The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
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TRACY, Ia, Aug. Is, '76.

MURDERER CAPTURED. Our readers,
especially in northwest part of the coun-
ty, will remember the murder of Henry
Graham by Jack Farr and his brother, at
an old .saw-mill on Mitchell bottom
near the Parker & Cramer mill, five or six
years ago. At that time Jack escaped,
but his brother was captured, and
convicted, but nothing was heard
of Jack, until recently, Sheriff Hethering-
ton, who is always nosing around to the
discomfort of criminals, struck clue and
followed it up until he found his man away
down in Missouri, about fifteen miles
from Kirkville. Being satisfied that the
man was there, Jim started with one man
Though repeatedly warned by officers to
take more), to capture him. Arriving at
the house he found the family eating
supper in the yard, and picked out his
man, though unacquainted with him, and
asked him if his name was Jack Farr.
Receiving an affirmative he pronounced
him under arrest, and attempted to hand
cuff him, and then the fun began. Farr
resisting, the constable trying to hand cuff
him, Jim with revolver in hand holding
the family in their places, though trying to
get in the house to get arms, until finally
Jim took part in the struggle and got the
fellow mounted on the constable's horse,
with that officer behind, and off they went.
They rode ten miles in very short time,
Fnr linn
on the other. The Fairs, OF which there
is legion, raised crowd and pursued,
but by prompt action Jim got him away,
and landed him safe in Jail here. Jim
deserves great praise for he took desper
ate man from a desperate neighborhood,
where to shoot man is an accomplish
ment, rather than a crime. Jim is one of
the best officers in the State, and does not
fear man or d
Since the above was in type, we found
the following in the Quincy Wing, a spec
ial from Kirksville, Mo-: j. E. Hether-
ington, Sheriff of Mahaska County, Iowa,
arrived in.Kirksville, Saturday evening, in
quest of man by the name of A. J. Farr,
who was indicted for murder in the first
degree April 10. 1870. 1t seems that Farr
and his brother had quarrel with their
brotherin-law, Henry Graham, and after
some words, \. j. Farr said to Graham. eff
you crook your finger at me | will kill
you" Graham crooked his finger at him
and Farr shot him, killing him instantly.
He fed, and his brother was tried for be-
ing an accessory to the deed, and got fif
teen years in the Penitentiary. A. j. Farr
has been living in the Charlton Hills,
about 10 miles west of Kirksville, and feel
ing secure, he got married At the time
of his arrest he was eating supper, and
when notified by the Sheriff that he was
wanted in Iowa, he refused to go, and
said they might kill him, but he would
not go back alive. After an hours strug-
gle and fighting they threw him over a
horse and rode eight miles and then got a
wagon and landed him in the Kirksville
Jail. Deputy Sheriff Williams, of Adair,
assisted in the arrest, and he says they
had to keep the family under cover of
their revolvers to keep them from running
in search of their neighhors to rescue Farr
Farr is a man of about 80 years of age, 5
feet 10 inches in height, and as strong as a
lion. Mr.. Hetherington took him to Os-
| kaloosa this morning."