The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-01

4 LiIb Los end Pour Saved.
From the Paris (,le.) Mercury.
Jimmie Glenn Cruicher, q grandson
Of Mr.. Thos. Crutcher Of this place,
killed . Chinamaa on his fathers
rasche at Piuts Meadows. in Hum
built county. Nevada. on Wednesday
the 11sh instant. His father, f. w.
Crutcher. IL . large stock raiser and
owns several ranches 10 that part If
Nevada. At the time Of the killing
he was away from the home rancho
hooking after matters Gu another
rancho. The Chinsman had been
employed ~ conk for the family, and
Mrs. Crutcher. Jimmie, Annie and
four year-old son, were at home.
They had noticed for some time that
the Chinaman acted strangely. He
usually rang the morning bell at half
past 5. and the family would take
breakfast at 6. Wednesday morning.
the 11th. no bell vas rung. and Mr..
Crutcher, thinking that the Chinaman
had oversight himself. arose and called
the children 1t about 6 o'clock. The
Chinaman couM not be found.
Jimmie began making a ERE in the
kitchen stove, and had q poker in his
hand rakiMg away the ashes. when he
heard his mother scream. He ran
into the room where b. had heard
her. and to his horror he found the
Chinaman. ~iih Henry rifle in his
hand. choking his mother Who had
tainted from fright. As soon as be
saw Jimmie coming he let 60 Mrs.
Crutcher and turned upon him. Right
there he awoke the wrong passenger.
Jimmie still had that poker in his
hand, and dealt the Chinaman blow
with il ihsl dOwneG him aud stunned
him for 4 time. Following up, Jimmie
poUnced upon him and tried tc hold
him down, calling to Annie to get
rope to tie his legs. She and her
ms,ther. who had partially recovered,
tried to tie his legs, but be kicked SO
violently that they could not succeed.
A lnng and desperate struggle ensued
between Jimmie and the Chinanan,
with odds in favor Of the Chinaman.
who was much the stronger of the
two. Both parties had gone in to
kill. the Chinaman tO kill the entire
family. and Jimmie IN save them by
killing him IL necessary. As the
nearest ranche vas eighteen miles
away and his sister Annie only eleven
years Of age and his fainting mother
could not render him any effective
assistance in binding the Chinaman
and finding that the Chinaman was
using him up badly. he called for his
oother To bring him = knife or some
thing. She brought . knife AMI
Jimmie seising il plunged il into the
Chinsman's throat. severimg his
jugular vein. from which he bletl to
death. Mr.. Crutcher was sentator
and tsnok Jimmie tn the Country t5kn,
Winneoucca. one hundred miles
tO have his wounds dressed.
The physician says that rome Of the
wounds on his arms we're made with .
knife. although it seems that Jimmie,
in the death struggle. did not know
that the Chinaman had q knife. The
ldss Of one arm i not unlikely. 1t is
severely bitten and the physician fears
the bites are poisonous. He gave
himself up To the authorities. hut the
states attorney declined to prosecute
he case and the justice discharged
him. heing satisfied that The killing
Vas done in seli-defence aud in de-
Ience Of the life Of his mother and
little sister and hsOther.
Ma Crutcher Il very certain that
{ w,s the iatention Of the Chinaman
10 murder the whole family from
,ertain facts. afterwarA developed,
which Ne cannot nVW enumerate. He
must have been csszy.