The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-07
H0RRID BUTCHERY.
Ihe Awful Work Of Some Illinois
Fiends.
= Farmer and Two Employees saaug1n-
tered and Nautalated-pme Place
R0bbed-United States Sol
dfers Lynch Comrade
for Murder
9TH ER CRIMES

MOUNT PULASKI, Ill, Aug. q. Charles
lncMahon, the farmer who with his hireC
man fell victim to assassins near hear, il
the owner Of splendid farm where he
dWelt IN quiet, retired way, and had accu.
mulated fortune. He was a bache]o,
and did his own housekeeping, John Car
lock, aged Is, and Bob Matheny, aged 20,
being the only other men about the nlace.
Both of the latter were quiet and industri-
GUS, and, like McMahon, much esteemed
/ They were last seen on Monday of Last
week, stacking wheat, Neighbors, observ-
ing their absence, searched for them satur-
day and Sunday, and finally found all
three bodies, fostering ana otfensively
odorous, in the rank weeds about the
house. McMahon's throat was cut from
ear TO ear. His head was almost
SEVERED FROM HIS BODY.
the cash extending clear down to the spi-
nal column. There was no shape TO the
battered head, about which cloth had
been tied. The bodies Of Carlock and
Nathenv were covered with clo1tel gore.
their throats were cut as their masters had
oeen, the limbs were bound securely with
tW1ne taken from the reaping machine.
and they mad been gagged and blindfolded
with Clothes. Everything pointed TO the
most fiendish determination and deliberate
purpose. The house was ransacked. So
900 in money taken and the household
goods broken.
The coroner's jury decided that the mur-
der was committed by unknown persons,
The whole country is ablaze and alert. |
Lynch law will be Inevitable if the upr- /
derers can be secured. Suspicion resrs on
a man who worked for the farmer some
ago, and who was seen on the
farm Thursday. Footprints Of two men
walking in single file were discovered and
followed TWO miles across lots. until the
rail was lost in the main road. There are
40 other clues. The assassins had watered
Ind fed the horses and taken other Drecar1
ions to prevent discovery OF the crime
Lhey were not novices in the dreadful
work. jake, who is suspected. is a tramp
ng farm hand, and quarreled with Nc
1ahon about year ago.
TRAIN WREcKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. !
LITTLEToN, n. H., Aug. 22.-As the fast
hlte Mountain train was running /
trough Dark Hollow, Oh the Boston. Com ]
ord & Montreal railroad, near Woodville, {
esterday, and was rounding curve on !
foot embank'nent, engineer Peoples dis +
overed an obstruction on the track, re- v
ersed the engine and applied the brakes, i
at the train struck the obstruction, chain t
laced there by design, and plunged down (
le embankment. BY miracle nobody Z
RS seriously hurt, though several were v
,verely injured and the cars and locomo- II
We were badly damaged. Robbery was h
e evident purpose Of the wreckers. V
BLUE COAT MURDERER HANGED. G
DENVER, COL, Avg. 22.-Rymer, the b
ldier who stabbed to death another SOL ri
er, McGarver, near Fort Lyon, last Fri W
y, was taken from the Jail at West Las 81
nimas on the night of the 20th and hanged
mob Of about 10 Or so masked men. d
pposed to be soldiers from the fort. OF
ajo Brayton, commander Of the fort, is oi
ercising all diligence in his power to w
I'd out who led the mob. W
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