The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 3, 1901, Page 1

See fo oe te : The Butler Nat Hofessed tis Crime and Was Baptized. ©. <8 ot aHitch or Accident Occurred. The Law Has Been Vindicated. A¢8:58 o'clock on Monday morn-} Sheriff Mudd sprung the trap | ich sent Noah McGinnis’ body to | dof the hulter and his soul out | fothe great unknown. The law vindicated and the foul murder ‘old man Bercherding wasavenged. | Noaw (Bunk) MeGinsis The murderer Alter Go.ernor Stephens had ted the stay of execution and amd bis intention to not further but let the law take its ite, McGinnis’ demeanor changed. peseut tor Rev the Presbyt: D. Jewell, pas or an church in our hope for forgiveness and a Ofheart until he had conf Sin. On the 21st of Dec. he d to Rev Jew dold man I ed bim under Mitrday, the 29th, Rev. Jewell Min thar he had publi ly denied that he had but of secrecy. herding. guilt. that he could not to his Pee With a lie on his lips and that MOG, in justice to nl concerned, him to death. Ti And on Sunday he was bap- et. Sunday nicht McGinnis sent uf euting Attorney Clark and a eter the full testimony with He said that the chain of evi onfession s McGinnis agreed HW Minor details, was bee COtrect. He said, the shot thr: the window to Sethe old man and had no inten- Killing him. He did not re- about the light in and. had no ibstan- however, nembran¢ ine the old lady out #hevard. Could not tell how @id get out of the house. He itated about a publie con- for fear it would be used feute his brother, Wm us; Who swore that Bunk was ome at the hour the murder hited, for perjury. BUTLER. MISSOURI, ondemned Met His Fate Calmly But with- out Show of Bravado. for Mesdames Walton, Arnold and other ladies and had them sing and pray for him. Hedevoted mo: day evening and night to prayer. He slept about five hours. At 5 o'clock Sheriff Mudd read the death warrant | The tohim. He ate a hearty breakfast, after which Rev. Jewell prayed with At 8:48 he was brought out of jail! confession, onto the scaffold by deputy | who wa Hartwell. Sheriff Mudd said to those ! word to the prisoner, he is my ene- | my.” The best of order prevailed. McGinnis, who was without his bat and overcoat, trembled and remark- ed that it was chilly. The straps were adjusted on his legs and arms and Rey. Jewell stepped forward and “The prisoner selected the following | | do not wish any passage of scripture to be read on | to sufier or be s the scaffold, and asked that prayer ’ be offered: Luke 23 : | malefactors which were hanged railed | on him, save th answerit art in the same condemnatior we indeed justly; for we receive the | Ger: just reward of our deeds; but this | dered in his own home b) man has done nothing amiss. And | on robber; Ir he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember} mau and his Sy, Who informed himihat he could | Me. When thou comest into Thy king- Verily I say unto thee, to-day s thou be with mein Paradise.” The subject of the passage sug the prayer, whi was i stance was i “O, Thou who camest into the work! to seek and to save that which is lost: who hast invited all who have sinned to come to Theefor cleansing ould enter into Paradise that day with Thee, receive this per man, who heartily and ful ing his sins, has put his trust in merits alone for salvatior Let the s the supreme hour of his life Sheriff ay God have merey on ¥ “od bye, Bunk.” He pulled elast week McGinnis sent ; huve induced me to perfor His Crime. jLhove served you tiithtaliy as your riff, my oflieins are over. eand pronounced the pr \ ud we renains were taken | in charge by niidertaker Culver. They Were token in a hearse through the | leountry to Rich Hill, and tun } over to the poor ae ither. Fr fa ;Tesidence on Tuesday at oe and the body laid to rest in Rich Hi from Lone Oakatt eral of Sun- | FREDERICK M | The follo Dyke MeCann and E. P.! jor pub “My sent present “if any man creates a dis- ia tax da hi ee turbance or says one disrespectful | 44. what Ldid. L ask ie foreiv- ness of those whom | brought ou Mrs. tercherding me,as LI} God has forgiven me not go out of that Ls! HISTORY OF THE CRIME. 39-43 And one of the On Sunday ev saving. If thou bethe Christ, | the usu i selfand us. But the other} Round Prairie, it x rebuked him, saying, | was aroused and Dost thou not fear God, seeing thou | port of adastardiyerime. Fr ‘uty thoasand dollars would not Yyoah McGinnis Hanged by the ti = st tin siotier nan.” | Neck Until Dead. | 0 Batard aml Lyle examined lout doc old may got the gun. He could si 1 be lave wronged Tam very sorry jor the suffering I into the room. The robber stepped | tow side -window and deliberately shot the old manin the back. He} fell to the floor, the robber entered, | kicked the old man aside, pointed } bis pistol at the old lady and told} her be wonld kill her too if she did not keep still and give up her money. | The old German womancould under- | Tue Bercuerpinc Home Sheri OSH LIONS ire stariding in the relativ of McGinnis apd the old lady o1 light of murder, when McGinnis moked cigarette. i best stand-but little E ate of mind, ec ital. Th by the arn in her excited not talk JE robber iglis vribbed, ber roughly shook her -violentiy and dragged her and around to the sigeof the hovap. threatening her continu- ght ously. The moon was shining br lly and che was plainly discernabl- to the ofd lady. The man coolly rolled ad smoked a cigarette. at the tive langhing at the pitiable fright of the old lady. The hired boy, who tairs, was wroused mis, cime down by the jstairs, and at the suggestion of the e the robber and the old) woma: throughjthe window, out in the yard He was too badly tanve to the robber, who walkee 1 to offer j off. meunted his horse aud eseaped th: boy hastened to wish you would ask her to forgive to face God rick And |W. Bercherding, an inoffensive old foully mur. ian bent And Jesus said unto him, follows receivedst the penitent, dying and didst pledge to him that pirit comfort and sust Pardon all bis sins and receive hin Mick Fr Bercurnrprxe unto Thyself, fo Wide red mua nhame’s sake. Amen! Mudd then adjusted the} church near Pr. Cit ho aittee- pe around his neck and asked noon, arriving home about dark 1ything to say > old } rt suse and you all good bye.” The} the old t nt to the barn totake x pulled down the black f was suddenly iat he d McGir iis dropped t Sheriff Mudd then addressed those | rm i man jumped into the wesent as follows: ‘‘My friends, | house, slammed and held the door. ,othing but a sense of duty could |The old woman hearing the noise this act. {and loud talkiz is money. rol ber to When the back door was x. brought a light Suerirr E. C. Mopp | wave the alarm. and in a she | the whale neighborhood was: outraged and horrifi twhieh had been committed man lived for three description an accura sailant. as did his wife azreed that he was wore a long rubber co: tosh. a large slouch hat color, with his pa that he had a Jong The description fit M -Ginn . who had recent!) from the Stopping with M-Giunis, in Some cattle had been st pasture of Loeb Hill a the steers was brou: t days sold to Mr. Pro Tue deseription of the lied with that of the When officers ¥ nis they found be iff Mudd and his deput hot parsuit. Deputy Sher and Policeman Miewald anprehende McGinnis as he boarded a s« bound Missouri Pac ama, in Vernoncounty. and disarmed h their purpose. ster inside his ves .a large bre, Colts pistol. MeGinr that if be had been giv there would have been funerals « Butler and Rich Hill He was brought to jail, and when confronted | band and abused h ithe old la jcase was brought to trial bef add and Mrs. Ber« herdiny | | 1901. by Prosecuting readily admitt steer, but der Clark stealing the Loeb Attorne killing the old Ger man farmer. Sheriff Mudd and Mr Clark took him to the scene of the crime for identification, but arrived there after the old burried. His white hat and a mack intosh were put on him and he was taken before the old lady. While be- ing inspected he coolly rolled and smoked a cigarette. She identified him asthe man who shot her hus man had been Some present it the identifi verfect. At the tria at the time claimed t! cation was not ly stheman and said she I positively identifi McGinnis 'could not be mistake TRIAL AND CONVICTION. On the 20th of February. 1900, the Judge Graves. H. €. Clark, uting attorney an the state, Silvers & Silvers | defense Ors were jed and sworn: Charley Jasy M. Olive, L. O s Concklin, B. Blackman. W Hensley, ©. A. Wallace, H. Enyart |L. E ole, J. K. Dickerson and RB Gporge Williams Aside from Mrs. Bercherdir | Bla Ni McGinnis and were the ) arrested, the x's POs- itive identificat ones he had on »wing chain wwe Noah he afternoon state established t of circumstantia MeGint of the Bercherding on which old man with Ed Abel. He was riding ona white pony, had his coat off, wore a light vest, white hat and had his pantsin the top of his boots. He had something -~tied on behind his jaa hie w st the witnesses the bridwe east of Rich Hill | il jared turned ‘ When the road |"! el eas j eberding’s Ss a tnrned enst, instead j * of keeping o if he had been going to his brother's, William Mc Ginnis. A number of witnesses saw them toz er until they reache cross roads wn as Schipler’s cor ner, a iew miles west of the Berct ding p that to Mr. Fuchs’, w N> othe McGinnis after tl a prominent f r a half mile f Ber fied that in horse about six o half mile, turr r t et H. ©. ¢ Prosecuting S HM t som McG = pisto % P 5 t he was 4 be Said Abe ing cell quale re uy ‘] too much, ther don Abels re monstrating he went to God's suke me When Abel e least be knew tted that McGin Su as for McGinnis, wlio made a hard fight for his elientr’s bf , i, in company | behind his saddle. | Claimed he tarned north at the cor. | ner, went one mile then took the road and reached his brother Will's at sev | which the b o'clock, th leur at innis, testified Noah pass his y he- r M nis wos wllo, Carver, livit ot to say he roadeast. Abel told that. Me » (McGinnis) vler’s corner Im to say that 1 “for ibe urs, outeile the old lady teally was, Me east fror h place. DD. W “a quarter of @ vife, Mrs. Kate testified ong t ard ‘ on f ree ul 1 s on MeGinnis pass between