The herald., 1895-09-15
A REMARKABLE CASE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY PAWNEE GEORGE

The tragic events related in the follow
ing narrative occurred few years ago
IN one of the itch and thickly settled
farming districts of the central states.
Recently seeing an account in a paper
OF the death OF one of the principals in
the famous case has recalled wildly to
! my mind the occurrences that shocked
an entire state. The killing of an old
and respecta Bile citizen created consider
| BILE excitement at the time and riveted
| the attention of the whole community.
and it vas 1emarka BILE in that it involved
one of the most highly respected families
| in the county in which the crime &C.
Cured and for its n ost extraordinary end
ing.
From my experience as detective
have found that the face does not always
show the criminal. The idea that per-
| son to commit a crime must have a
bull dog look. heavy eyebrows. pro-
truding forehead and ferocious expires.
| sion, is erroneous.
Some of the most ferocious criminals of
the country LOOK like devout Sunday
school scholars; yes. even pass for minis
I tiers, and invade all classes and ranks
| Oh fsOCltlys uo 10 ~ Always
lower and degraded class that stain their
hands with the blood of their fellow
mon. Instances are legion in which the
most revolving crimes have been commit
| ted by persons belonging to the best
classes of society, and even by the m ost
| highly respectable and influential men
| of community.
OF course as general rule the facial
expression suggests the criminal. There
is always a certain restless, furtive look
a peculiar expression of the eyes, a kind
of an expectancy which can only be OBJ :
served by the initiated. This is especially
noticeable in one who is not a harden ed
criminal, or who has committed his frst
| crime.
In describing the following events 1
will refrain from using the names of the
, persons concerned or use fictitious oHes,
as some Of the parties still reside in the
same locality and it is out of Difference
to them that | use this caution.
On the 10th day of December, 1887, the
people living in a certain community 6
few miles from Chicago were startled By
the awful news that old man W haC
been killed. shot down in cold blood
while in the act of feeding his horses
The news spread rapidly, and soon from
all parts of the country wide eyed farmer
were seen hurrying to the scene of tn,
murder. 1t appeared as though he wa
| killed for his money, of which he had {
| goodly sum, and was known always to
carry sack of gold around with him
He was often warned by his friends to
put his money in the bank. as some one
might kill him but he would only laugl
at them and say that no man could roll
him, as he always carried bis revolver ant
|, was a splendid shot, Although 20 year
of age he could hit half dollar at twent,
, steps ami would have been dangerou,
: man to attack openly. The subsequen
events proved that some one did xii
him, in all probability for his money
and with his own gun.
He was found with a bullet hole 10 tn
back OF his head and another In tn
breast which he had received as he turne,
around to grapple with his assailant
The first shot had evidently been fire.
t while he was bending over basket il
, the act of getting corn for his horses.
His pockets were turned wrong sid
out and the money was gone, show NJ
Q that robbery was The motive for b
, crime. Almost everyone said that he h :,
been killed for his money, but though
3 l scented deeper motive when lfoun