The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-17
1sAAcs 1nrEARvtEwtD.
The Cas- County Murderer Re-
moved to Kausas,C City.

The Cas- County Murderer Re
moved to Ksnsasscisy.
Kansa. City JoufnaL
Yesterday aomlng Sheriff stevss @
Ca. county arrived il this city hssiag il
charge Richard Isaaca, the murderes a
HeDdersoa Clark, Tie details Of vhoae pnl
der vers publisbed in Suadsy's Issue
I~aacs W. brought here and put in tn
county Jail. il being thought that be~oul'
he safer here than in Jail ct HanisosvilIe
A JoS~oi reporter visited the prisoner yes
terdsy morning and from him learned
several facts relating to the crime. Accord
ing to Isaacs' own statement he was bora
near Boone, North CarIina, in the yeai
l8i9. For the last three years he has been
farming about six ni'es from Paols, Kss.
The reporter said: undestand, Mr..
Isaacs, that you have acknowledged com
hitting the crime Of which you are charged.
Issacs-Yes. sir, did no; deny killing
the man, but don't knew what caused me
to do it. must have been crazy.
Reporter-Tell me Low the act was COM
mitted.
Isaacs-We were driving cattle when
shot him. and were not more than five feet
apart. We we're riding on horseback and
h,s horse was just little ahead of mine.
about half length.
Reporter--Did you say anything to him
when you we're about 70 shoot?
Isaacs-Not . word passed between us.
Reporter-What did the man do after
the shot va fred?
Isaacs-After he was shot he dropped his
head forward and continued bending over
tall hrs head touched the ground, then hrs
feet slipped loose and he lay where he fell
6st on his back. He made scarcely strug-
gle. I saw him move his teeth twice ~ lie
lay on the ground. By moving his teeth
Isaacs meant that the man gave two slightly
spasnodic sasps.]
Reporter the man fell you dragged
the body into the brush to one side Of the
road, didn't you?
Isascs-No; let it lay where il fell.
Reporter-You don't mean to say that
the body lay in the middle Of the road, and |
was undiscovered for days, do you?
Isaacs-I did not shoot the man in the |
road; it was in little place between two
roads that IL, the road forked, and then
came together again, and it WAS in place
just about City yards from each road that
CLARK fell. then turned my horse loose
on the prairie. and taking his, vent on to
We~tline, where shipped the cattle to St.
Louis.
Reporter-I undertand that the body
Was found badly mutilaied. Have you
seen il since it fell from the horse?
Isasc-About half an hour before SUM-
Gown, on the day that shot Clark.
walked out from Westline to the place
where the body lay. It was lying on it,
back. with the face turned upwards. just -
left it. took the dead mans hat, and
with it covered his face, and then, taking
his coat, laid il over the body. II
Reporter-Didn't you feel badly about
what you had done while you were doing
this?
Isascs-Of course did. hated it as
soon a shot him.
Reporter-You went to st. Louis and s
disposed of the cattle, and then came right
back to the vicinity of where you commit
t-d the crime. and you we're captured while +.
cutting corn in field near Aubrey, we're 3
you not?
Isaacs-Two men, one of them armed q
With . ahot-gun and the other with . revol- Z
yer, captured me 10 . corn field near PaoIa. I
They demanded the money and went and i
got It for them. liz
Reporter-Weren't you soon to he mar 2
ried TO the daughter Of the man at whose
place you we're cutting the corn?
Isaacs-Yes, sir; that's what they say.
Representatives, did your sweetheart do
when she heard you we're accused Of being
. murderer and saw you 10 the custody Of :,
two men?
Isaacs-I don't know did not zee her
1t the time WA captured. and haven't :.
heard from her since. a~ :.
The murderer is Eve feet three inches in
hight ind weighs about l25 pounds. He
vas DRESSED in emit Of brown overalls; his
hands and face are sunburnt, his hands =
showing the effects of severe manual labor. :,
He hes small blue eyes which set in deeply
Ind are overtopPed BY q coarse, heavy fore
head. Il was an ioposibil,ty for the re-
porter to catch the prisoners eye. On be-
inG asked question he would occasionally 81
look up. but il wss for . moment only and n
then his gaze would sgain be directed down q
Rard. Isascs' cell 10 in the same ROW with y
he one which vas occupied by Green, but "
[saacs' IL about six doors further north than al
hat Of the executed murderer. Froa the a
'ta,e Of the case, and judging from the way n
sasos talked yesterday il is very probable "
hat he will plead temporary insanity. FL
Accommodating Highwaymen. "
A man Who lives just east of the Kaneas h.
;ity fair grounds was going home ahout al
''cloct on Monday night, and 70 shorten h,
he distance he would have to travel. he r.
ut across the grounds. Just ~ he was 4;
passing the 6ne ART hall two men emerged :,
rom the shadow, and With drawn revolven 81
ordered him 70 throw up his hands. The ~
man exclaiming. '0entIemes. you've struck =
. paupsr this timer threw up his hands. a,
vas seen in one Of his HANDS =,
md one Of the robbers said. "what have NJ
rou there r "A bottle of medicine for c,
which / just got trusted At the drug store"
replisd the man: The next request was to .,
throw it down" SIT will break il il I do n
70; let me throw my coat dowA first" he :,