, 1875-04-16

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Grttnrilie tfn.} ddroeat<, Arrsl II.
Last Friday morning 1t MAS announced on cur
ssreeta that fsrmor named Alexander McKin-
10y, who lvod about mllos southeast OF this
city. on the old Co1cord farm. now known as The
Pritz l. KuhnS place. lad been Killed by pair
Of mules that lo had gone out 10 iocd that mosn-
Ing.
Squire Tonko was requested and consented to
act as Coroner. and lat ones proceeded to the spot
and tmpAne1ed Jury. Tho dead man was
taken from under tho feet Of tho mu!os, In tho
atablo where ho was found, md carried and laid
on the porch At tla housn, and. aftos m e1am-
nation by tho jury was "laid out, aud tho no1t
day buried.
About tic timo the fury had ilnished their de-
libcrations strong suspicion WIS aroused TINT
MoKtnAey WAS murdered. anil that tho mules
bad nothtng to do NTH his death.
Mckinney was fonuu to laso btnody finger
marks on ono foot aud ouo Leg and to IIara on
clean drawers ami HockR, aud no wound on Tho
foot ring to produce the blood. Bloody ciot1,es
wero found hid unller tile kitchen floor, mud
others soaking in toap-huis In q keg In dark
corhes Ut tho cellar. Bedding was found partly
washed aud onlS partly dried . mark OF drag
ging the body FROM the housc 10 tho staL1o es
pta'n1y v!aible. Tho Eods Of tho murdered .natl
contained no .nasks Of violence except several
eesero wounds on the bead aud home slight APP
pearanceB Of having bean chodel.
The family conHAtod Of tho murdered man,
WHO WAS about 20 yoern old; ll'8 wife. nhout a,
and nine children. Que daughter bring married.
and the Oldest son also awav from lipne.
After tho Jury lad rnade up verdict that
Alexander sicKi1aey had come to bis death bY
siolenco from tho banda Of some Ferson or per-
cons to them unknown It WAS thought best to
aren't the Bon. 1Bam. ho ia not quite 20 years
old; 1ntsc, COARSE frame; shaggy, unkempt
ha!r; ragged, diaty clothing, and s4id to 10 par
tinIly ilotlc 1Io WA lod led iu jail on Friday,
and on Saturday his mother WAS brought In and
also locked up, whcro thoy both AFRO at the pres
On Monday morning wo visited tho p.tsouers
In tho jail, and heard from the sou about tho
following confession:
"Father had often beaten mo; lad consider
able difficulty with bin In the !attor part of the
wintor because thc horses was driving balkcd
With load of woud. lie Ind often iJeaten me
severely: had sometimes choked me nearly to
death. 1fs had threatened to knock me in tho
head on Tbur.day evening; was afraid OF lin.
Father, mother, and two little sascrs went to
bed Thursday evening before I did. After
and struck him on tho head az 10 laY on tho
bed with mother md the two ltt1o
girls. When had struck him once I pulled
him on tho bed on 10 tho floor and struck hlrn
not speak or resat dragged him to the ssab!s
BY tho arms. put the Glenn soeks on him DO.
foso took him to the stable i; tho cletu socks
wera given him before he wen: to bed TO put on
whom DO should got up next u,oEn.ug. wiped
tho blood on the floor with tile bloody clothes
en- door where they we're found do not know
who put the bloody parks into thu pttyy got a
Hight to drass father by utter ha was dead ;
mothsr said not to kill father; shc did not get
out OF bod burned up tho stick Of wood l
str'ck father With no ono suggested to take
linn to tho stable"