New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-12
AN IMPORTANT ARREST
SEQUEL TO THE MURDER OF UNITED STATES
DEPUTY MARSHA MOSES LAST FALL.
Capture of the Party Charged
with the Crime.
History Of the Murder and the Arrest
Of Felix WhitWOrth.
From the st. Louis Republican.

OF FtllX WllltW0rtL.
From the st. Louis Republican,
On Tuesday night prisoner named FellX
WhitwOrth was placed in the St. Louis JAN
by United States Deputy Marshal Mckean:
The charge against him is murder, and
arises out of the killing .of United states
Deputy Marshal T. W. Moses, OF Sedalia, IN
Camden county, Missouri, on the fourth OF
December last. The main particulars OF
the murder of Moses are as follows: He
went TO WhitWorth's house to arrest him on
the charge of illicit distilling. When he
arrived at the place he found his man was
absent s'hog hunting wild hogs being quite
abundant in the woods IN that section OF
the country. Moses and a. his assistant, had.
clitfe. went in quest of Whitworth, and not
finding him, stopped over night at the house
OF one Carl Pile on theNiongua river, near
the border of Dallas county. About nine
O'Clock that night, an assassin crept up ST.
lentiy, and aiming his rifle through the door
of the house, fired and shot Moses. he
died in about half an hour afterWard. AS
the murderer was leaving he WAS heard 10
say, There G-n d-n you, Eve got you.
YSu'll not arrest me.n Atthe coroner's ln-
quest. Pile testified that 1t was the voice OF
Whitworth who made the remark. NO
other clue was obtained Of the murderer,
but various circumstances are alleged 10
have pointed to Whitwcrth as the peipetra-
tor OF the deed. The man knowing himself
to be suspected, lurked about the neighbor-
hood and was seen oRce or twice about the
thirty.fi of December. Nearly month
after the murder, it is stated, he suddenly
decamped, leaving wife and five children,
and taking off with him Il widow named
! Mary Richardson, who left behind seven
| children. Whitworth assumed the name Of
Richardson, aud he and the widow started
| on their travels as man and wife. Win
| such information as could be obtained from
the family of the widow who were apan-
| doned and Others United States detective
| Mexican, of Seda!ia. set out on the trail OF
the fugitives in February last. 1t was as
| certalned that Whitworth alias Richardson.
and Mrs. Richardson travelled on horse
back choosing lonesome by-roeds tor their
route. They crossed the Black river at
| Pocahontas, and it was further discovered
they had found their way to the Black
river bottom, where the fugltlves had set
tied and engaged in farming pursuits.
The place was in Randolph county, Ar
kansas. Having made sure of their game.
Mckean and his assistant, Major Surriage,
made their Preparations to arrest Nhit-
worth on the second day OF June. They rode
past the house where the widow was at
work, and coming to cotton field they saw
| Whitworth hoeing cotton. They dlsmoult-
ed and tied their horses to the fence, and
| crossing into the field entered into conver-
| sation with man named Dooty. who was
the owner of the land leased by Whitworth,
and finally approached their intended cap
tive.
Whitworth appears to have had no suspi-
cion of what was coming until Mchean
| walked I'D to him. saying :" Mr.. Richardson,
you are the man want" at the same time
| placing six-shooter TO his head, command
ing him not to move, or he would be shot
| dead. The prisoner turned deadly pale and
treInbled like an aspen leaf. He threw up
his hands as he was ordered to do, so that
he could be dsarmed and searched. Mexican
asked-Your name is Whitworth and be
answered Yes, SIR" He was then hand
cuffed and chained. Before leaving with
his captors he desired that he would be al
lowed to 60 to his house and get change
of clothing. This request it was deemed
imprudeht to grant, but word was sent to
Mrs. Richardson to bring the clothes tc
Pocahontas, distance OF twenty
miles. Whitworth remarked to McKean
that he had seen him before, bu,
On reaching Pocahontas Mrs. Richardson
was found waiting with a change OF cloth
ing for Whitworth, and revolver. The
weapon was taken from her. She appeared
mucn distressed at parting and clung to
Whitworth, and the officers had finally tC
separate them. The woman ultimately
made up her mind to return to her old home
in Camden county, and Mr.. Mexican gave
her some money for the journey. The
officers with their prisoner engaged small
escort and came up by hack to Ironton, and
thence by rail to this city. arriving here q
eleven O'Clock Tuesday night. The prisoner
was placed in the Jail here for safe keeping
and remained until five O'CLOCK last eve
ming, when he was taken in charge by thf
deputy marshal, snd will probably be pu
in the California jail-there to await tria
for murder-a true bill having been fount
against him by the Grand Jury of CamdeI
county.
In answer to a question yesterday as tt
} or what charge he was arrested, he said b.
did not know, but supposed il was distill
ing.
Whitworth is forty-seven years of age
and stands five feet ten in his stockings
He has yellowish, thin visage, reddish
skin, with little stoop to his shoulders
He has no education. As man who know
him well remarked, "he looks like d foo
but is as sharp as chain lightning"