The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-20

HORRIBLE aurILArlos ASD DEATH OF As OLD
WOMAN " The nxSps or MANIAC --lxoE-
Using rHg DEMoS--raK vicriM's LIMBS
BROKEN osr BY ONE AND HER BODY FEAR
puiLY DncisrD- ARREST or THE assArLASy.
lpy rEIEGaApH TO rug HERALD
ArBuRS MasA, July TO- 1877.
mos, horrible crme WAS committed IN The neigh.
boring village of s.oaovle. near tue railway depot,
., early hour this morning James Muicahy, wei;
known IN these pats James wilk,ns. visited The
house occupied by the Campbciis, aged coupe who
for q long time nave boon IN part supported by the
town authorities, and horribly muiilaiec ami butch
cred the old lazy, who been pcdrddcn for years,
leaving her dead. rne CRIME committed be-
tween and scven O'Clock the 1rnins anu 10
loss Than hour aiterward the murderer
rested IN Worcester.
xrLoAnY's STORY.
Mulcahy. w,lklns, az he Is best known, gives
every appearance OF insanity. and tells the following
story Al the police Office He says he spcn, night
at his .ather'c house 10 Now Worcester, ana arising
this morn.u. said his PRAYERS, took BATH and went
out 70 walk toward Auourn While passing along he
accosl cd by lend which was bid from mortal sight
in the grass. In loud he commanded the tend
to be gone but appeared several times aiscrwart
10 him, coming inc shape Of a dog Thus har-
rassed by the cyii spirit, and commissioned oy The
LORD TO destroy 1t, he tao hui o. the Ciiup
bes and catered. Mrs Campbell. over seventy years
OF age WAS IN bed usu, aud wilkins says. he
wont up her and asked her she would give
cured that she could aud walk TO cuurch next
sunday lie s.ys OLD lady threw Up her arms aud
delight exclaimed thar snc would give ali tue world.
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he then says he took oil his cont aud begun rub
bag lcr possess her o the eyi spirit he Then
grabbed Que ieg. bendiup nIs own Knee,
1 4 fAl
the other leg anu tno AUD thea 50 zod the uoay
aud threw II on the ioor there lanpins on II with
lon. IN the whole body was ieil anorgkon
| He thcn took pals Of water and threw
spin. could survive the drowning process He then
took the body and iad II back tue bed, covering
/ up carefully, aud without bis coat OH, starteo Tor
ARREST or 'srnE Lon p's PROPHET"
he walking down >outhuridse street al a
rapid pace BY Detective Churchill, wno slapped INTO
saloon, aud rs wilkins passed, came out aud coiored
~ s yaur ursu ~ III. police oee sms M
talked III distracted way. He Calls himself
The Prophet OF the Lori,'' ana predicted dire anu
Awful weather tor The aisernooi WHICH. Ae sab, VIII
be IN keeping with Tie good deed lie had douc. ic
said no fuily what he dong. but did not
think IT cruel vr wrong as the nend which had pus
sesscd tho woman mad been bad TO him aud his
trends. lie declared that Tho woman could not dc
Is no WIS not dealing with her, but only with tho EVIL
spirit.
When The crime WAS discovered the woman
alive but shc died altar. The old lady was
aloue tho house when W llkins came in. Mr. Camp
bell. her husband, was the tfst TO discover tho
| tragedy. Upon his return nosIe he iound his wlic
IN bed whesc he mad lett her, UGtin a terrible cou
diton. The poor woman was writing In pains, hcr
covered with blood, her toay stripped naked,
and the bod deiugcd with gore aud the hlthy
water which the crazy Nnan had drenched her with
Notwithstanding ner terrible condition shc WIS con
scous, and on MS eLtranco sud, 'frank wuers werc
you wnen jim Wilkius murdered me Z" Snc then Told
nm that wiikns had been ihcrc, that 40 tho
clothes OF from body, threw The water upon hcf,
then look her limbs one " one ~ ms lands nna
broke them across his kuocs aud then pounded her on
the head but she could not tell what weapon no used
subsequently the dying woman TOLD SUBSTANTIALLY the
s,ory 10 sonio neigapors wao called 10 SOC h1f
HER INJURIES.
Or Mating who was early Called, found tho ien iee
Been s,,a. Tor years. broken aown; the right arn
brokon below the allow, tho left arm Orokea above
tno elbow. aud besides liese there were snslcs
aud cuta innu mcrabie Inc wnolo forming mo ,aos'
horrible and revolving picture Of human suffering ant
mu.lia'on ever seen. Tha woman talked 'n.eii
,oId her husband Father Garrity, Of at. Anuc''
Church attended tho wosnaI aud was with her When
riiE pRIsoyEas HISTORY.
MuIcahy or Wilkins Is ~ lrisii A.nsr'can, thirty
nine years old. and has tor years lived at times wh
his father at New Worcester. working on iarrns ~
has wandered IN tho West, aud has frequently gone ol
GU tramps for a month or DC. THIS sprDg no hsurc'
in u row IN Worcester and when he alleged hinsei
~ have beoE robbed OF lntc sum VI money. ~ ih'
scuic he drew kniio and inic' cd severe stab oi
has assaiianis- About week ago ne was a iodge
" the police station, and theu showed some
signs OF insanity so much so as TO AT
tract The investigation VI the olic3rs Du
was at length allowed 10 II is suriEiscd tnat laci,
he drinking hard. as he has been man gwen
10 intoxcalon The past, and his insanity has been
produced ny his deDaaobery Hots tar 80, lowvr!u
o.low hands the wcakS aged old lady tell ~
! easy victim.
n4l MEs. fcAMPrE.L's DkAriL .4
!nn victims uainc El.ch Campbell, tho wiic o
Frank Csmpbcii aud her death occurred 10 our hour
amer the perpetration OF te criIne sue being aJe
wnic tell o. her MURDER and give the name .
her murderer tho murderer u SAID 10 haVo "a Va
past served several years IN JAN IN New EsanswcA