The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-05
MURDER BY A BOY.

A Lad or Sixteen Wayiays and Beats
Out the Brains OF Boy OF Nine Years
Singular Instance Of Hereditary
Mania.
PITTsBUR$, Pa, May 4. 1873.
Last night Timothy Bacon sixteen years old,
was brought to Greensburg and lodged In the jail
of that place charged with the crime OF murder.
His victim was George Shaun, bright-eyed, In
tenlgedt lad, aged nine years. It appears the
parties reside in Mount Pleasant township,
thirteen miles from Greensburg. On Friday
last young Shaun was sent by his mother
to grocery Q mile distant to purchase
some medicines and some sugars. He de-
parted on the errand, and that was the last
seen OF the child alive The family thought nothing
OF his disappearance until late at night. Not
returning, they went to the neighbors 70 seek
some trace OF him; but the only word got Of him
was from one OF the neighbor's boys, who said he
had seen George on his way home from store in
an alteration with Timothy Bacon. On the morn
ing following two boys who were passing through
the woods where the lad was last seen had their
attention drawn to o singular mound OF leaves
between the bark Of two trees. They
went over to II, kicked away the leaves and earrR
when to their horror and amazement they saw the
dead body OF George Shaun. The corpse emitted
q foul stencil which drove them back, and when
they gained sufficient nerve to near it again they
discovered that the face was black and blue and
bloody and presented most horrible appearance.
Closer examination revealed the fact that the skull
was broken In several places and the clothing was
rent and torn. An alarm was given, the neigh
bors summoned and the body OF the boy WAS re-
moved to the house, where the grieistrcken family
received IL.
steps were at once taken by the neighbors to
discover, II possible, the murderer. searching
about In the vicinity OF where the body was first
found, indications were discovered OF where the
murderer ut first tried to dig grave in which to
bury the victim Near the partially made grave
was found package OF medicine which young
Shaun had purchased the day before. Suspicion
pointed to Timothy Bacan, and the ofrcer found
him In the barn in the rear OF his stepfather's
house. He took the arrest with perfect
indifference, and when acquainted with the
charge upon which he had been taken
when questioned closely by the Justice OF the
Peace, fassoa, he qdpitted striking shaun with
purchased at the store. This acknowledgment
was regarded as enough by the magistrate, and the
prisoner was remanded TO jail for further exam
nation. From the appearance OF the dead bodyie
with waffle, a little hickory stick, half switch
and half club Young Bacon Is not
bright boy by any means He Is coarse
mbed, very uncouth In Dress ana the
expression Of his face at times is deviisn. He be-
Germ whatever as TO hts position. He is In ignor-
ance Of his age, but can read and write toler.
ably well. He has an unfortunate pedigree, and
psychologists will find In him an interesting case Of
the result OF crime among ancestors. His grand
father was convicted OF murder in the first degree
and suffered the penalty, and his own father be-
came crazed with religious ianaticsm and cut his
throat. The funeral OF young Shaun took place to-
day and the sad manner OF his death caused
large concourse Of persons to assist at the burial