The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-19
KILLED BY KINDER.
A Husbands Terrible Ven.
geance Melted Out to His
Wife's Paramour.
He Fires Twelve Bullets Into His
Body and Then Uses
an Axe.

: From Charlie Crowdy, X. & T. news
agent, who came in from the south las
night BAzOo reporter learned partia
particulars oi a terrible tragedy which was
enacted some eight miles from Eauiala,
T., Thursday night, wherein an unfaithful
wife W IS shown up in all her depravity
while her paramour net horrible death
at the hands of the injured husband.
MIR. VIM. Kinder, farmer of limited
means, resided at the point named, his
family consisting of his wife and himself
only. In his employ was
man named Charles Nor.
gan, who, as is now generally be-
lieved in that neighborhood, had supplan-
ted Kinder in his wiie's affections.
kinder's residence contained but two
rooms. and in one of these all three slept
Kinder and his wife on the he'd and Nor
gan occupying a pallet on the floor. On
Thursday night they retired as usual, and
during the hours when it was supposed
Kinder was sleeping, Morgan arose from
his couch aud stepped over TO where Mrs.
Kinder WIS lying, when he whispered
something in her ear, to which she gave an
affirmative reply. The conversation was
overheard by Kinder, who was only feign-
ing sleep, and he determined to await de-
V, lopments.
With one eye partially open he noticed
Morgan go to his trnnk and procure six
shooters. after which he aga.n laid down,
with the weapon 10y his side
Hardly had he stretched himself
out when Mrs. Kinder commenced moving
from the side of her husband, evidently
with the intention OF going to Morgan.
She was prevented, however, by KiDder's
apparent sudden awaking, and in an in
slant she was snoring as if sleeping sound
ly. while Morgan was doing likewise.
Arising in the bed, Kinder saw Morgan's
weapon on the floor, while his arm lay
stretched out in close proximity to il
weapon. Without saying word, he arose
aud doDned his pantaloons, as il to step
outside the house for an instant, but before
doing so lighted match and took a sur
vey of the surroundings.
Walking over to where Morgan was
seemingly asleep, he placed one foot on
his wrist, and in an instant he had snatch
ed the revolver from the floor, when
he gave Morgan kick and
told him TO get up and dress himself, as he
had but a few minutes to live.
The now thoroughly frightened man
wanted to know what was wrong, when
Kinder replied: 81 have suspected for
some time past that you were betraying
me, but never until tonight was / certain
of it. heard your talk with Moll;e, and /
am going to kill you"
Morgan denied that there was ANYTHING
wrong between Mrs. Kinder and min self.
but the husband had seen enough to con-
vince him. He led Morgan from the room,
saying he did not wish to dirty up the
house, and once on the outside fired
six balls into his body, pro-
ducing almost instant death.
He then coOlly entered the house and re-
loaded the weapon, when he stepped out
side, and six more bullets were imbedded in
the inanimate form. Still the wronged
husband felt that he had not had his re-
venge, and to complete his bloody work he
procured an axe and literally cut the body
to pieces, after which he kicked it from in
front of his door.
His task completed, he mounted his
horse and rode away, and at last accounts
had not been captured.
The bloody ARRAY was not made public
in Eaufala until yesterday, when the great
est excitement prevailed, although no great
effort was put forth to apprehend the MUIR
aerer.
Mr.. Crowdy derived his information
rom . merchant of Eaufala, and il can be
relied upon in all essential details.
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