, 1869-07-19

Tho Murder of n Enrn,eF md At.
tempted Murder OF l1is SOM In
1864 "a Noted JBuahxV hmclscr
Charged With tho Crime, and Ar
rcAtcd by n NJ. Louis officer.

ChnrEcd with tho Crime, and Ar
rcatcd BY n NJ. Louis officer.
From The Si. Lout4 Etputlita., July1b.
There Is scaaecly record OF Iawlcssucas with
more terrible associations than that Of . tale OF
id. whcn william WMlacc was % murdered, = an.i ii
20 aticn'pt made to take the l!fc OF his son John
tis neichoors, who were Icw aud ii scattered. 10
thoughts OF crcr beng victim to desperate
rurlani>ai dlsiuroc1 ntul. lie had considerable
Of tomc u ile members oi lii Anicrson's i noto.
rious gang ohe !lay OBS OF thcae williams
to ,se1oa se1 1a1s s 2, ss
iroi', takins lhtm oG Tso scoanare seeing The he
to carry out his Intention, even i b7ooisilsd was
uud kii,e1 tic elder Wallace, and seriously
plumber. The ntratF cause1 great excitement, anu
nan named Francis Aarion West was ncccnsei
West could rot bc found, aud tho tragedy ceased
after time to hc talked or, except BY few.
Lately i htcalnc known that West wua lITtrg On
southeast Of Mexico, Audrala County. No. lie
bad been living IN tho toUn, but borsa: the fArn
Sheriff bradbury. ot Davis County, Iowa, upon
a rcdusItton Of Governor Merrill, Of Iowa, upon
Governor McCiurg, obtained a warraut for hts ar-
rest, and on the 10Th Instant cGe TO St. Louis and
QEektlkEQ " 70 = ulEI O. l0lICE Lev.
Captain Ice forthwith detailed Officer ". r.
vortA, We!l-kEoEn member Of tho detective
force, to accompany the Sheriu a1d arrest the ac.
o. 5ne ns1 tsrs 9ns n
which marked II. II may be stase4l that m III
dlctfncnt for murder in ihe lfst degree has been
found against West.
+ vor,s aud bradbury left on Saturday TO arrest
him, hotn 1'e.Dc well urne1 TncJ nrst went to
Mexico, etd there found where he liveI- On
31uEtily thcY prrc1Fed horses aud started Tor the
! .::nr. aad stopped that night Rt tue house oil
Mr. VIM Ewing, y hich was within I'VE miles Of
West's farm. Here they we're joined BY young
been plundtled during the WIZ by the per
ron thty were going to capture On the FOL-
nss T.
having learned tat Wes: desired 70 sell hls farm
They succeeded tn imposing an West With this
suanlr1on Of them. Au invited them to nligtt aud
set drink OF water, which they were no: back
West was then o short distance rom the house,
and beEan TO climb urer fence tnclosinR tne
yard, nnd wilfle On It foTts caught htn BY the
IN ana pulled e,m ,n, naess. s = 1s get him s
shcl'1 at The sa,ne nme SLIPPING pair
ntous Proceeding took West c9n1pe;ely ny
DO but to submit They set hlra asl1tie a
hoszc, snd started tmmediatey for Wells.tlle, the
deroI nearest tha. poiat ou the North Missouri
tanee, Wcss, fearing a. he Aali aiierxard, tha t
they Mcre going to take him into the wootis nnI
lynch him, n1nae break and attempted TO escape.
He jumped from hts horse and took 70 tue bnsh
The party pursued him, sud tho
young man Who accompanied the
oMcers wns particularly l9le. and be-
Ing good shot, without ado be pnlcd out his pis-
tol aud shot hin In the thigh, causing q serious
nesh wound. This brought West to, aud he was
ssaiu placed npon the horse. No other dlt1lcuIty
occurred. and the onecFs rode iuto Wc1lsrttIc
With their prisoner secure. Here they obtalne1
surgical lid for him, and the hall was extracted-
lie Vas suCcrtug great deal Of pain.
Shcrr bradbury took the ne1r train going
turned 70 tho cttJ, arriving yesterday evening
West Hill ec tried o. the charge against him
aonnc nca nn,' en- ,os & Ia5ot X. nn s. ..
person H ho rubbed him durlnR the war Of = gold
= rnfGh and ctatn In s:agc coach.
West Is single tnau, s5out 50 3ca's Of age.