The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-20
MURDERED MAGGIE BAUER.
TILE TTRRTBLE CRIME PERPETR.fTED
NEIR FOSTERS ME.iDOW.
The Trial OF Frank McConichi for Killing u
Girl Nine Years Oid-Ihe Mothers Tes-
timOny and the Prisoners Comics ion.


The TRIAL or Frank Ne'on'ch, Tor hii'ne
tlnony aud the Prisoners Contest
M, ,,,,,. IN T.. a.. -. a., -,
Inc Iutlc Dell Ill the tower OF inc OH
fashioned wooden Court House that stands.
snit,ar,. o,,t a,,I ~, r,',',...,,,.i t,,,,,. r
rang yesterday morning TO announce the be-
ginning Of "A murder trial that ia attracting deep
intrrrat in Kines county pr,,ohlv moi sin.n
ii''Iest III hihss county, irooaply ho' slhco
drod years ago. has there been held in it a moro
eN'"'n. 'r'.' ''iah .nat "nlcn Scs'.ru"S 'uus'u
hundreds OF honest sturdy Long Island farm-
crs to visit the antimlatrd buildinp Frank No
C,,i,'i ,.sa, -, ~ ,, , u
'"'n'hi WIS prough' 10 inc pnr chargcu WIN
robbng. outraging, and numbering little Mag
49,, NV, a.. ioai "o"'ow o,' ,''o li.'' =.
nusus~ INC nl"ruer was committed IN most
hOrribc ana revolving manner, and the details
as related by witnesses cnused exnressious of
indicrn,ion from ,ho l,s,o,ors ani ,i,s !,
was difficult for the officers TO preserve order.
There were those who freely EXPRESSED the
opinion mat the prisoner ought to be lynohcd'
and there was an extra force Of officers to pro-
tcei him. =,
Frank McConichl. the prisoner. Is slightly
built. aged about twenty two years. and Scotch
man. He has black eyes. long. straight black
hair. and n complexion of doaihly pacness.
In court he was very much excited and nervous.
His iingcrs twitrhed and he ea2,d contnu-
| ously about him. IA though expecting some one
| any coat on He wore n brown and white
| checked shirt, black pantalOons and vpst Judge
Pratt. Judge Downing. and the Justices OF the
| Sessions sat upon the bench.
A panel Of $50 extra Jurors had been sum-
moned, out Of which twelve were selected.
The District Attorney said he expected 10
prove that Maggie Bauer. nine years of age
| left her home In Fosters Meadows M 1 o'clock
| on the AFTERNOON OF the 18th Of August with
| Kate Hoffman the wife Of "A man who worked
| for the girls father. The girl went 10 show the
| woman Il way across lots 10 tho railroad station
| Tho path led past a cornncld and through
| woods. The lIttir girl having ncconplshcd her
prrand of showing Mrs Hoffman the vay
| started to return home and when repahsinp tho
| corn field abe WAS seized hv the prisunrr pullpd
| into ths corn field md robbed rayishcd and
| murdered Tho murderer drarued the bnlv 81
| woods where he hid il under n large hush The
| body was not found until the next morning
| and then by friends of tho Girl who had
| searched all night The corusc had the i'm nrinfs
| Of fingers and I, confused wound on tho left
| cheek, Her mouth WIS almost filled with drv
| leaves Tho cape of her sun banned was niso
| crnmmcd into her mouth Death WINS bv
| strangulntion cnusod by the girls blnck cotton
| waist halt bninp tiod tightly around her nerk
| After commit nv the crime the murderer went
! Ia n house where he had lived and asked for n
clean shirt He made tho request i'm these
words " For Gods sake give me n clean shirt"
| The shirt ne took on was not prrsnntnd for
washing but il was aftrrward found hidden in
| farmer Davidson's barn There was blood on
| the sleeves The fac, was scratched
| and under the nails OF the little girls fingers
| were pieces of skin and II ,sh that She had dug
| from Mr('onirhi's face while struggling for her
life. Besides all this the prisoner had made "A
While the District Attorney was talking tho