The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-06-21
nNI.isM NOlsE.IEIk.
The Sad story OF His tntisneIy
Dcath'-Ihc yiciim Of n
shot Intended for
AnpfIter

All that il mortal OF poor Ralph
Moeller lies in the basement OF the syu.
agogue on Washington street. The b DIV
lay there Inst night, friends OF the dead
keeping vigil until this morning The
remains reached the city at x clock last
evening, i'll charge OF Mr.. Canmnn. Of
the firm OF Levine Bros. From Mr..
Canmnn and Mr. Gins. Lednum twhu
went to liico, ALSO, we gather the fol-
lowing pa ticulars OF the sad occurrence.
hnlph Mueiler. rs has been stated, was
ON the sheep rancho Of Mr. II. Lcdnum,
Whlch Is two miles from Jones orc.
haiph was there to gam practical idea
o' tle shaep business, preparatory to N.
'estlng means therein lnrcc other young
men were ms comrades. They were
Will Lednum, Jim MrCmry aud a Mr..
Scribner, Lednum and McCrary were
cousins. All were employed by he pro.
prietor and all were ON friendly terms.
On Saturday evening, however, it APP
pears that McCrury aud Scribuei Ind
had misunderstanding AMI sharp
words about some trivial matter 1t
was dropped though aud y most Of the
party supposed to bee AZ ava end. Lnte
Sunday evening, Ralph Mocller aud
Scribncr stood, side 10y sid, leaning
over the stove IN the kitchen Of the
rancho building In the front room
Will Lcduum sat. Sudden s. without "a
word of warning, Jim McCrury entered
the front room aud walked 10
the door that led mo the
/ XII chen. Above the door IN rack
| rested n shot gun hcluugu9 to the
ranchc, which WAS alwHJs kept londod
| McCrnry stood in the dupf-wuy ii mo-
| ment Before Inn stood Mucllcr and
| Serb 81, nll unconscious of ms pres.
rncc or certainly indifferent thereto
/ The two Young men were trcssed IRE.
cisely alike, shirts and pants u the sauc
/ color, and hey were u.-u nearly ~ the
same height and build, with hnir nearly
the same color. 1t was but an Iu.tnut-
pause and Will Leduun SAW McCrnr,
snatch down the gun from the rack, cock
1t aud level IT at one N the two men IN
front Of him Mortified aud stnrtled
Lednum -pranR forward with cry ui
protest, ] was too Int. Tor u rrpur.
followed and Ralph Moeller fell to
the floor. In the same moment Serb
ner wheeled around saw the murdei ei
standing " It'll gun IN hand, and Scrib.
ner dashed tut OF the back door By
this time viii Lednum had ma BIZ
! why W lii' lhlltIl iuhIl Wilfl hNktl. \ I
You hurt, Ralph2' Tue nusHc r wiIs
Yes ] am shO 20 These were all TIA,
words he ever spoke, Lcduum called t,
McCrary who was walk on the front
door Jim, you have killed Rulphr
The murderer wheeled quicaly around
KILLED Ralph" he cycluimcd-"my
God have shot the wrong mnu
thought 1t was Scrhuer II lind go
him would have been satisfied. hui
Ralph In my best friend" L,duum and
McCrnry th II plHccd Moclcr ou'a bed in
the room He died thin five miuu rs
| McCrary uttered not another word
! He walked to his trunk. touk ont u pistol
| took one last look at his victim and walk.
ed out into the night u murderer All
| this, II should be remembered did not
TAKE up exceeding five minutc-, at the
end Of which time VIII lClUum was
mounted and OIL lOr doctor He over.
took Scribnur on the prairie, Il ing tom
the scene, and gave him his horse "a ~
Tor physician The latter soon arr, e
with nCighhoIs, but uulhiug OF course
could Ice done, il, Ralph Mo,llcr was nj
ready dead, Monday morning the Gnro.
nci's inquest was held and the sheriff OF
the county notified. \ warrant wHs Is
sued tor McCrry's arrest and men Sfnrtcd
out TO hunt him down. bat AT this writing
hc is still ut large Irnumrub.c tunors
were hnoat yesterday that
he had been taken within twenty
miles Of Waco; that he had even been
seen In town Nestcrdty morning. but we
cannot youch tor the accuracy of Ary OF
these rumors. 1t Il generally con
coded that lie intended to kin Scribner IN
stead OF Moeler, but this in no wise mtI.
| gates the nature of the deed. In either
event IL WIS assassination. While pru-
found sympathy ir icit Tor the friends and
relatives OF Ralph MGclcr there Is also
sympathy tor Mr. icduum md family.
Met rary's crime las phi pgod them into
grief mixed win thorough establishment
at his action, n he is their relative They
are worthy people, who have only NbhOr-
renee at the CnmC. Ralph Morlpr's body
WAS met NJ the depot and conveyed 10
the synagogue, ns above stated. The I'M
foriunst" young man, who has met such
an untimely death, vas twenty three
years OF age and general fnvoritr with
all who knew him, for he wnE upright,
amiablc and iudustnuus-n gentleman
IN all reHpccts-n mum who Hdored
society circles, where hls death will be
keeuly felt. His parents reside III lIu-
boken, and who can measure their grief
at the news already borne them by wireY
His loving sister, Mrs. Harry Levine,
i'll this city, If also ncnriy crushed
beneath her SORROW May the Grrat
Consider give surccusc of their sorrow tn
all of them. Poor Ralph Mocllcr will Ice
buried this morning The final ccrcmu-
pie will take place at . O'Clock Rt the
synagogue on Washington street, after
which the remains will be conveyed to
the Hebrew Rest, on South First street,
FOR intermcnt, All friends and acquniut-
anc OF the deceased ure invited to be
present.
BAckache ia u m nat i'm ucdiatcly re-