, 1877-05-01

Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
CARBoNDALE, ILL.,, April 30. -To-days deFeiop.
rnents in regard to the Hightower kendrick trage-
dy seem to make the case very complicated Inc
escape Of Hightowcr, coupled together with the
mysterious manner in which City Marshal High
tower is acting, throws suspicious cloud over the
affair. Last evening about o'clock Marshal High
tower engaged livery rig at this place, saying he
wished to take his brother jake, the one who did
the shooting, and the two women witnesses to
Murphysboro, the couuty-seat. He has not been
eeen since, and reports from Murphysboro say
that he has not been there. 1t s generally thought
now that both the women and Pc: were accessories
to the deed. Your correspondent accompanied
the Coroner's Jury to the sceno OF the tfngedY
this afternoon, and found the body lying
where it had fallen, twenty-five hours before. on
The floor Of new aud rude]y constructed house Of
oak p!anks, with only one room, and that scantily
furnished. Strange to say. the inquest was con-
Quoted In an odd manner, the body not having
been stripped for examination, and no surgeon
employed to ascertain the course Of each shot.
Deputy Coroner Prickett with the following jurors,
held the inquest: E. N. Mosburg. foreman, ]. c.
uunt1y, Clark II. Whttemore, J. ". Green, James
Maybery, J. r. Harste, c. F. Prickett, T. cren-
elaw, j. Schwartz, c. Baxter, G. W. Prickett,
and A. G. Harwood. Upon examination by the
foreman 1t was found that bullet had
tered the head near the left temple and
lodged in the base OF the skull.
A wound was found on the forehead, as il pro-
duced by the muxzle OF pistol. Another bullet
hole found in the right arm, about four inches
below the elbow, which ranged downward towards
the hand. On his person WAS found 81. 10, and
some other papers. The principal witness having
absconded, Others being called, testified to the fol-
Hightowcr and Kendrfck, had qunrr:!cd several
times. 1t was reported that kendrick had some
$500 on his person on Saturday: For few days
She returned on Friday night. md, while relating
ETC., Kcndrick crowded under the house and
On Saturday night one Of the witnesses heard
something serious would occur. smother one-of
Sunday morning that they tKcndTiek and hc)
would shoot It out before 10 o'clock that day;
Nothing definite, and only what Jake had told
regarding the fatal quarrel Jake told some one
after coming ont Of the house that he had killed
Kendfck IN deenss that kendfick had come
by the; neck, lle said he stood It. as
but "a reasked: ss as ed by God COD ri never tell xoa
where the fatal shot came from" George Bridley
saw Carrie Cox, the murdered mans slster-in-law,
he afterwards picked up; He prodnced It as cyl
dcncc lie said he heard Jake tell Carrie Coz that
che had done the Work. The evidence WAS very
scattering. but plainly shows that it was probably
u concerted plan to lid themselves of him. The
Coroner's verdict follows: - We, the
jury find, after examination, that VI. A. Kcndrlck
came to his death by two pistol-shots from the
hands Of jacob Mightower on April 20, ahont 10
O'clock Pet Hightower's presence, within a
and his strange conduct since, does not fayorably
reflect upon bis official integrity. although it may
prove not as bad as it secnls. The murdered man
will he taken care Of by his friends and buried to-
morrow.