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K.iH*d In B«tf Qsfeivur*A lAmebtsbfe homicide took place about four miles north of Detevan Tues* day morning- about *1 30 o'clock. James Connell* A married man about 37 years of age, a year ago rented for a term of three years, a piece of land from Andrew W, Wallace, taring the winter Wallace’s cattle destroyed a part of toe crop on tUa piece of land which resulted in a law suit between Cancel# and Wallace, The result of the legal proceedings was in favor of Connell, Wallace, who is a man about 80 years of age, became terribly enraged at Connell When the latter, od Monday morning, went to the land to begin bis spring plowing Wallace confronted him with a revolver and threatened to kill him, A brother of Connell’* succeeded in wreathing the revolve]1 from the hands of the old man whose daughter afterwards took charge of it and promised to keep her father fi cm again possessing it, As Wallace left the field be notified Connell that he would kill him the next morning, Tuesday morning Connell took a shot gun with him. It seem* that Wallace was waiting for Connell for as soon as Connell rfached the field Wallace fired a shot from the revolver at him, the ball grazing Connell** wbikers, Connell then drew lu9 yuo from tbe wagon and shot Wallace throughthe head killing him instantlylt; Connell fit once gave himself up. The coronir of Tazewell county summoned a jury, who upon proper investigation, found a verdict of self-defense, completely exonerating Connell The daughter of Mr. Wallace, who bad undertaken to keep the revolver from her father, when reaching his dead body in the field attempted to shoot hemdt with the revolver and wow'd have succeeded had net a farm hand restrained ter, Wallace was regarded a quarrel some man.tldfcwh.Tb-■5tltltr1*stltlmfttltlhircti01bitnDhiB-tltcoiclittcpelk.
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Decatur Herald Despatch
Decatur, Illinois, US
Sat, Apr 12, 1890
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