Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-21

ing, and the Colonel's aged mother
was specchlcss with grief. Mr. >. ii.
Latin, who lives almost opposite,
hearing the heart-rendinS shrieks anu
cries. exclaimed, "Good God! there |
is something the matter over at MT.
and fastened over. only
to be appalled, with the dreadful
story. Miss Susie. the eldest daughter
of the family, was visiting at >. w.
next door. She, 100,
nastened to her home, but as she ran
through the broad front yard Leading
10 the honsc she was hurriedly In
formed of the misfortune that had be-
ia len her, and dropped senseless on
the grass plot. She was carried into
the house. aud again the voices OF
lameniation were heard. Charles +.
Slsyback attempted to console his
dead brothers. family, all the while
reprcssing his own deep emotion, but
his efforts were unavailable. There
were six children, with one exception
verv young and helpless. There are
five g,rls-Miss Susie, Young lady
of19; Ne,ty, IA; Katy, 13; Mabel, 8;
Grace, 6-amd one boy, Alonzo, not
quite 3 years old. They were their
fathers delight and pride. Mr..
Cloptou last night SAID that not long
ago he had been telling the Colonei
OF his own late trouble, and the de-
ceased replied: "DO you know that
[ often feel inclined that way myself,
but think of my five girls and boy,
all little ones, and for their sake
RESTRAIN MYSELF"
An hour later Frank w. PEBBLES
and Mr.. Scott, the undertaken, ar
rived at the house, asking for SUIT
of the Colonel's clothes in which to
array the corpse. Their appearance
was the signal for fresh outburst OF
grief. Little Kitty moaned and sob
bed piteously, and exclaimed "Mam'
MA has begged him not to go. My
papa dead! o yes, o yes, it is toe
true!" Alonzo, the babe, broke from
q domestic's arms, threw himself OIL
the floor aud cried, while big tears
rolled down his cheeks, "Papa il
deadP' mo, dear, he is not" Eyes
he is, he is, l know he is. All the
other children manifested their sor'
row In various ways, and the kindly
offices of several lady neighbors hac
to be engaged to keep them quiet
DR.. Barnes. the Colouei's brother. i'll
law, and several other gentlemen hat
arrived by this time aud were con
versiug in whispers about the trag
edy. Mr.. PEBBLES told Of his visit t
the office immediately after the oc
currence, aud of the sight that pre-
sented itself to his view. AT last tn
, required garments were procured
and Mr.. PEBBLES and others returne
TO Scott s. Lynch's establishment
: Here a dense crowd had gathered
but the doors were locked again:
them, aud while the corpse was beln
clad and placed on Ice only fe'
members vi the legal and medical pr
fesslons, who had been person'
friends of Col. Slayback were allowe
within. Among them was DIR. Va
Studdiford, and his statement iii
, abused many of their false opinion
as to the location of the wound.
). made u superficial examination"
said, s'and found that he was sht
:. under the left axila. the bullet ram
ing through the heart" From 9TH
, remarks it was inferred that u
!. shot had
STRUCK THE COLONEL FROM Benin
IS Some of his friends advanced Il
:. theory that he had thrown his ar
lc up, q favorite gesture with him, al
vt swerviug halfway round when
l. met his death.
l. Meanwhile the family had be-
,r removed to various points. III
ID elder Mrs. Slay back and her daughtt
% in-law were taken down town: N
i'd ii. S. Latin took charge Of two
s, the children, aud kind friends to-
ID tho others to their homes. Tht
p seemed to be an emulation among I
,k neighbors a. to which should pro
Is, the most kindly serviceable. Char
ed +. Slay yback put the family residel
ed III charge OF the police. with Str
,l. orders that none but immediate re
d, tives or personal friends should
d. admitted.
ok Commodore Smith and II. S. Lafl
ke who were of real service, moS
lis around in quest of the coroner. !
,r, Commodore was anxious that
IL. body should be viewed by the coro
VI. at the undertakcr's Office aud u
he taken home, but he WAS compelled
let abandon that idea. About 8 o'cl'
,k- the body was carried in the ice cas-
d to the home, and here again the Gro
ou, endeavOred to push their way sin
into the residence. yet there
nothing that they could see or
. .us Some few managed to make Il
Ian u way into the huge yard that spre
w. w. up before the handsome DIV
LUZ ling, aud were content to g
at the heavily curtained y
a uni dows. Those who were admitted
ne the east parlor, where the rem,
i, W had been placed, were DR.. Bar
w. George Balm. VIM. Nichols. Lynn
SO A. Smith, Judge Boyle, Judge Tha.
as Web. Samuel, John H. Boogher.
IL. Latin, Miles Sells, Col. kns
'ns Mr.. Ciopton, Robert Claiborne al
~. ~" number of personal friends.
III ~; spoke of his good qualities of h
'.o' and heart. One told of q gencr
,.a .n' deed of his performed on his Wa
10 10 the place where he was slain. Mi
vi ~ Turner, the colored politician
taI ,n1 him and after passing pleasantrie
. .; regard to the result OF the Ohio {
usu ton, told him OF a poor COLI
eue woman in great distress. The Col
no' pulled a $40 bill out of his pocket
us.' ' the money he had, asked for TIVE
Nh Ns> cents for personal expenses, and
WI; WI; the bill to Turner to he applied tu
er,ii relief of the colored woman.
sa sa At9 O'Clock Mr.. Charles Slayl
MI. left the house. lie bore up bra
'Lao '.s.o until he reached his carriage,
tnls there he broke down and wept Ii
on child. Mr.. Clopton aud II few OF
WI; NIL watched the corpse all night, ant
"eu Inquest will be held to-day.
lom' The features of the dead man Y
VIII MNltl calm, placid and lifelike.
Mr.. A SKETCH OF A. w. sLAYBACl
cath The deceased, Col. Alonzo Wi
MT. Slayback. was born July 4, Is;
the Plum Grove. Marion county, Mo
ana The homestead OF his grandfather o
AS mothers eide, Mr.. j. A. Minter.
rap, parents we're people of remarl
iheo character, his iather, AleXaude
pos, Slay back, being lawyer of EN-
,eilli ability, whi e his mother, who sur
hnh' him, is Il woman OF considerable
tne cf character and strongly imbued
most deep religious ideas. In his J
IONS Lon" Slsyback shared the JOY:
MI sorrows OF the average boy, but re
III. ed u reliable elementary training
anu his mother, who attended to his
Col. odnc.tion and instructed him in
ZOE rudiments which are usually g
a"e, from u strange and unsympathetlc
hce'' 10 this divergence from the ord
'ocA' common school tuition the deceased
leao- indebted tor that sturdy spirit ot
tue pendeuCe that e characterized all his