Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-17
MURDER OF DEPUTY MARSHAL HEN
RY H. HUGHES, NEAR INDEPEN-
DENCE. MISSOURI.
treat Excitement ana Indignation
The Whole Country Aroused.
The Murderers Captured.


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The Murderers Captured.
Threatened Iy nchins.
ifrom ln'eliIgrurcr Extra, MONDAY, f-b'y. l2
ON last SUNDAY evening two young men, Rich
ari Green ami Frank N.lIer. who were .ngas-
c' IA wool chorring on the Hue "i the Marrow
Gauge railroad. east OF independence. ~ the
were reiurnin. 10 their quarters nom II visit I,
kansas CITY, ia-sc,! a cTUw,t .! men ubout .
miles east al Kansas tty. AMI each oi t!.tn
wnntpniy fired IL pistol shot ri the crowd, Tor.
tunateiy lrJntIDg no one. THIS outrage Was iu
ly reported 10 Marshal l.lSSrrt. al k.4usno cry
aud the names vi the men having been ascertain.
ell. u VIII was placed IN the uaut7 OF Deputy
MaT'hui Henry ii. llu3he,. who reached The
wo"drhOpper's cabin about : O'Clock on the
evening OF saturday. the lUIh luS;. II scsIns
that there were some mcn IN the cabin at Ia.
Time. PLAYING cards, aud Mtilrr being The near
est 10 the door, iluGEe, asked. lis your rnult
Miller /" which Miller replied, Yes.
'WstI. III, has- Il warrant tor you - a;
thss Miller ani trc-n rose to their feet. Gisru
rrir"atits 10 the rear OF the cabin. draw
Ins IA pistol with his lett iant AMI passing
- ''tH iif u - luA' HIS ilsil manu-. Inc
marshal AT THIS tlme SAID to Miller. II under
stand that you have i pistol. You VIII please
give II zap - I which urrei. -t,pped forward
= pace and presenting M, pistol >.ni, Get out
OF here I'd IN yom.' and urcd; the yall
taking effect IN Hughes breast near the heart.
liush-- returned tu- lire ami lclI 10 thu floor in
sid Of ihr cabin. r.,7o,i L. hI- Iaci, Staggered
aud tel! through The door on the outside of the
cabin KpipF,. IA uph,. toll NtiI.r l,.I ar Inn
n,,ssed him. ouI informant, who Was All eve
witness 10 THE whole ulltr. iunnI where MIller's
bali took ei,rrt III the hou-c. but ceuli not lind
Hughes bali. >uIir "i The IIrit Offering 10 attend
t. Hughes. Miller rrluArkei. that they hat bet
tel let hIIE alone, a. he wonld shoot the ilrst
IMAM tina; iuirrIered. In ii few moments Green
amt Milo lett the cabin, amt the men ,tld
what they could Ior Hughes. but without avaIl
rs he died shortly afterwards. Marshal i.IggeI
Wa promptly n"tiir'i of THE murder. and pro
Gee tea immediately l. tAhc step, [" capture the
s,s.--tii7 lie came down Ia" Narrow Lau-e
rail- "ad,"fEnnthrns and stating cat posses every
i"N mtst-, and III person tracked the men lor
GUiic tt Distance down the railruId. ana
reached ms l..re sunday AFTERNOON ut about ]
o'r1p'L, WITH "a nWn p"s.r. II" had been il.
t'ir 1T bat Al iew inmates h,foIe the whole
town WAS IA u state 81 cAciisInrni. and every
par 81 meii that wee not known, were closely
scruIiulAeI, ant two couples who were .eer IL
cross thu river. jest before dark, IN sL.i=, wer,
toll"wc1 amt uE"Iia.s!ed hs Marshal Kaufman
anu posse. In an hour afterwards. sAcrIl
M"umuuy hat 7UmmOnc! II volunteer posse.
really Tor IA long chase, hut upon consultation
"Ih Marshal i-Is.It II Wa determined Ia A-t
"ut some llu'!DIiis, and seLd tt p"sze down the
T!N"r, and notify tue pruplc IN every direction,
which had NOT been Ittrn!e'! t.. wing 10 TIE
isA>;c with winch The marshal LuI i..h-n III.
tra.l. The tvliowin. handful Wa promptly
gotten 0Lt. and by 10 . lock y ~. WAS being
cam tout INTO TIA" country IA i.Iri<nt i!rec-
ruus
Sun Reward IHS0 Muu!rrer7' VIII pay the
Ii'e'v /" ne uI Frank Miller and RIctar,! Green.
"h" murdered Deputy VI 4rsh4liIrnIy II. Hughes.
nsAr ini'p.Gd>ne". Mo. on the ION tnst.
Frank Miller - ABOUT : irct = inches hI,h,
iraNS set, about :! ear, oil age, 1al .oinrIrrt-
ei, $40 beard. i"''r Inclined L" carl, mad GA dark
C"i"Irti c]ipiNlu.
!:cmtfi ui,ct,. u.r.i about - wears. : feet y
inches nigh. weight about IL pounds, Ia.ht COM
ltIect'd. has! Inu7ticAr, no uilirT hcaIi. lett car
SCARED. had On "!wien clothes, with = light col
"!;h small iees. one Ul t'reeu's boots ha,i u
r'lI! patch 'n Top OF toe, and The other hUie,
Hurnci In II. j. " lIGGEI
Marshal Of Jackson county.
Marshal ll=g-t then retired L. get SONG need
Ell resi-. H. Ia, l,t MT .L,-.,r b., ,.. ,.r,u,
uIgbf- nni len ,bi. u,,,r,u. ,r E,,- , b.,
IN. \,rr,w ,.,,.
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ON rb- arrival -, IN, S,,r,,v Cam. .
tram ,nrIur,,r - w4.,,,- r..l .,
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c.aleI IN ray -,,rl nm ,,. ,r, =, NJ
Green .Juhr,.r ,r,,ut ,br,s ,rl. ..r,n -,
Euruurr s., ..,...l ,,,. n ,n
lowing ,ur,,i at c,r,l.u,n, ~. p,,x Us ,.,b
Dorh,o.; Max Han ! " N.t,,r,- :;
k.sl,i ann Harrison Ir,w Tho no, h.,
been brought ,i,,vn T., Eu,t..r ,,.,n -,