, 1880-02-05


HuYFA1d1, N. T., Fob. 4.-Tho second trial of
Curl MHnke for tho assassination Of John AtloG
IN tho Cd of April, 1879, WIS begun hero to-day.
hlnnko wns convicted OF murder and sentenced
to DO hung tn July following tho commission af
tho crime, but, through error OF tho DIBtrict-
Attorney In mnking out certain pnpers con.
neatDd with tho conviction, q stay OF ptucccA-
ings WINS granted. Since then this cllsc hna boon
III tho courts until last December, when tho con-
dcrnncl murderer wus grantod new trinl III
tho Court Of Appeals. Manko IS n we'll
to-do fnrlncr, and hls victim Wus his
ncghbor, a!so quito wealthy. Tho two
had been quarrolInis over the pluctng Ut limo
feNcc between thotr farms for u number Of
years, ant had numerous Q,.arrels about It,
Eaoh hui threatened tho othpr, md continued
tho trouble over this trivial ulattoriu until It do
vclopca thu two into the hItterost OF encn:ics.
THIS strong hatred between them wns exhibited
In erory possible why, and finally eliminated In
AtlOR'A tcAth. Tho evidence against Make Ia
strong, still he is dining oil thnt money mud tho
lssIstunco OF brlllinnt lawyers Gun to keep hla
neck from tho hnlter. lilo bus fcigncd Insanity,
md tried tnn,lnornb10 tndgos 10 escape trial,
but All to no nyAl. Tho Court House to-day
was crowded with spectators, and MITCH lnterost
waA exhibited III tho trial. Tho principal wlt,,oes
Il, tho case IL II hny named Connor Ncnkcl, who
WIS u sort Of a nephew OF Atlutf. On tho day Of
bis dcMth AtF0H WIS returning homo from tho
mill with load Of feed for his stock. The tirst
discovery OF tho murder WAS n,ntio by Ilonzcl.
Ilo caims thas he saw Manke going down u lot
toward \ strip Of woods about a QuArtor OF u
milo away and 1ctding nhorso attachod " u light
wagon, which he beloved to bo Atlun's. Know
Ing thoro was feellng nf cumty between the
tWt, men ho lbeealno 4lnrnlel, nnl, cAlslnY Mrs,
Alton out Ut doors, directed her attention tn
tho hnrso and WAgnl. Ehp at once rec0ENlzed
tholn u the property Ut her husband. pArtin8
Art,u1,l by tho llAc IT tho housG, !enzct stMrt-
etl on run III tho direction Ut tho lot lilo WIS
obliged to ticRtc,nl and grtMB . gully, and when
hG rgucAed thu brow uf the Hext bill DO slW
h1nnkc come buck, approach tho body tf a MIN
lying OIL tho roadside, whom ho gr1tsPet! by the
hair lnd cannloncod pounding on tue head. UP
parcntly hn!dinR stone III his hlsnd. Hrrxcl
yeletl "Silriurl two or three ttnius
wheruupon stnukc, hndtnF he was d!scov-
er0d. jumped to- bis teet anu run III
tho direction Ut tho wtspAa horetofure referred
10, and fuIn which 1t WIS elsy for him tu re.lch
hUt,o by going across lnts. The hoy rnturncd
anu told Mrs, Xtluty what hs had toe1t. The two
| thUn went tu tho pnco whcrc the bdy Iny, and
found. ns had bean suspected. taAt It wus tlut
| Of John Atlo1f. lilo wAa tiead. E1.jnjllutiou
| of .rrtnufna Shuwcai that bo ha.l Ut,uM nrultr
viYeutualIy rIddleA In the fAco, heart. md neck
Win shpt, mid bad Afterwards bcGn noUu,lcd in
| thc be1I With enLno blunt instrument, platn
VIVA tilsoov1red behind lumber pIio near hero
| tho body was futlAl which bud the nppeara,icu
Of some ono having sat there IN walt Ii Is eut,-
! posed that MankU took ILLS place there, aud.
1 W6en Atlu1 caMc ulung, he ahOt hIm TGe