The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-04-13
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PouI Murder in Kansas OF q. 1ron1s-
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& We have recently hoard or The foul ia
ing of Of Q youDc man f5r-aeiJv 3 resi-
dent OF this e5aa6y ~. 5-h4 sfagisssi on Il avg
in skausas-Uho.1 may esoasas.i .ilss.hmglpahs.
halter but surely calnot dodge themcntal z
toTtures. that must ever attend him Who
takes human life for the sake Of p5if The
Young man 10 whom s-'ai 4 r-ie Enow W.
Browndeid, pephewc 1ain5 and Ja-ea
cob Broyaiield Of T. fteYHshig ~
For hYe years previous lhe spring of i
1870, young Brownfeid Nas employed by
Joseph Davis, Of licking towaship. asa
farm hand and was an. inmate Of that
geutleman's family Absyt a-year ago, a
change in Mr.. Day5s, farm arraugements.
made 1t unnecessary, Is retain young
Brownfeld IN hls-service5 and The latter,
after consultation With hfnends, starred to
theaWest leaying-eoleEge part Of bis we'll,
saved earnings IN the hands Of his employ
er to be Forwarded to HIM when be had
use for them The young mon stop--A
ped in Kansas, visiting Jmsob kNentrode
and others t=fepek9,=aua=durin the
spring and summer months Travelled oyer
various parts Of the Slate His money
remained in the hands of Mr.. Davis for
seYerst monthS when II WIS sent to him
IN a draft according TO request After It's
arrival, be visited Abilene, -Salina, and
other points an hundred miles or more
west OF Topeka At Salfna, he became
intimately acquainted with two fnen{ {fatif-
er and son. BY name Wickersharl The
father borrowed $500 from BrowIheld and
gave him cattle mortgage to secure the
claim. Subsequent "a this fine in the
month Of September, Brownfield left Sa-
Ina 10 go to Wichita 100 lnIles South,
IN company with Wickershauls son, to-
pntup hay. +. In q short time after their
departure Wickershan Returned alone.
and a few. days later the dead body OF
.Brownheld was lOund-ina slough near the
line of the road from -Saiin6 10 Wlchita,
where At had been dragged by a rope fastT-
ened around the neck and hitched 10 the
end of-thc wagon. HIS Skull had been
broken apparen ~ By Z he back OF an AK
He seemed 10 have been dead three or
four days when found :aand was probably
killed while asleep the lfrst night on their.
Journey. Young Wickersham was axres-r
ted as Browufeld's murderer, but for
want OF evidence was discharged by tlie
magistrate Pubiic option being much
against hirn Lesoon lett-theneigh ghl5es44iood.-.
The elder WickershaIn eisifas tbat he
paid the note tanG has N iis possession,p
although the ohattte mortgage is'n95 te-
leased on record. He has man ii his
service who Is ready 20 prove his staIe-i
mert- 1 lll .l1l
No knowledge of the fate 81 y9ung
Browrfield reached his Inendsin Penhsyl-
vauia or Ohio for rnottlis -after his deafh2
Not hearing from him, inc slrs-Ssaa' at
Iengtlt instituted When the tfdth was
suddenly revealed 20 them HIS diabolf-l
cat taking of IS q sore' stroke fola much
attached sister and other SURVIVING rela-
tIves and friends -It - 10 small testimony
to his worth, that Mr. DAVIS win whom
I he lived for I'VE years, rcfcrs-to his fate
With the ensotion Of 4 abfsthsh 4 4lisi sii'7
tues nIniabilItT and lonorasleI pEipciple
which charecterzed the youpg man will
cause his cruel murder q 5e long fehieni-
beted with a mingled iseliIfg- of ssdheas
and heIi'ai. .--N Netsarlc 9esiio95 s1dU6tnieisl