The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-08
HORRIBLE MURDER I!
The Victim Assa.sinased. md His Face Bent
n Jelly.


One OF the most coldbooded and brutal murders ever
committed in this part Of the state was pepetrafed mon
day night near East Norway Wolf River Township ABOUT
nve miles west Of TrOy-the victim being Jonh snea
WeEknown inshman' VINO had been q residen' Vi ING
County for many years Perhaps We may As wen CON-
menee and give synopsis OF Affairs Tor lew PAST
which doubtless led TO the murder.
John oshea was nm lrshman OF good edneat'oh ana
well informed but was addicted to that prevalent wee
drunkenness Latteriy, he had become unusually disa-
greeaOe ana noisy. ana haa uineufy In MS iauin ne
chained mat tne olme"'S came manly thr"us ~ u'i
e""hng vi "ohh AoIrisse1 his "ne o''t'ei' WI" 'N
an active part IN the onsness Whle MolSseS as'e'ed
that he had no other ieeng in he matter except 10 see
'At MS Sister ana her ehoren ad not suner oe'ei"i
weeks "g" they ensasea an Asht ".' o. ihH .nres IN
inns place. MrS oheA IA" e"'nneneeu ior
o'Eoree' o"t ss she was TOO 'e " get inc nAter egay
before the District Court at us recent term shc mad ap
p'eu 'or an o'"er s"s "e' ."e VI INC eni'"fen'
anu ii Aiih"ns' "" INC nearing vi '"' 'A'e' '"o "A"s"
Iefs al shea one ased some sixteen OF and
'ne "'her hui over zen W "ee' s'i"u '"' 'noi' "'neI
nau frequently, eA'ennng 'nIo"sn" Pelou oi several
years attempted =" 'ioiA'e 'neir W 'nea on inc
"'ner manu. insisted 'na inc ""o,o 'nihs was mace up
s'oy. c"hcoe'e" oy 3iorSHeSJ 'u"gs oruered 'hat
inc e"nreh shoiu oe gwen in" ' CUSTODY Oh 'he moth'
e' ou snoui" not stay AT inc NOME " eher q" her Oroth
ers' anu 'nat sno shou'n Hso e eo"' SONIC oeu"hg'
an" ie" o'ner AtuoicA Ihe o"''i was 0on"Ahuea 10
carr! TINS "r"er INTO ehee' Monu"!.
oh MohdaS. III consequence vi inc county BOARD meet
ing ana II Oeihs the closing u"y Oh the Distret Court
sheh 'ahGersee iouna hnpossiOe 10 20 10 the coun-
Try lie met Morrssey In town. and told MN he could go
ont next day to attend :" the business Morssey replied
that OShea had taken the children away from home and
he did not know where they ~ere and he also made some
suggestions to the Sheriff. to induce that officer to pick
out the best COW, which not the one to which she
made personal claim. The same day. the Sheriff met
ba hama mia,
in the morning would have the children home and
property ready to turn over him. lie left town towards
night his way home.
Tuesday morning Sheriff vanderslicc, engaging Mr..
Pugh with his hack and taking Ed. Bowen along
sist started for OSeas distance before reaching
there he by John Kilkenny. Roger Morley and
Frank Dickson, who informed him that in passing
OShea's place they had man lying in the wagon
path leading from the gate to the h"s and supposed it
Shea drunk; hut they went in and found him dead
The Sheriff and his proceeded the place and found
they had stated. OShea lay dead In the road his
face bloody and horribly disfsured. Leaving Ed. Bowen
guard the body the Sheriff returned town. and took
out Esquire Hampson and men for jury. to hold in
quest. The examination was had and the body then
brought town complete the testimony The follow
ing facts were disclosed by the examination:
OSheas house stands at one side Of bis farm little
over half way through from the public road The body
Of Law acruss the wagon track leading from his gate
to his house almost half way between the two points lie
Law ON his back with his face turned to one side and some
distance from him Law his hat bullet hole was in his
forehead evidently the first shot he received the bullet
coming the back of the head Another bullet
through his head entering the butt of the where
the blsiered and powder burned. This shot had
evidently been fired after he fell the muzze Of the pistol
being held against close TO his hen His face and head
cut and gashed as beaten with revolver and he
presented CHASTITY spectacle.
far