The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-19


NEMESIS.
ALA. NJ. Oct. 90. 1865. fourteen persons
were asleep in the Loomis mansion. There
was u knock at the back door. Wnsh.was called
out and murdered. His body was found be-
hind some barrels in the woodshed. Grove was
the next victim. He was badly beaten and COW
cred with ont sacks and blankets. which were
afterwnrd saturated with Kerosene. and fred
His sister Corneia saved his life; The barn
was burned. and many valuable horses per-
ished. The Coroner hold an inquest over
WASH body. Louisa Yates. Wash, 3 paramour.
swore that she was awakened by rap on
g yRwS9T6 "RG Want nTt 10 sdo hs wn
the reply was, Come to the back, door. |
out second aftorward Filkins entered the
room with candle. Wash. followed min, say
ing. "Filkins don't want you in here. :, Come
looked under the bed. and then held tho candle
up TO Louisa's iace. He then turned toward
a woman but Wash want you" Wash. said,
Very well, ," and they wal ked out in the back
Kitchen. shutting, the door, Louisa then
house" house Just after this some SOM one went
NJ stairs. and u three Or four minutes %
say. Fikins, want to go and sec Wash.
minute. Filkins replied, You can see
Mns & not onJ eby b nIn he 2oE door, urSSe Se
heard Grove screaming, and went to tho kitchen
door and tried TO open II, but some one held II
and she couldn't get in. She went bnek TO her
room and screamed while dressing. When she
went again she found Grove on the floor all on
Are. Hn was covered with baxs. blankets and
his overcoat. They were saturated with kcrO-
scne. aud the room was ablaze. COrnelia ana
herself threw the bags into the fireplace aud
saved Grove from burning To- DEATH minute
aferwArd the barn began 10 burn.
Grove corroborated this story. He swore that
Filkins, raped on his door. and he replied thnt
he would be there rs soon as he could drrss.
Filsins said he was In hurry and couldn't
wait Grove opened the door and went out.
Filkins caught him by the col lar. III 20 with
YOU Mr. Filkius" Filkins shook him. saying.
9" know you will" They met two or three
men with guns on the stairs. The mon iol-
struck him on the head six or eight times as
last, and as hnrd aS he could; The others
we'll rs he could. Filkins then struck him
several times with n sunR shot. lie also
into tho nrepacc. H.. then struck him twice
with the revolver. breaking y iuto two pieces.
Grove fell to the floor. and, Filkins jumped on
him two or three times, kicking him in the
head and neck Filkins then said: Bows. he's
dead. Lets burn him UT The ker9sene wns @
tnen poured on MN. 9nu iTna' N'ie istor rnh hnih
swore that they saw Filkins. When they tried
to enter the room where Grove lay on fire FL.
outoi here. This is no place Tor women, Oth-
ers in the house swore that they !ound broken
whit"-handled revolver on the floor. near whore
Grove was picked up. Ono man said that he
found pair q handouts in the meadow near
the barn. and Grove swors that tllklns was
inquiring Tor these handcuuS before ne struck
him the first blow.
FILKINs IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE LAW.
Wash. lived but n few hours. His skull was
broken. and he was beaten to a Jelly: The Jury
returned a verdict that. according TO the testi-
mony Washington ". Loomis came 10 his death
by the hands OF three or more persons. and that
one Of these persons was james l.. filkins.
Eilkins Informed the Coroner that he WIS rendy
TO deliver himself to the authorities. The Cor
oner replied that he would let him know when
he wanted him. Meantime william Loomis
swore out warrant before Justice q. w. Glove
land OF Naterville. charging filkins with the
murder Of his brother, Filkins was arrested
and at the request OF tho prosecution the ex-
animation was postponed two days. Filkins
! being discharged on his own rscognizance. The
same counsel appeared icr the Loomises who
| had acted for them during the inquest. On
| cleveland. Loomis's counsel, Mr. Lamb again
| asked for a postponement until the Sth
| This was granted. On the oth neither
! Loomls nor the subppnaed Witnesses appeared
subpGnas had put them into his pocket and
| gone TO his home In Verona. The real design
the 18th the object was To throw the cAs9 over
SO MS to put Filklns in Jail until the February
| court LAWYER Waite told the Justice that the
| District Attorney hgd given instructions u
| postpone the cgse. The Justice. however, ts-
| sued new subupnas directing immediate
| service. Plumb LoOmis appeared at o'clock
| and wanted tho cnse postponed until Lawyer
| pomeroy came. He said he had telegraphed iol
| him. The Court refused any further delay. and
| called Plumb 70 the stand Plumb asked I,
| step on, for n moment. md then ran awny
! soon aiterward Mr.. White entered, and said he
|
| trict Attorney informing him that they desired
| the proceedings abandoned. The Court held
! that they could not control hs actions, ait
! issued attachments for the witnesses. Later N
| the day l.. u BiNhy. who slnpt in the house or
! the night OF the murder. WAS caught ana put on
| the stand In the morning the prosecution eN-
amued Nathan Yates. who sworc that Filkin
| had asked him 10 assist in cleaning out the
| Loomls'-. With this testimony Mr.. White rest
The prisoners counsel insisted that all IN,
witnesses for the prosecution should oe exam
| ined. The Court sustained him. White ther
| withdrew from the case Meantime most OF tho
| witnesses were spirited away. Plumb. DEMO
and Louisa Yates wore caught. and theiI
testimony was taken. Then VIM. Loomls aeait
| rested his case. AS the most importan
Witnesses had not been produced tho Cour
| refused to allow him to rest.
While the examination was dragging along In
this way all the witnesses were taken before IN,
| Grand Jury. and an indtrtment was found
| promptly came into court The - S~rct Attur-
ney. asked him 70 plead and he pleaded No
| guilty Eoscoe Coukiing was ms counsel
| The prosecution hsNrd him what le proposet
10 do and Mr.. Conking replied that he was
| prepared 10 say what he would do when he wa'
| Informed ~ the cuurs" proposed lY the prose
cution. Tho District Attorney said he was mo-
| willing to ask Tor delay. rs that would b" mn,l,
u ground for asking for bail. Thrrenpon Mr.
Court held Fikin- 10 bah in the sum of $4,000
| Twenty-eght of the most respectable citizens
| OF Oneida County went upon his bond.
FGLKINs AGAIN SHOT.
On June Q. 1866. Filkins went TO the Loomii
| mansion to capture some horse thieves. lie
| WAS accompanied by CoustNh.e- Sanford an,
| lIhbard and Deputy sheriff Congor, with theil
! posses, They had warrants for several persons
IN hiding Ht tho house. They cot there AT day
| break. The old lady wAH at the hnrk door fe"d
| ing ducks. She screamed " Here's Fllkins Hut
II lot Of men, and the officers rushed into th,
! house. They found n strong party ot men in
| trHnchcd in the garrett. one AlNord, "a notice
| outlaw. stood ut the head Of th' stairs with
! gun. ConEor and Fikins started NJ the stni irs
| and Ahorl shouted, Back. - YOU, or II
| shoot You through CnuEor lrarlo.slv shove,
ahead. and Alyorl struck him with IN" gun
making Hu ugly wound Filkins drew his r.
yolvcr and fired. Ayord struok at COnger
second time. and Hlkins again opene,
fire. Both shots struck the mark. Th'
mon IN the garnet, hrn, opened q fu
sllladc and the two officer, foll back At th'
foot ui the stairs they met "A stranger. who sal,
that he came from Canada on the prec'dlhl
night lie wns hund'ulcd and taken into th
dooryard. The party in the gaIret opened ilr
from the windows and shot the prisoner IN ih
shoulder Mr.. Lord, ono Of the Surriif'S posse
was also wounded. Congrr and party STARTED
for recniorcements. and one of tho gam
came ont with repentinG r.ll" and startf,
| for the swamp. Filkns pursued hin
aud WAS shot in tho arm. The disabling of FIJI
kins parHlyGcd his ptrty. uud HN the ~'uundrol
escaped, including the Canadian. ON tne mex
day the District Attorney moved the trial of th
indictment for murder. OWING 10 Filkins'
condition tho trial was postponed. The Dis