The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-18

Return OF the Person He was Sup
posed 20 Have Nurderess.


individual giving the name of William
McKinsey came to the residence OF
Thomas l.. Hahn, in Madison Town
ship, few miles out from Polk. City,
and entered into a contract to work. for
Hahn. Shortly after that time-three
days, we believe-McKinsey disap-
peared, and Hahn, who. lived in a
secluded place, would not or could not
explain the disappearance of his work,
man. The suspicious of neighbors were
aroused, and finally the excitement be-
came so great as to lead to information
being filed before Sheriff Lendrum, who
investigated the matter, and was of the
opinion that something mysterious, if
not criminal, was involved in the mat
ter. The Sheriff found Hahn at work
in the timber some distance from. his
residence, and when questioned con-
corning McKinsey he turned deathly
pale, and was SO confused as to be un-
abled to make any Ineligible reply for
some time, when he stated to. the
Sheriff that he and McKinsey had spent
the evening previous to the disappear
ance playing euchre, and during the
game McKinsey laid down his hand and
commenced to pack his clothes. an
nouncing his determination to leave the
house, but refused to say where he was
going. This was at nearly midnight,
Hahn and his wife thought to watch
where he went, but heard no footballs
after getting short distance from the
house. McKinsey had bargained to
work for year with Hahn, and gave
no reason for breaking his contract.
After securing this information from
Hahn in the timber, the Sheriff thought
to visit Hahn's house and interview the
wife befope Hahn could see her, and
thus find. oat if their stories in relation
to the matter agreed. On getting in
sight of the house, Lendrum saw Hahn
driving at a furious rate from another
direction, but the Sheriff reached the
house in time to elicit enough from Mrs.
Hahn to show serious difference in
the stories told by husband and wife.
She stated that it was shortly after
dark that McKinsey had left the house,
and after answering few other ques-
tions, the husband came in, and she re-
ferred all interrogatories to him, refus
ing to answer any herself. After that
both parties seemed very reluctant to
talk about the matter, either to officers
or neighbors. Subsequently cores
pondenco with parties in Missouri
elected the information that McKin-
sey's parents lived there, but that he
had been absent from home for three
years, and no knowledge had been had
of his whereabouts till he went to
Madison Township.
Some time afterward Hahn came into
the Register office and had inserted an
advertisement offering a reward of S25
for any information in regard to Me-
kinsey, but this was regarded at the
time as blind, measures having been
taken for his prosecution.
On the 10th of March Hahn was
brought ON trial before Squire Helpron,
at Polk City, and NJ. C. Bowen, of this
city, his attorney, secured a change of
venue to another Justice. Several wit
nesses were examined, and some
very damaging circumstantial evidence
against the defendant was adduced.
1t was proved that McKinsey had
worked for Hahn for some time, and
that he disappeared ON the evening of
January 18th; that ON that same day,
Sunday, Hahn had sworn to have his
hearts blood before he slept that night.
1t also appeared that Hahn had tried
to persuade some of his friends that
Mckinsey had been fugitive from
justice, and had left suddenly because
he had learned that officers knew of his
whereabouts. The Justice, however,
discharged Hahn ON the ground
that the evidence was insufficient.
About the same time an effort failed