Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-07
KILLING OF CRISP.
Full statement OF tho Terrible
TraRedy-A good boy Gone.
fFrom ,he Kansas City Times.l

A Full Statement OF M 1eEfi0io
Tragedy-A good o Gone.
from the Kansas City Times.1
A great number of citizens in thls
locality, so lately shocked by the
murder of G%reenville Crisp, wouli
most respectfully ask you to publish
the following facts in the history OF
the terrible tragedy which resulted
in the mortally wounding OF green
Vile Crisp, Il young man about TWEEN
ty years old. aud the dangerous
OF John Tate, Jr-. on the
night of the 2lst ult., at dance gwen
mt the house of Mr.. Clinton Tucker,
some four miles north OF tue town OF
i'll Cass county II 10
correct the account given Of it ! =
paper published in your county call
ed tue Sentinel, which statement Is
entirely ialse from the beginning to
the ending. Now for the facts, as
they are. and known to be by every
person in this community, and as
brought out at the coroner's inquest.
LIST. There is no such man living Ill
this county as esquire Hawkenbury,
q respectable citizen" or any other
kind Of q citizen, aud she question Is
soho gave this information. and did
The editor inquire after hiss respect
ability u commodity, judging from
the above editorial. the editor OF the
Sentinel is very much in need Of.
sud. Mr.. George Tate was not al
the party, nor within several miles
Of 1t. John Tate, Jr.. Das at the
party, or dance, had no fuss or DIM
Guilty with any one. but was shot.
Why 1-every M is asking. Time.
perhaps, will develop Ii q fact.
There are many exciting and aegrsv-
ating guSsors as to why these young
men were shot, killed, yes, murdered,
which time will develop, but l am
not giving JUNIORS, but facts that arr
| either known by every one or al
| ready recorded in the body ot the
testimony given ut the coroper's i'll
quest.
srd-They did no, proceed to the
party with the "avowed' Intention
of breaking it up. The party OF
Young men who rode from this neigh
borhUod to the dance al Mr. .Tucker's
h use were: Messrs. Graham, L.. l..
Loslon, Muller. Tate aud Crisp-al
| Of whom, except Mr. Tate, who was
wounded and could mol be gotten be-
fore tie jury. Of inquest, and Mr..
! Crisp, who had in the meantime died
| If his wounds, testified direct, that
there was no such intcntiOm either
expressed or actually existing o"
their part. Aud hat instead OF be-
iag"met Mt the gate by Squire'Hawk-
enbery' Ga respectable citizen. edi-
tor SentimeD .'and told not to csme
ill.," they were me- by Mr.. Tucker,
host of tile plain, small and unpre-
tending house, at which the dance
was, and by him CORDIALLY invited
to come in and be welcomed" and
that the invitation was repeated. The
same testimony shows that they at
copied the invitation, bought "num-
bers of tickets" as did all others !;
t at at about IL O'Clock p. M. young
MI. VIM. Mullins and John Stainaker
got into u dispute, and then II fuss.
as to Mullins right to dance that
Greenviile Crisp, deceased, decided
ti,at Mullins vas right, and proposed
10 stand by him in his rights that
for this Mr.. Mullins and Staiuaker
got iuto blows.
AT this jun,ture one Bill S%talnsker
took part IN the quarrel. Got into a
quarrel with Greenville Crisp, which
was followed by blows given by
both, during which alteration the
fash and report of a pistol was e
that the crowd rushed tor the door
nd passed out, that Grseuviile Crisp
reclaimed, II am shot," his friends
went 10 him aud did all they could for
nm-,hat DR.. O'Connor, q surgeon
1t Pleasant Hill was immediately
sent tor n did o arrive for two or
three hours afterwards. Under his
instructions young Crisp was carried
home to his mothers some five miles
away. where his wounds were dress
Il. He lived all Wednesday and
Thursday, aud died at 8 y. M, on
Friday ; that he was under the firm
belief from the first, aud SO expressed
himself to every one that he was
mortally wounded and could not
live. Aud said to all upon his ''dy-
ing bed" and whilst trying TO pre-
pare tor eternity tina, Bill Ssaluaker
nad shot him with his, Crisp's, own
pisto'. Staluaker had the deceas. d.
pistol IN his hand after the shooting
was over. Stalnaker is Il man of very
powerful physical organizations. and
II strength could Or ought to have
been abb. to crush two such men or
boys as young Crisp without the aid
# fire arms or the taking OF life.
Lac in the afternoon of the "a b
nit, after the jury ha'i examined
light Or ten witnesses, which was a
'uli, fair and minute examination, the
!, jury composed OF ,he very best citi.
ems Of the county, rendered a Yer.
duet: "Tnat e eenviiie c 50, thu.
. deceased, came to Ill. de ,liI bv II slo'
, fired from n pistol held ia the hand
of Wm. S~talnaker.
Information was inilne lately filed
! and Sialnakcr arrested. aud Is now
awaiting his trial next Monday.
: Young Crisp was II young Il OF
the greatest promise, universally
liked, and his murder has cast Il
gloom over the entire community
His brother, Col. Crisp, arrived /
few hours before he brtathed his las
breath, aud fell PROSTATE with grief
at his grave he made on. at the mos
appropriate M beautiful addressed
ever listened To by friend or mini,
ter, and the Immense procession o
friends OF the deceased aud the fami
ly were in tears and manifested tn,
greatest sympathy.
But for the outrageOusly false ant
inhuman editorial in the Sentinel
which was calculated, aud no doub
has prejudiced the whole communi
ty, or who ever may have read tina
statement, against this innocent DO,
who lost his life In trying to settle
quarrel III which he had 10 interest
= We should o have said one word /
% print, but that the tongue of slande
may be further silenced, we ask yor
to publish this our statement, ever
! word of which will be verified b
every decent and fair person in on
community NkNy f~,yp1evNv