, 1876-05-25
A Case of Homicide in Nebraska In.
duced by Superior Deyilishness.
Demonstration OF tho Possible
nInlignity OF Human
Nature.
Execution OF Ell Sneedl1nrn Yes
torday at Holly Springs,
Miss.
Attempted Assassination Of a Louis
iana State Senator.

Fptrfdi ChFTt,jiohdence Qf The 1rtbHns
Cn1.t;Mnvs, Ncb., May 60. ANY one endowed
will, an observing turn Of mind meets with incl
.lents in real lfo that moro Rtarllng than the
widest flights Of fiction. Therc arc thrilling trag-
cdIcs and weird ro.nanccs enacted every day In
eo,no section or ether Of this vc1cd globe oE ours,
and tho rathcs primitive country west OF tha Mis-
souri, River furnishes its quota. case In point ih
the following terrible crsnc and its reir!butlon:
On tho Valley OF tho Flatte, few miles south Of
Columbus, nre located the scattering homes OF o
few sturdy frontors,ucn-hnrsly Huns Of toll who
left tho more civilized regions Of tho Eastern and
Southern States to provide for the rising
generation In tho now. few undoubtedly
loft for other nn1 moro urgent reasons,
II tho taics whispered around many
are,!do be trnc:: TIE elasa lass;ne1tionce haye
military rbad and II Is current rlimor that many
,ncklcts cm,erant has entered these tlcns i1sne:
thcso lralrlc lcnecrs in choice sp!rlt named An:
dcrsai, who has been terror to l!ls more pcacefn!
neieors tor yeaf. Adiotnng his Enss + that Of
wlsc family, year ago yesterday consisted Of
d wife, d very cstInlabc woman, and four Children
toy and three girls, aged respectively II, IT, y,
Wf's5 g E. 1s to s 'nst e,a nGt o99 gs4.
their htrl1lpgs the night In question Mt md Mrs.
stcphcnou lind gone down to nc!shbor'a to speAA
G 2ss Sfs9a u c 's' !" ts ss's% ey sna ss
10y 10 20 10 bed rather than n.art another, nhonld
the evening prove chilly Anderson came ont Of
lint tie other, Isal tnkcn, asit watching thelF de-
paEtnsc md, seeing two OF the nelglibars children
ans tSat h n, on ismac ff1 n II: oasa s
tween 8 and q o'clock young McphcEson dc.
teeted the presence ,,,,, ot ,are, and on IT,
btsl, burning on the ccllartoor outside, which be
extInguffhcd, and afterwards went to bed with tho
sIs ss, fs ai axos sh0iy M CO.. CO.. sna Ss'h lin '9s s
burning i!e lifted tho lalchway ut tho hcat q the
a oMse p to be IL nc4 lie rtshc to tho sable win
dow und Jumped e the ground, intending to got
sa d s s"a ' na n a ~ ds e
sic, heroic little foul, would not leave shc tabies
pcrlshed with them. Her charrcd body wna found
lying across the ren,ais U! her little ttsters IT. the
eornes where their cot ha hes In ths sant'me nis
was terrible and in her agony se tore her half OUT
safs OF 's sr R"s1 ns1s I se
tEs .t s'tnsh,oy .ao sxaense OF
smeuldcrlns .ruins zaw the Waited bones Of the
tng lis nend that threats oi iynching were freely
made. 1lis hatred Of thls Inotlcnsvc family pre-
ons to the tragedy ana e son!Gt!9E st1ff. hs
many, suhstantal evidences Of his guit.
| After the 1npse OF a year to a day my business
again called me to the place. and almost tho first
| words that greeted me- were, "Andcrson is shot;
young Mcpherson Hhot him, " and cager-
| ever since that tcrrlble night .onc
| ycar ago, this man Anderson has done
Ill that fny In hfs power, by tauns and threats to
provoke IN attack from either thu elder or younger
Sciherann. rcsin!nyly wHnttng an excuse TO dc.
he nttackcl the old man md ncnrly murdered him.
On Friday last he ,nct lls oy IN lonely aoid and
| lhat nuw he ''wnuli finish him, and commenced
bsatng him With the hsn.s Of he, he,aXy " whl
cntEnn eyer since, had .ale young Mcl'hcrson des.
pcrate 70 l,e dfsw pistol , sn! % sut s SgMss's a
Columbus at the point Of death, and tho trial OF
The boy. who ir At large on ball. comes on Mon
ty aru with thr xrc,chri falni!y who1e only aur-
rlyins child Will have to answer for TIM worthless
life he laaa taken. All express tho conviction that
hr will be honorably acquitted, aud commended
fur wAat Ac has aouc.