The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
A GALLOWS CANDIDATE.


4 FARMER BRuTALLY MURDERED TX HIS
NEIGHBoR NEAR BUFFALO SURPRISED IN
THE Acr--AS OLD cRuDGE THE MOTIVE.
From the Buffalo Courier. Aprl4l
On Tuesday afternoon John Alon, who lives In the
town OF Elma to this city procured load Of
corn starch. He then started for Ills home. Between
four and Eve O'Clock boy named Conrad Benzel who
Is employed IN doing chores for tho lamily on APP
preaching tho Bulls road, about halt mile from Az
Ions house. saw Carl Manke, = neigAbor, going
through field toward strip OF woods and loading
horse, which was drawing q wagon resembling that
belonging 10 hts employer. knowing the strong en-
NIFTY between the men, no suspected that something
was wrong. He called to Mrs. AlloH, ana abe
nj once recognized tho horse and vehicle ~
her husbands. Darling around by tho rear Of the
house Ssnzsa ran LOVING me asid Upon crossing
come back approach tho body OF . man lying by the
road and taxing him by tho hair begin bsaI him
the mead. Bcnzel yelled "Murdcrlp Two or three
times. whereupon Msnke jumped 10 his iest and
in the direction OF the woods 10 which he mad been
seen leading inc horse, anu thence u was easy 10
make his way home "across lotsn The boy ran
back and told Mrs Atlor Of what he had seen, went
neighbours They Immediately projected 10 mo place
Indicated and there found tho body vi John Al
Ion, lying lace downward, and IN pool Of blood about
his head An examination showed that no had been
shot IN the right trcas the clothing being perforated
IN several places with shot, aud me lower portion Of
his right jaw also bore MARKED evidences OF his hgv
ing received portion OF the charge that aide Of
his face There was also CASH his head and con-
tusi0ns over one eye and upon the bridge OF his
tho body borne to the homo OF the doccasei and
MIR. James r Hurd, tho Justice OF the Peace, beng
notified issued tor the arrest OF Manke on
= charge OF murder. Armed with this document.
Mr. William W. Standard. having been deputizsd 20
net az constable proceeded 70 the house OF the ac
cuscd ana placed MIN under arrest. Manke cool
and unconccrned, betraying no outward signs of lear
or nervousness, and offered no resistance. An un-
loaded shotgun found ~ his house was taken pos
session or There several theories and reports
70 the method oil the crimo, but that which seems
most probable Is that Manko knew AltoH had gone
the city and Tor the purpose OF carrying threat
which, ~ II understood he had made, determined 10
lie wait Tor MIN aud shoot him When no on his
way home. From Investigation u Is believed he con-
cealed himself ~ the TURNER end OF pile Of lum-
Der. 10 lot on the right hand side OF tho Bulls
road. To mako his c0ncealment doubiy sure
he took board. and placed II the space between
tho bottom boards OF the iepce that tho lower
coming down the road from direction back ofwhsro
he bad stationed himself As AtoH Came along all
unconscious OF tho presence OF ASSASSIN, and when
just driving BY 1t 10 Undoubtedly the ManEe
taking deliberate aim with the shotgun, Bred and his
ns mo - ns nsSvy
loaded. The wounded man, u - thought, teli over
backward his cap was found lying the road just
beyond the place whore hts assallapt ~ thought 10
have concealed himself, aud considerable portion Oi
the load Of cofnetarch was saturated with blood.
short distance further on, at the place where tho
BODY was found, AlioG either fell out OF the wagon
or was pulled out ny MaDKe, VINO then started
ana was Sy ,na 10Y Bsnxo TSsa
no seems 10 have been actuatcd by desire 70
make sure thing OF IT, and returning, proceeded 10
batter tho skull OF AtloG with stone aud In
-terrupted, rs hus already been stated. Tho stone
which he 10 Supposed TO havo used found
body Had there Ooen no interference hts brutality
would have doubtless led him TO mutate the body
even more terribly than he did. Process 81 paper
blackcnsd with powder, aud which Il thought
used by Manke Tor wadding were found who're the
ailray occurred. The motive which prompted the
commission oil the deed tho gratinoati0n vi old
gruago and y determination 70 RID himself Of M
enemy. Evcf since tho timo when tho two became
neignbors some ten years ago, they have continually
quarreliod. Frequently Troy before tho
the Peace assault and battery In addilion
TO being involved IN humorous lawsuita