Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-04-22
OF A KIND.
A SUCCESSFUL PULLING
MATCH.
lnlow's Murder Avenged.
FAUCET FRIGHTENED----MUL
MOURNFUL.
Unsuccessful Attempt at Eesuscitstion.
Six Thousand People Witness the Exc
cution.
History of the Crime, Trial and Execution.
Priiiy will Pay the Penalty.

Priiiy will Pay the Penalty.
Most of our readers are acquainted
with the killing of Octave Inflow Oh
Tuesday night, the 3Oth of last Sep
tember, but as two of the guilty par
ties have just been executed, we will
give brief history Of one of the most
cold -bfsoded, unreasonable murders
that ever occurred in America.
The accused were Joe Hicks, of
Sturgeon, Jake Muldrow and Nath
Faucet, of Mexico, all .colored, and
Emma Prilley, more generally and
appropriately known as ''Short-and
Dirty" of uncertain age, uncertain
birth and uncertain color, passing for
white with an apology.
The following named gentlemen
were the jurors in the case:
W. z. Garter, J L. Harrison, I.
j. Gregory, Thomas Loar, Albert
White, Riley Baker, J. B. Gregory,
G. B. Fircbaugh, VIM. Fisher, $. }.
Smith, John Tally and W. Trimble.
The girl, who seems to have been
the prime mover, at least the evident
cause of the murder, is Of very bad
reputation. About year ago she
was arrested for appearing in mans
apparel and sent out Of the State.
She walked back, ard although she
is white, took up" with Old 81
Muldrow (colorcd) and lived with
him, just over Salt River, east of
town. She was threatened several
times by thev authorities, but would
not give up her dusky lovers. and she
hardly ever came down town--seem-
ing only to be happy when with tinted
friends.
Octave Inlow lived near 81 Null
drow's and saw great deal of the
girl. An unaccountable aud strange
friendship, especially on his Part,
sprang up between himself and the
@lri Emma pearing TO think a
great deal ot n.
Nu l.se noru z of the murder In
low ami tie -' had a little spat
down town. "a me house of Emma
1iis'sey (eyl"rety.
+ Il art-rafa lHal Inflow slapped the
F Ei-! 80. made her m..l, for which she
! rowau Vengeance. She went out to
/ =. Mallrow = anG Inflow went home.
/ Tie nest time they are together Is
/ about Ian o cEocl t5at night when We
I find them H. lnb, w. pasture, Inflow
/ aa,, the -ili are Eaiting along, when
/ }u~y sv.+e near tar y.rn, not very fai
/ from tue rreca tt~,. &c girl stops
| him and asks for chew OF tobacco
and engages him IN conversation
while standing thus hc is shot tron
| behind in the neck and head he tel
| to the ground on his back bleeding
protuseiy, and died the next Sunday
morning. The girl called for help
and then went down town and Slept ii
Galloway's barn.
We give the girls evidence i'll full
EMMA rIsiLLEY 5 EVIDENCE.
| am Is years old ! was with In
low the afternoon he WAS killed; ht
followed me down to Mrs Mickey
he puIleC. me out FROM under the beo
and slapped me; there WAS no threats
made hv me on that occasion; h'
swore at me; we got IL good hnmn1
hefore he left. and Emma Mickey al.
| went down To the &. 4 4. railroad
bridge and got upon NJ Nuidr"w
fence; early in the Git !nlow came
down: Emma Mickey icit ln!ow an,
[ together; VIC started toward Inflow
barn and as we stopi ed for lev
moments some one shot him; he WA
facing the north; he fell on his back
| hallooed for 81 MuIdrow to brln!
some water from his house; lniov
anil were fricpdly; we had low
spats sometimes, but they lid no
amount anything; we stopped hecaus
asked him for chew of tobacco
we stopped and hen 1 put my arm
around him under his coat and pu
! nv head on his breast; he htd III
arms around me ;nonc Of the shot III
me: Emma Mickey and | then wen
down town to stay all night in Gallo
. way's barn ST took Octave Inflow vi
to his house | did not see the Has
of the gun; did not see who flre'
+ ri Il don't know Who or how man
|, were hid behind the log; had nc
talked with any one about klllin
Inflow.
During her evidence she wept whe
: talking of the shooting of Inflow
J The jury placed what confidence the
saw iit in her evidence.
STATES THEORY.
The States theory, backed up wit
!. more or less evidence, circumstantl;
and otherwise, was that Jake Muldro'
, did the shooting with Nathan Fat
II cett's gun and that the girl led ln!o
g ont to be shot from ambush. Fc
). sometime the dusky lovers had bee
il Jealous of Inflow and threateued I
It scalp him, and it is thought that til
oirl being mad assisted them.
= Ye reporter, in company with I'll
eber;g went to Faucets the ne,
/. aav and found his gun lately di
y CHARGED and all covered with nut
like that on the bank OF the creel
tracks of three parties were seen G
the creek just after the shooting wi
done. 80
81 Taken as q whole, we don't 81
how killing could be done with ie
csnse. or how a murder could
more cold-blooded.
81 VERDICT.
lie The jury took the case about thr' r.
d o'clock in the afternoon ana at u
(. minutes after they brought IN a We
diet. The jury found Faucet a.
Mnldrow guilty Of murder in the fla
) degree; Hicks not guilty, and con
= not agree on verdict concernll
s. Emma Prilley. Only TWO veraic
le could be found. They either had
Is hang or free; or, in other WORDS
N was either cold-blooded murder, !
: else the prisoners were not tnere al