Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-22
~cold.n,ooded Murder.


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The circumstance which accompanied the
murder of.the negro. Shin Mccausiani, near
Auilviiie, IN Tuesday night Of last week,
invest II with n degree OF ccid-biooded de-
liberation anil atrocity unexcelled In the
annals of crime In our county. The crime
Of mu. der in Its most revolving aspects has
been Of frequent occurrences In Il county
since the war, and the masses OF our people
have never failed To express promptly their
horror and detesiation of u, and TO give To
the officers OF the law every assistance IN
bringing the guilty perpetrators to Justice.
The Indignation which this last bloody deed
has excited, both IN the Aullyille nsighbor-
hood and throughout the entire county,
guarantees a rigid investigation, and
should tho guilty party be found an uncom-
promising prosecution to the ropes end.
Tho following account OF the murder Is from
the AuIlville Times, aud embraces all facts,
SO far as we have heard them ;
"on Tuesday evening, u few minutes before
nine o'clock, two men rode up 10 the house OF u
negro named John McCnusland, or "Shia,'' as
he was more commonly known; who lived about
u mile south of this place. ON Mrs. MeClure's
farm, and asked him to direct them how to get to
this place. At first he did not go ont of the door,
but gave them the necessary directions, which
they did not seem 10 comprehend, and finally
they asked him to zone ont and open the gate
for them, which he did in spite of the caution oi
his Wits not to go on. to them. 1t seems that hi
hal opened the gate for them. when ono of then
began cnrsing him and shot at him, then three OIL
4 r,t,r sl,,fa v,r fra1 Il, upf,lk u,ta,...ss,,, ury
then one afler a short interval. After the las
shot had bcsn fired one OF The niurlert'rs said
Lets 90 to the house, - upon which his VIII
blew out the lights, took the children, and raj
out into the corn. They then went or ut II rapi,
rate, going In a southwestern direction. A
soon rs they Were gone the frightened woman
stlrted TO return and heard her husband call TO h.
but when she got to him he was slecehlcss, nn'
died almost Immediately. II seems tina: he mus
have been IN II croach;ng position when he WA
shot. as the ball entered on thc.rigat eide, passe'
through the kidney, ranging upward to the lei
nipple, Iwherc it lodged just under the skin
from whence 1t was extracted. The alarm wa
Mt once given, but AS the night was very dark
nothing was done In the way of pursuit.
The coroncr's inquest WAS held % Welnesday
und although thc evidence was altogether cir
cun,tantial, the jury found the following Yer
dict:
s'That the deceased came to his death h.
u pistol shot is the hands of folk Grant
leo orea.
!1nna F; w fr,ss. Justice .s,6 of T. F Es.se.
Michael +. Zwicky, 4. II. Fi:zgcrel,
Jvn. W. lady, +. ). W.dsr,
Grant Is a negro who at present lives IN John
son county, about two miles southwest of GA
Grove church. but who we believe did live j
this ncighborhood. He had had some difficult
with the deceased, and threats had been made o
both sides. Grant came into town about fou
O'Clock Wednesday eyeninS,and was arres;e
by deputy constable q. ". Prince. lie sLi
that he had just heard Of the killing, and bore II
well for one accused OF so grave an o:lense. II
was searched and Il revolver was found upon Ii
person which did not suit the ball that did ii
deadly work. Constable Prince went 10 Grant
house as soon As the verdict was rclderci,
arrest him, a,.d f,un'i there in the possession
another nero, Il pistol which carried y bail
exactly he sarnc size as that which did the Kill
ing, and W. understand that Il Warrant; las be,
issued 10; his apprehension
l There are many circum stances which reni,
> it improbable that the killing was done by II
-rocs. The wife Of The deceased says that the
r 20, ,s Jill not sound like IL :sross. anl the ii
: ceased would ;:avc K Town fit hal been negroc
and would have ut once suspected designs up
himself. and would no: have gone out to then
II is known that the deceased hal been a ha
character, and had done Il great many b.
> things, hut sinrc has rc;urn I" this part
the coun.ry, two !cIr> Gsr, he had behaved We
acil. here arr other things which may IN
up which will change tile aspect Of aaa:rs, a
we Only hope that justice may bic t!ca!t out to t
guilty parties.
The preliminary examination is TO he held