The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1,SO4

mourning. One Of the crowd carefully
stepped across the body, and picking his
way through the pond OF blood, treated the
crowd literally to the whisky and cigars.
while the others grin1ly joked rs to where
the treats they wero enioyino ,sould be
made payable. Word was sent to his wife
carry In the morning, and she IN turn sent
word by her little son, 20 courj-rbe brother
OF the deceased, who svgore that the assassin
and ais entire family should vet meet
similar sln fate. During the early part OF the
forenoon, as the news spread, burdreds OF
spectators thronged the street in
'front.', and tho saloon and the yard.
Inc Enquirer publishes graphic picture of
TIE DYING MANS sssUGeLEs.
Mcclellan, Notwithstanding his hideous
wounds, including the shot which must
have instantly destroyed the sight of one
eye, seems to have understood the whole
situation before either of the terrified man
at the Other side ofthe bar lad suffseientlv
recovered from their fright to compre-
mend Its cause. The whole savage nature of
the burly r1fliaIlwas instantaneouslv b-aced
by the iron -esol ve of Tengeanes. With one
eye-cord severed by the cruel shot of the
cowardly assassin; with the life blood leap
lng IN torrents from his veins at eyerv
throb of tie panting heart with every
nerve oil Sensa ton alive with the
keenest agony; with the very con-
sciousness OF fdeatll upon him, and the dizzi-
ness of death within hiEa, aud the reduess
OF death dye!ng the sanGed AooF beneath him
till his feet slipped in his own sore the grim.
courage OF the man never failed him. He
grasped his revolver and strobe to-
ward the door, endeav9ring N the act of
fastening to meet his enemy, to husband ALI
MS siren Eth Tor the possible encounter
bus the blood welled no too fast, and the
stout ma staggered, for the first moment
feeling no W lear was death. Then came the
serriole 81 ruggle, the mans iron determine
tlon TO a'yenge himself redoubled with the
knowleds q that his life wns ebbing with his
ofood. A cco1ding to the horribly vivid tes-
tmony o. witnesses, bis
EIFFosrsTo REACH IE DOOR
seem to have been much like those of q
drunken men welding all his will to main
tain his fo oti7g. His cowardly enemy was
bnt with in few yards of him, and the
Shadowy Destroyer had stepped in between
them wit al that CHASTITY might, against
which win and fieshly strength
r0ust strive in vain. But all
that human will and strength
could 10 under such frightful condi-
tions the dying man did. He had walked
out and wes standing about three feet in
front of the.oar when he fell, his feet slip
plng ID bis own blood. While graspinp one
hand g e. beer-table leaning against the
east w all seems to have swung round
bis bt aad aud shoulders sinking against
tne all as his feet slipped forward.
He lust have died alnlst Immediately
afterH ard, leaning slightly on his elbow, as
in sSe last vain effort to rise, bis head and
shoOl ders being jammed little forward
And many who peered through the saloon
wind ows 5y the first gleam of gray day.
light to behold the CORY corpse, remem-
bero that Tom Myers had d;ed in the same
attiE ade. Upon his breast was found large
Szes Smith & Wesson revolver,
VIII .h in his weakness he let fall.
The revolver was a hve-ehambered one
awo OF which were loaded, one empty, and
tho other two containing empty SHELLS. The
nat ural Supposition is that when he was
$40 he Immediately determined TO cut off
the assassin's retreat from the alley and
sSt 'ot him as he came out. To effect that he
Wa making for the front door, when death,
WI iom he mad so often cheated heretofore,
in teriersd this time with his counter plot
II agS.