, 1877-04-08
mastea: Roskford; "; E; Ice Hamilton; " u Kes. Z
Francisco indianapolis: F. E. Field, Greenfield


ID RUN TO EARTH.
ce JOHN M'SAMARA's STORY OF HIS CRIME,
D. A year ago day John McNamara WIS pnrautn
the cool sequestered way Of life untroub!ed excef
~ by occasional pangs OF Jealousy lie is mo-" locgc
e. up in the Union Street Police Station a"alt'ns
be sent to Corning New York. to be tried for tn
y murder OF his sweetheart, April 16, 1876. He wa
II employed as barkeeper In the Arcade Hote4
| Corning, and among the female heip In the san,
4 establishment was Ella u. Calliuan John love-
: Ella aud she loved him sometimes-at least toll
!. him so. She promised to be bis wife, 1hen sax
: 1 she wouldn't and next said she would: Anothc
!. youth aspired to her heart and hana, ano'
to Johns argus eyes, she seemed to g1vt
him some encouragement. They useo t1
! talk the matter ovcr. and. II they nappeneeo M e
be the ms sns a
= broken by her, and, as she would not renew It,
John became dieconso1ate. The presence OF his
dre lie reasoned with himself, and came TO the
conclusion that he l,vc without the 'apple
With this in view he bought revolver and started
for his mothers home. intending 70 put her to the
trouble Of cleaning up the room after the JOB was
| done. On his way he met friend, who invited
hin, 10 20 into the Dixon House and hare cigar.
lie smoked one. and then another. Whether he
nan s out Of ids s
bead. and ''uscd up' his watch in manner
which astonshed his companion. The influence
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monster, caused him to ci,angc his mind as to the
ehooting, Or rather the order OF it, since be re-
I soiyed to
SHOOT ELLA FIRST AND HIMSELF AFTERWARDS.
| Going to the Arcade Hotel. he went 10 her room
the had often hesn there. and his visit excited
| suspiciou) and pulled out his little revolver and
faoi her in tie breast She screamed and fell to
! the floor, and never uttered another syllable He
| jumped through window, taking the -nsh with
rsying there, he changed hts mind again. His cow
a.dly heart would not permit him to kill himself;
rest. The fact Of the murder was soon known
al! over Corning, as was the name Of the perpe-
trafor of the decd: He could not be found il the
town, and the officers and some citizens banded
themselves together, and armed with shot-guns,
secured the country for him. confning their |
seareh mainly to the woods. they OF course missed
his eyes are unusually close together, and 1t would
be yery easy thing tn pick him up on personal |
description m Circulars gistns bis ago. height,
cnt citics. and reward OF $500, which was sub
scqucn1Iy increased to $780, being offered for bis
apprsenslo9 After remaining four days IN the
through which ran ! railroad. While on the
p depot platform waiting for train bonnd for New
the man reached ont his hand to grasp hin, py the |
cont collar, he lodged, dcd around the cor
4er Of house into q yard, jumped over
officer being distanced. Before this adventure,
according to hts statement, he met q fEend-onc
whS ino thought no. great deal Of hiu-who gave him
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time that McNamarn lad Killed Miss ca]1inaa. aa
After fifteen days travelling, across fields and |
through! forests, The fugitive reached New York
City Without delay, he
PROCURED PAss1GE ON a SHIP For LIVERPOOL. ]
looked upon him suspicously for several dars,
called his attention to his eyes, and remarked that
be had read something about him in the news-
papers. Mcnamara toid him he guessed not, The
man did not refer to the matter again. Cpon land
ns IN England, Mcnamara went to London, where /
" oGa or tTo or t5ss months unde the name
aa Pmlico.: Three times while walking on the
'treet ne noticed man watching him. aud became ;
n ship for, Spain When cmbarking,
mn man a. tapped hin, on the shoulder and
te exhibited his ticket and gave his London nd- !
ress This seemed to be satisfactory for his ducs-
ioncr said nothing more. Cpon reachins Corunna,
ot get along in that place he sailed for Havana
:nba. lie, however, was not permitted to land ! I
here, since he had no passport, Thence he went =
50, working where he could 1t thing that Of =
,rcd, There he called himself james Pearson. : y
uesday he reached this city, on hi: way to san E
rculars referred TO above, and Detectives Lansing II
nd Flynn, had scSainaras description in thclr +,
emoandnm; books: These officers, like all other ~ !,
ood ones in the same line, always on the look
1t for fuyitivcs from JUSTICE and II they run q
ross any while on their rounds OF observation u
ather them in Friday evening Flynn and Lansing " VI
lEY RECOGNIZED THE CLosu-sEr EYEs AT ONCE. NJ
ID. upon referring to their books, soon found to e.
om they belonged. They followed him to the J., ~
ethel Home an4 then ont, and, satisfied that be W W
rs the murderer Of Ella Calnan, picked him ~ u u
! the corner OF Union and Randolph streets. At e
police station he said his was ohm Mack ~
'nyinced that his identity known, be admit M e
that be shot the GIRL and related what j. grea nn
owe 10 TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday. 3tcNamara ~ ~
about - years Of age slightly built, and looks az az
II le had been roughng it for long time en eo,
rider, and is apparently Indifferent IS TO his ~
urc. Perhaps he does not realize the cnoruity M .A
the crime and the penalty attached It, Tic is VS. VS.
Intelligent however. not to know the sl:ni6- .' sai
ice Of tue charge, and his seeming lack Of con- s
cncc is attributed to disappointed love. Iayinc nc nc
this light Of his l,ic'' he is willing to 90 ,a nna
zee as soon possible. since there is no comfort ~
him in this world. tna
pt icKey seesraphcd the fact OF his ca pture sae @
corning yesterday morning, and III the after - -
n received m answer from Sheriff Sherwood ~
Nesting That he be held, and saylng that an Of 10
Wond he sent for him At once. The homicide VII
aid to have created much excitement IN Corn
!, the young lady, who was virtuous and rsspect-
: connected, having mnny friends there Her
ing was deliberate, and McSamara will doubt r,
receive nUniEhran nt he d.uu r