Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-01-12
WARD - EABER.
Insereessfen III Jeferrsn CRY in Their
Renalf,
From The Glp,,e-I,emoe-a1. Jan. 10.

From the Gloi,e-IIeInaera1 Jan IL
Every influence that Fan be exer-
eised by the friends and relatives OF
Ward and Rabar is being brought TO
bear upon Governor Criftenden TO
prevent their execution on Friday.
Mrs. j. A. Henderson, Of Mexico.
who is q sister of Baber, visited
jefferson City a few DAYS age, ana
made a personal appeal for a re-
prieve. She claims that by & witness
recently discovered soIne important
facts can be proven. Mrs Henderson
IS a woman Of good standing, and as
she was highly recommended te the
governor. the latter listened To her
story with sympathetic attention.
No positive answer Is given, but
the governor promised TO Investigate
the matter carefully, Mrs. Henderson
having presented several afhdavitsi IN
support of her statement. Mrs
Henderson Is expected TO arrive in
st. Louis this merning, and Will ell
deavor to console the murderer "a
much g. possible, if she mo save
his life or postpone the execution
Baber's mother viii be here this
morning..
/ Ward. who has NJ relatives near al
hand. has aroused the sympathy Of
Rev. DR.. BOYD. Of the Second Bsp-
fist church. and Mr.. q. ;. Van Wag-
oner. both Of whom r now in JEFF
ferson CITY endeavoring TO persuade
the governor to prolong his life. 1sr.
BOYD visited the Jail last THURSDAY,
81 which time he held q conversation
with Ward, as Il preparation perhaps,
for the interview with the governor.
Aside from the fact that both mel
have been sentenced 10 die together,
there il q resemblance IL their cases.
Both are charged with killing wo-
men, Ward killed one, and Baber
killed two al once. Jealousy prompt
ed both murders. and that each muir
derer had some 10 complain Of
BnkInd treatment by the object Of
his love. ali who understand the
facts in either 81 admit. In his
search for al object 10 adore Raber
Went down very low IN the social
scale The woman who became the
/ object Of his passion was unworthy
Of the love even OF & man who would
STAY her, but he lived with he. il The
! matrimonial relation. This WOMAN.
A-IL-AE %-SiltA4AlN4 : a AASAAAI4 " "a
was even worse than her daughter.
Lizzie Was not only bad herself, but
! she seems always 10 have acted un-
der the advice Of her mother, who
was incapable of intoxicating any but
Immoral and unholy sentiments.
Mrs. Schneider Kept d house q bad
repuIe. and during the absence Of
BAber imposed duties upon her
daughter that would have dl-graced
the Wom&nhoea of 8 convict. IN the
course Of time BGber discovered
what was being done, and naturally
ana tn the conclusion that I the
woman was his wife. she had & great
many husbands. He tried in vain 10
change her course Of conduct, aud
Mrs. Schneider began IL regard him
g. IN intruder. and advised her
daughter 10 gel rid Of him, prlncI-
pa.Iy, a. liz claims. because he had Ii
money. and inIerfered with tbs r.
ceip1s Of the house by watching and
DIGGING the footsteps Of The young
woman This state Of things had ez-
listed several months. when bsber re-
solved upon & desperate means Of
bringing his troubles 10 an end
Going down TO the house where the
two women lived. he shot them both,
and tried 10 Kill himself,
Ward Is q colored m&u. who was
oniv - when he shot his sweetheart.
she was 8 girl Of I6, WIZ lived 81 ell
Market street and wa> known "a
Annie Lewis. Ward was employed
a. cahin-bov Oh s steamboat, and had
been making love TO the briuhI-eyed
mul8tIo cir! in al honest way She
had led him to think she would marry
him, but when he had spent ali his
money for the furniture for their
humble donicile, she told him she
she would not have him. On The spur
Of the moment he shot and killed
her.
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