, 1874-07-07
LYNCH LAZY IN MISSOURI,
How q Murder Was Avenged in Bates
G0unIY.

| A~NNA~NA tNkAN SAtVASCu Al ltAI&
County,
THO Dates County (Mo.) Democrat, after Riv
ins the lctailn Of tho murder Of Constable Wi
son by David Hardy, whom hs had arrested TO
Dai tho decd waa done and tho perpotrato
Ind escaped. What was 10 bo to,lo Il woult
hos 40 to permit him to 70 cpti,ely FREQ. III.
cttizenn Of Oaags Townelip wore satherod to
gethor and tho particulars ollcIted. They booan,t
ihtnflated whon they remembered that Hardy
his dnslcn, but had returned aud r,tled his pock
ots. Runners were sent to Rockville, to DntIcr
anu to different points in Dates and Vernon
Counties. Every shootng-iron was rcsurruosod
| every avenue OF eBoapo guarded.
"HcoutlnB pRrtioH woro sent ont all during the
day from Butler aud tile southern portion Of Tic
county, but his lurAiug-place was not dHcovorod
Fina!ly rather than fail, rather than tho monster
should entirely cseape. reward Of $1,000 was
offered TOR bis body dead or alive. Every oleV
WAS aought for and nothing loft undono by the
nolghbors Of the murdered official to hunt Hardy
down.
"ono r. 7. Buck, brother-in-lnv to Hardv.
nhd seen tho murder, while on hin way to exaul-
accompanied by little boy, cousin Of Hardy,
lie was already there when Hardy came down
upon them, and ono JouoH knowing not what
had bsea @ done, roWed Hardy In skifr aoross tho
to DMok to toll hia folks to haye his clothes on
tho Nl1nni bridge 1t u o'clock that night, or, in
caso ho failed to got thoro, to sott them to liar
rlsonvle;' The little boy acknowledged to this
pelled Buck to state the entire particulars.
"a squad Of sir waa Immediately dispatched
toHarrisonville,. to and Buck Was kept uudor guard
until after dark, when another relative BY
tue name Of Mathews was preaacd into sorvica
two, atartod for Miami bridge. Buck and
Mathews, having a sack OF skrsw to reprosent
clothos, were ordered to go on tho bridge and
whistle for Hardy to mike his appearance, while
tue others concealed themselves. Hardy, sua-
pocttng nothing, soon camo ont on tho BRIDGE
They told him that they did not Of ali hia
clothes. Ho said ho would 20 back and gek
them himself. (He had no idea that 30 mapy
were aroused and on his track.) While talkiuS,
kept hts arms and legs pinloued until the crowd
came up, hta gun falling At the very first. They
carried him back to tile Hchool-housa at Nich
Hill.
Pursuant to previous arrangement, guns
were fired at nich Hill giving notice to at who
could Lear and who wero stiu On his trail that
the murderor WAS caught.
In tho meantime, Hardy's father bad been
arrested for Aiding aud abetting the MURDER aud
was 1t the school-ho,1so when hla son was
brought. supper was seryed to young Hardy,
and he rartools nnsparingIy laughing and talk.
lsg all the while, as if he considered It a luke,
There vera only few in the house. vhiio the
'ohool-hoiao was surrounded by hundreds Of
Aou u9t1to AL HOAi AIkCF was known that he
aud been caught. Some one asked young Hardy
low he liked pickle sTaks that, d-n yo,,,'
1urling large ono at tho head Of the inter-
'ogator.
"We arc Informed that he had trial on tho |
'uts,de Of the school-ho,lse. We can state no |
PARTICULARS as to what occurred at tbs trial. All
hat we can stats is that our informant was in |
he scllool-louse cleaning all he could from the |
riaoner who gave AZ Lis reason for killing Viii |
GU that he only did 60 to keep from being nr-
csted. While this conversation continued. Wit
esses we're sworn aud examined. Finally all
ecamc quiet, and one person came into the
chool.houso and told Hardy that some one
'anted to see him on tho outside. Ho arose
rom bis aeat and started out. Tho crowd had
ta1ted of With him when our informant went |
ut. aud he could hear Hardy aiuging in = dori-
i've tones
"' Farewell, mother you may never
Prcxs me 10 yonr heart nRalu.'
This wae about ay-broak. What was aons
an only DO Judged from tho result, IIis body
ms found tho next morning swinging to al elm !
bout mile from Nich Hill.
" Thus, IN the space OF tTenty-four hours.
ere two souls sent Into eternity, the murderer
I'D his victim. On the morning Of tue 27th tho
Ltal shot was fired that robbed the lifo of an
'teomed citizen Of Osago Township, and tic
lbse1uont morning found tho perpstrator Of
10 black deed standing In mid air.
On Monday it WAS understood that the
eed boys had made threats that they would take
70 llres OF two for Hardy, and over 200 gtartod
tor them, but they oouId uot find tbem, One |
tie Necd boys was engaged, some time since.
tho San Antonio, Tex, stage robbery, aud
sy arc not regarded highly at any time.