The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-06-11
FAMILY MURDERED.
...,.r and Five Children Decoy-
ed from Bates County
., over the Kansas Line ana
Foully Murdered.

-. Kansas City Times.
''p p,s.sasroN, June about
-, to-day Constable Goss came IN
z =, ,a,,n with the news that two chi
! ,,sn had been found drowned IN
= - ,,sek about five miles north
-. o,....r,on. A coroner's jury
- .e summoned and went to
s4' IL. ! of drowning. Upon reach
- - ,be place there was discovered
,.sgon and one horse, a iuli set OF
s,rness su1 excepting one br'dle' and oy
:. s;de OF the wagon was found the
bods of girl about II years, WIN
her head completely severed fro"
her body. Upon taking the children
s..o, ,be stream IT was found they
h,d been murdered and thrown into
,ne stream. They proved to DE
bov and girl. The girl-about II
,eIrs OF age-had her skull mashed
,,;tb an Ak. The boy was about 0
wears Of age and his throat was cut
,,ou ear to ear. Coffins were pro-
v;ded, in which they were placed
and the inquest held. In the mean
lime some of the party discovered a
terrible stencil. and upon searching
the body OF woman was found IN
.ou,e thick brush, covered with logs
and bark. and on uncovering it was
found that she had been hit IN the
,;de of the head with an AK and hef
th,oat cut from ear to ear. She. IS
supposed to be the mother OF the
eb,ldren. They were all buried on
Inc SPOT. as they were too much de-
composed to move. 1t is found nv
l,nther Investigation that these*i,ar'
lies were in town last week inqurine
the way to Jones Switch. The man
was about five feet six inches high,
weighing about I4o pounds, sand,
beard, and wore very ragged clothes
In the wagon was found four plair
straw hats. No clu. as to who the
nerpetrator was, and nothing wa
found to indicate who the victim
were or where they came from.
THE PLEAsANTON TRAGEDY.
From the Kansas City Journal.
PLEAsANToN, KAs.. June 3.-1h
murdered family discovered tou
miles north OF here yesterday Wa
The family of John II. Andersen
The bodies found were Mrs. Ande
son. aged about IS years; Lillian
years; Ella, 10 years: Anna, s ar
James, 4 years. Annals body w
discovered this morning, making fly
bodies so far. The family wei
very i,nprovldent, the man, John /
Anderson. and his nephew by ma
rage, Lewis Wampler. preferrir
fishing and hunting to work.
seems, from what can be learne
that this Lewis Wampler had col
mitted some crime which the Andt
son family were fully acquaint
with and on several occasions h
threatened to kill the whole fami
From every indication he carried
his threat. On Nav 20 Wamp
and Anderson lett Jones' switch
wood switch about five miles no
OF here) to go to Missouri after y
derson's family, who resided on
/ F. Caton's farm. about ten miles G
Of Pleasanton. On Monday. NJ
Il 20. WampIer appeared at the ho'
alone, and told Mrs. Anderson t
her husband was arrested and IN
calaboose at Pleasanton for some
known cause. and wanted her
come to him. She weot to nei
Dor named Mull1s and stated I
she was afraid to go with Nanap
tor fear he would kill her. but
prevailed on her 20 go. and
night about s O'Clock they staI
Tor Plcasanton. Before they stai
ne loaded his rifle. saving he M
need il on the way. They ARR
IN Pleasanton about O'Clock 4.
II Tuesday, Nav II and were
ny the night watohmsn. Ia
AcGnire who found out that
IN QlanS n-,.,,a Mas tNapn,.fer and