The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20
A DIREFUL DEED.
Arnold Ewing, Of Lexington,
Killed This Morning.
Deputy Sheriff Bowman Did the
Deed, but 1t Was an Ac-
cident.

| CITY TINS morning, and BAZoo reporter al
once set out 10 gather what information ne
could concerning the matter.
THE FACTS,
so far rs learned. are about as follows:
For several DAYS il has been quietly
limited that Frank James was in this
neigh borhood. and Ulcers in different tow L
and counties have been OF The lookout Tor
this almost ubiquitous gentleman. ii has
been stated, on good authority, That
HE MAS IN THIS CITY
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On
the afternoon OF the latter day he board
ed a train on the Lexington branch, an!
went up to the neighhorhood of Hisg rs
Vile.
This movement was made known 10
Sheriff Elliott, of Lafayette county, and lie
organized posse. consisting u himself
Deputy Sheriff joe Bowman. Arnold
Ewing, deputy county clerk, Frank and
Will Tut and Others. and came down To
Higginsvil.e Yesterday afternoon.
Sheriff Elliott had ielecra phed ahead
for horses for himself and company. 10 ne
at point outside OF the limits OF The
town,
As THE Utmost SECRECY
was 10 be- observed in their mission and
! movements
| Arriving at the designated point the
train was stopped and the posse got OF and
mounted the waiting horses and rode away
| Whittier they were bound and what for
none knew but themselves. There was
not a word spoken by these mysterious
riders, but silently they followed their
leader, each one determined 10 DO their
/ full duty in the work undertaken.
THEY RODE IN VAIN.
But their search for the great bandit
proved failure in finding him. He had
! flown from the house where he went but a
| little while before Sheriff Eliot and his
men reached the place. There was moth
ing 10 DO then bat 10 return 10 Higgins
vile, spend the night and await for the
developments of the morrow
How true ii is that none know what a
day may bring forth. In that crowd oi
horsernen there Was Lot one
/ OF LIGHTER HEART OR MERRIER MOOD
than Arnold Ewing Loved by all who
knew him, and they are legion, both al
home and IN jefferson City, where he IA.
| lived, and where many relatives now live
he seemed one favored bv fortune, and was
blessed in many WAYS.
! The party reached the hotel in the little
town OF Higginsville. pat up their horses
and then went into the cfnce To lay aside
their arms and Announcements.
In one corner OF the room Sheriff Elliotl
and his deputy stood their couble barrel
shot guns. Alter supper. and an hour
or so OF social converse, the party went 10
bed. but none dreamed OF the awful TRACE
DIV which, In the morning, was 10 send
Arnold Ewing into eternity in The twink
ling Of an eve.
THE FATAL SHOT.
This morning, after breakfast, the
party prepared 10 leave the
hotel, and for this purpose Deputy Sheriff
Bowman picked up, as he Supposed, MS
gun and placed il On his shoulder.
On being informed that he had
taken Sheriff Elliott's be took
il from his shoulder. In doing
so the gun slipped from his grasp, and ths
hammer struck his arm. There was a re-
por; and
ARNOLD EWING FELL TO THE FLOOR
corpse, shot through the neck. In a mo-
ment ali was confusion and excitement.
| JOE BOWMAN
stood as one suddenly turned 20 a statue oi
cold granite, so mortified was he al ths
deed.
1t was CHASTITY sight, and one which
sickened all who looked at the dead man
living in the warm life blood Is il poured
from the CHASTITY wound.
To-day the body OF Arnold Ewing was
taken to Lexington, where ii will be laid
TO rest.