The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-01-06

An strocious murder in keokuk
On. Christmas day-Wm- Doran the
Vi bin; Al. Eston, he nnrdeFer.
II kils tu9sIer for
terms. Nd aSlsleled ssoss ! psir Of
pants. T6ky proposed to settle the
matter BY : bssd bspe s.coun.sr,
6ght Eaton was bent on mischief,
and what he did is tod bv sbe Gate
CITY:
HE borrowed Henry Higham's
pocket knifn and went in sesrch OF
Dors Duing Tho ls1teris abseace
hseTeas1un a ssnirs and Inquired
Tor him. Subsequently, they met on
the corner and Eaton again proposed
10 eight it OCT. Doran took the meat
which be had puelnsed up stairs,
came down agsin and the two started
of togssher, going up Seventh street
nearly 30 ~ Bank. Meantime
Dorans~ ife heard that there was
threatened trouble between them
and followed them up, with the view,
If possible. of aYeriing the encounter
She met fben just - they had
turned and ~ese coming back seward
Main street, and estreated her hus-
band to 90 home. Thev walked on
down together, Mrs. Doran about
three steps behind the men. When
near the corner Of johnson, Dorm
was heard to remark ,ha. he had
nothing in the world against Eaton,
and did not want 90 have any fuss
with him. ~ which the latter replied:
81 have but one thing against you,
and can settle that id quick.
At this juncture he plugged the fa'al
knife into the left side of Dorans
throat, severing all the main arteries
aud lsficfing a ghas'ly wound from
which thr blood fairy stresnied.
Both men then picked up s'nnes but
did not throw them, DRan being IN
ale 10 on account ri weakness rom
loss If blood, ard Eaton hayiag been
prevented from doing So by Dorans
wife. who caught bold Of his arm and
en.reatei him not tn throw. as he
had aireadv killed her husband.
Eaton then turned and struck her
over the left ere with the back Of his
clenched fist, the handle ofihe knife.
which be still held. producing =
sigh, bruise. Eaton tifen came On
down Seventh 10 Msn-.he knife
still 10 his hand-and proceeded from
thence TO the Possofhce. whera h.
vas arrested by fficer Fowler, whi.e
ID co0yersztion sitn some friends
Dorsn lived on!yiwo honrs. TIE
Kedkuk a,ss:iAaion sayso Of the mur-
derer.
"Al. Eaton is young man well
known in this community as hari
dinker. and hard case when under
the influence Of liquor, and one who
has made periodical visits before the
police courts. He comes of a re-
spsenble Amily. bis parents stand
ing kigh . The esteem Of keo<nk
psople, who deeply sYmpa,hize with
{ ZEN h this. thos heasiest blow which |
c ,uld have fallen upon them. Much
has been done 10 try and effect re-
+ sm in young Eaton, and at one time
last summer, it looked as though he
had nearly effected reformation, as
b was sober and steady. Bad CON-
psny md bsd whisky soon brought |
him down even beneath his old level, |
AID be went on from bad 10 worse, /
until he reached the eliminating
point by committing horrible and |
unproyoked murder"
he ao6y o. another whisky-bred
atrocift which happened in Stuart is
tod b the L1saaotire. IS follows:
Jsms Heron and Cornelius Me-
Minamy had been together moe or
less during the evening. The former
WIS drinking considerable, while the |
latter was trying 70 coax Heron to
bis l,oardisg house. They passed
down the street to Champions sa-
lion, where Hrrfn insisted on sfoB-
ping, and was followed in by Me-
Minany. While in The salop, some
dispute arose, and Heron pdiled his
coat preparatory to f1hs. McMin- |
amy. however, anticipated Heron by !
Knocking him down and giving =
terrible thra. hing. His face WAS CIR
and his body bruised in fearful |
manner before McMinany could be
t.ken cT. As soon as Heron's IN
inries aud his drunken condition |
would permit him. be got up aud |
went to ais coat With the intention |
evidently Of getting some weapon |
Mcsinamv, however, started off N
company with his bov and passed out
Of the saloon and walked down as FIR
a. the corner By the Dean House,
when his boz, suddenly locking
around, said, ''Pa, run tor your life.
for Jim Heron is coming to stab you"
Hardly bad the boy given the war;
ing, before the swift footed Heron,
z graded Oh by though, Of vengeance,
reached the place where McMinamv
sooi AMI plunged a huge JACK knife
into McMinany's neck, assout two
and ha. inches from the back
bryfte.
Heron was arrested SATURDAY.
nigh. anl bis bond was fixed at
200. No, being sble TO give the
requisite amount Ct bail he was sent
t. PaDora TO ii,l.
Heron and McMnamy are both
N IN OF about fifty years Of age, and
married sisters. There is said to
have been some family quarrel be-
tween the two men Of long 81 landing
OF this, however, We know nothing
Heron is a widower, bat has five
children, and is a plasterer by trade
McMinamy is farmer who lives
about quarter Of mile east OF towr
aud has large family. He is mar
Of some means and is respected by
his neighbors. Both Heron and Nc
Ninatpv have liya3 la this cnnmuuitx