, 1875-08-13
CANE CAUGHT
Arrest of n Man Charged with
-Four Murders.
.Ho Il Wanted Mt St. Louis for Cutting
q Mans Hcad OF.
Circumstances OF Ills hrrcst at tho
Stock Knri1s.
MoUloskey'a Statements to the Officers


An important Arrest Of 3 pcraon accused OF
committing no Less than four horrible n1urdors.
ha. boon maifo at tho Union Btock- Ynrds, aud
tho prisoner Ia now conl'ncd In cell at tho
Ccntral ro'ico Station in this city. Tho dctcn-
tfon Is ut tho instacco Of persons who clniua 10
l!ave identified tho alleged murderer, mud llo Ia
wanted in st. Louis by tho Chief Of Police for
one Of tho crimes, that Of literally chopping
tho head OF a lahorcr nhncd 1!ussol
two years ago. with Bpndo. THO
nan,o Of tho prisoner, IA Designated by his
accusers, is barney Cane, but Ito asscrts that it
is William Howard. 11o is a n,an Of rough OK
tcrior, IL ycars old, aud bears tho scars aud ap-
pearance If ono whu has lod = rough llfo. His
Identification Tho guilty party is postiso, and
tho character nnd reputation Of tho complain
ants IL a,cf that full reliance has boon placed IN
then, by the nathoritieB at the Stock Yards aud
III tho city.
IN ADDITION To TIE RUSSELL MuNnER,
Cane is charged With tho killing OF l,a first vito
in Orange County. N. T., uono yours ago tho
murder OF = man In KanHss; and Of having h
hand in tho tragic dcata. Of one or moro Of tho
persons 70 bruta'ly murdered in Williamson
Comfy, in tho southern part Vt this Htatc. II
tie record agaiust hin, based on the opinions OF
individuals and cxpreasions uuguardodly dropped
by tho prleoncrIs truc, slion indcod ho IL a ter
rihlo human butcher, aud 1t is well he
is III tic tolls Of tho officers OF
tho law. Tho itlnerant hnbils Of The
man mid Lis own confessions roGatding his hso
arc full OF fearful suspicion, and stamp HIN as
dangerous md desperate r,an.
Cane il man fully fect in height. with n
which lenotcB tho Amorlcan.bo1n man, and IL
cenr and steady. His dreas illt!icatrR tho
tramp" aud conaista Of clothes Of coarso ma
terals.
was m,do by ,serst Patrick drady
aud notcctiyo JOHN, Casey, Of tho
Union stock-Iards police force, and wns
accomplA!,ed Ill tl.o following manner:
Casey met . young man Of good address named
James h1cclusky,. who Voluntarily informed
hiul, on learning that ho WAS M otlicor, that ho
was euro ho bad Soon tho man who numbered
1ussu i! A. 81. Lonis two years ngo. in Ltndeli
took the matter With several grains Of Allowance
an experience Of cght years on tho city fo5co
toAchnS him 10 rcgnrd such statements with
care. But tho young man MAS 10 positive, nntl
secmcd 10 acairu'!a al relieving lin mini OF
some burtics that tho niliccr stcncd attontivaly
to him, after iifst takinB his na.1o In uuto-
book, and rocolvlng from linn assurances TINT
he wna in earnost, aud Lad no deairo to DO any
ono harm. 11o was stranger there. 10 said,
anu VII" engaged In shipping llyo stock for Nc
Carthy l. TO-. Of st. Louis. Tho detective took
lin to tho police station in tho Town-f1all near
tlo Transit House. aud brought him iuto tho
prcscuco Of scrgt. Grady. After looking about
uutil . o'clock tlp next MORNING, 1t Was decided
that
the SEARCH FOR TIE A1tEoEn s1unpEnEn
should 10 roneWed ut layl lght OH Monday, and,
iu order to keep tho informant to hIa word. 10
Taa p1accd in casey's caro- nnd by him given
COT to sleep on In tile station. CaHay took euro
to remain By him. and, there bclns no lock on
/ tue door. ahoyol tho he'd against II, But there
waa no mend Of tho precautions 70 vol taken,
and ut daybroak tho officer and informant arose,
anu began to look nbout tho htrcots. sa-
luons. aud bonrdlng- -houres. After two or
thrco hours spent in this way frlitlnssty, CaaeY
began To- thuk tlat il tho murderer had boon
tl,rro ho had cspied Mcclusky aud quietly Btoen
away. Thu young man WAS In charge Of drove
( nf cattlo, which nccesritatcd hB attention aud
| departure ut . O'Clock that morning. mud Ao no in
formed tho Sorgoaut and tho detective. Uo ro-
| peoteA lis nsHu1auccs that ho was In earnest in
tho effort to bring murderor tu justice, and in-
| formed them TINT Lo know thoto wns a reward
offered for Cauea arrest. aatl desired 10 sharo 1t
with Tie oilicos III the eEont Of their
| uIRilnS tic capture OIL h!H information.
The o,ticets gavo him to understand. with aomo
midgivings al to tho correctness OF hls etato-
monts regarding the identity of tho murderer,
that they would glyo him 4 fur proportion OF
any reHArd received
DESCRIPTION.
McCuhky then left tic following nemoran-
| DUN With Casey:
barney Cans. wanted In ct. Louis for tho murder OF
u x.sht l5 sS rsS, .aa sgh
Of tha s hisck h M sssi I s sos
hat. anu Aays hu " frun Texas, anl oos b{ tho
u SANDERS. Lie hIs coaEso yuico when speaking.
Tno young man also informed tho officers tint
Cano had actually cut tusscll's head ol with q
| Hpade without SERIOUS cause aud tho murdered
nun had left family conHstlnY OF vito aud
tiSn EiIlirAia
After committing tho cr.u>- Cane led, aud bud
uot Doou sscu uu,il Saturday last.
AcC!uAky wa.,t 10 Philadelphia, and tho Ser
gesMt mud tLo detec.ive renewed the search in:
1uelately aIturwarI for Cane. I4ey scanned
evoty faco aud Auloau hguo about tho cattlg
yarls au1 around tue nuMoiuus Btorea and AA,
looms Oh llatsted atroet, aud, when about to give
up the search iu despair, Casey gaw 3 man sit
ting in trout Ut beer saloon opposite the Tran.
Hlt uanso whom hD noticed Vt ouco IA q porsou
| ASBwEM1Na THE DEscurr1US
lots by McC!nakey III every particular except at
ter also quickly saw that tho map wAa tho ont
wanted. IAoy had been warned that Cane was
desperate man. aud would not Aoaitate to takt
oil advantage to kill any ono who iutot fercd viii
hl@ or hIs liberty. Accordingly, thoy spptoaene,
voro attenrtod. Casoy wont up to tLt
man, and tapping HIM On the shoulder, said
"ion aro my priHonor." Tho accused looket
| pktaAHoIf Nv A4na Suk W AA4 G4AAAAS kkR$ GJS6
aud uuid, in . cluas. loud voice, 'Whas An At
rested fori"
Not dcsiring to proclpltato matters, Casey re-
piled, "fou nrc charged with stealing hogs Oh
Of the pons at the Yards"
The psiaoner answusod, ~ am not guilty o
any such caarge."
Casoy tooh hold Of him, and 10 quietly a1os'
aud won't oyor to the statlon-llouss. Th
was 1U:JQ o'clock Tuesday morning. WIS,
booked by Ot1lcor Mosher he gave ths name o
William lloward. Casey asked Linn how long h
lad been tlo1o, and Ie gad he was a stranger
| aud Lad beou III tho city aud Ut the larls abou
| week.
Being fully contldnnt that he was tho 1nan re
al!red 1t Ut. Louis, tbs eoEgoaut lockud llu, ul,
aud ieaylug orLera THAT 10 one should zoe him
vent to tho telegraph otllcc aud sent y dispatcl
" Gh.ut ua1rlga1s, q. IT.. Lonis, asking lin |
he wanted H4ruoy Cano. At II O'clock I'll III,
swer came that sLoy had no knowledge Of such
caSe in it. 1.oulH ~ tint mentioned.
IDENTIFYING THE pRIs4INEn,
1Len tho onicors thought tAoy had been take
In. but we!e 10th to gsse up tho psisoner un;
further effort bud been made. Casey went oye
tu tIla Yards, aud aflcr c!oae inquiry anlu,,