The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
IURY RETURNS VERDICT IN MUIR
DER CASE AFTER DELIBERATION
OF LITTLE OVER HOUR.
MAY SPEND LIFE IN PRISON
Reedsville Man Retains Calm Demeanor
When His Doom Is Pronounced in
Courtroom at Appleton.
HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS CRIME.

I IN lie hADlI IllIttI CAST At + ~ '''D'N
yesterday afternoon, after celebrating
one hour and thirty-two minutes. AS a
result Weuzel +. KaDaJ OF ReedSvli.e,
accused Of having shot and killed anu
later burned on a bonfire the body OF
Michael Mccarthy. a wealthy bachelor
farmer living three miles north OF hau-
kauna, will spend the remainder OF his
Ife in WaupUn After the verdict the
attorneys for the defense filed motion
Tor new trial, which will be heard
next Saturday morning.
Stole and with a perfectly iron nerve
Kabat sat and never linched as his
doom was announced. Grinning at the
spectators that filed the courtroom, the
convicted murderer maintained de-
meauor of JOY rather than depression.
Kabats Mother Collapses.
Believing that the jury would not
reach a decision FOR at least three hours,
the aged parents of the convicted man
left the room shortly before the verdict.
When informed of the result the mother
collapsed Upon regainlng consciousness
she rushed to the jail to see her son, but
the sheriff had left orders to permit no
one 10 enter.
Ii was on September 10, 1905, that
Michael Mccarthy was last seen alive
by anyone whom the investigating au-
thp-!ties have since been able to find. IL
is known that kabat and Mccarthy had
been friendly and had business rela-
tons before McCarthy's disappearance
md according to the story told by the
man accused Of the murder, Mctarthy
loft for Green Bay on September 10.
where he is said L. arye become involved
in an alteration with a woman, and
fearing subsequent trouble, he dsap-
peared, leaving the country.
Ten days after his disappearance, Nc
Carthy's aged father became worried.
Going 10 Green Bay he spent two days
in search, having been directed by ka-
bat as to where he might find him. Cali
ing at the home Of Mrs Merritt, he was
informed that his son had not been there.
despite the fact that kubat had told
him that he was there. Returning to
Kaukauna the elder Mccarthy Informed
the officers and the next day an inves-
tigatIon was made.
Kabat Is Arrested.
The following day Wcnzel i, kabat
was arrested on a charge Of KIDNAPPING
Shortly after Kabat's arrest the au-
thorities found that his stories conhicted
ana he was charged with murder.
1t was not until about fifteen days
after Mccarthy was !9st seen that eNl-
denCe on which rested the prosecution
was unearthed. People We're found VINO
saw a bonfire on the Mccarthy farm for
two days after the owners disappear
auce and later after hundreds had
searched the farm fragments OF bones
were discovered in a dug-out into which
1t is said Kabat had dumped a quantity
Of the ashes remaining after the bonfire
Ind burned out. Buttons also were
found which. were said to have been at
tached TO the clothing worn by Nc
C0rtby on the night Of his disappear.
auce.
Sells McCarthv's Propertv.
m, c.. 1,,. f. ,r,,,ort,,,. ,..o., ,,..
seen Kabat appeared on the formers
farm with bill Of sale. lie lost no time
in the work OF selling the personal prop
erty on the farm which was valued at
several thousand dollars. Most Of the
live stock was sold to butchers and cat
tie buyers of NrlgAtStown, while other
of the personal property was disposed
of at Kaukauna and Green Bay. In
addition t. the bin of sale of the personal
property, Kabat also claimed TO have n
deed for the farm, declaring that he had
purchased the property for $1,000
After the arrest Of Kahat the authorf
tics found the personal effects of tLn ar.
cueed man and in n erin secured ~ tLo
home ~ liz sister Mrs pol, ~ Gronr
nav with whom ho made bis homo ,,.o5
found q warranty deed of the firm