, 1877-06-02
His Sickness, and .Unctuous-
ness, and Inscrutablo
Slyness.,
4 Jury Completed Yesterday,
After Weary Hours Of
Interrogation.
chief-Justice Waite's Charge to
tho Jury in the El'enton
Riot Cases.


Miscellaneous Record Of Evil
LONGS throughout e1lo
Country.
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ntxox. III. Jun. 1.-rhls pretty little town,
hair ,ost among The troes. md with sufrounuI,ass
,ha. might bcdl m Acadia, is all Of fer,ncnt over
trla1 for murder, Tl,o cass Ii TINT Of tho Rev.
Samuel H. Mct,hec, Indicted for ths murder OF his
wife, aud, should tho facts attending tho crime bo
proycd to be ~ clnimcd BY tho prosecution, tic
cssc will not be without stsikIng melo.lranatic
features.
ABOUT rgAa AGO 81;
the congregation Of tho Christian Church nt
Ashton. town shout afscen miles
from Dixon, and containing ." some 1,soo In
.hat ~ sermons delivered a. ssps o. T., VIVA. hs
could ny nss'o d., a
a ,r,e anndy,.h In hIs s,tlr.. lad amuoth voice,
~ NV, .',r.,.s .n. hcr..fc, nn,, nj, IN
a'a a qss nsds sss1sss fssos.Ss aaa aiss. %pe.so
ESPECIALLY uroH TIE FEsfALK PORTION or
rnx coNonxuArloS.
iho rcsnt was 1na' ne 'eee''cu eAl'4 n,u tAot
ly removed from Huntington, lnd.. 70 Ashtont and
entered upon the ministry at the Christian Church.
,teohss who about 10 y',,. S
ad ~ ,1' S"1"s n,ov. - rcar. ~ nce rhs ,,ttcr
Ia ,he Se a. IN. jenny
hIorris. Sbu Ind an Infant child and her husband,
,vs, .oon ~ A.bton ,va. ,,n1nr.tool In In nome.
as'es asen a. nsH''''' "H' un1'''se'1 ," ~ ''As
where EAST
During tbs few days OF hls stay At Ashton, while
Doing the '.tcst" preaching, McuAcc stopped at
the mouse ot "eat..o. , .asmes anmea fAu'osA'
FAppooK's oAoonsAh "'h1A'
s. s 81, sf a eaa @
ptessea n1th tho no" m'h'ases. W.n MS M!',o eo.'
ss, ensa. Ans IL aeGhee shs VIZ. note seemed
etpeeially IMPRESSED with tho farmer. asnd.9mo =,
1aMatnts': n'ans n.s.. ~. "''s'f .'Ss"1 ' "
IN tyT1WAcY nErwfnH rtfrw
shas was rapidly developing Into . scandal Of tho
stiSEafh@ ifE fho e.ter sS And The ns,a; wtS
that M d end, wss making II Iosne n,''ii to i,iia In In
Churches. tne nlorS tho n,attct VIA talked about,
tho ore 1saons were Tho patstsans q thc n1ss1n
IN sustaining. hlu. nntl, ~ petaccHled uhrldanl'
tIoa II the aock. and. y course, was moro d.an
TILE MISCHIEF DID ouME--
soon enough. on tho I'll Of February last Nc
Chez. VITA VA selzed with violent attana-
forty -sisht huurs sho recovered. on tic 10Th shc
was again seized by trightful conv,stnas, la4t!ny
about threa da}s: Thu third week ahc began 70
convatesce. VT % o9 tao evening ot BOB: !: y t!to
kpasmo recnfrea Wild unusual vlolcnee. hetheo
at tho time was q church
his forte ssau,ed 10 10 - ,e.isaist liz was sent
for, a. also ~aa thn uVctUr The llttsr compounded
stmrle IeTse5Ptien'1,eaoae! and e's1nath;-
powders should 10 Elssn evsry two hou1s; Two
hours passed, and = heIrhsof-a woman who had
second powder. The p!s!cnt, though suffering
extreme pain. complained Of sae 1lttts asse u th
powdef waa given her. - Why, this IL Hks the
one ttat Doctof tsayc,' SAID Ms. McGhea, ~ sue
esal'owea !! 1he eAe3Ama''on icaas 10 'ae 'n'eF'
THE pooa WOMAN nALr-susPscTxp =
she was botng ioully dealt With. Another conplo
Of hours nasssd. The last Of tnu four powders wAa
giyen nsf by another Vt tEs nsighbor women, who
WA attending her, and Mira. Alc0hec, with bet
worst .usp!ciuns evidently tcturntny said, ''That
ts e. E.. t h.o S.ss ;s sss
son,nK by strychnine.
rli4 "TALK" " HAD NOW MAaNlE1kD
10 such proportions that people no longer smoke IN
whl+pars utunt II, Tho chaEgo waa ii oncu made
hight marry itliia Paddock. Ths IN IL . soiao mod.
to" to stSo thsis bsiuss tha sisss tss,ns u III
wife. uN4 b. rcspunjel .sop,sth!n. TO she eject
| that tho dcad woman had nut BEEN without cause
| fur jealousy.
The matter could not now be hushcd mp.
4 FOST-MoRyKN xxAN1yATt0N
was had, md the eontcn.a u the stomach and The
tpoon with which tho mcdicIno had l.sen atmtnIs.
| llruc4I college. fot examination and a.lnlyss.
SttycAalno was 1t unco discovered In lie ston,ncl
anil hIhcfing a,so 10 ihs spoon fru,n winch III
bitter medicine had been administered 10 Mrs.
| blcJhev, Then ii EAs discovered tint Sc(ihee.
about week bufuro he wIfg tllnsss copule1lt9.t.
uAu BOUGHT ARSENIC
At tho Town Of CapFun, Hoone County. while hold
mn u urvtructch MsrtIilx thuFs All lis sYmpiuu,i
Vi tIrv Mr(i,lge'y ilpyss In thp uc .Innilly vars
| tttos4 pf RERpntc p3tson, Subsequently no p4f.
| chased slrychnlns Of lruYu14t IT Asnt,lI. The
t!epgy Il that an ussfdpaa ut tte assuplc was ID.
| nlntstcscd and shs stullach rejected Ii.
| THEN sTAYcllStSE WAS AuAfNlSTYnEp,
| Mct;hue wus arrssleI nnl con,nittru to iall.
| Then cnme nnolhcr phaso III th0 caso that II n
icust atr!Einv. 'rIT daughter, Jenny AlofFIs, va,
nnrnittsd IL v!s!t Mcti,cp in IsIl Xftcr shc t,at
snn,io MIN asrerai yfaifs he 'coinmunicatcI to ,
| irisnt, md so ths .tnry rut nut lint Jrnnv hnI
Wi. wrstt~u ct,nfr..nn flint shn had ,niaou,f
rr not,ar In raysrYa fur the attur's Hndi1,Y faui
1 win her iJrnnyi frep!np cuuDuny wlth som,
| ynuns fellow Jsnt,Y. who IL Aalf. .wttte Aort o
| cruatufs. then told how, in hfs ccii. l(cEhre hut