Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-10
DISPATCHES.

Lloyd, forty years of age, in q fit OF
jealousy this morning fired three shots
at his wife, one of which took effect in
her left cheek. Lloyd then discharged
the three remaining charges of the re-
volver at himself, from the effects of
which be died in ashort time. His
wife Is fatally wounded, but is thought
may live few dsys.
ALLENTOWN. April 1 About nine
years ago the little village of Albur-
tis, on the line of the East Penusyl
vanla railroad, was intensely excited
over the disappearance OF a young tele
graph operator named lcKi1uey. II
was known that he bsd considerable
money on his person the night be dis
appeared, and as be failei to carry any
of his wearing apparel or other effects,
and no cause for 50 sudden depart
ure appearing, it was at once believed
be had been murdered, but the crime
could not be established against any
one. Nor could the body be found.
He was last seen entering The Amerl-
can House, near the depot, then kept
by man named Blank. The house
bad bad reputation and there was a
strong feeling against the Blanks at the
time. But proof positive vas not to be
found; tune wore Oh and Mckinney
was almost forgotten. He had but
one friend in the neighborhood with
whom be had been in any way intimate
his mother lived away off in Illinois
aud was too poor to put detectives to
work IN the case. But the old adage
that '.murder will out" is proving true
in this case. There seems to hsse
beeu an eye witness to this murder.
This witness is Lizzie Long, who was a
servant girl in the house at the time.
She has, after many years given up
the secret, and her story is as follows;
Mckinney who had lost an arm in
the Hebe llion, had just drawn his pen
sion and also his monthly pay from the
Railroad company, aud was out on a
spree. He came 20 the American
house, and late at night, after all the
people had departed, was assaulted by
the proprietor of the hotel and he made a
gallant defense. The one-armed man
proving too much for his antagonist =
son came to the assistance, and, though
pleading piteously for bis life, Mckin'
ney was brutally murdered and robbed
The body was taken from the basement
saloon, since closed up, carried INTO the
barn and hid in the hay NOV. When
the smell became offensive the body
was carried some FIVE hundred yards
across the fields and thrown into an
abandoned iron miue. This mine was
located on the farm Of Blanks father,
and has since been filled up, SO that to.
day sixty feet of clay rest upon the
body of Mckinney.
This story by Lizzie Long is corrob
Grated in many important particulars.
McKinney's hat was found in the fields
about midway between the hotel and
the deserted shaft, three or four days
after be disappeared. Three men have
been found who give important testi
mony in reference TO matters sbout
the barn, but this together with other
facts, the officers who are working uF
this case desire suppressed for the
present. The attention of the officers
was drawn to this case BY family feud
which brought out most of the facts
Detective John, Of Bethlehem, and
Chief of Police 0if., of this city, ere
working up the case and will probably
make the arrest in . day or two, sc
soon IS the Commissioners give then
the proper encouragement. The wo'
man Long is now residing in Reading
The Blanks claim that she will not re
peat her story. There srs a dozar
people at Alburtis to whom she has TOLD
the horrible tale, and should she fail Il
speak out will be arrested as an scces
sorry. There is plenty Of evidence t.
hold her and those whom she impli'
cafes. Should the Commissioners vote
The meney 4 search for the remains o.
the murdered man will be instituted q
once