, 1881-01-17

Told by IL Kentucky Wontnn-It Flxce
tho Crime of Murder upon six Ilen.

Told by II Kentucky Stontnn-It Flxce
tho Crime Of Murder npon six 1len.
Uisuntch to Cincinnati Ehxet!e.
ssnMEI.sET, JAM 1l.--l'tat "ulurtler will
out" Is fully excn1plitled In The following
hlstUry OF murder and robbery. Sixteen
ycars ngo maj, named Mills disappeared
frem this county tsIdrr tic most suspicious
circumstances. Nothing WIS ever henrd of
lin, aftcrwurs!, a,ld public opinion wis strong
gcneratty suspected weru Robert Nunclly,
John Derry fillmore, and Ccrh. aIcece, all
suId tn l,u men accustomed to deeds Of .ark-
ness anil bIuudsllrd: but as there was no
positIve proof, they were suffered to 20 tlsl-
questioned. Last juno new settler dig
cling n vel was advised by JOHN N,ncIly,
fatheraf ono oi the accusctl, to cleara certain
sEnk-llu1o. lie lid 50, aud discovered II hut
man Skeleton.
Il negro, Sam Woods, now appeared and
testified tat lio Ind witnessed the whole
alTuIr from M ambush; that Nunrlly wns
principal, with Gilmore anti Niece acconl-
pltces Only the first two were III the county.
Nunelly, after being tried successfully for
robbery md perjury md cscnplng by q
scratch, bud settled down Ms IN occasional
preacher tn tho Baptist Church. t;!!,norc,
eli brawis Of tlle lily. brcaine Suntlay-
sclluDI TEACHER. Niece, being accused of s.ii-
other murder, equally, dark, had fed for
parts unkrawn aslh coitltl nit be fountt. They
SKHGcaaiy saKa a 5YHs'S ss as taIT a{ x ameeenco ad
In September, T., response 70 IN advertise
In sry eysF}X },e feseet e rs;eble the a.,
Sl,eppcrtl, by n MEG bit Of detective work,
succeeded in capturing Ntccce. Now comes
tho startllng part Of thn story,
Mrs Meese bScalns t,1e Terrified @ ; nnd gnyo the
s!s ;sf'fE t si ~ Tha' at I ~ sf
killed, but retlslter named Phillips, and
that Mills himself WIS Implicated ii the IT.
tulr,, lns!ead Of thrtr. there were FIX gnil,y
st1e, lSse hse s'ef StSs:. anavs: t9geter ,H Mt
iilonwaaitj1. aid Willis Nnnel!y, i brother ri
wllS @ %1r + hlilp; TGS s;' s!sslnS @ quietly
gnng s, entcre Ihe hSEro o,; ssizc a aY iy!nE
tin lips Ut tho victim, wien Nunelly seized
tho OK, mud, with two s!larp. quick bows,
ilnts!,ed tue tleet!., The bosy was then rli'r.l
obtained was il siEkt t[raft for s7o0, cnsl!etl Cy
Nnnelly six tlays Mftcrwnrd. Tho spells wcru
sharel between them Gtaunlly: After tho
spolls had been secur4i, tho lIands md feet
%srs securely T. faS,ele% s 9os !, I1 between M
NunelIy carried to sink. near by and thrown
III. Oi tho why thither the hlootty
leatl rubbed nsutnst Nureliy's cunt
When the htl1ng-p!nco wns reached,
with n coarse Jest NJ to ''keeTinE tho body
warn,," lie throw the cont In after it., Tliis
nccounts for tho nine found near the bones.
Tho hole was. afterwnrti burned out by
Mnrion Nnnetly. A!lothor brother of Doh,
who Thought lu hntl thus destroyed tho lust
truce Of the deed. Such, In brief, IL Mrs.
Muecefs narrative. ThGro ire many clrcuNl-
stlnf:s rendering i highly credible: ,0na i
tlsnt Mills aller Ills first appearance, 1eitand
refused tn return. tint tic prisoners might
bo admitted to hnil. Tho fact nlso, that llcr
stnry agrees III tile nlaln with that Of Sam
SLOWS Tint hts Testimony wss n, ctTort on his
l,art to relieve T. bursiencd conscience utld
saye himself. l1er statement tint N,neily
gave her husband 4 horse he had bought
from Jnaler 6lleppcrd, In order to equailzo
the h00ty, Is known to be true.
Nunelly md Gilmore, when approached OIL
the subject, laughed mid sail Mrs. Mccce Ind
gone clnzy tl,rUllgl, fright, llcceo WIS sullun
MI! refused To sny anything.
The whole ntfnlr llns heeli kept profound
seerut until within tho lust twenty-fnur
hours, when 1t came to tho enrs 0f yn,tr c0r-
respondent, WIN investigated with tho nl,nvo
result. Tiio Sheriff dcrartct. this evening
with writs for Mills uni Snnl. In two days
they Will rel.oso with their brUthors lit crime.