, 1873-02-08
HANGED,
A Wife.Murdorer Expi.
ates His Crime.
Henry McNulty Execut-
ed at Peoria.
Hanging Not Played.Out
in Illinois.
The History of a Cold
Blooded Tragedy.
A Long-SuGering Woman
Killed by Her Brutal
$ Husband.
Arrest, Trial, and Conviction
of the Murderer.
The Sentence.of the Law Car.
ried Out Yesterday.
Filled with Brandy, the Doomed
Man Ascentls The Platform.
The Spectators Harangued for
Nearly an Hour,
Launched Into Eternity Pro-
claiming His Innocence.
Filled with Brandy, the Doomed
Man AsCends The Platform.
The Spectators Harangued for
Nearly an Hour.
Launched Into Eternity Pro-
claiming His Innocence.
HISTORY or THE CRIME.


Of September, 1872 the people residing In the
City Of Ohilicothe, on the Rock Island 1lailroad,
about twonty miles north Of Peoria, were thrown
into state Of great excitement by rumoEs Of o
murder. Chillicothe, like nil other in1and citios
OF smau proportions, seldom has aensatlon,
either aanguipary Or matrimonial. A trngedy In
their midst was 30 unusual an occurrence that
every ono felt 1t to- BIO his duty to talt Of tile
onormity Of tho. crime, and about bringing the
perpetrator to Justice. There was no positive
proof as to the guilty peraon, but the oironn1-
stances pointed, as they thought, concluBively to
IN individual we'll known for lis dissipatod
habits. The person immolatel on tho altar Of
"revenge" was Airs. Eliza or Elizn-
beth MoNultY, and tho individual SUE
pscted Of committing tho deed
mas hor husband, Henry McNulty. They bud
been married for six years, but had lad no chill
aren, and lived in the ontslirts Of the town. He
1as very intemperate. md on one occason as
saulted his wife with a beor-mng, for Which she
had him arrested. When the case WIS taken
before the Grand Jury, Mrs. A1oNulty did not
dBplay any ill-will towards her husband In fact,
ahe testified in such 4 non-committal way that
no bill was found. Subsequently, ho threaten
cd to kill her, and sho Ind him again incarcor-
ated in tho County Jail at Peoria. Being unable
VAS locked mp for nearly two months. Being
lonesome without him, and listening to his
urgent appeals, sho visited Peoria on Thursday,
Sept. 7, 1872, and induced tho Justico Of the
Peace before whom lie was tried to
release him. The Magistrate reluctantly
yielded, knowing tho prisoners reputa- j
tlon, and wonld not discharge him until
he had exacted a solemn promise that he would
cease drinking and troat lis wifo ns ho should.
When at liberty, Mrs ATcNulty gave him 81 to
pay h!s fare home.
HIS INNATE LOVE ron wH1sKEy,
however, waa too strong, and, stealing away
from her, LIE expended tho money for liquor.
After lettering around Peoria for week, ho waB
arrested for being dr1lnls and placed In the caa-
booBo. The Justice seemed to pity him. and
sent him home, wlero ho arrived on the Thurs
day before the discovery of the dead body OF his
wife. Nothing moro was heard Of ArcNulty un-
I'll Saturday night, Sept 27:. At o'clock on tho
e:aaling OF TINT day, DR.. J. II. 0lorcly, who lives
;yont ono hundred yurds from llcNulty'a houao,
Wills going out OF hia gate, heard loud noise
proceeding thence. Ho walked towards the
dwelling, and could plainly distinguish tho
yoices Of McNulty and hia wife. llo was aceus-
Ing her Of recsiying or writing letter, and
threatening her WITH violence. Inc Doctor
knocked on the doof, but RECEIVING no answer
10 went away. aalf IN honr aftor"aras, hifam
~. campne!t, boasdef az "ooas Aotel' saw
MeSulty anu hlH wlie approaching tue hotel. 10
about i've feos IN advance or 'ier, ana geetlcu-
lating as II angry. Hiram concluded thoy wero
quarrelling, enl WIS aatisled Of It when they
uussed him, ho hearing aIcNulty say. nIf I
rno9oa than What T kpo,7 now W., wnn,a nh
ino"ea .non ~ Mhas Know now > yon ~ouIo @ NOT no.
have got that 10 damn M you,--'t ls tho lust time
you will fool mp " Tho tSU went into @ grocery
store near tEa hotol, aul in lsn or fifteen min
ntea cana ont md want I'M TIM atreot towards
ssss sau'o a. cas ."" "oAs "p an5 naos .o"au9
1rvs u d. ,apo,v l, w was ' s,'aono hv ra ,o
lis door, aud hearl u man asking 1t the Doctor
was in.
"s' ;.,a,'.','' 49,, "H" - 'o.' s.'.
haa 10 'aa a"ay '"'n'ealA,e'y a"cf n'"h..'s .ne
Inquiry. In half an hour he returned and asked
the sano question, aud again retired hastily
Tha Doctor's wife md daucbter rat nn and
,s,. ".sS,,, f,a;,,a tonoes 81 ,Iau,,,.,,, !,
ulon e"1et.u6 A'o"A 1"e'6 'e""A0 ~. uAu1'o''y
dTeilng heard "oman's 'cfles' Inc noise
soon ceased, and tho physician did not lcavo his
honao About o'clock Mrs. Mary Anon, m
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