The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-09
TERRIBLE TERRELS.
A Bazoo Reporter Gives q De-
scription Of Two Boy
Murderers.
History Of the Crime-Flight
of the Perpetrators of
the Deed.
They Appear to be in Good
Spirits But Refuse to
Talk.

Il Ckhs
Clinton, Mo-, Dec. 2-[SpecisL To
day q representative OF the BAZOo, by toe
courtesy of Sheriff BILLY" EIliston, visited
ths Henry county Jail for the purpose of in
tervew Josephus and Andrew Ter
relI, the two boys who are charged with
the terrible crime of psricide, the former
With being the principal snd the latter a;
accessory after the fact. These boys were
captured at Garden City, little village Of
Kansas, last SATURDAY q week ago, after q
most desperate resistance On their part.
When the reporter entered the Jail he was
accompanied by Attorney NJ. A. Fike, who,
with his partner, Mr.. Caivird, has been Sc
cured to conduct The defense, aud as the
attorney has, OF course, read the recent de-
| clsion of the supreme court which sets a
premium on ignoF ance and makes imbecil-
NY crowning virtue in Juror OF mur-
der trial, he hurried 10 the boys and fore
warned them not to give up aoyt hing TO be
mau OF news. This warning hsd toe DE-
sired effect, and when the reportorial pump
was pat TO the young criminals it was
found that the suction was entirely Out of
order, for not a SYLLABLE would The boys
utte,, save oply to state that they were do
ing pretty well, thank you. The attempt
to Interview them Tor anything like legili-
mate information as TO their course Of
flight, what they did on The wsy, or even
where they were captured, proved aborlive,
and as the reporter babe them goodbye
there was very broad grin of evident sat-
isfsction on the faces Of the kids. as well as
3 more asthetical one on that OF Attorney
Fike, who had Stood conveniently near 10
tip significant mods and wiuks 10 his
youthful clients when In the presence of
the dreaded reporter.
But from spother source the BAZoo man
learned some Of the facts concerning the
flight aud capture of these young despera-
does, for such they have Certainly proven
the mselves to be.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
IN order that the readers of the BAzoo
may have a better understanding of the
character of these boys, brief history OF
The crime with which they are charged, is
not out OF place,
On Saturday mornipg, Nov. /, the father
Lewis J. Terrill, who lived near Brown
ingion, Henry county, sent the elder sod,
Jcsephus lad about IL years OF age,
with hired man 10 dig potatoes. Shortly
ailerwsrd Mr.. TerrilI went 10 where they
were at work, and seeing his son working
with his coat on ordered him to take it
JosephCs started to leave the field, follow
ed by his father, who had picked up the
the hoe Josephus had dropped. The |
Gov threw two stones at his |
father and then ran. He |
L Al I'd ko.ht had
during which Josephus shot and almost |
words weTe: "Who will take care OF nv
poor wife and little children"
Josepbus was joined By his brother,
Andrew, and the two went to the house,
broke open desk aud took Ihereirom a
large navy revolver; then thew hurried to
a neighbours, a relative OF their step
mother, where they frightened the women
into ls ting them take another pistol, also
an old fashioned navy. Thus armed, the
boys struck out for the timber and were
soon lost to sight.
THE NEWS OF The MURDER
spread rapidly, and soon neighbors armed
with guns and pistols, were at the scene OF
the tragedy, and out on search for the
boys. Prosecuting Attorney Lewis, snd
HSilly" Elliston, who was then dep
uty sheriff, having heard OF The
terrible tragedy went up from
Clinton, to do what they could toward APP
the boys Ii seems the bows
had established reputation as desperate
little fellows, in the community, for the
neighbors said 10 Lewis and Elliston shat
il they did come upon the boys they would
have t. kill them, as they would never sur
render Josephus will shoot, il you do
get the drop on him." was The warning,
and subsequent events proved the truth CT
hese words.
THE FLIGHT.
Towards the setting sun, out 10 the
vest where the cowboy makes
MS home, went these two little embryo
To walk was out of the ques-
ion with them, so they quietly appropri-
ned horse near Schell Civ, and after
passing into the state OF st. John, the
saint. this was traded off for pony
md $50 TO boot. Away they rode
ully d, termiued 10 reach place of saiety,
he SKY for covering By night, the ground
, substitute ior the comfortable bed they
had left back in the old home. OF the in
,idents. IL these were any on their journey,
he recorder fails 10 show, and the first
heard Of he boys alter leaving the house
where they procured the last pistol, was
telegram from Garden City 10 Sheriff Hop \
Sins, telling of their arrest. +
The arrest itself was thrilling episode
IN the life OF Sheriff Fulton, of Finley
county, Kansas, who made the arrest, and
yhich came near costing that officer
mis- earthly existence. The night before
he arrest, Josephus and Andrew had had
} fight with five cowoOvS, in which the
Iwo boys came out victorious. Sheriff
Fulton beard of the trouble, and the next
iay, "a lille at Larkin, little railroad STA
ion, he saw ;wo boys enIer a store. He
followed them in the building, and noticed
hey were heavily armed, Josephus, the
elder, had taken off his pistols and
Wa In The act OF purchasing ammuniiion |