The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-29
EVENTS BEYOND THE OCEAN.
THE SCOTTISH JACK THE RIPPER
SI:NyESCED TO DEIyH.

There VIII He No Duel between Andrieux
and Kihot-Tho American Who Killed q
Count nt Monte Carlo-Giadstone Thinks
the DubIin Outrage Has No Political
Sisnificnsce-Gattiel PLAGUE In Africa.
OLAs1ow, Dec. % Tho sailor McNeily.wlo
accompanied tine alleged murderer. William
McEwan. to his home on" night In October.
along With nn unfortunate woman. who was
murdered ard horribly mutiatcd some time
during the night. was to-day acquitted Of CON-
. plicity IN the crime. Tho trial of McEwan on
tho charge ~ murder WAS ended to-day. Me-
Evan was convicted and sentenced to death.
Tho scere D. tho crime was Poloksbields.
reputable suburb OF the city. West Lodge. u
large housn at SO Maxwell Drive was occupied
by the family Of tho late William Wilson. They
had. however. been from homo for some time.
and tho house and gardens had been in charge
OF tho gardener. McEwan. who resided
on the premises. Tho first intination that
there was something amiss was conveyed
TO the police by II neighboring gardener
who was unable 10 gain entrance to the place.
Superintendent Muir instituted search. ia
We're stains Of blood in plenty. but nowhere
was there TO be found the body OF the victim.
tion turned to the garden At the rear, Of the
house. aud here. after some little search. signs
OF recently disturbed earth wore found I'M and az
no great depth from the surface OF the ground
lay the manglod rcmnins Of u woman. After
the murder the criminal had cut IN the body
piecemeai. and. carrying the dismeniboreu
portions to the garden. there buried thom. In
one hole was found the head and right arm Of
tho victim. in another the trunk. and beside
It the other arm: in q third hoe were the legs.
cut of at the thighs.
The gardener was missing. Tho police as
certained that on tho night before the tragedy
McEwau and a woman named Anderson or
McCallum were accompanied to Pollorks hields
by the sniior McNeilly The woman was well
known to tho residents In Princess street one
Of the lowest districts OF the city. McNeiily
was readily NJ pretended. lle was a sail or
emIioyed on tho steamship Furnessia. lying
III Glasgow hnrbor. lie said That he and
McEwan met the woman on the street ana
persuaded her to accompany them TO West
Lodge. She went with McEwan into the room
he occupied. and remained there. SO lar a.
McNeilly knew. NIL night. Hc hin se!f slept In
another room ~ tho house. and LETT early IN
the morning in time TO reach MS work ny u
o'clock. McNeiiy denied having soon the
murder committed.
McLwnn. the supposed murderer was found
n dny o., two intcr in "a Hold between Glasgow
and inslcy with his thront cut. He recovered
and was brought to trial. Further !nvestiga-
tion showed that the body must have been cut
up on the floor. etwcen the two beds in Nc
Evans room. but for u tine 1t could not he
asc"rtuincd how the various parts lad been so
cleanly severed. Afterward IL police serg cant.
who was turning out n lot OF lumher III iittla
wooden clubhouse TO tn" right OF III" entry TO
tho back garden. found Il joiner $ siw covered
with blood This WIS evidently the instrument
of muti!ltion.