The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-30

u - IL sssols q BE sse He 1ed. % h I
hiwself ssasss. hsioss - kssv vhss eject
bic shot led taken upon his victim. He
did sos ksow Whether the unlsssussis
man hsA fallen o. not. Throwing av.y
the empty shoa-gss. 10 osds toward 81.
Chsslss. sAs sesssss ioss. Il vss shout
. O'Clock % Tie morning Of sspseohsr Is
that b sPsd doom ID: rosd. vaisly en-
dessosisx to avoid that srtriba,ive JUS
tics which % speedily overlook bin.
the NEWS OF raE MURDgR
rapidly 'prrsd, aud The ,eisAbos,. having
sss<@blssi. psnued the wurieres in hos
hssse. The chsse proved . iruisiess one.
Barton bad reached S. Charles aud safely
s'uded the vigilance Of his pur.sers. A.
'es fruiiles search the pursui, v.s aban-
dooed aud the matter 80 left sntirely in
the hands of Capt J1. w. Raensi, sher it
Of 81. Charles county. Mesnvhile the
murderer had found mesns to leave the
town aud after ros0ins around c,nsiders-
bly, had hirrd out - farm hsad in Gala
vsy county. Capt Ru<osi kept working
on the case and his patience and detective
skili sese 1t lest rewarded. He soon o.
esssaine.i ihst The men he wanted wss To
Be found nesr Nsxico, Mo. Taking two
Of h's deputies he started To bring hi~
back. Arriving ., Mexico. the party rode
out about sixteen miles into Galway
county, and early in the morning they
found the man they vsrr looking for chop
ping wood in the rear Of . farm house
The SHERIFF. party called Barton BY name
and told him that they had come to bring
him hack. With uplifted sx the d.rkey
advanced upon then, undeisrrsd BY the
fsct that three formidable navy revolvers
vere presented full II hin. In conversa-
ion last nigh, Capt knerzi stated that
from the vsy Barton acted al his arrest, he.
Ruensi, Was convinced that Barton vas
grit to the back hone, and the Sheriff i'd
@'ss that he fully recognized and sppre-
cissed the peril Of his position. But Bar
ton seems to have thought ,hst resis,ancs
wAs useless and eooclnded 10 take the
chance Of Trial in preference 70 sure death
II the hands VI the sheriff and his deps-
tiea. Thsovi"s down his AZ he allowed
himself to be apprrhen.led and taken bsck
to > Charles. HE trial began on S.tur
day, June Z. 1879. He vas ably defended,
but, having no defense. be "a. sasiIy con-
victed. His counsel attempted to stay tn.
passing Of the death sentence on the Z, ound
that the Prisoeer vss under sixteen yssss
years Of sge- Bu, Judge Eivards' dscis-
ION crushed all hope in this directi, ~ and
On the 18th of July, 1879. be Was sentenced.
Strenuous eG1sts have been n ,de to secure
. Communication, but ihess' sere no fedeew
ing features in the matter aud Gov. Phelps.
refused to interfere.
In the jail
Accepting Capt. Raeuzi'. ,nvit ,,ion
to visit the condemned m.n in
his cell conDle OF rspsesenta-
sives Of the Pst-D;.pa'eA entered
the Jail aboo. hSif-p-s. seven o'clock, in
company With the Sheriff They found
Deputy Rice bu-y engaged ennnin. the
thick pieces of cotton cord left over from
the execution Of the murderer Bisn last
summer.
Will you have eoougha quried Sheriff
Rnensi.
! think sd. said NJ. Rice, but can som
tel. Taking "oe Of the white cords, he
began To bind up the Sheriff in the way
the negro would b. triced up and irussej
On the morrov. Ons cord was passed
around the arms under the elbow, and
they vere securely piniooed, and the legs
we're treated in the same way. yes, there
10 plenty and To spare, said Mr.. Rice. as he
usloosed his chief. and With other CONVEX
vssssioo Of . atricsly technical nature. the
party passed into the interior Of the Jail.
into sn ants-ehamber into which the cell
occupied By Billy Barton opened.
INTERVENING TIE CONp.MxED NAN.
Billy, called the Sheriff. going to the
grating in the door Of the cell, here are
some gen,isuen vho have called 10 sse
you.
The hoy arose from his cot. vhers he
vas apparently octupi<d With bic devo
tions, and came forward. YEARLY, to the
grating. don's know Whist you want,
eenalemen. and my time 10 short nos. ]
vans to prey all can between thi. and to-
morrow.
We drOPped in to zee you Billy. said the
reporter, To bid you good bye. and 10 6od
out il there wss anything tia, ve could get
for you.
Well. genilemen, what want IL not Of
earth. He spoks rather Dervoasly, but
vith . pure C.ucasiAn accent. have 10
watch and pray.
How did you come to join the Catholic
Church, Billy; you wers not born Cath.
Ollie.
No, air; ] 80 Baptist, hut I'm cor
vinced that an ON the right road nov.
and he placed he right hand upon his
heart. feel is here, sir. that God he
forgiven me, and that I'm going home.
You ere sorry that you murdered Clat-
tesbuck?
God knows an. AN willing 70 die TO
pay for that san. and l forgive everybody
that has injured ne, and hops oil will Tor
give me.
Yoa have no hope Of pardon, then Y.u
know you will have to face death IN the
morning?
Yes, siA know il. and I'll die like .
man. The psisonsr had clusched the graf
ing With his hands aud vss bearing
much OF his weight upon them; b. vss
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