Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19
EXTRAORDINARY
CAREER OF CRIME.
The Bad Bright Boy in School
Who Went Wrong and Stayed
Wrong All the Time.
HAS BEEN AS WILD AS A BEAST
His Ingenious Escape From Marybor.
Ough and the Strange Hiding Place
Where He Was Found.
specIaI Corresnondence

Special Correspondence.
London Sept S.-There seems "a
have been a streak Of perverted genius
in James Lynchehaun, the Irish Grim
inal who has been arrested in Indian
apolls after leading the British police
"A chase after him for pretty much all
of his adult life lie was the black
sheep of the family. and was induced to
so to school only after sundry thrash
ings from his mother who though illit-
crate, had sound views concerning the
education Of her family. once in school,
the boy proved TO be as smart as he
was mschevious. lie seemed to have
the knack OF absorbing the contents Of
his books without taking the trouble
to study. At IS he was appointed to
minor position In one of the Irish
schools, and made such Roadway that
he was soon a fully qualified teacher
at or near Ealing.
A WOMAN CONCERNED.
Then he got into trouble Of some sort
apparently q woman was concerned
in it-and fed with the police after
him. From that time on the story OF
his life has been told in brief outline,
but with the omission OF many Of the
details that Indicate what a strange
compound Of ingenuity, urhanity ro-
nance and ferocity this wild lrlshman
was. IL was just like him to figure out
that a police force was the last place
in which the law would be likely 10
look for him, and so he managed TO be-
come an officer of the law In Manches.
ter, through a bogus letter of intro
duction. | am told that he was one of
the most popular officers in the force,
both with the other men, and with the
| citizens with whom he came In contact.
| 1t was while IN this force that he was
| credited with having received for exc
| cution the warrant for his own arrest,
carrying 1t about in his pocket for a
| considerable time, Looking faithfully
! for himself. ana then unfortunately los
| Ing the warrant. His lawess tenden-
| cics eventually made him an object OF
suspicion to the Manchester authors
ties, and ne returned TO his birthplace.
Achil. What became Of the old charges
against him does not appear.
lie was a good-ooking man in those
days, well built, quicken itted, and with
a bathering tongue. lie had no diff
Guilty in getting a job as bailiff, or gem
eral manager Of estate, for a well -to-d0
CHASTITY MURDER ATTEMPTED.
Although It is now nine years since
Lynchebaun made his CHASTITY attempt
TO murder Mrs. Mcdonnell, the crime Is
well remembered yet because Of it's sim
gular horror II is hard TO believe that
the mutilation inflicted by the criminal
upon the luckless woman was the work
OF a human being and not Of some
maddencd wild beast The man served
Mrs Mcdonnell for three months after
HIS return to Achill Island but she was
not satisfied with the way his work
was done and got rid Of him, Then he
determined 10 revenge himself by MUIR
derng her. on the night Of oct 6, 1894,
ato an hour when he knew that his for
nor employer would be alone and In
bed Lynchehaun set fire to the stables
on her estate, Then. assuming the role
OF resCuer, he rushed TO the house,
awakened Mrs Mcdonnell and, telling
her that the stables were on fire, asked
for the keys saying that he wished TO
release the horses The unlucky woman
fell into the trap Coming downstairs,
she handed the keys TO the criminal,
and was turning round TO go back 10
her room 10 dress when Lynchebaun
bounced upon her Winding his arm
dINhlu HNlf llH NlbkkEh litl w illt SUI
hlcs. now burning flercely, and tried
TO throw her into the flames, She
struggled bravely. however, and de-
Tended herself SO well as TO rouse all
the beast IN her assallant. Lynchebaun
not only did his best to strange her,
but with his teeth, he bit Off part Of
her upper lip and nearly an her nose.
lie tore out one Of her eyes entirely
and injured the other seriously. Then
he finished his work-ns he supposed
by dealing her a frightful blow which
crushed IN her forehead. The picture
Of this frightful struggle between qn
Infatuated man and HELPLESS womN.,
alone I'm "a burning building at night.
was one that must have terrified even
T.ypcbohaun after his first burst If
fury Tie left the woman. lying on the
stable floor and ned. But Mrs Nc
Donnol was rescued by neighbors who
had seen the flames OF tho burning
stables. and In spite of her terrible
mutlletions gbc lived and wns able 10
appear against the man when ne was
W. '''