, 1875-11-26
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Horrible Murder Perpotratea i,
Bagnio Nonr 0Quawka, III.
Il Sort of Isill.Silscs End. r~,,,
FicntlfsI, Exnggerations.
Probability TINT tho Murderer VIII p,
Brought Before Chief Justice
Lynch.

niloat all day horo that tho F,gilant Conro,,,..
were collecting for raid on our Counky jan na
tho County farm, IN miles from tosn, To,n,,s,
shesl1 Boil IL on guard ahoso NTH about tven.,
hpecla1s. man coming IN from the connt,
thts evening carno acrods camp OF nbout ,,r,.
men IN the woods, Abont miles eoutbe.st =,
tho jail. Tho prospect now In that Dill, Len ar
not annwer at ro'i.cali tomorrow morning,
BHrlsnaton tfa.} flank Ep, yor, u.
Yesterday morning tho Ha,rk. Etc r,,h,I,h,,
an nccount OF horrible murder ut tho baanio -.
the Illinois shore, aa furnishcd bY sn cre,n;s
meas ard unwilling acceshory Of the decd, m,
storT Was to tho effcct that eomo time ,inro ~.
OF tho fcmnlo inmates Of the oA.ablisbment hs
low tho bridge had been murdered and tb,o,.
Into tho riyor and that tho several Witnesses I,
tho decd had bseu forced to keep it .er,.,
through foar Of tho awful voug oauco Of tba W..
pottat r0'
Monday afternoon tho establishment w.s n,,,ny
aud tho inmates taken to tho Henderson conn,,
Jail at o1uawEa, and yestcrday morn,na cbiat
Of fol1eo johnson. OF this city, went un IL ~,
place. taking with him tho man Drazle,, WIN h.d
first given information Of tho affair. Arrivin.
at OqnAwka. tho Chief proceed etra,cht,,,
10 tho Jail and interrogated each ~
tho threo women who sscra accused Of bolnu W.T.
nosacs to the murder, and, after u1aoy ovsafo+,
and anbscsfnges, tho girls gave vi, all hopes NJ
conceal,ncnt. aud corroboratod iu ororv nar,icr.
1ar tho awful story as told by Dan Drazier IN
AID. Hunt. Ono Of tho elrls told hov Tor
weeks ago Saturday night. Bill Leo was iu Je.e;e
Moeastys sse M room' upstairs; how soma diftcaIt1
woman BY tho hair aad pulled hor o.. s1H Of bad
how ho Kicked and pounded hcr until her noreann
TOR heIp brought GtRzter and another msp IL
tue houae to hor rcscno: how they found til,
doos iockod' and Lee threatened thom viii
instant death II they entered tho rao,u how bt
finally dragged her down H.aira into the l,it.
chen, still screaming for help. nu1 thnre, With :
drawn revolver, dotled NIL interference until HI
had finished his torrib'e work nnd made Tia
room vefy hlauRhter-houso. running With
human gore. Tho poor gETl's back vas broken.
her mock was broken. ono OF her oges atamped
out. her totnn!e broken In, hes face btamued mi
Of alt recognition. mud tho brute uayos desis,ea
from his tiondish work until tho laBt moan hnG
coasod and tho body lay an nsnin,ate heap unon
tho kitehon floor. Thou It was picked IN sud
carried out to tho rivor bank, whore It was COW
cred With Blankets to keep it from tho obeor,
vatton Of any etraY yBitoza rho might pasa that
way.
During tho oveping two boat.loads at cues.,
arrived as the housc, one Of them from Drlrllue.
ton, aud, vlillo the parties were inside catorspu
and passing tho night in recktesa dtsstnatiou, al
unconscious OF the terribio scene which had boeE
enacted on tho premises so shortly previous ts
their srtlval. Leo, accompanied by nraxier, tool
ono OF tho sklffs. And, rowing tho corpso Of The
murdered woman out Into tho channc throw Ii
overheard into tho dark waters, aud then re-
turned to tho house.
Atter. this confesalon. tho admission Of .h.
two Other women was elslly nntsinol, and,
though pono of them had communication witt
each othor. or with Drazier, proyioua to the coli
fass1cn tho stories talllod 40 axaot9 as to ieay4
no doubt ln tho minds Of tho of1csss that La
vas blood-tsalnod murderer, guilty Of brutality
which stamps hin ss deserving sslft, terrible,
aud certain punishment.
A PRIEST SHOOTS AT A pAetsHloNeR.
Dfspateh TO Cincinnati Gaztsn.
CALDWELL. O., Nov. 2A.--The case OF ohas
againbt RYAN, for shooting stulthbcrGcr, one o
his e1communicated psr1ehlono1s, NTH intent tt
Kill, is tn progress yet tonight. Tho State has
just concluded ito evidence. which, At th,s stage
looka dark for tie priest. Fifteen witnessed
were examined for tho State, aud tho sub.
stance Of their testimony is, that ol
tho Al Of August last, tho two young Smith.
bergere, whoso father nj boon excommunioatc |
for 1aiug Granger, won't to tho pricats hous1
10 talk the matter over, whun ho came to wln.
don, and flied throe thots With revolver. e1.
claiming, "fll kill you and your father;" thai
tho Ealls paHeea oloaa to. but missed the1. To-
night tho defonse are putting In their testimony,
A1A s4p oado hAt FsouAoJ I'nau sV."1@.o' -ho
cours-rooln is crowded Will Catholics and
Crangers. Fsthor Ryan's counsel arc confident
at procuring hia aclutsaf.
Bnmo dillicnlty was found In obtaining 9 jury.
bccnuAe of tue prejudice oxiatiug here. Tie Dc.
fontlant claina that ha Ia innocent Of shooting
6mitl.berser wlth intcnt cllhor TO wound. ma n.
or Kilt, tho three counts III tho lndlcsnout. He
says that tho parties came to his house. attor tho
t}illlcHltv growing out OF tic urangerIhm Of
| gmithberEer Ind caused btu expulsion. and E!o-
lentIy threatened him. mud that 10 friRhscn them
| away hc ared hts pistol from the wlndos, in-
teudlng no QUO bodily harm-s.mrly to seare
tleua Rwaf. But tho Prosecuting Attornsyclalms
| that 1t vas done with felonous purpose.