Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-14
UNCOVERED BY ADOG
A Murdered Mans Body Dis
 covered By Accident.
THE BODY CUT UP INTO BITS.
Fate of John Whalen. Who Was Killed
 By William Coy in Jealous Ragc

Wha1en Had Intended to Elope With
 Mrs. Coy, But Her Husband Suspected
 and the Crime Resulted Whalen's
 Skull Crushed and His Body Cut Up and
 Buried in the VToods--A Dog Unearths
 the Murder.
 PITTsFfELD, Mass, Oct. 14-Murdered at midnight, cut to pieces, and buried in the woods on 8 lonely mountain side was the fate of John Whalen, whose mangled and dismembered body was re- covered last night. William Coy is in Pittsfield jail charged with the mur- der, which was committed on the night of August 29 last, in Coy's tumble own little farm house on a lonely road mile and a half from Washington depot, F miles east of Pittsield.
 Whalen lived in West Becket, a few miles from Washington. He worked on the Boston & Albany Railroad and boarded with Coy. Coy's wife, who came from Feeding Hills and whose maiden name was Frances Veits, favored the at tentions of Whalen and he became inti- mate with her. Whalen boasted of this to Coy and Whalen and Mrs Coy finally arranged an etopement, the time set be- ing the Friday before the murder On Saturday morning Whalen went to Lee and Pittsfeld. At Pittsfield he met Coy, and toge ther they went to Vest field and took the evening train there, reaching Washington about 8 o'clock in the evening. Whalen had got off the train and Coy came on to Pittsield re- turning to Washington on the II o'clock train. Whalen had gone home and was probably asleep when Coy arrived. To Coy's jealously had been added desire to obtain the money in Whalen's posses sion. He stole home it appears, and about midnight crushed in the skull of the sleeping man. Saturday night was spent in cutting up the body and carry ingit into the woods.
 On Sunday Coy went to Albany and found his wife. That night Coy and his wife went to Mrs. Geer's house. near by, Mrs. Coy saying that she could not sleep in her home. They stayed at Mrs. Geer's two weeks and then went to Westfeld, where Coy drove street car until he was arrested last Monday morning by State Detective Pease and Sheriff Cut ting. Coy was brought to this city and in court yesterday morning was charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded without bail for a hearing on November 3.
 The fact that Mrs. Coy could not sleeep at home aroused suspicion, and an effort was made to find the missing man.
 Selectman Pomeroy started the search, accompanied by his dog. In a thick growth of young naples and beeches on the mountain side, sixty rods south ot Coy's house, his dog began scratching the ground. There was nothing on the surface to indicate anything wrong.
 The dog kept on digging, and soon brought to light suspender, which was fastened to something still under the ground. Word was at once tele graphed to Medical Examiner Paddock of this city and to Detective Pease They went to Washington, and witt several citizens of the town began to dig at the spot on the mountain side where the dog had found the suspender About two feet below the surface the remains were found. They were most horribly mutilated.
 Coy is about 35 years old, short, o rather stout build, and unintelligen looking He has always resided in thu vicinity of Washin gton.