The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-14
A DOG FINDS COY'S VICTIM.
John THALEN MURDERED, CUT IN,
and BURIED IN THE HOODS.
He Had Roasted 20 Coy OF hts Intimacy
with Mrs. Coy, and Had Arranged m
Eiopement-Mrs. Coy. who Had Already
STARTED, brought Back by Her Huubnnd.

with Mrs. Coy, and Had Arranged IA
kaopement-Mrs. Coy. who Had Already
started, brought Back by Her Husband.
PfrrsrIELD. Oct. 13.-Murdered at midnight.
cut Into pieces. and buried in the woods on q
lonely mountain sldo was tho fnte of John
WhAicn. whose mang'od and dismembered
body was recovered tonight. William Coy II
In Pttsfield jail charged with tho murder.
which was committed on the night Of Sntur.
day. Aug 10 last. in Coy's tumble down little
farmhouse on II lonely road mile and half
from washington depot. seventeen miles east
OF Pittsheid
Whalen lived In West Beckett. a few miles
from Washington He worked on the Boston
and Albany Railroad md boarded with Coy.
Coy's wife. who rame from Feeding Hills
and whose maiden name was Frances
Vets. favored the attentions Of Whalen
and no became intimate with her.
Whnlen boosted of this to Coy and
Whalen and Mrs. Coy finally arranged an
elopement. the time set being tho Friday be-
fore the murder Whalcn collected $3.50 due
him from tho railroad aud other sources and
packed his clothes and hers In histrunk. She
left home on Friday night. stayed In West
Beckett all night and then went to Albany.
where Whalcn was to meet her on Monday.
They were then to go to Michigan.
On Saturday morning Whnlen went to Lee
and Pittsileld. At Pittsiledi,e met Coy. and
together they went to Westfeld and took the
evening train there. reaching Washington
about 8 o'clock in the evening. Whalen
il o'clock train. whalcn lad gone y home
Rad pSS BEEN MSa s aesrs to ob
tain the money in Whalen's possession. He
s tS sH IN e ska he sn sesn SSst Midnight
urday night was spent in cutting up the body
and nd carving i to the woods.
WhaIen had confessed the nrcfosed eiopel
t ss him. t Sn ho?%ss morning S cSy
Coy called in Mrs Eliza Gecr. e neigh:
SS there s sSs s ss
tered d with blood Two large pieces had been
cut on and a large piece was cut from the car.
Gy 1Ra s ss ns Msnt shs to cs Mia
H not s!!eep IN her home They stayed at MI.
was srrssssd last Msnday %ns
ns Cog Mss f S4oss and % sheriff Ss Cit s;
murder He pleaded not guilty and was re-
q #asEnsto Nov was
rived there this afternoon the body had Just
selectman, Pomeroy started the search &C.
Somnan nj by his dog In thick growth Of
side; sixty rods, south Of Coy,s house. his
dog began scratching the ground. There was
wrong.
o.. The he'd dog kept on digging. and soon brought
at once telegrnphed to Medical Examiner Pad.
%h
OF the town began to dig at the spot on the
mountain side where the dog had found the
About two feet below the surface the remsins
wereiound. 1t was nearly dark when Dr.. Pad.
dock arrived. and tho work Of disinterment
had been carried on by the dim light Of Ian.
Re thu
dead leaves Tho little group Of men gathered
about the place and ,gazed with horror as the
medical examiner lifted the body from the
cred legs were on top Of the trunk The re-
mains were lnih on shutter and carried to
the house where the crime was committed:
the throat.
Mrs. Geer says that while Coy was at her
house after Whalen's disappearance he was
He constantly referred to Whalen's
stand yhsEs John "S was s0N' %he en- arrestsd
sion. He said %Ialen had given him The Watch
and 500 to let the matter OF his intimacy with
Coy Is about 3? years old, short. OF rather
always resided in the vicinity of Washington.
The pieces cut from the carpet, mattress.
and pillow have not been found; and no trace
but as the crime was committed
six weeks ago. the murderer had plenty Of
time to dispose Of them.