Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-26

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er. The man stated that IL Ma-
against the rules ~ cross at night,
ard he was unable TO row the fat
boat over the river alone. They
then commenced to call across the
river for the other ferryman, whe
was asleep in his house on the jack
son county shore.
CROSSING THE MISSOURI.
The ferryman at first refused TO go
over the river, but the men notified
him If be did not they would cut his
boat loose and send IL down the riv-
err. In reply to his question as to
who they were and what they want
cd, they shouted back that they were
sheriff's posse in charge Of Deputy
Sheriff Jim Baxter, and that they
had captured thief and were going
oyer to Jackson county after another
one. The ferryman says he knew
Jim Baxter was not there, but to
save his boat from going down the
river he got into his skin and roweti
over to the Clay county shore. All
iof the horses were bIanketed, the
men had their faces covered up to
the eyes with WOODEN comforters,
and their hats were drawn down as
| if for the purpose of concealing their
identity. Only one of the men
spoke. and he gave all the directions
and led the bound prisoner upon the
flat-boat, and the party crossed over
| In strict silence. The prisoner did
not appear to be at all restless, nor
did he manifest any anxiety about
his life, which was soon to be taken
from him.
THE MURDER.
1t was just three O'Clock in the
morning when the three men rode
away from the ferry-boat and disap-
peared in the dark gloom Of the tim
her. They rode silently and slowly
i'm the direction Of Independence. 1T
is not difficult to understand, from
the nature Of the wounds of the
murdered man, how he was killed.
He was shot from the side, one ball
passing through his head and one
through his neck /; third lodged in
his shoulder. Whether he WAS or
dered to prepare for his fate, and
given some notice Of their intention
to kill him, or whether he was shot
suddenly while riding along, bound
helplessly 10 his horse, Is question
that only the three mysterious men
men know themselves. They killed
their victim in the road about four
miles east Of independence, cut the
ropes from his legs, and left him
where they killed him, and where
he was found soon after daylight
that morning.
THE ROUTE OF THE MuRDERERs.
Officers who have been sent out
after them, and from whom these
detail Is AT 6tut1frFd, state that the
three murderers came TO Kansas
City on Wednesday morning, and
crossed the bridge into Clay county
again. One OF the party was seen at
daylight i'm Independence, at the
| public spring. He WAS riding sog-
rel horse, and was leading gray an
swering TO the description of the one
ridden by the detective from Ovens
| Ferry. The other two were seen in
Kansas City on the same day, and it
is the impression OF those who have
been making an investigation that
the entire party has crossed the river
over the Kansas City bridge. This
murder is one of the most coId-bloOd-
ed and deliberately planned TRACE
dies ever perpetrated. 1t resembles
in some respects the killing Of Mr..
Brown, near this city, abont two
years ago. He was shot down in
his own yard by some unknown
hand. The hanging OF Frank Mock
abee, near this city, two years ago,
was another horrible mystery of the
same kind. Ii is not likely that am
other Chicago or st. Louis detective
will attempt to take the Gad's Hill
robbers single handed. The fate of
Mr.. Whicher is an intimation that
they don't intend to be taken or
annoyed without determined re-
sistance.
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