The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 25, 1882, Page 7

WALKER’S SENSATION. Diabolical Scheme to Murder an Old and Highly Respected Citizen of Walker Township. Ep. Crirerion:—Our town was considerably startled yesterday by four men who stated they had come one thousand miles to arrest one of the best citizens of this township, who was living here under an assum- ed name, and that they had a requi- sition from the Governor of Tennes- see and the Governor of this State. They refused to give his name until they were ready to start, but claimed he was a | DESPERATE CHARACTER,”’ ‘only equalled by Jesse James him- elf. Constable Hunsi, however, summoned a reliable posse and noti- fied the mob—for such they were— that he was ready to start ; when one of the young men, who claimed to be the deputy Sheriff of Claiborn county, Tennessee, presented the requisition for John Kincaid, better known here as John Huff. The in- tense excitement caused by this an- nouncement can be better imagined than described. EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED The news spread with the rapidity of lightning, and within 30 minutes of his arrival in town, his farmer furends could be seen from every di- rection coming under whip and spur, bent on knowing the cause of the arrest, and determined that Huff should have a fair show. ‘*What does this mean??? ‘*Why 1s he ar- rested?” were the questions asked by every man. A crowd wasseen to leave the res- idence ot Doctor Kincannon, and was lead by some of the oldest, and best, and most responsible citizens ot Walker and Blue Mound town- ships, headed toward the Gates house, where the Tennessee mob were stopping. Here excitement reached its height, and law and or- der trembled in the balance. Tot- tering age, man in his prime, and youth with its fiery indiscretions, rushed to the Gates house to learn what was to be done, tor all felt and knew something was to be done by the determined look of those earnest men, as they walked tuward the cage that contained the wretches now trembling in their boots. A crowd of over 200 had assem- bled in 2 few minutes, when they called for old man Rodgers, his two sons and Kaywood, the ‘Tennessecan, to come out. They came, trembling ; it is said the guiltiest of the guilty— Kaywood—was so badly scared that —well— They were told that they were known. That they were carpet-bag- gers of the worst type, and that they had been guilty of some of the most heinous crimes known to ancient or modern history; one ot which was read to them from the supplement of the Globe-Democrat of October roth, 1868, in which one of the party (Kay- wood) was named, as forging a re- quisition on the Governor ot Ken- tucky, for a negro man; that he ob- tained the negro, tied him to the mule, himself got on the mule, and rode at full tilt, dragging the poor negro for five or six miles, tied him to a stake, piled the faggots around him, fired them, and then stood uff and filled him full of bullets, while the flames consumed his body. They were told in plain English that they, Kaywood and Rodgers, ‘*You old men, hired two ruffians to MURDER HUFF’S FATHER, an old man of 70 years, to obtain maiden, but her lover had been or- } cig dered by his country to go to almost { ginia to spend the winter for his| certain death, and his honor would | health, and was visiting friends in| not permit him to break his word, | Clatborn county, Tenn., was handed| even for the being he worshiped. a letter to Jno. Kincaid, alias Jnv.| The sad day of separation Really | Huff, and told to make all possible! arrived and the two devoted lovers | haste in delivering it, as a mob of! parted, possibly never to meet agam | the very worst characters gone} in this world. | to Missouri to murder him. Mr. This is the sad story told in brief Moss reached home at noon, Mon-! by the old coachman, who related | day, having been in two wrecks, and| his tale with tears in his eyes. \ just twelve hours atter the birds had! “*Yes, sir. the old Rutus Moss,a young man of this neighborhood, who had gone to Vir- . } fellow, | said flown. , “she has been a different girl ever It is tortunate for the good name|since. They ghad onty known one of Vernon county, t Mr. Moss| another a short time, but I don’t be- was wrecked. Had he reached home | lieve two people ever loved as do on Saturday, as he expected to, these | this devoted couple. Why, sir, her tour highwaymen would have been | mother said that when the Lieuten- | ant came to bid her good-bye it took two of his brother officers to sepa- rate them when the moment of part- ing came. She fainted almost as | soon as he w out of the house. ; When she revived she ordered a carriage and immediately repaired to the Cliff House. As soon as she arrived there she took a stand where she could get a good view ot the Golden Gate. Neither commands nor coaxing could move her until she was satisfied the vessel had pass- ed out to sea. After returning to Los Angeles, she led a retired life, having been convinced from the first that she would never see her lover again. She nas never failed to be up by daylight since the Jeannette sailed in order to read the telegraph- ic news. That, sir, has been only thing that has ever interested her. When she got the Times this morning and read the news from the Jeannette you might have heard her STRUNG UP TO THE CORNICE ON THE DEPOT, and that would have given this place a bad name abroad. #JAck. Walker, Mo., January 12th. Mr. Huff was brought to Nevada on Monday, by order of Governor Crittenden, and had a hearing before udges P. F. Thornton and John H. AcGovney, Justices of the county court, and was discharged on the grounds that there was a constitu- tional provision prohibiting arrest for offenses committed during the war. Later, a dispatch was received from Hon. Wm_ Hall, H. C. Moore and Esq. Ewing, who had gone to Jeff- erson City to see Gov. Crittenden, that the order tor bis arrest had been revoked. The Tennessee cut-throats came to Nevada on Saturday, and from here departed for Kansas City.— | screams almost a mile off. The Known, as they were, to be desper- whole family were in bed at the adoes of the worst type, and guilty |time. When they reached her she was faint, and everybody thought she was dead. But God was not kind enough to put the poor girl out |of her misery. The first thing she said was, ‘Mamma, take me to San Francisco at once.’ Shedon’t seem to know what she wants, but her mother would start for the spot where the Jeannette was lost if her daughter would ask it. ’ ‘*How old is she ?’’ “She was nineteen but to look at her now you think she was at least tnirty.’ The young fady is well known in this citv, and up to within the past two years was one of the brightest and most beautiful of Los Angeles belles. Her name is suppressed tor the present, and her unfortunate love affair is known but by few, as_ the tamily has made every effort to keep it quiet. For the sake of the girl, if for no other reason, it 1s most devoutly hoped that the third beat, with the gallant Lieutenant and_ his brother officers, will yet be saved. This is probably one of the sad- dest stories that has ever been chron- icled on the Pacific coast. The in the past of the most fiendish and inhuman crimes, they may well teel thanktul that no violence was offered them, and that a justly indignant community allowed such miserable villains to depart without meeting out to them the punishment they so richly deserved. As it was, they will hardly yenture to return to this locality again, armed with a bogus requisition, and with a career of crime recorded against them | that is familiar to our citizens. Such worthless and depraved rascals are | the worst curses that can be inflicted upon any community, and their re- mova! would be a blessing to man- kind in general.—[Nevada Criterian. last October, would , A ROMANCE OF THE JEAN- NETTE. " [Los Angeles (Cal,) Times.] For more than eighteen months past a beautiful and accomplished young lady of this city—tne lovely and romance-inspiring footstool of the angels—has been m a _ con- stant state of hope and despair. The news received night betore last from | young iady’s sad history seer ane the wandering Jeannette has \ilarto Lady Franklin’s’ and she wiii gladness and sorrow eS breast \ undoubtedly ive much sympathy but to the young lady in question it| from the feminine portion of the has created the most anxious fears. | wisie cocane erday, just before the San Fran- > tin pulled out, a matronly old lady might have been seen support- ing ¢ leavily vailed youns woman. | oq security, on improved, productive They were evidently mother and | farms, quickly and at reduced rates. See daughter, from the tender and moth- | or address ~ Houston & BoTHWELL, erly manner in which the elder lady | 33-6m Sedalia, Mo. looked after the slightest want of her companion. A Times reporter, noticing the couple, surmised that the young lady was laboring under some great mental sorrow. He looked toward the coach trom which the ladies had just alighted and saw that it was a private carriage. His Money ! Money At 6and7 per cent., according to amount Archie is the place to buy Furniture or get walnut coffins on short notice, also brackets sawed for porticos at W. Eb. Leonard’ 51 tf A Lost Lady is the one who tries to buy a nice hat for HH less money than is kept by Mrs. Leonard e was aroused. The Horns he A _ FOR SLANEETS Flannes,. Jeans, Hiaif hose, Woolen Hose, aie? 39 3 Call on McClintock & Burns R.A. ATKISON, DEALER IN CROCERIES and COUNTRY PRODUCE Grocery House OF At their well known and popular atand on the Kast side of the square, are leading the GROCERY TRADE IN sar BUTLER. .ct Their stock 18 composed of a e THE BOOM WHICH HAS STRUCK BUTLER Feed Flour and the best qualiy of Staple and hancy Grocerie Glass, Queensware and THE. ARK AT Has aleo struck the Grocery business, and on tinne to, float, WITH ONE OF TH LARGST AMD BST SELECTD STOCK OF Groceries in the City. yo.intore Room Southeast Corner Square, Butler Mo. ios tide “Bubp” will cor tlery. LESS EXPENSE Thas he rity, and therefore deo feor competition, They pay ibersl prices for Produce. They solicit se riinuance of the pat- rong their wines Customers, and will gladly attend to them wishes at any and ail times, atey retin de hee ITRKEEP FOR SALE AULTMAN TAYLOR THRESHERS and ENCINES ECASID STSIKY PLOW. Canton Clipper Walking Plow, Sulky and Revolving May Rakes. BUCKEYE CRAIN DRILLS. Fargo Pattent Harrows, Phe Celebrated Bain and LaBelle Wagons. ; The Unrivaled Racine Snoring Wagons, DRUG HOUSE Wagon-wood, Cutiery, Revolvers,|,, CARTRIDGES, TOOLS, Ete. Goods delivered in the promptly. Chas. city lim Dennev. HUGO SIGMUND MERCHANT FAILOR. HE ALSO KEEPS FOR SALE Sewing Machines, NEEDLES AND OIL Call tor anything inthe line ot rugs, Medicin es, R.R. DEACON. N.€ Gor. Sar. ButlerM |) 'S., SSS ates : is z ae Hj . = aa Dyes, I Fave Heeme ved PATENT MEDICINES Books and stationary Also a new large, and well selected stock of WALL PAPER SAND Curtain Hanging: NEW BUILDING tomers. COUNT of Southeast corne all my old cu-s Six doors eas» aw = sew Wm. RILY, KEEP A FIRST-CLASS not- x W EATALD DY curiosity ap- proached and cautiously interrogated the dnver. The old coachman was very reticent, and the newsgatherer was about to give up in despair when an idea struck him. He put it into execution at once by telling the old man that his interest in the two ladies had been aroused from the fact that ! he believed ne saw family resem- | at the Furniture Store at Archie, she also keeps a large stock of Sewing Ma- chines for sale. itt possession of his property, and are to-day living on the farm that rightly belongs to John Kincaid, or as we call him, John Huff; and that these ruffians were tollowed by a company of 22 Confederate soldiers, and shot; and for this you have indicted and come here with a requisition for Jno. Huff, one only of the 22. No, that is not what brought you here. Three Livery Feed weeks ago vou received a letter from blance between himself and them. s | ARNEL) this same ‘desperado’ Jno. Kincaid, 7 maga age 7 eae = giving you notice to prepare to pay | 2" ie ie sete and I have ev AL for that tarm, as he mtended to have | T7*°? to believe that the elder Js 5 the money or the farm.and this is your | ** 3°57 shor Of nuae. | answer to that letter. 3 i esired effect, and 26 == the poor old man _unfoulded a story You CAN’T HAVE JOHN HUFF! of romance 1m real life that never oc- | "This 1s the substance of what was; curs more than once in a century. | told them im the presence of the | It seems that Miss was visiting Colyer & Phelps. crowd. | friends in Saa Francisco during the Lo the credit of the people in these | winter of 1878-9. She met Lieut. two townsh be it said, that amid | Danenhower, of the United States | the greatest excitement ever witness- Navy, a noble specimen of man-} ed here, and notwithstanding that | hood. The Lieutenant was smitten | every man believed this to be a cun- | with the fair daughter ot Los An-} ningly devised plan asa? They met ae and the | Pee ei a tae | sequel was soon evident in a desper- a peer ae UURe: ae ie tka. Dek ie Gh ad a | that these ruffians and cut throats | jng that true love never ran_ smoot! might obtain possession of his prop- | was never more plainly illus rated | erty, only one voice was heard to}¢than in this case. 2 eevecal advocate lynching and that was | months there was not a happier pair | hushed instantly. Even atter they | in all San Francisco. had admitted almost evervthing | charged against them, every one | ‘The Lieutenant was under orders to | the BEST ACCOMMODATIONS | seemed disposed to await develop- | sail with the ill-fated Teannette. As|in our Line of Business. 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