The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-26
SOLVING A GREAT MYSTERY
THE CONFESSION or LITTLE MAO,
0IE DAUER'S MURDERER,
A Child Waylaid. seized md Choked e
Dcatb-A Mob Ready TO Lynch tho Mas
who Told the Awful story Of the Crime.

A Child Wnylaid, seized md Chohed e.
Dcnth-A Mob Ready TO Lynch tho Mas
who Told the Awful story Of the Crime.
The mystery of the murder of little
Maggie Bauer Is unravelled, and the murderer 10
10 sthe Jamaica, L. l., Jail. Since the 18th OF
August, when MaGRie's mutilated body was
found near her parents dwelling, Kate Hoffman
and two or three men had been suspected
Among them was Frank McConachi. otherwise
known as Frank Connie. lie was arrested sew
eral weeks ago. and both he and Kate Hoffman
were In Jail last week, and then they were dis
chareed for lack OF evidence. Detective Stephen
fayne was far from satisfied with this action,
and Kept steadily on McConachi's track. Mo-
Sonachi persistently insisted that he was In
ted 1,,It rVrk at the time the murder was commit
teu. ihis was found to be untrue, the officers as-
.e.tainine That on the dav and the day previous
20 20 ne murder he was at Decker's store In Spring.
h.nu. a.. IN sunday, the 18Th, he was there.
On Monday about an hour .fter the murter
ntered ne entered saloon kept by II German between
sptineneld and MIR. Bauer's house, and asked
iSr somethlng TO cat. At this tine 1t wns mo-
t'ceu that his nose and face were scratched aud
On SATURDAY. ni0ht last Detective PAYNE re-
atresteu McConacni, and Yesterday he took him
rom his cen to the place where the murder was
On arriving at the spot whore the body vos
I9unn, the prisoner trenibled violently ana COM
pletely broke down. and made full confesston
not only Of the crime. but OF the m lnper ia
which he committed It. At the request OF
= al v
the spot where the deed was committed, and
the way In which he accomplished IL. His mar.
ration is as follows:
On the afternoon OF the 18th OF August hs
was IN cornneld when Maggie went to show
nate Hunman the way through the woods to
the valley stream depot. He saw them both
20 past the cornheld. watched Magsies return,
and as she got opposite to him. he sprang OUT
at her, and grdpple her 10y the throat to pre-
vent her from making "A noise, the poor child
meanwhile crying. M J Mai"
AT TINS point III the confession the mother OF
MdVIle, VINO was present. sprdng upon the pris-
uncr WIN thc ierocity Of tigrcss and grappled
nun by the throat. he onicer took her on.
mcConachi added tn after choking Maggie
ne keut MS grasp upnn her throat and carried
ner through the cuTn0ulu to the woods, wners
re attempted violence, and crammed leayes
go tue corner % her bonnet TT" Ger mouths
tying he rings together asout her neck. Ho
also took her waist ribbon ana tied IL tightly
around her mock, which compie ed the work Of
murder. lie atterward broke down some cedar
llmhs, 50 that he could hnd the body after dark.
Tor the purpose OF Kidding II more efectually:
out when darkness came ON he was afraid to 90
near the place.
Atcr NcConacbi had made this terrible con-
I---..c. he was taken bv tho oflcers the We
ley Stream Cvppt to take tram back To la.
maicn. Here the CONCESSION being noised about
crowd soon gathered with n rome and thu
prisoner was saved with great difficulty from
immediate death bylynching, tho officers ihrent-
enlng 20 shoot the first person that approacbed
nun. He was returned In safety to his cell al
Jamaica. WI ~
McConachi Is twenty-seven years old and wu
norm IN TINS country. fhe member of his fam
NV are highly respected Residents OF Iirooklyn
ana Tor some time past have refused TO hays
anything to do with him.