The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-01-06
AT LAST.
Chubb u oore Shot and instantly
Killed.

The BAzoo has already contained the
particulars OF the killing OF the lss, victim
by Chubb Moore, on~ oi the mo~t desperate
bali breeds that inhsbir the Io.l,sn Terri
tory, and il has u peculiar satisfaction ,hi.
morning in !aring hior- It's reader. tine
particulars al the
KIILISs. sF MOORE.
FsOs" Passengers on ;h- train ye>tsrd ~
the reporter learned that "Wednesday is-t he
tackled the wrong m,n. lie met ore Harris,
aud they hal q !nr.ei -rversI miles from
iigoh,nis, ansi lisrsi- knnSing the Il, -
psrate character at the man viii. when he
hsd ." deaf. got the drop On him, and Yui-
.i!y bn, firmly told Rim tn stand sl,,,f
Chnbb Was crazy with the ~hi.kv he had
taken aboard, ard The .ncce-s h~ me-, il his
last exploit caused him to become careless.
He
ADVANCED IN HARMS.
'ni ATTEMPTED. to draw his revolver. Hsr-
ri. again warnei him &" stand b eek, telling
him he VA only going to his doom, but
with drunken laugh Moore replied that
no Cd Id s-oi ah- had ever drawn
pistol on him AMI lived Still sdvan-
clog Harris iirsr shot the desperate through
the muscles IL the RICH, arm, IN the hopes
ii frightening him of This seemed only
TO add To his fury, and he bounded q, his
Antagonist, drawing his pistol and knife
st the same time. Hsrris now
FIRED TWO MORE SHOTS
in rapid succession, and Chubb Moore Wa
sen' to the happy hunting ground. Hsrri.
Immediately gave himself up tn the proper
authorities. but vas Immediately die
charged from custody, the case h<ins ONE
Of justi6 ,bie homicide, and The whole Law
abiding portion Of the Territory being glad
'hst the aii'i had happened.
CHUBB MOORE
firs' came prominently before the public as
desperate three year. ago. when he .hot
Jim Simmons. although he hss been known
in the Territory for The pas, ten year. a. .
hsd Indian. Simmons Was h;s third VIC
tim. and = more heartles. and coli-bloosied
murder WA never committed in sny civil
lied country. Simmons and he had hem to
a dance almost in sight Of Eufsula, and
had paid attention to the same dnsky dam
sel. After the dance vas over Moore called
Simmons to 90 With HIM to the woods .
short distance from the house, and the next
morning Simmons ~. found With his
throat cut from e.r TO ear. scalp~d. and hi.
TONGUE CUT OFT.
Time passed on, and the circnmsi ance
had hsen almost forgotten. save in the
neiehborhood where il had heen committed.
In the fall OF 1877, however, il was sudden
~ revived By Moore becoming engaged in
smother heartIe~s murder, this time shoot.
ing and killing
HIS own BROTHER,
Brent Moore. He end Brent werp hunting
in the woods. end. according to his state
ment, Brent wanted to take HE (Chnhb's)
gun from him and return home A .cufile
took place for the possession Of the gun,
during which Chuhb pm, an end to the
trouble by drawing . pistol and .kao,inx
Brent through the heart. he then cooily
lifted the muir erred man on hia back and
carried him home. where he pitched him on
the door and informed his mother that she
had
ONE BADCHILD LESs.
Chubb nov remained quiet until lev
days ago. The officers we're on the alert
to effect his capture, and he knew TOO veil
that another murder added to his alresdv
long list would insure his neck being
even in the Goi-forsskeu b. ]. T. |
The particulars Of his last murder have !
already been given to the readers Of the !
BAsOc, aud il IL not necessasy Ia repeat |
them here. A dance Wa given BY the |
lnsky belize Of the prairie, and during !
iis progress Chuhb became nproarously |
drunk AMI shot man named jim Mccoy. !
He vss pursued by officers for this ofIeaes,
bat the bullets u Harris 10, in ahead Of I
lhem snd did their work. and did Il veil. ,
-
Matrimonial.
The marriage ceremony, performed By
r~ther Blum over Mr.. F. w. Eagles and
Mise Carrie E Niger, last evening, ss the
Catholic Church, vas pronounced By ,hoae
Tho we're prerent, exceedingly impressive.
The bride ssd groom. in coopasy With the
Who esme down from Moassns
o witness the occasion, started On the nine