Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-14
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. MURDER IN PI4TSFIELD. Full Particulars of the
 Wha|en Tragedy. HORSE RAGING AT MYSTIC PARK. Conference of Methodists ~-. at Washington. MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BOARD. Fruit Damaged by Frost
 in New York.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BOARD.
FOULLY MURDERED.

Details of the WhaIen Tragedy at
 Pittsfeld-The Finding of the Vtc-
 tim,s Body-How 1t Was Mut1lated
 and Buried-Cause That Led to the
 Crime.
 P1rTsFIELD, Mass, Oct. 13.-Full par
 ticulars of the murder of John Whalen by
 William Coy have come to light this after
 noon by the finding of the victims body
 buried on a lonely mountain side one
 eighth of a mile from Coy's house. The
 scene of the tragedy is in the
 town of Washington, fifteen miles
 east of Pittsfeld. Coy's house is a dilapidated farm building one mile south of Washington. At this house on the night of the 18th of August, Coy crushed in Whalen's skull while the latter was sleeping. Coy also cut his victims throat, sawed off his legs, doubled up and put the body in wagon and drove up an old wood road on the mountain. He car ried the body one hundred yards into the woods and buried it two feet under ground, after which he carefully removed all traces of his work and returned home Whalen's body was discovered by Selectman A. B. Pomeroy of Washington, whose dog, attracted by the scent, began digging at the grave, finally pulling up suspender. Detective Pease, Sheriff Cutting and a dozen villagers noon and soon removed the earth, disclosing the decaying body. Medical Examiner Paddock arrived at 5:30 and in the dim light of lanterns. under heavy fali- ing rain, the body was taken out and carried to Coy's house, where an examination showed the wounds as described. Whalen, whose home was in West Brocket, worked on the railroad and boarded with Coy and wife. He became in timate with Mrs. Coy and in August the couple planned an elopement. Whalen collected S250 due him, packed his trunk with Mrs. Boyle's clothes and his own, and announced his intention of going to Mich igan. Friday, August 2S, Mrs. Coy left the following Monday. She spent Friday night at West Brocket, went to Albany Saturday, stopping at the Globe Hotel until Monday morn ing; when she was about to take the train for Troy she came face to face with her husband. She accompanied him home and found signs of @ row in Whalen's bed room. The walls were spattered with blood and there was blood on the sheets and 8 waist in the room. Two large pieces were cut from the mattress, piece of pillow was cut out and a piece cut from the carpet on the floor. These she showed to Mrs. Eliza Geer, her nearest neighbor. The day after her return she moved to Mrs. Geer's house, telling the latter she could not sleep in her own. She remained there two weeks and then moved to Vest field where her husband went to work and where he was arrested last night. On Sat urday, August 29, Coy and Whalen were in this city. From here they went to Westfeld and returning reached Washing ton at o'clock in the evening. Whalen got off the train and went home. Coy came to going back to Washington .on the il o'clock train. He proceeded to his house and killed Whalen as he slept. No trace has been found of the carpet and bedding cut out. Coy is thirty-fve years of age and native of Washington. He has been engaged in farming When ar rested he had Whalen's watch in his possession. He stolidly maintains his innocence, claiming that Whalen gave him the watch before going west. He has not yet been informed of the discovery of Whalen's body.
 The crime is one of the most horrible ever committed in Berkshire county and has caused a profound sensation.