, 1873-08-19
THE MISSOURI TRAGEDY.

THE MISSOURI TRAGEDY.
A mob Shoot n Sheriff and Two Other
Officers, Tnko q Mulc-Thicf from
Thc1r Custody, ana Rang him.
Fulton, Ito. {Aug 1o) Dtspatch to the 81. Louie Re-
publican.
To-day waa tho timo act for tho trial OF tho
Kosslor8, celebrated for demonstrating and othor
:orirnes Tho prisoners hnve been conflnol at
Jefferson Oily for safo-keeping. Yessordny
evening tile Deputy Sheriff and hiH assistants
woro Bent ovor to oscort tho prisoners to this
plaoo. About two mics this aide Of Cedar City
young Kcsser complained Of oramp and WAS
escorted to tho gont1omen's c1osot. It aoems he
mud his father woro handeuffod together, md
Willie be wns inside tho old man remained in tho
door. The guard was nnsuspeoting and young
Kens{er slipped tho handouts.
After 0 time tho gunrd became impatient, and
when old Kossler steppod aside the guard wero
amazcl'to find young Kossler had flown. Ho had
jumped out Of the window. Tho grade ut this
alow It SUPPOSED 5 tne % lea id him Ma1 no njury:
When tho train arrived hero at 11:5O 'thero was o
lnrge crowd at the depot, aud tho surprise and
ohagrin con bettor h imagined than described to
find one OF tho pets Ind escaped.
It was ovidont from that time that thero was
going to be trouble. Tho crowd kept increasing
until / o'clock, there bolng 100 pooplo In town.
At "a O'Clock the court convened.
:, The prisoner having no counsel or money, the
Aftor counsel consulted tho prisoner few
minutes they asked for additional time to con-
sult witl, tho prisoner, which was granted. The
Court thon took . roccse until o'clock. Dur
ing tho reoeas 1t bccamo moro apparent that
trouble OF O serious character Tas ahead.
Knota Of excited men could be neon together
talking IN low tong and using, threats and
WAS aroused. On tho reassemb1ing Of the Court,
the crowd again filled tho Court-Houao to Bunfo-
cation.
The prisoner. through his counsel. pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to six years in tho
when judge Burckhardt had finished the SON
tence no made an urgent appeal to tho citizons
to let tho law tako ita course. It soemed for
effect. buk as tho timo approached for the pris-
oner to leave on the O'clock trnin for Jofforson
City 1t became certain In your correspondents
mind that M atsompt would DO mado to lynch
Kesslar.
At 9:05 close carriugo drow up, in front Of
tho Court-Houso. In q few minutes aftor-
wards tho Sheriff, Col George Lnw; John &,
provinces, Prosecuting-Attorney; Dundon and
George Arthur, Constablos Of tho township,
oamo out Of the Court-House in charge Of Keas-.
ler. Tho City Marshal had been summoned,
and was near the cnrringe with six or seven mon,
mounted and armed TO act az m escort. After
placing the prisoner in tho carriage, tho threo
tirss-named gentlemen got in, "; Thso. Hon
WAS about to mount the sent. man atepPed
up with = drawn revolver. ,and bade
and, jumping on tho eoat,, started up
turned aud pointed his revolver at KeBslor, when
our gallant Sheriff, George Law, caught the piR-
tol ii his only hand, a. QUO Of thom Was shot of
in the war, and turned it outward. Tho pistol
was discharged.
Just at this moment about twenty-five men
mounted their horses und went In pursuit OF tho
carriage, aud commenced firing into It. Col.
Law Tas shot in tho SPINE and d. cannot llye.
downward; st this writing, cannot tell whether
the wound is fatal or not. John G. provinces.
Prosecuting Attorney and editor OF tho Press.
Was shot through the whist and groin on tho
At tho hoad Of Main street tho mob got pos
session Of the carriage, and drove to u grove
about mile from tho court-Houee and there
hung Keseler until be was dead. His remains
are still hanging there. uo made no statements,
but offered up very enrnest prayer. The e1-
| citemeut Ia indeBcribRble. 8ome OF tho mon en-
gaged In this terrible affair aro some Of the best
citfzonB in the county.
somewhat abated. and doep sorrow has takon It's
| place. No such an affair during the bloody four
| ycars OF tho Rebellion ever characterized our
| county.
| VINO t6 feap0HalDl6F dOFs HOoubout having
| heard that trouble was apprchended when tho
| Koss1aEs we're to DO tried, wrote to Sheriff Law
tenderiug him assistance, il he thought he neod-
| cd it.
most prominent oitizona, concluded that the
| proHence Of armed mon from abroad would have
q good effect aud doter tho mob from attempting
violence. Acting upon this hypothesis le aont
a communication BY ponlware. pePuty-shoriti1,
whom he sent for the prisoners, to Coy. Wood
son, asking for six armed militia, or such num-
ber aB he thought adequate to protect tho
| prisoners.
The Governor replied TINT he had concluded II
was botter to get his guard from Callamay, and
declined to sond any State troops.
II be had carried out any part Of bis flaming
otror, this torriblo affair would probably have
| been averted.
Col. Law suffered Intensely up to "a O'Clock
| last night after which time he became easier,
and ia reBting tolorably vol, Dr. Thomaa How
ard probed tho wound. and thinks there is q
today viii sottie his case ln ii probability.
Dnndon's condition Is d little better,. having
roBtod well after 70 o'olook last night The ply
sioians have failed to 1nd tho bail. The shot
entered bis Loft car, taking of part Of 1t, aud
eSn ~ pqoSus qsS tap plossd slight
bullet-holoa wore in his ooas, but none Of thom
took effect, o1oept slight. flesh wound In hiH
right Pido.
Koeslor is now lying In tho Court -Houao, hay
'psls aes IT, ssst Eng lin saT i M si !es
him; also tho handouts that voro placed GU him
whom they started with him from tue Court.
House. Ifo will bo buried to-day. Tho Coro-
nor's Inquest ia going on. Eyery effort will be
u.ada to ascosstain all tho faotH
THE cH0LERA.H0Ax.
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