, 1874-11-17
public concern, mud thcro IL domat'd to tnow
noro nbout tho llfo io Inns led mid tho dcoda lio
In hcct1sef1 rf rnrprArhtiDu.

Uarnpy Mcn[sllnn III otlicr al unfortunate utnu
or n t1oyit iucarnato. Considerable intereat has
been talou by tue pooplo Of Monroe County In
tho fnto Of unrney's wife. l1e has been married
twice. 13y tho first wiro no llaB four surviving
chillro,,.-a hurried daughter, growu-up laslgl,-
tor of about Is years, aud two aons about IL ad
Il years, respectively. sotne youra ago tho
| mother Of tlicso children died, md subsequently
A1cntnhat married woman nnncd Maggie hlnr-
shall. Tim ]ifo they led toHotler was not
pleasant The children mud tho stopntotl,er dla-
agreed tho iiuubnn1 aud thu vito wero fro
aucntly engaged III broB and fights. Tho mutual
repuBion Vl tho il-assottcd pair grow stronger M
tho years ruled on. IRON iIlaturo!l accusations
and acoidlnga tho husband mil wifo became h'.itl-
clultly antagoniHtic to hight. Morc than onco tho
woman loft tho house to Barney aud bis
children and camo to tnia city. Dut ho followed
hor all coaxcd tho ola foollng back agail', aud
aistastein' to her. Tho old an'n,oas!tes had not
boon destroyed. 1t waB not long I'LL tho quar-
ro1s md brolis wore ronowot.
at lcngtl, on tho 9th Of last August, Barney
Mca{abau's ci4ldsen went abroad 10 aYc,,d tho
hight sonso miles away, leaving their father aud
stepn,other alone at tho littlo farmhouse. 1'hoy
father At homo. 1Io told them Tint their step,
mother Ind gone away-probaS'y to Tho city asM
weeks and lnonthb passed, but no one las Bnco
beheia tho face Of hinggio NioAfafnh. Tho
noiEh5ors talked about it in n quiet Wny, ntld
wondered what had bocomo Of lcr, Iltoro was
tnystoty about 1t aolno way, but no otlo felt
sufficient interest In the affairs u either Barney
or bis vito to make closo scrutiny to loarn her
fate.
About tho limo Of tho disappearance Of Mrs.
hlcNlAhan, tho neighbora noticed tint 1r1lsll-
heap or pio Of wood was uct OF 1lro, At abort
distance FROM tho farm-honso occupied by Nc
sIatat,. It waa observed tint this fire VIM tnain
tatned FOR weeks, day mud night Tae neighbour
atepa woro taken to Investigate tho singular
proccctling:, 1Ioalahau was asked why ho main
tainod tho fire 30 long. and ho Batd to was burn-
Ing solns chickens which lad died Of cholera.
Nothing was tlono at that time, Or indeed for
months aftor. TIC tlclsl where tic brnsll-tlsc
Ind glaret through tno darkness Of night, was
plowed up aud aowed In whont.
About tho10th Of tho present month private
detective Of this city being III 1}urkesvllo heard
thu strange atory Of Maggie Meatatans slisal'-
zion, lio went to work OIL the "caac." Tho re-
snlt Of this Investigation lend to complaint
boing filed by rrotno, tho detective. An exan,t-
nat1On Of tho locality where tho brrsis-l,eNp waH
burned wns made some bones, and Il few l,nie-
pinA aud Luttona wero found, ut least 10 it waa
sad
These discoveries wcro exaggerated and mag
nitlud. Tho story wont abroad that Barney Me-
hfahnn had murdered Ais wifo and croMnsed llor
remains. For a few days these was quito II
brcezo OF excitement among tue people OF Mon-
roo. Mcafallan was committed to prison, aud
some looplo thought ho oi,eht to bo hanged or
burned, drawn aud qnartered. indeed tornontcd
out OF tho world, With ali tho torturcs ingenuity
But fortunately tho number of such hasty
e1ecutionors and vengoftL blood -huntcra was
snlally. Tile law mas allowed to tAle its course.
day for, examining into t1e charges, brought
was crowded. Tho relics which weto to testify
against D1cafallnn Wcro displayed; thu Wit
nesscs wero sworn ana examined. Tho eVldeuco
against him then anil there adduccd was meagro
terry in connection with Tie disappearance Of
Mrs. alcA1uhan, 1t waB deemed proper to hold
lm to answer tho charge before tho Circuit
Court, and hal waH fixed at 81 ,000. bond was
roturnod to his llttlo farmhouse, wl1o1o ho wns
at last accounts quietly attending to his affairs.
1In said tho fragments OF boncs found Wero
thoao Of chickens, aud tho prosecution fai!e. to
show that they were not. Moreover, nelEhbor
woman teHtifcd at tho examination lhat Maggie
| MeMa'an Ind told Ter that sho intended 70 SO
away mud hide herself whoro Barney could mover
| tltid hcr aEain, aud great mauy people III that
! vicinity beloyo that iH just What slAo las done.
Tlpro RIO eoMu circumstances il! connection
| with tho uiIair which seem to justify this yiow
which the people about BurkoBytlo talo con.
corning tho dIsappcaraucs of Mrs. hfcMahan.
St,o has d sister residing IN this city who occn
pics rented apartment at No. North Seventh
|
landlord calls 1or Inns resided at that plaro fol
| Bo1no months. 4 fow WeckB ago she attended
tho iar Mt Waterloo. but it sccma look no intorcs
in tho fato Of her Blstor, Mrs. Mcalalan, III
| it is improbable TINT she voul1 10 so near hc
place Of residence mud not lcaru something abou
| tho disappearance. When tho Waterloo cre.na
ton story waB published, reporters OF tho diner
| ont papers. Including ono from this journal
called to sec Mrs. Catherine Brown, or Stewart
as tho namo 1nny bo. Sho profcased to hav'
! only heard tho horrible lalp dRy or two ago
And now comes the HirnngcHt part Of all. Afte
the publication Of the sensational report in tn
acnhatlonal portion Of the city press, Mrs; Brow
seized by the dcsiro,l.o change her pluce Of resi-
denco and bid adtcn to the city. Yesterday, it i
understood, she BOLD her furniture and fixtures
| nutl will leave III very short timo. Tlloso al
aus it = uo 5 they po to
aud horribly sensational story Of murder an'
cremation.
The Expressed 1s obbery Mt Cincinnati.
| From The Ci'!ciHnati Commercial. lyup Ii.
Both the American and United States EXPIRES
Offices hayo fronts on both Fourth aud Inc
Htreots. Tie Commercial Office is on tho north
cast corner Of these strceta. rho United State
Express Office runs around it, and tho Amol
lean Office around tho United States still. Th
Ilaco strcet fronts Of these oillcoB arc use
for tho receiving and shipping Of goods. o.
dinnri!y tho pedestrian will tlad tho si<lewal
covered with PACKAGES. and half a dozen waf
ons standing backed up there. delivering an
taking boxes, packages, Bafcs, otc. OF
ssundny this IL not 10 noticeable, although cor
siderable business is done iu the morning al
evening Of TINT dry. OF course, thero arc not 8
mauy porsons in t1le ottice-we speak now of I'll
Amorca1t-on Sunday.
Yesterday afternoon, when tho robbery