Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
Mondays Daily.
KILLED.
While Resisting Arrest.
Jesse Mum Died at 10 a. NJ,
Sunday.
Full Particulars of the Shooting.

Full Particulars of the Shooting.
For some time there has been bad
blood between Mum and some other:
of his neighborhood and the officers o
the town and threats had time anG
again been made that he would clean ou1
the town, that the officers couldn't ar.
rest him, &c. And it was with much
difficulty that serious trouble had been
kept down upon several occasions be-
fore. And we understand that once OF
twice iu the course of the last two or
three years arrests have been success.
fully resisted by Mum after violating
ordinances ofthe town.
Saturday morning Mum came to
town, arming himself before starting.
His wife did all she could to keep him
from coming, fearing tlouble; but he
would come. After arriving here he
met Marshal Hill, and told him 1.-The
ID would be to pay," that dav. Hill
asked him to keep sober. but the reply
was that he "did not know about that
Mum told some one else to tell the
marshal he had better keep away from
him. ''that he had business to attend
to-"
About four O'Clock in the afternoon
Mum, w,ile Just south of the American
Hotel, fired two shots from his revolver,
IN the direction of M. l.. Beeman's
shop across the street. He then turned
up Elson street, north, and fired another
shot. Marshal Hill, hearing the shots,
hurried to the spot and found Mum in
/. Watson's shop on Elson street, re-
loading his revolver. Hill told him to
put up his revolver, and consider him.
self under arrest. But Mum cursed
Hill and told him there was not enough
men in town to arrest him, at the same
time levelng his pistol at the marshal,
and backing out of the shop. Patter-
son, deputy, then came up and said
"Munn, this won't do; | want to talk
to YOU "All right replied Mum,
''lll talk to you, but Hill must not
come around me at all still backing /.
and moving around until he got both .
Hill and Patterson in the range of his
presented pistol. Patterson thought
he could manage him if Hill would 90
away. So Hill went south to the Amer
Ican house, leaving Patterson and Mum
still parleylng. Mum then passed down
he alley east, accompanied by Pat
erson, to the alley running south pass
ng down that TO Sloan's saloon. where
he entered at the back door ordering
Patterson not to follow. Patterson
hen passed around to the front of the
saloon. Hill then started to the rear
loor where he thought he might get the
advantage of Mum before he knew it.
But Mum came out at the door before
Hill had time to get there, and seeing
Hill, presented his pistol and cursing
lim ordered him away. Hill began
packing off when Mum fired the first
hot. Hill then shot. he says aiming at
'Iunn's leg, but missing. Mum fired
gain at Hill, the latter slipping and
alling on the ice at the same time.
nus avoiding the bullet. Hill arose
nd fired again, the shot taking effect
/ the abdomen. Patterson then be- c
an firing when Mum turned and fired
him. One of Patterson'S shots 5
ruck Mum in the head and he fell.
he two officers then picked him up
nd carried him to Fowlcr's drug store,
hen medical aid was sent for, but was y
course ofn avail, either of the shots
eng sufficient to produce death.
The shot that struck him in the abb >,
omen passed through the body, the
her struck him about two inches above
e left ear ranged forward and 81
ward, lodging in the brain. He
lgered until o 4. m. Sunday, when he
ed, beng unconscious all the time.
is wife was sent for and arrived here ~
,out IL O'Clock Saturday night. the
enc being an affecting one. Though -,
e stated that it was little more than
e feared when he left home. Il
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
accordance with the facts above IT.
ven, and justified the officers in what
ay did. W