, 1876-12-04

MURDER AT CIIANA, I'LL.

MURDER AT CIIANA, I'LL.
6otcidl Correspcn fcnrs If The Trfbant.
ORE6oK, ILL.,, Nov. 0.-A most foul md
brutal murder was committed Mt China, six
miles east of tllis place, last evening The ric-
lin was John Fine, All esttmablc citizen, en-
gagged II tho tIry-gossla hut'ncs. at that placc.
lla had locked up his place Of business, and
was OIL hls war to his residence, tn another por
tfon of the town. When Passing a church
within enuplc Of rods Of hts own houfe. he
VAS assaulted ~ some rnfaus. wi,o sprung
from behind the church. lie was struck SIX
head VIA literally suAaiied to p.cecs.
a neighbor, going by, found the body Of func.
Tie wns still al'rc. but Unconscious. Sheriff
Peck vas notified. ard started it pursuit OF the
rnad. d.hand, was arrested III Rochelle sy the City
Marshal Of that town. WHO had been notified hy
Telegraph. lie wns brought here BY the Sheriff,
nna l.as been put in Jail. There wnH bloSHl on
souk we're found concealed III the lining Of his
OycrcOnt.
After some threats OF 1ynchinr, Maxwell made
partial confession, tnipiicating two other par
ties. Ono II them is u William Robcns, who
KEEPS 4 saloon in Chnra. He has beer arrested,
and is just now being taken to JUL. lie Is dcs-
peratc character, and II Is thought lie plotted
the murder. at!d induced young Maxwell to as
Etst. Koierts 1iaB bcen }'cforc our Courts be-
fore, for t1cft; but, owing To tue veakncss Of
shed. -
The pcoplc ore considerably excited, md de-
mAt,d TINT the murder Of Mr.. Rae he avenged.
lie was q worthy citizen, and came to China
from Nj. Morris, wllcrr lie has ]urgc number
nf relatives. THIS murder is Hi outCrowtll Of
the whisky traffic which has been permitted in
CiIana fur tic past tlrer years. AdrinklnE md
gambling place 1as lrctn kept there br ono
George Proctor, IN defiance Of law. Proctor has
been Indicted, mud lad turned the business oyer
10 this man 1sohcrs. to manage temporarily in
hts name. It Is to tc hoped tiat this dn'nniug
tleco tnay eo arouse the community to SENSE
Of their danger us to prompt them to clean out
the whnle criminal gnng. They have 1natie the
little tuwn of Chanu Il rendezvous Of cut
throats. and tie murder OF john ]slne IL nat
ural butrrDWth Of the Immoral institution
which has been tolerated in that place. l..
CAPTURE OF \ GANG OF ROBBERS.
SDseiat co7tspona<nce ef The Tribune.
DEs MONIES, Ia.. Dec. 9.-There is good rcn-
son IL believe that NIL the gang engaged In tho
the Marion Counsy-Trcasury robbery, few
weeks since, hayc Eeen captured, except one,
mud sllt,st Uf the money recovered. The parties
ARE john II. Drannon aud Ills sister-it,-law, Eliza
J. Flanders, john Il. Barcns alias John II. Atc-
tluse, Al,d Charles II. Wtllihms. The three
men were tue nla.kers who did the robbery,
while the, wuinan wns used to, get
'il Of the ewas. Williams, wl,o es.
capped, WIS q murderer, wllo was tried about
Que year ago in Mar!un County, convicted, mud
sentenced to twenty years IN the penitentlmy,
but escapcd IRON tic Sheriff. With this cap
ture Eang Of roi,hcrs Is broken up who had
Ion gpecn suspected OF connection with crimes
committed In The central part Of the State, but
who had eluded conviction.