Richland beacon., 1876-11-04
From the New York SUM
SOLVIFG 4 GREAT MYSTERY.
The Confession Of Little Mag.
gle Baucr's Murderer.
a Child Waylaid, Seized and Choked to
Death-A Mob Ready to Lynch the
Man who Told the Awful
From the New York SUM
Story Of the Crime.


Story of the Crime.
The mystery Of the murder Of !I'tle Maggie
Bauer is unravelled and iii" murderer Is IN
tue Jamaica, l.. l.. Jail. S,nce the 18th OF
August, when Maggie mutiaicd body was
found near her parents dwelling, nate h"h-
man and two or three men had been suspect
ed. Among them was Frank McConachI,
Otherwise known az Frank Connie. He was
arrested severai weeks ago, and both he aid
Kate Hoffman were IN Jul last week, and
then they were discharged for lack oi evI>
deucc Detective stephen Payne was tar
from satisfied with this action, and kept
steadily on NcConachI'- track. Nct"nachL
p.rsi-rautIy insisted taat he wa~ IA New lcrk
at hc time the murder was committed ms
was found 10 be untrue, the Officers ascertain
ing that on the day and the day pr-vI"u, to
tie murder he was AT Dcc.cr> store N
Springfield. On Sunday, the 18Th, lie was
there.
Ga MnnF1y. about an hour after lie murder,
le catered a saloon kcpt by German be-
tween Springfield and BaueT's house. and
asked tor something to eat. A. tins time 1t
VA, uu,ced taat his nose and face were
scratched and bleeding.
Ga SATURDAY might last Detective Payne re-
arrested NpCouacli, and yesterday lac took
him from lis cell 10 the place where the mur.
2 der y A. comuitrel.
On a-livin. at the suot where the body was
y found rhc prisoner tremped violently aud
completely broke down AMI made full con
l,-s!ou. not only If the crIuG, but oi the man
ucr in which hr committed Il. At the request
Of PAYNE, he showed U,hrIS, who We're near
Nv. TIE spot where the deed was committed,
and th" way ia which he accomplished H.
EiS narration ! as follows
On the afternoon o: the irh Of August he
was in a curniirid when Maggie went TO show
Kate Hoffman the way through the woods 10
the Valley Sream depot He saw them both
20 rast tie curliield. watched Maggle ; re-
turn, aud a. She got opposite to him, he SpranS
oul a, her. AMI liappIci her by the :hroat TO
prevent her from making a nose, the poor
,L!li mcauwl.." crying. Ma! Ma!
Attai- point M the confession the mother
or Naggie. who was present. sprang upon the
prisoner with the leruci'y OF 'lGress and
crapried hIm 10y the throat. The oiiiceeI
, took her oil.
McCouachi added that after choking Mag
gie he kept his Grasp upon her throat, and
carried her through the corntield to the woods
, where he attempted violence. and cramned
leaves and the corner Of her bonnet INTO hel
n.Outh-tyiug the strings together about heI
neck. He also took her waist ribbon and
lied il around hel neck, which completed the
. work Of murder he aiteru ard broke dowr
some cedar limbs, so that he could find ih'
body AFTER dark, for the purpose of hlding
5 more effectively: Lut when darkness cam'
a on he was afraid to 20 near the place.
p After McC"uacm had male the ternb.'
confession. he was taken by the officers to tt
Valley Stream depot 10 take tram back L
jamaica Here. the confess on being nolse'
about. a crowd soon gathered with rope
and the prisoner was saved with great dltfl
entity from immediate death ny lyuchlng, th
!, officers threatening TO- shoot the first rer>o
:, thu, approached him He was returned Il
y safety To his cell al Jamaica.
II McConachi i iweuty.scven years old, an
i was born ia this country. The members
. h,s family are h'sLly respected residents
Brook yn, aud for some lime past have refuse
, 20 have anything 70 do nh him.