The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-23
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
DETAILS or MT. PULASKI TRAGEDY.
Asasslaa.loa or HeNaAaa ard lI!s Assistants De.
llhsrattly rianned-Appearance or the BodIes.
Singular Murder eta Bride OF Two DAYS.
Another Matrimonial Tragedy.

CHICAGO, August GA Mount Pulaski,
His, special says: Charles McNiahon, the
farmer, who, with his hired men, fell n
victim to assassins near here, is the owner
Of n splendid farm, where he dwclt in
quiet, retired way, us becomes 4 man Of
forty, and had accumulated large fortune.
lle was Il bachelor and did his own house.
keeping, Jno. Cartock, aged eighteen, aud
Bob Matheny, aged 20, being the only men
about the place. 10th were quite indus.
trious, and like McNlahon, much esteemed.
They were last seen on Thursday Of lust
week stacking wheat, aud the neiehbors
observing their 7 absence, searched
for them OH Saturday and Sunday,
anu finally found alI three bodies
fostering and oitensiyciy odorous in the
rank weeds about the house. AIcAIuhon's
throat was cut from ear 10 ear aud his head
almost severed from the body, the gash ex-
tending Clear down the spinal column.
There WAS no shape TO the battered head,
about which cloth had been tied. The
bodies OF Cartock and Matheny were GOV.
cred with cIotted gore, their throa,s cut rs
their masters had been. The limbs we're
bound securely with twinc taken from the
reapihg machine, gagged aud blindfolded
with cloths. Everything pointed to the
Most lendish determination nnd deliberate
purpose. The house was runsacked, s., GOO
IN money taken and the household goods
broken. Et a=5E
The Coroner's jury decided that the
murder had been committed by unknown
persons, but the whole country is abaze
and on the alert. Lynch law will be in.
eritable ii the murderers can be secured.
Suspicion rests on man who worked for
the farmer some months ago, and who was
seen on the farm on Thursday. Foot
prints, as il two men were walking single
Tile, were discovered and followed two
miles across lots, until the trail was lost
in the main road. There are no other
clues. The assassins had fed the horses
and taken other precautions to prevent the
discovery OF the crime. They were noyices
in the dreadful work. Jakic, who is sus.
pected, is Il trampins farm hand and quar-
relied with Mcslahon about year ayo.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August GA special
to the State Register from Mt. Pulaski saws,
one OF the probable muricrers OF AicSfaliun
has probably been arrested. discharged
hand named John Rush. lie was taken
in charge ut Latham last night. Upon be.
Ing arrested he declared his Innocence
claiming he slept i'll Il box car in Latham
on the night OF the murder with one Mey-
ers. Meyers, when found, denied the MS.
scrtion. Rush lately has been at work for
john Rummell, farmer near Latham.
The prisoner hts been placed in jail at
Lincoln.
\ Bride or Two Bays lInrtIcreI.
GALESA, ILL.,, August GA corps OF do.
tectives and local officers have been en-
deavorins to solve the mystery connected
with the recent tragic death OF Emily Sisley
the bride OF two days, at platteville, Wis,
but without having made up to the present
time the slightest headway. The lady was
found dead on the SECOND morning Of her
marriage, on the premises Of her mother.in.
law, near the city Of plaiteville, with four
bullet holes in her right side, one ball hav-
ing passed through Il portion OF the heart,
and the weapon with which the decd was
accomplished lying on her breast Sisley,
his mother, and Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton,
living with the latter at the time Of the
tragedy, are now in the Grant Qorrt Jail,
having been held, after lengthy examina.
ton, on suspicion OF having been concern
ed in the affair. No tangible evidence,
however, has been adduced against them.
Rather Violent Oppositl"n. -
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August 2la.-The body
OF George Goseheimer, a laborer, found in
the river this morning, is supposed to be a
case OF suicide, although the father thinks
his son was thrown in the river by a
brother OF Georges bride, who opposed
the marriage. ~