer was the ds-
C0very near the body OF the murdered man OF q
knife, which was Identified as the property OF
Alfred Mackay negro residing In the neighbOr.
hood. This clue was further substaniiatcd by the
footprints around and the scene OF the tragedy
which, when followed up by an unerrng expert. led
the officers OF justice to the house Of Alfred Mac.
kay. Arriving ut the house his pursuers found he
was absent on some alleged BUSINESS but "a negro
woman, with whom Mackay mad been conaDiting,
was present and was then engaged washing q short
distance from the mouse. Upon going TO her the
officers found the article she WAS then washing was
pair OF pantaloons Of rough, hOmespun material.
When questioned she stated the pants belonged TO
Mackay aud she made several attempts to conceal
certain portion OF them. An Inspection proved
that
BLOOD STAINS
were upon the part the woman 80 eagerly desired
TO escape observation crOSs-exalninaLOn TO
which she was then subjected elected nothing farther
than that the blood stains came from the beedng OF
know how that came there. In tho meantime
the premises had been minutciy and closely inspect
ca, winch resulted IN the discovery VI an axe IN one
corner OF the cabin. This was then examined and
MORE BLOOD STAINS
were found upon It, THESE circumstance estab.
lished the TACT IN the minds OF The OincerS That
Mackay was implicated In the MURDER u he
was not the principal, and consequently a
was not great distance from his house, from the
general indications, the oicers ana party beat the
eiorts were successful for MacSay was found lying
drunk and asleep not over hundred yards from his
own house. He was arrested on the spot, carried to
was known he would attempt an escape II not
closely watched and secured. a portion ora
FIFTEEN CENT NOTE
found near the scene OF the murder compared ex-
actly with another portion OF the same note found
on the person OF Mackay soon after he was arrested
Thus complete cham OF circums,aniial evidence
was established against The prisoner and at the last
term OF the Columbus Superior Court lie was tried,
convicted and sentenced TO be executed here to-day
The Murderer Of Mcsher and Two Chill
dren HING ut Jacksonville, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 81, 1871.
william e. Scott was executed here at eleven O'Clock
to-day Tor the murder OF RosamOna Catlin and two
small children on February 6 last. lie was cool on
the scaOld and spoke not word. The knot slipped,
anu his neck was not broken; he was strangled.
This Is the hrSt execution in the state since recon-
struction
Execution Of MHrderer Ut Deiphi, tnd.-Thc
Condemned Prepares Himself for the (;al-
lows.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, UCJ "a, 1871.
Gerome Brooks was hanged to-day at Delphi,
Ind, for the murder OF A. w. Slater, a wealthy
grocer Of Logansport Ind, last April. The prisoner
the same stod ana careless Indifference
up to the last moment that he mas shown since his
arrest. on the scafrold he asked and was granted
nnUa fn htG
numbers OF people were in the town. Uut no disturb
anCe occurred.