The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-10
G. =. r., Madison square. p. L. is.
THE REF. MR. wooLponrs MuRDnREn.
shooting Himself hut not Fatally, and Mar
rovly Escaping Iynchinx.

The people along the line of the Kansas
Pariilc road. from Topeka to Brookned have
rest and Identification Of J.; True rs the mur-
der'r Of the Rov. Samuel Wouluort pastor Of
thc Methodist church in Wakefield, Clay coun-
y Kansas. True came Ia Kansas last January.
lie was born IN Franklin county. ny. and lett
thht lo,aily und'r charge Of forgery. for
Whl'h he WIS ~ iirod. H." won't To Saline
county few weeks uso and forged recon-
or. 20 which ne anN.l the names Of prom
lunnt citizens Of Sdliua. By ths means hn
secured q school IN District NJ. 3D. Salin.
county, lie proi'seod a. i'c, ycry pions, and
clnmcd b. 10" member ol the VI thodist Church
Broos ii"i the nv. NJ. Wooport tson Of th ~,
man h" atierward murdered having confidence
III tle young man received HIM into the chur'h
without a d NIT. and recorded his name on the
church books In TINS way hc gained the conf
zen c oi resp, lnm' ann y. Whose daughter
h" soon married. the Rev Mr.. WOulport per-
forming the CEREMONY. Having secured "a
hriu". Notwithstanding he II said to have "a wife
r. hn began 20 series at fOrgHrioe. and for thp-,,
h" was arrested. hut he escaped. and after a
ciih-" oi two yr tlrrr duys. WAS captured put on
the prairir. When he saw tho on 'or- pursuing
him. and found TINT cs APP was impossible. he
himself in the forehead. The shot Knocked
MN -"ns'less. hut II glanced on without pene-
irntng n" skull. II IL now known mat he shot
alter him ior murder Two wc"k- alter his in
car Grafton IA the Saline county Jail he was
arr stsd for that crime.
ON November the Rev. s, Wooport. pastor
Of the NJ. T. Church ~ Makrnrld. Clay county
Kan. left home with wagon for Topeka. H.
wis trac'd "a Fort George. "A station ON the Kan
sas Pacific ktliroad from where he took the
ROAD 10 Namrgo. accompanied 10y tramp. Tn"
road II through heavy timber belt Soon after
ward team answering the description OF the
h'N. Nj, Noolp"rt- WIS sold in Wamcgo tor
II. > "a. Some days later he wrote 10 solo.
mon 'ify ~ % person "a Maurgo. ordering him
|" @rt tne SO -liil duo on tht team and 10 tor
ward u by Npr,--. That loturWas Ia the hand
wiring 81 !. H. True A.t"r h p arrest. the IV-
cry man iO wl 0u hN suIl mo TENN IA Wnpln,.
came up and fully ~ nfil-l HIM Ia order 90
lai charge uf terrcuns out the case and Inc,
A!rfy man paved ,iulc sital' ~.
HgW are you old no' What are you doing
mere asked "a" Very man.
l9u, nave tno advantage OF me- was the re-
ply don't know YOU.
tr, h ,s - ", me- e, w@oo 'gc sorFel team you
Vance" saAthe lmltri. "Inoyor wac
Tho lawyer NOW stepped up md said
That = all rl.sht Jim- t. .n We nrD
sNnn'Y I'VE dollars ah'"d. and they started
Hold on'' .oNeiaimcd True Il li order
s"veuty-nsr doltr~ sent uc from Namr. o.
h!vn you irl lws sut it,
y =. we've cot o. WAS tho reply and we'v,
before many months.
After rrun had boon identified ~ tho man who
a. Namrgn ani tirn'r to LOUSY l,t and place,
IN lalL on Thursday night hast a coupInN Of
..i", lM, my ~ D. aga nci h,n ~. ni - ihc
lMi ~ iouisvi l' and drwrndcd the key 81.
Sh"r'n Sheni. whirh WIS refused. Iur sheriff
warned ti"m mot to attempt Goo hrDaN into "a.
lulI. and they df not. \ ,.uufossiou was forced
from IN" pt. -ou"r aud ruiIrd los information
i!uu nan. iAc Surrifl found tllr hu IL ol Samuel
W. port marry .ur twonil' W'~t oi -, MARY =.
thi"'. "pl murirrnr W.s iatcn from the laIl a.
Lou sNiIla and hrIuEht 10 ruffrbu. A. hr tn-
trred lhe cats at Nam,-o. ln'r" were mrii"r-
lugS among the crowd that ID would boo. til, i.iir
way Ia llNAs MN uu tn spot