, 1876-06-20
Belief that He Was q Member Of the
Notorious James Gang.
Ills Victim, q Negro, Entirely I'm
known Up to the Pres
cnt Time.
History OF the Crime and the
Conviction Of Its Per-
petrator.
Louisiana Negroes Killing Office.
holders of Their Own Color.

hpee7ot U4tpdtth TO 2hk 2f1ttne.
ST. LOUIS, June 19.-Willnm Foster, who
murdered an unknown co!ored man in Warner
County last August, was hanged at Wafrcnton
between and o'clock this morning. Foster
had two tr!afs, and was convicted on both.
Great efforts had been made to obtain COM
mutation Of the sentence, hut Gov. Hardin de-
c1ined to interfere.
T1tsToRT OF TIE CRIME.
William Foster was the murderer Of an III.
known rnan. The decd was committed nearly
year ago, and no clew has since been found that
could possibly lead to the Identification of bis
victim.
On the evening Of Aug. q, Inst year, col
orctl nan called at a store In Warner County,
and asked for a drink Of water, which was
readily given him by Miss Edwards. Shortly
afterwards, betore tic eolored man sit, William
sonal effects about him saye g'In and a wallet;
and, after partaklng Of cooling draught Of Ice
water, the two fepartct], and, their Journey
lying In the same direction, they walked to-
Nothing more vas sccn or heard Of the col
orcl mnn until he waA found dead In the rond,
his head half blown of, and life extinct. IN one
hand was chew Of tobacco, and In the other q
half-eaten apple, showing TINT death
must hare Been almost, II moi quite, instan-
taneous.
a farmer living near the spot heard the crack
of the gun, anil went to see what 1t meant.
when lie found number Of pcoplc.rcsNicnts
Of the loeality--gatl'ered around tue dead botly
0f colored man whoae slayes ITO one knew.
Foster had been seen with this man, and, with
out my definite evidence,
SUSPICION POINTED 70 HIM.
and he was followed, captured, and Iocked-up
on the serious charge Of murder. When arrest
ed, lie had In hfs possession the watch Of the
dead negro; also, pair Of bis pantaloons, anil q
few other tr1vinl articles, which were Afterwards
identified as belonging to the dead man.
Tfnru fOr thn Inn re&fri
M eur listened to the struggles Of the murder
ed man, untl no human eye looked upon his
death agony. But the evidence pointed to
William Foster as the man who dl the decd.
Foster waa tried and convicted Of the critnc
before Judge Edwards, IN Wnrren County: but
his lawyers, with d pcrtinaedsy that could nut
be crushed,
FOUGHT DESPERATELY,
and took the case to the Court Of Appeals on 3
writ Of error: That, Court supported tho con-
vtrtlDn, and intiorsed the procedure of the War
ren County Court. An appeal was thcn taken
"a the Supreme Court. That body, after
Of tic Court below on purely tcchni-
cal grounds, and ordered new trial to be given
the prisoner III Warren County; which took
place, and resulted in another conviction. AZ
ter this, application was made to TUG Court Of
Appeals for a stay Of execution, which That
Court refused to grant.
Foster has led reckless life, and is known to
hare been
DE9fKRAD0
fessed to str. Morscy, the Prosecuting Attof.
ncy, that he had killed the niggcr,"- had shot
him in the back Of Ills head, his only object
being plun1cr. lie also mnde, in substance, the
same confession to MI. john 4. Howard. This,
with the circumstance Of the two men being
seen together, the dead BODY q
that they Travelled together, and Foster having
IN bis possession property the negro WIS known
to have passed, possessed conclusivelyto him as
| the murderer.
Foster IL said to have been COMPANION oi
the notorious James boys, and, whfic with them
In Eastern Missouri, to haze participated tn
most Of the exploits Of that gang ii dcsperadoes
MURDER AND LYNCH1NG.
OMAHA, Neb., June 10.-on Saturday last, at
Plum Creek, this State, Deputy Sheriff Mace
| WAS shot md killed by man named uollowell.
The latter was taken from jail at midnight tho
! LINCOLN, Neb., June lO.-Word haa Just ar
Rived here Of the 1yncling Of Thomas HolloweI
| at North Pattc, SATURDAY night llollo.el
Deputy-Shertd Meyers anil Constable Crawfort
| we're sent to elect him. Meyers was reading
tlc warrantto Hollowell, when he drew reyolvc.
and shot Meyers through the head, killing him
Instantly. lie also shut Crawford, sllattering
his jaw and badly iniurlng HIN. a Sheriff j
! posse Immediately went to arrest him, wEicl
they dia. and lle was lodged In JUL: Late satur
men, anil 1loll0well taken out and hung until
drnd. lIolowe1l had been rather prominently
known In this State, lie built the first Pcnitcn
tiary Of the State. lie was alwhys considered
qnasrclsoIne, dangerous mail. This Is the ars
lynchlng III the State since 1864.