The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-18
Tie Murder Epidemic.
Another Man Killed iA This County.

those horrible scenes, the violent taking
of human life, was enacted in this county,
q short distance from Troy. A man
named John II. Kearns, who was in
the employ of MIR. VanNess, bridge and
tie contractor on the st. Louis and Keo.
kuk railroad, left Troy for the works in
toxicated; about two miles from town he
me: John Young, and careessly asked
him if he had any fish for sale, +"
when Young replied, "Not to such a ID
fool as YOU" Kearns SAID he wouldn't
ytake that, and dismountDg from his
horse approached and struck Young,
when the latter plunged his pocket knife
INTO kearns, making a fatal cash near the
region of the heart, from which death en-
sued in few minutes. Young was ar.
rested, and is undergoing an examination
before Justices David Shelton and w. T..
Harris, at the court house in this place.
This is tho fifth case of murder or hon,i.
eide that has occurred IN Lincoln county
within the short period of one year, aud
in only once case has the murderer been
convicted by the law, and then only sen
fenced to short term Of two years in the
peniteutiary. The result Of this is,
human life is becoming more and more
insecure, and unless the law is more rig.
idly enforced in such cases, it will soon
be that every man will have to carry his
life in his own hands and a revolver in
his pocket. The killing Of fellow being
is justified only i'll cases of self defense,
but in this day the law is evaded by tech.
ncali,ies, pleas Of insanity. self defense
when the life of the murderer was not en-
dangered, and the crime has become SO pop
ular that 1t is beginning to be considered
brave and laudabe to murder a man. Not
only is this the case in Lincoln county, but
it is SO all over the country. Only the
other day, 10 st. Louis, u man named j.
II. Fore, who assassinated his brother in.
law in cold blood in that city about year
ago, was acquitted on the plea Of insan
ity. Pandemonium is full Of such insan
ity. If We have laws let them be re.
spectcd if NOT, publish the fact, so that
men may prepare to protect themselves
ELECTION FOR SCHOOL Trustees
The election for sch ool trustees Of this sub
district, last Saturday, resulted in the
election of Messrs. l.. j. Garrett, John
McDouald, and James NJ. Mcclellan.
There were one hundred and twenty six
votes poled, the largest ever cast under
the present law for school trustees in this
place. or these, Mr.. Mcdonald received
1l9, Mr.. Garrett 81, Mr.. Mcclellan II,
Mr.. L. NJ. Harlan 6l scattering II. A
proposition was also submitted to extend
the time of holding public school four
months, making the term ten instead OF
six months. 1t was this question that
called out SO many voters, many being
unwilling to increase their taxes to defray
the expenses Of the additional four
months. On this question the vote was
as follows: For 10 months school, 81
against 10 months school So SO hereafter
the term will be tour months longer than
heretofore. The proposition in regard to
the purchase of Christian Institute for
the purpose of establishing a public
graded school was not voted on, the trus.
tees of that institution concluding to
withdraw 1t.
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