, 1880-06-24
CRIMINAL NEWS.

discovery Of one Of the most brutal, nnd, 10
far rs can titus fnr bo asccrtatncd, wholly I'LL
provoked. murders t1,at has ever blackcnctl
the annals uf this country, WIS made III this
county last week, md has thrown tho
community Into 4 wonderful state
Of excitement A pretty full rum
Ming account was published from day
to day In the Cleveland dallies, md dis
joIntetl mention wns lnato IN tho Asso-
cIatcd-I'rcss dispatches; but the peculiar
eflormity Ut tho crlme, tho complete mystery
which c,,sl,routls the motive, md the fact
TINT fnir and pure young coantry-g1rl was
the victim, ind mn almost equally fntr young
married woman was IN all probability, the
murderer, stamps tho deed rs without n
parallel In tho history Of crime, and would
scom to demand TINT 1t receive Il fuller dis
cussion than l.as set ap,e@reA.
CnNal Dam is vIllage Ut some 1900 popu-
latIon, situated about three miles northwest
OF this pince. Ono day Inst week, teanster
near Tint plnce, while crossing n bridge over
Sandy Greek, Noticed sono object floating II,
tho water. lie nllghtcd, and, calling the at
went to It, and succeeded In bringing 1t to
tho bank. 1t proved 10 10 a coarse sack, &C.
curcly srwcd up, arid containing something
l,enyy. Upon opening the bag, MI alrnostln-
tolerable stencil met their nosttils: but they
succeeded In etlptying 1t of It's contents, anil
discovered TINT i contained tho manglcd and
tecayed body OF young woman, bent al-
sewed into Its place. In the saine horrible
receptacle were. found bricks. coal-ashes, and
blootiy betl-clotiles. :, -,
Ths news Of Tho discovery spread E5,n fike
during The S day. e ii DUO course d Coroner
WAS Summoned, and iMpalio1ed his jury,
who. after hearing tho Testimony, returned
n verdict tint thu deceased WIS one Mury
i, theit mitist rs possessing beauty and IL.
teii,genee. Her parents hull removed some
time. since TO littllnna; bnt she hui
remained behind. and lad been engaged
Gus Oh II families : Of tho neishIorhood; Tlio
Inst place where sl!c liati, lived was. witt, tho
Atlcys, farmers who resided q mile or two
distant. Sig had suddenly disappeared, and
St MTs Ht!.sy Wllsre e,si she Iaa @ gone; ~, Ihat
sudden desire to follow her parents, and lnd
departed without my note Of warning. She
llatl been last seer BY llor friends 1t GATHER
mid Ind thcn appeared perfectly happy, mud
1t was deemed very strango that sl,e should
thus sl'atleny depart, .,.to.,
skill to fasten tic eye. Of suspicion q, the
Atl,oys md tl.s premises were Immediately
searched with caro-. In a lnrge pile Of ,coa[-
nsss IN te Fear Of Ihe qso n,
ashes were disturbed WIS almost 1lnendura-
bln; In tho pile was found oMp OF 1lary''s gar
ter ana to .,,I fact ,,a2 that eoalaslies
ndca and w2nutshcks ;hs ac ora ss fa,,a as in
evidence. Thts led to fuller examination
Of the house and premises. indications q ot
Se29 eqy aa fna sp ntoae III e so spos ha
been carefully scraped. The, floor IN certAln
places In. thu chamber and below lr tile
kitchen showed slgns of careful scrubblng.
II the 9ss aSs Gf M the kSoqsGss sdvs %egs nsrsss as
and the buttons Of a lndy's shoes. 49,,
Upon the a9ovo evidence tho Atheys, h.ls'
battl and wife, and Mrs. Atlley's brothers
ts Gr,es e pSba a5H ssnfment was
wrought up by the horrible discoveries that
had been lnado that 1t WAS with difficulty
snat yck was ,vin nS ha at
had . murder committed In its midst tor
| many decades, was aroused to Its very
| depths, and the prisoners were glad to re-
celvo the protection OF tho 5il to secure
them from the wrath of the enraged popll-
While the preliminary, examination was
going forward before Squire NeWbVrglt,
fuller searcal OF the premises was 1nadei and
this revealed the {act that portion OF tn ,ths
been removed. aud new paper put on over q
blooiy wall; that, beneath d certain portion
OF ttle floor OF the same room, blood was still
plaln!y !iiseer,,lb!o n tie loose titrt ,,..a,
testimony, tic defense was willing that the
Atheys Ge bound over to higher Court OH
tho charge OF murder, but made melton to
rcIeaso Aioxandgr Critics. THIS molten Was
carccrated to await trial before q higher
tribunal. AS they were conducted from the
crowded courtroom, th9 two nlsn cried ltkt
scool1hoys, bnt tue little woman r y; was ;. n =.
cation Of emotion was displayed In her shart
b1nck eyes, which sparkled with rntller 1n0rt
brightness tlan they were wont to display:
Many theories 70 ACCOUNT TOT the e.. crime 9ts are
matter of examination Ii past for tho present
this following would seem to be tho ono mos
genernily received: That Mrs: Athey Gom!
inittca tic DECD, inpcllcd to It t!lronEl. 'lcal
founded; that, Alexander Critics, was nc
cessory to tho crime. tnlpolted BY, that unnc
countab1o wlckcdness Inherent In minds Q
the lowest order, who, failllg to accomplish
to believe, after long broodine, that said In
noccnt parties have wr0nged them; thu
Athey, tho husband, was only necessary nftc
tho deed, having sl'nply insisted II dispos!ni
1t Is said that Alexander Critics is what Il
known III co,nsn9n paf!ance ~
tempted to, ruin Mary, but had been thwart
Cd. Examination Of TIC corpse BY physician,
demonstrates the fact that Mary had lived
virtnons, lIfe; and the neighb0ra, ,wltoIar
best qualified to speak, state that tho 1eal
ouSy nf Mrs. AthOy Was wholly withou
foundation in my act Of tlle tlcceased.
Mrs Atney the seHam wifS OF piod
Sid is slight III sbnild, dark-coa,plex
Ioned, much younger than her hrf
hand, aud Wh0n Caltn Is rath6f good
looking. She POSSESSES nh tlngpyernabl0 ton
por, Which sollle months ago took such via
,, lent turn that she was led to astack, one 9
the leiglbosinE women with d potato-l!ook
inllEcting mi ugly wound In ,her back. It |
thought that Alexander Ind told l!er som
: lie ahout Afary'H character, which l!a
aroused her anger; and tl,at she ha'l brootle
over It oil the night, Of the murder, until sl
had bean Induced to seek the sleeping
, room OF l,er yictiln.. and strike her. Will
es!esp witl on tx M1ry ~ saus ssSS "Eoa;c .tS, h.
stufra c1OsnlV nt1rBuCd hY the tILurflHrES!