Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-05-24

upon thus being confronted with the
manglsd corpse of one you had expected
to meet with the kiss and caress OF love
and affection. As soon as he could re-
cover from the tirst frenzy Of grief, hlr.
COPELAND went to the house OF Mr.. Cook
and told Mrs. Cook that his wife had
been murdered, and asked her to 60 back
TO the house with him. Mrs. Cook went
with him, and found the murdered wo-
man lying as above deserted. AS
quickly as possible the terrible news
was communicated to other near
neighbors; the sody was carried into the
house and laid upon bed, and coro-
ner's jury empanneled, and DR.. Smiley,
by directioR Of the Coroner, made al ex-
animation oI her injuries. He found
she had received a blow from some
blunt intrumeut on the back sf her
head, oHe on top of the head, one on the
right side, and one nearly over the left
eye-the latter crushing the skull-and
other bruises and scratches; and upon
further examination it was found she
had been shot in the left shoulder, the
ball passing entirely through, and sec
ond shot had penetrated the back just
below the left shoulder blade, and lodged
Just beneath the skin In the center of
breast. This ball was sufficiently near
the surface to be easily extracted.
The instrument with which the deed
was done was evidently, as Makinson
himself admitted. piece Of pine board,
which was afterward found on the floor
of the bedroom. This board had been
from two to two and half feet long,
with a notch of s-or 10 inches in length
and about half the width deep, cut out.
1t had recently been broken off at
one end of the notch, leaving a very
convenient handle TO the club. The
piece broken off was found in the wood
box in the kitchen.
1t appears evident that the struggle
must have been continued after she got
out af the house, as, if she had fallen
when going from the house. her head
would have been in the other direction /,
and beside, it does not seem possible
that she could have continued the
struggle after her skull WAS crushed in
as it evidently was by a blow from the
board. One theory is that the assassin
knocked her down and then shot her as
she lay upon the ground, which is, per-
haps, a reasonable conclusion, as both
balls entered her back and took the same
general direction.
Immediately upon discovering the bo-
dy, Joe Cole, the young man Aakinson
now charges with the crime, procured a
buggy and drove to Kewanee to give
the alarm, procure officers and other as
sistance; he also telegraphed to Iowa to
friends of the deceased, information of
the tragedy. Before starting to return
to the scene of the tragedy, he met Max
iuson on the street and asked him to go
with him back ia Copland's. Makinson
expressed surprise and regret at what
had happened, and expressed bimself as
perfectly willing to go to the house. On
the way back Cole teld Makinson that
suspicion rested en- him and that he
would probably be arrested. Makinson
disclaimed having anything to do with
the murder, and announced him
self as willing to join in the hunt for
the person who did commit the crime.
He was arrested at the house and taken
to Kewanee Levi North, acting cor0-
ner, Immediately impanneled a jury
they listened to the evidence of several
witnesses and adjourned to meet in Mr..
North's office on the Monday following,
at o'clock. Makinson was placed
in the calaboose at Ksnawee and strong
guard placed around the structure. On
Monday evening q man was placed in
the same cell with him, who pretended
to Makinson that he was Welch, the
bank robber. He proposed to Makinson
that they send for O'Brien, the Chicago
criminal lawyer, and when man was
brought in who personated that indi-
vidual, the pretended Welsh confessed
TO robbing the bank, and Makinsen con-
fessed TO the statement given above.
The coroner's jury brought their delib-
erations to an END on Wednesday, and
Makinson was put in carriage and
brought to Cambridge.
Quite q crowd of excited men had
gathered in Kewsnee, who determined
that Makinson should never leave that
town alive, and it was with difficulty
that the more calm and sensible ones re-
strained the mob from tearing the Gala
boose down,ard taking him from the Off
GERS, and it was only by fooling the blood
thirsty crowd that they succeeded in get
ting him into carriage and driving out
of town. His trial was set for Feb. 26th,
and when Makinson was brought into
court and asked what plea he desired to
enter he answered that he desired to
plead gvilty. The Judge explained to
him the probable effect of such a plea,
but the pr soner persisted and that plea
was entered On Tuesday morning,
March 9Th, court was convened by Judge
Peasants. especially to dispose of the
Makinson case, which he had been hold
ing under consideration from the time
the plea of guilty was entered, eight
days before. When the sentence was
pronounced to him, Makinsoa complete
ly broke down, and piteously begged the
Judge not to sentence him to death. He
was taken back to the Jail. from which
he has this day been taken to look his
last upon earth.