, 1873-03-15

or partinlly completed, but no align nnywhoro Of
living agont. Tho Mondays washing vas TN
finished. 4 moal partly prepared for two wna
on tho tablo. The morning work Of tidy house,
wiso Ind boen uoatly dono as usual. Mr..
Mashowd paid tho boy with him n sn'all aum Of
money, nccdcd for aomo light expenditures, and
allowed him to start toward tho vlllago. He
then wont into tho collar, and found tl,oro tho
body Of his murdered wife, II waB lying upon
the back, on tho aoft Garth Of tue oellar-bottom,
partially nude, aud iulentod into tho soft earth.
Tracks Of feet and kneo-mArks woro visible In
clono proximity. It secma apparent thnt tho
woman had boon violated bnforo she was killed,
Her head and faco wero dlBngurod with ghAatly
wounds. Ono cut, evidently made with tho edge
OF somc blunt instrument, not afterwards idon-
titled, oxtondod from tho Loft tomrlo five inches
backwards ovor tho top OF the head. Thcre wero
| two wounds not exceeding an inch and half in
length ON the back OF tic hoad, made with bricks,
as was later determined. A doep gaah In tho loft
side Of the thront, two iuohos IN longth had sov-
ion in tho wlndpipo. Tho Last was necessarily fa-
tai, but murderors mover know when their work Is
fully accomplished, Matthgwa called back tho
boy Mckinney, WHO waa still Within hearing dis
tanoo, thon knc1t down by tho body OF lin wifo
aud prayed. Tho noghbors BOON rallied as tho
news spread among them. Tho widest OK
citomopt prevailed, for dcath by violence in. the
country nevor become SO common aB to DO shorn
Of aInaglo horrible elemont;; Tho body was re-
tomary tonder treatment that Is ossonttal to pro-
parations for BURIAL the fovorish interest OF the
netghborhood increasing "a tho news spread and
tbs horTors m OF tho doed began fully to ho real.
tho nature Of evidence, and must bo given with
certain dogroe OF Preelsion and t1y dctail.
AZ o'clock tho following morning, Mhthcws
went to Yates to procure coffin, make prelImt-
nary arrangements for an inquest and eond lis-
patchon to relatives. Not Wishing to wake
clergyman p1ematurely, he called upon oabornee,
rocently in bis employ, and afterwards arrested,
to request him to SEQ that so much Of his mourn
ful duties were performed. Osborne lived in
tho odgo Of tho village. Coming to his house,
Mrs. Osborne WAS walked first, and responded
from asecond-story window. Osborne oamo down
to tho door, but It was observed during tho con-
vornation TINT followed, that ho stood back
in the shadow, or feet from his interlocutor.
It uas just before sunrise. Alathe.s said. "You
know what am hore for 2" Osborne seemed
agitated, and said No! arc the hornoa out 2"
Mathews said, "11y wife is killed," at which
Osborne seemed aatonished, and replied inco-
herently. Mrs. Osborne afterwards came down
stairs, and was greatly Affected BY the news.
The nelehbors mounted md rodo in every diroc-
ton. Oaborno camo to h1athows house, but
did not enter. Ho took one Of tho best Of his
former omployor'n horses, and Joined in the
search, which was continued during Tuesday,
house is ono mile from Yates upon tho high
road. There seemed at frat to DO not
tho alightest ~, clue to tho, psrpetrator
nate % ase sssned sesro ABOUT TT tho e's Promises
showed corresponding tracl1a leading away from
the place in the general direction Of tho village to
an unoccupfcd house callod tho Corbin house."
There thoy wore. lost In tho rceda and grass.
Their peculiar shape fastened suspicion upon
Osborne. a teapot was found upon tho atoyo
whom Matthew'S and McKimsoy returned. Mono
Of tho family used toa at midday. Osborne had
II Gs' APRIL 'n Until 1T a Xugas '0 When he Was
discharged on nccount OF alleged sickness. He
had boon In tho habit Of using tea on account OF
bis indlsposition, and tho preparations for making
Il seemed presnmptivo evidence Of llis presence
from homo. Ho showed somo surprise at his
arrest, but declared his innocence. He waB
thkon before Justice Roberts on Tuesday eyon-
ing. Being urged to tell where he had beon
to clear himself Of tho chargo ho said lie frat
went to borrow acythe to NOV some grass in
tho yard, took the acytho home, took aoma
roasting-ears to aome Quo In Yates, and gave GOV
counted for tho expenditure Of his timo between
II and o'clock, at which hour he said ho wont
to LOOK At the Corbln. house. intending to rent
1T. On Wednesday morning, search was malo
chiefly in small coin, WAS found in the chimney,
which was identified as having boon taken from
Mathews house. Other piecea Of paper we're
bs aGng tho v @ @ s tho ppposSa
cd with tho pieces found at tho Corbin house.
The money waa collected from clasBea at Sun
day-school with which Matthew'S was connected.
and the papers identified were Fragments Of Sum
On Wednesday, hearing Was attempted be-
foro Justice Roberts. In tho meanwhile other
tracks had been found leading from . point not
more than goo yasds from osborne'a house In
ar In Maf1 farm
taken from the Juatice'a office, and his boots
triedin the tracks. They fitted al thoaein the corn
field, and In the cellar exactly. Even tho prisoner
Re-; remarked 5ooularly upon their htting 90 well.
Office, crowd had collected, furnished with
rope, and the cries Of Hang him hang !"
we're loud and frequent, Lynching was only
prevented by the Intervention Of prominent citi-
borno was takon to Knoxville and confined in
the County Jail. Subsequent demonstrations on
the part of the Yates people in tho direction
Of summary execution. mado It necessary to
This transfer was effected BY shoritt Pat.
ton In long night ride Of 50 milos
to Peoria. Osborne was Indicted in October,
4nd an Ills trial VAS expected early. in tho
tinued 40 intense that it WAS doomed advisable
that he should be tried at Galcsburg. The trial
accordingly commenced in this city Fob g. be-
fore Judge Smith, and lasted eight days. Tho
EIohec4tloA "eb coluucteu ny 6tato'a Attorney
Iunniclih. assisted by Judge Craig, and tho de-
fenBo by Messrs. Krotzinger and Mathews,
young law firm OF Knoxville. It was found
nece6aary to have tho sittings in tho Opera
dios AiouHS Place th9t had seen many mock trsge-
never fell below thousand. Tho prisoner eat
atolidiy through tho trial, except when
noting points Of especial interest, now
and thon indulglng,, in light. 6adinage
His girl-wife sat besido him, and It was OBJ
served that Hhe WAS the only ono Of all tho par
tics concerned, who showed any emotion during
tho progress Of tho trial,
Few points wero developed beyond those that
wo have already stated. Tho Testimony was
purely oircumstantial. No ono could swear that
he saw the prisoner IN tho vicinity Of tho place
Of tho murder, or going to, or returning there
itself into an analysis Of the testimony. The
concurrent testimony OF the noighbors showed
that the murder must have bnen committed about