The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-27
A DARK DEED.
A Nan Murdered While DEFENDING
the Honor Of His Daughter.
The Murderer Caught In johnson
County.

He % interviewed BY . Basoo Re-
porter.
APPLETON CRY, Mo-, May pa bloody
tragedy was enacted near this city Thum.
day night, the particulars Of which are a.
follows: Mr.. Ellis is . respectable farmer,
living about ten miles south Of here, near
Taberville, on the Usage River. Ellis is
the father Of large family, and has a
grown-,p daughter who seemed to have At.
tracted the attention Of one Mcmahon, q
hired man working for Mr.. Ellis. Thefami-
y, q usual, sat down 70 supper last evening
about z o'clock, and Ellis. the murdered
man, and his wife finished their meal and
retired, leaving their daughter AID the man
Mcmahon in the dining room. A soon n
the old people we're out Mcmahon made
indecent proposals to the girl, and when she
refused to comply With his hellish proposals
be seized and raped her. As soon rs she
could free herself she ran to her father and
told what had happened. In the meantime
xcNahon had fed. The father pursued
him, and failing to find the man, was re-
turning to the house to get help. when Nc.
1t hoks,l
powered the old man, took his gun away,
and shot him dead. The murderer then
made good his escape. As soon a. the facts
were learned . party went in hot pursuit
OF the murderer, and it rs supposed he will
soon be caught. The murdered man was
esteemed BY all Who knew him, and was a
member of the Odd Fellows.
News reached this city yesterday that
Jack McMshon had been arrested in John
son county charged with the crime. A
BAzoo reporter was sent to Warrensburg
and learned that the accused was in the
town calaboose.
The reporter visited the calaboose and
found Jack asleep, guarded by two men.
He was soon aroused. when the reporter
learned that his name was John NJ. Nc.
Mshou, but called him "Jack" for short.
Reporter-Where were you born?
NcNahon-In this county.
R-Where did this Ellis live Who Is said
to have been killed?
Mc-Four miles east of Rockville eight
miles southeast of Appleton City, near
Taberville in St. Clair county.
R-When did you 90 10 that county?
Neon the 18th of last March.
R-What have you been doingf
Mc-Farming.for W. II. H. Brown and
boarding with H. H. Ellis.
Rid you have any trouble With Ellis,
Mc-That is a. far rs / can say. That is
all am going to say. Four hundred have
aked me about 1t now.
R-When did you leave Ellis house?
Mc-Last Thursday night, and came d.
rect to johnson county.
R-How did you come?
Mo- walked.
R-How far is it?
Mc-About eighty miles.
R-Was Ellis dead when you left there !
Me- could not say whether he was or
not.
R-How did be get hurt.
Mo- could not say that. I could cay,
really. hat I don't zee ct to say.
R-You can tell who hurt him!
Ac-I don't think I'll say anything
about it. 1t won't be long before the pre-
liminaEy trial will take place. This paper
busipess don't suit me. I am disgusted with
i. 1t has got more men into trouble than
else.
R-Have you seen anything published
lbout this troubled
Nc have not seen one of them-not |
even . dispatch. 1 could have seen them
Il had wanted to.
Rid you walk during the night to
Iet here
Mc-I walked part of Thunday night.
R-When did you get to johnson
ounty
Mc-Friday night.
R-Wben were you arrested?
Mc-Ten o'clock to-day Saturday, May
4 Iby Constable A. H. Tuttle.
Rare you married man?
Memo, sir. am single.
R-Was you ever arrested before?
Memo, sir. have been around the
'orld considerably, but I had no trouble
elore.
R-Have You employed . lawyer?
Mc-Yes.
R-Who 10 IL?
Mc-Nr. Don't know as it is
ecsasary to tell who be is.
R-Hov old man was Ellis?
Mc-About forty. He wss the best man
, Southwest Missouri-stout built man. j.
Ii boy 10 - stout - an. +.
Rid your attorney tell you not to
Tx to any one shout this Ellis?
Nc-No. but ] know little myself-but
amn little.
R-What time did the trouble occur {
it'll Ellis?
Melt was good dusk on Thursday night
e. n
R-How much Of family hsd Ellis?
-He-Wife, two daughters and one son. 6
he son 10 about nineteen. He has one 4.
Iughter married.
This VS. shout al the reporter could
tit vas dry picking. J. :,
SfATEHENT OF Mc0AHON
lde to press representative a regards :.
2 trouble: