, 1875-06-19

LHf0tHn 10 view tho corpao. IAl8 0one. tho pfia.
onors wore padhed out for tle q, No purpose,
the colosed prisoner who did CaaeJ'a writing
EeInE Affected 10 tears.
The Coroner tool: the body and buried 1t In
tho .pafisi csuotety. His vito IL buried It
Elull3ge, II mi1od south OF Paris, ILL.,
THE CRIME.
NAN AND VIE.
John Casey ind bis wife RobeccA voro CON.
mon tramps,-types Of that numerous class OF
human hcsoEs whose restless dispositions keep
them constantly on tho move, trudg1og YEARLY
n!oug tho lislways, stopping At evcry farm
honso TO bog for bread, occaatonslv ob.ainti,g =
Job Of work, only to leAvs 1t In few daye aud
rctune their yaEabond wauderinge. John aud
Ncbecca wero not poople Of virtuous haoits;
they vero given to frequent induIgences in the
excitement Of intoxlcaslon.
The night Of the 25th of August, 1874. oyot-
took these wanderers about milcs west OF
Tore nautc, hs they trudsod on toward tho eet-
ting Buu. Shortly after darkncss had sot In, q
wagon came up with them, coming from tho li-
rect,on Of Terro Eauto. The occupants Of this
vehicle wero two fa.mcrs,-Wlltam McCarty and
Thomas Ned Ito uhom tue tired traups ap-
pl!od for permission to ride in thoir wagon.
Permission was granted them, aud they
CLIMBED 1STo THE wAaoN.
McCn1tJ aud ltc!d were two toylal fellows,
whlaky nud brandy, which thor o1eted to their
Passengers. Casey sayB his w1fo drank several
s.snns il rapid succession. and was soon in =
oeaasly staso Of lnto1ieatiou.' She got down
fro.n she scat into tho bottom Of the wagon,
nhero Reid was lying drunk. 6ho and Held,
after indulging In various d.sreputable actionn,
fuaily, Eos mo ieh:. They wers acparated,
and Tue parties raelhod: Casey told Re!d
oese in search Of employment, tho
QUO MA farn.laborer. tho other 10 do my
Hlnd Of work whict. comes within the province Of
uu his place Which thor could occupy, snd he
wonih furnish CE4oy with work. They consent-
ed to tAia.
HUT REID aooN nxpExTEn
OF having Mudo tic oner, remembering that he
had jealotis vito At home who would stand no
ilonsnhEo he waH quite aure Mrs. Il. would not
consent 10 tho arrangement md. aa they Wero
approaching his house, Lo requested them 70 got
ou. Of tue wagon, aud 80 Bavo him from any un-
pleasant complications in h.s domestic circle.
They had ridden about miles, and uero then
in the vicinity Of Sugar Creek, Q mlloa west Of
Ierre Haute. They got out Of the wagon, and
ens1. s ot Jaes Pase T. p isep p 5 to rss 9s Sns 90 5
under the effect Of tho liquor they had drank,
aud thsy qua1rcled vloIentlY wh!fo searching for
ross.ng place. At last. spot was found
whs1e the woman chose to make lor bed for the
nsrlt. She throw lossoIf upon the ground
with ssnhll log for . pillow. and, under tho
supplying influence Of tie wusky. sho xas sooa
as!con. Nlieo assured by her heavy breathing
that hts victim waa in sound slumber, Caeey
took from thB y1flae which contained their ct.
fecta an old razor, and deliberately
UCT TEA THROAT PROM EAR TO xAn,
entirely scvcEiny tho jugular vein and wind
ri|@Sii @i,,o,or h.,n,., or.,.,, ,n,,,,, .o.,.,x
asaint morality. agalust Heaven, she had paid
tlo psualty with her 1ifo. Miserable aud do
gralcd I'd Bl.e was. that life no doubt dear To
hcr. All unprspared. she was ushesed tuto tho
presence Of her Msker,-hor life crushed out by
sl,tn who had sworn 10 love, CHERISH and protect
her.
After lie lad committed she rovoltlng decd,
tho murderer dragged hls victim BY tbs fecs to
spot about Is feot from that ou Nh,ch sho uaa
living ut the time abs received tho cruel c1la.
This was Shown bv tllo condition OF her c!othlng
and the nlnrks Of blood, the log upon which lor
head ha<l rested being covered With gore.
ri, .le n9.t Laced tno % tszos tn tho Wound. snd
manner ~ to load 10 tie conclusion that
auE HAD COMMITTED RrIc1uE.
In hts haRto Ao did NOE notice that ie had placed
the back Of tic taxur III tho wound, with tho sharp
edge upward. ua then took from the TAliHta
sotne Articles Of clothing belonging to hss, and
placed theM DY tho sdo OF the body.
Having done all this, llo took tho vallso and
buried toward tue vest. 1n tho morning, Ae
lives several mites west of tho scene ofsthe
tragedy. IIcre Ao hsted tor aud rocaiyod hls
breakfast. iio told tho family thnt hla wife htd
died u ladlana aud that lie had some OF her
clothing wttl him, wlict, he wialied to sell.
lilo WAS ue1t soeu III Chat!ea10u, ABOUT 10
m!los west Of the sccno Of tho murder, where ho
sold h's "itos slot!nng for 81. This was GU tho
ulsat Of Aug. 2d, The nighs following that On
Charleston he got into con 7erpGtlon With man
named i. J. hlAttingly, to whom ho told etory
OF having soon In this woods tue deau body OF ;
"o!nan "lIA hor tAroat cut fton ear to oar.
In I'm ~ fkan1 1lxI, ~ A
HE WAH ARRESTED
ln Charleston by Joseph Lis:on. Tia body Of
the murdered wnnau meantime had baen found
by 4. Q. E1liot and Davld Ernuger. two Eosdents
OF tue WcinIty.
After h,H Arrest. Casey, in conversation With
lnau named II. Van Seller, confessed that he lad
coulmIttod tlls slscd,
A. the March term Of tho Criminal Court Ut
Juge Davis to be hung on tho lssh day cf JUNO.
10 your representative, who Was permitted to
visit him IN h's Gull. 10 gavo tho following
ACCOUNT OF H1MBELF;
Ile WAS born IN ruktn. ILL.,, June l. 1887. Lived
In Fekin until tho War broto out, when ha en-
1tstod in tho Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in which ho
aursed during tho Var. Just before nnlist-
ing ho had Ieeu snArllrd to y young woiuau
sI,onlenco NTH her during lis absence; and.
when he returned lona vt tho close OF tho
War, 4o found hiA mlfe married 10 auotaes man,
ssle believing him dos4. Not cs1ing 70 reclaim !
HQtlAu WuD culiu 70 tooA 4u!kdt AtHlt AH uaQ
not reyo4l himself to her. but nlluok tue dust Of
PUkin tr0m OF hiH foot, and stared eaatA ard.
Since that time he has led . wandering Tito, fol-
lowing the occupation Of faru,-lsboTer. Two
yeAru Ago he WAS married to tho murdered vom-
III, aud they lived togther up to tha time Of hos
death.
During big confinement Casoy boEe his oon-
ing fate Hith
SINGULAR NoScHALANcK.
Last Tuesday 10 conrorSsd PLEASANTLY With TEE
IuluUxE reporter, aud stated tllxe As DID net
like the habit visitors had OF ootulug 10 tho tMl
sld looking 1t him ~ though he NaA Wild
bsast on exhibition. Ito reiterated his dafeu.e,
1T being that his wife came At HIN slth zaxor
iu hox hAnd; that he attempted to tAke It away
thrust was cut with tho razor, atill In her own
hand. THIS xAa upset IN the tzikl by tho nature
Of tho ~ound aud the duuness Of ths razor.
whloh EAds saKlnK necessazy t0E 4 d4sp inaia-
ioo.