The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-13
A WOMAN'S TONGUE.
Responsible for the Death Of al. Mo-
Olellsn.
a Murder the Result Of Youthful In
discretion Of the Long Ago.

NORWICH, Feb. l2.-The terrible TRACE.
dy which occurred bore Monday 10 the ab.
sorbing theme OF discussion. The muir.
derer, Frank v. Consnt, was the head
salesman In the silk department Of the dry
goods house Of Hysl0p, Porteous q Nit.
chel, and Al Mcclellan, q contortionist and
trapeze performer, was the victim. The
crime was evidently premeditated. For
several days Conant had been urging Nc
Clellan to take a drive, and only Monday
succeeded In gaining bis consent. Az they
drove of Conant handed his companion q
cigar. Up and dewn the best avenues the
carriage was driven, aud then Conant said,
"Come over to the house, Allis, and see
the folks The carriage was driven
to the cottage on Elizabeth street,
and Consnt and Mcclellan sllghted
and passed into the house. 1t is not
definitely known what occurred In the
dwelling, In which, besides the two men,
were Conant's two little children, 8 and 8
years Of age, aud young girl In charge Of
them. Soon the men passed out to see
Neighbors noticed the two men enter the
barn, talking pleasantly. Not five minutes
had elapsed before the sound Of pistol
shot was heard. The door few open and
Mcclellan dashed out, closely followed by
Consnt with bis revolver still smoking and
raised for second shot, The first ball had
passed through McClean's silk hat. The
second SHOT struck him In the leg but be
sprang widely on through the yard, still
pursued by the murderer. He ran across
the street, but Conant stopped at the gate,
and, raising his revolver,
TOOK SLOW, DELIBERATE AIM
at the back OF the man who was now across
the street In the act Of springing from the
Dutter to the sidewalk. The revolver was
discharged and the bullet true to Its mark,
piercing McClellan's back and
lodging In biz heart. He gave q
single, sharp cry Of "murder," fell 10 the
gutter and rolled over on his back with bis
his open eyes fixed on the assassin. Con.
ant, still grasping bis weapon, coolly
crossed the street and stopped over hisyic.
tim, evidently intending to nre another
shot If his work did not satisfy him. Mo.
Celan's eyes, which had closed, now
opened again and fixed their glare for
moment on the face Of the man who was
Il sning above. The eyes closed again, aud
the man was dead. Conant ooolly examined
the body and exclaimed with an oath,
''I've fixed you now, aud you'll have
nothing more to do with my wife," After
wiping bis revolver, which WAS large one
Of thirty -eight calibre, be put itup and
walked away. Conant went almost directly
to the new First Baptist Church on West
Main street, OF which his wife IL Q member,
and entered the conference room. A
prayer meeting was in session, and bis
wife exhorting as he went In. BE took
seat, and sent boy to call her, and
when she came out, he said, IL have killed
Al Mcclellan" She exclaimed, my God,
Frank, never thought 1t would come to
this" He then escorted her home. Halt
an hour
LATER HE WAS ARRESTED
by Officer Joseph Buriick. He gave up
bis revolver and went along readily to the
police station. He would say nothing, al.
though he was desirous to know II "Al was
dead" Upon being told that he was be
babe goodbye to bis wife aud two children
and quietly left them. Although Mrs.
Conants lips ara sealed the motive for the
crime Is believed to have been the relation
which existed between Mcclellan aud
Commits wife seven years ago, before the
latter's marriage, q matter which Conapt
learned comparatively recently from sec.
ond woman, and which, 1t 10 said,
be compelled his wife to con.
foss. The cool elaboration with
which the murder was planned aud the
hypocriticaI friendship which Conant man.
Tested towards Mcclellan, mark the crime
as the most fendish In this community
since the notorious Cobb Bishop case.
Mrs. Conant Is Frustrated with grief.
Conant remains calm. He Is o tall, fair
looking man, about 80 years old, and has
been employed In the Hysop store for near.
Iy twenty years. He was trusted clerk
aud his judgment was considered Hrst-
class. Conant was great admlrer Of hOrse
flesh, and has always kept one or two fast
horses. Pleasant and invariably courteous
and kind, he was the last person to whom
the crime Of murder would appear likely to
attach. Alfred Mcclellan, the victim,
was goed.lookiny, smooth.faoed, blue.
eyed man, of little below medium height.
He, too, 10 a native Of Norwich, and was
n years old. Formerly o shop hand In
Norwich, he
EVENTUALLY BECAME AN ACROBAT
and for several seasons travelled with e.
X. Rice, Of Greenwich, N. Y, ~ the
"Rice brothers," the two appearing to.
gether. They have been engaged with
Tony Pastor, and last year we're out West
with the j. b. Doris circus. They were
engaged 10 open the season with p. T.
Barnum's show on the 10th Of next month.
He was the only son and support Of his
widowed mother, Mrs. Mary McI!sllp.