The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11

4 jackson County Curl Commits
Bloody Murder.

4 Jo0k0o0 County 0lrl Co0@1O
Bloody Murder.
How Matte Collins Kill0d Her
Droshse.tn-LaW &C Buckner.
Yesterday the RAzoo publishsd SPECIAL
Dispatch from Independence about . beau
tiful young girl shooting her bsosher-is-
lav. The following ere the full Particular
from the Kansas City Journal:
Sunday morning abous II o'clock Ais
Matte Collins. . handso0s young lady
shout twenty yrsEs Of see, living With her
widowed ooshes. Mrs. Marshs Collins. near
Buckner. in this county. deliberately shot
and killed her broiher-ip-lav, Jonathan
DARK, under Circumstances that make the
killing Q senssiion almost, il not quite.
without parallel in the West. Mra Col
lin, mother Of the girl Who wrought this
fearful work, lises on farm about three
miles south Of Buckner, . village Of three
OF four hundred inhabiiants on the NsrrOv
Guase road, tev miles east Of Indepes-
deoce, and her son-io-lav. jonathan DARK,
lived il her family. with his wife. sister Of
the murderes. A young man named Bass
va very devoted in his aaientions to Mus
Matte Collins. and he prosecuted his court
ship Notwithstanding the pronounced oP-
position Of the mother and family Of Mis
Collins, Who disliked him for rome reason
and determined that his attentions should
cease. Saturday night be vent to the real
dence Of Mn. Collins to visit Mis Matte
ColIins and vas met 1t the gate By Jons-
thsn Dark, the broihes-in-lsv above men,
toned, sho informed Bass that his visiis to
the young lady must cease, and that he
would not be allowed to enter the house.
BAsr WENT AWAY
after hearing this, without attempting to
resist, but the girl. whose heart he hsd
evidently Won, and vbo he expected to 80
that night, did hot 20 quietly accept the
situation Il meant the cruci6xioo OF her
love, and being highly spirited and re-
sentful. the tigress in her nature va
aroused, and her resentment worked itself
into fury thst eliminated in murder
When Dark returned to the house after
compelling the departure Of Best. Mis
Collins began to upbraid him and her
mother for What shs considered cruel and
arbitrary piece Of despotism. The greater
part Of Saturday night the unhappy girl. |
foiled in her love, continued her bitter re.
proaches against her brother in-lav, and
her passion. 20 far from exhausaing itself,
grew 6ercer. Sunday morning she renewed
her stormy maledictions against Dark, all
efforts to appeass her being unsuccessful.
In her insane fury she smashed some OF the
windows Of the house, made efforts TO get
At Jonathan Dark with IN sx and At
tempted to burn the dwelling Her family
vere thoroughly alarmed At her unnatural
and dangerous state Of mind, % much col
that Mrs. Collins sent for Mr.. ]. u. Adams,
the deputy constable, Of this city, Who vss
in that neishboshood At the time. During
the forenoon the frantic girl left the room
and vas absent several hours, and when
she returned it
WAS WITH A PIsroL,
which she ev,dectly inteoded TO nee. Her
possesios Of this pistol, coupled With her
previous eoeduc', VS. what induced Nm.
Collins 10 send for Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Adams
vent to the house, and, after remaining
there while. started away, thinking that
no serious danger vss to Be spPreheaded.
be had eons but short distance when he
heard . pistol shot, and hurryins back
found poor Dark lying on the door. shot
through the body, With the blood gushing
from his mouth and his life rapidly pen
ing away. He died in i've minutes after
he rs shot. while the girl Who had killed
him ruahed out Of the house screaming
With demoniae Joy II have killed him f!
thank God, I have killed himw She had
walked in the house just after Mr.. Adams
left, and With passion Ut it climax. ierked
the pistol out Of her bosom and crying ont
81 have got yoa." leveled the weapon ss
DARK, standing before the 6re-Plsee, and
pulled the trigger, With the fatal result
stated above. The ball entering the left
aide, pa.,iog through the body Immediately
under the heart. The girl made no attempt
to escape and quietly submisaed 70 arrest.
Maj Warner Of this city hss been employ.
Cd to defend her, and the preliGinssy ex-
animation will take place to-day ut Buck.
her. John L. Peak, will 20 down this
norning to represent the State in The ex-
animation.