The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-25
Bateman, the Brutal and
Bloody Butcher, Hanged
at Savannah.
A Throng Of Ten Thousand
Witnessed the Terrible
Trapeze Act.
As He Lived, So Died, the
Blacklist Criminal on
Record.
He Meets His Fate with Sto-
ical and Cool Indif-
ference.
The Monstrous Murder of the
Mclaughlin Girls
Fxpjated.
THE EXECUTION.

| THE EXECUTION.
ST.. Joseph No., Nov. 21.-[Special. =
Oliver III. Bsteman was hinged al Savan
nah at / o'clock this afternoon in the pres
euce of 10000 spectators. Death ensuec
in seven minutes, and thirty minutes afieI
tbe trap was sprung the body was cut dowr
aud turned over TO his father, who had re-
manned up town, not caring to witness the
execution.
The doomed man protested religion yes
-srday, but ever since his arrest he has in.
sisted that he was ready TO die, and only
regretted that there was TO be any delay
He wss attended on the scaffeld by Revs.
s. Voss and Bone, who conducted the de-
yOtional exercises, snd the only words he
uttered were, "Lo.d bless US. Receive my
spirit"
TEN CRIME.
The readers of the BAzoO are too fsmil-
lar with the sickening det4ils of the hor-
rible murder and outrage Of the two little
Mclaughlin girls, Austie and sdeils. to
require It's rec lpitulaiIon here. They will
also remember the mystery which so long
surrounded the case, It's great attrocity
rendering dIfficdlt any effort to fix so
henious guilt upoa anyone without the
very strongest evidence.
The crime was committed on Sunday,
August 31si, 1884, while the children were
on their way to Sabbath school Their
dead bodies being found the same evening
CircumstJntial evidence pointed TO Oliver
Bateman a. The criminal and he was arrested,
but so strong was public opinion, and so
int. nse The excitement, It was with difficulty
lyrching was prevented, but as before
stated, so great was the crime that human
nature revCl.ed a! fixing il upon any
human. WITHOUT he most positive evidence,
and this not being produced, Bat MN ives
released and returned TO his home. Bnt
public feeling Was TOO strong TO rest until
The truth WIS known, and the vigoru us and
uutiring investigation led TO Baeman's
arrest and his voluntary confession of the
terrible deed upon which he was hastily
removed In ST. Joseph for safe keeping,
and 10 prevent his being lyuched. On
Ociob Sd, special term of court was
called at Saw annsh to Try the case, and the
prisoner was taken there under strong
guxrd Some 500 people from the sur
rounding country fiocked TO The scene and
il was evident iha, nothing but the prompt
est action of the cOnrt, in trying the case
would meet With approval or s,av an i'm
mediate lynching.
The sheriff summoned special venire
for grand jury, Consisting OF john Gal
bresth, B. NJ. Daniord, J. J. Miller, S. +.
Sesly. q w. Nease, Ed T. Baird. q. NJ.
Browr, J. l.. Bennett, J. w. Brooks, John
Friedman, u. +. Gilmore and john Guss-
ey. After the grand jury was sworn by
tue clerk, 5. 4. Seeiy was by the court APP
pointed foreman. The court then gave the
usu-l charge TO the jury, calling their at
iention 10 the gravity o. the matters they
would he called upon TO investigate, and
C, mi Fl mented the people for their patience
and the iUtell gem, law abiding Course Ia
ken by them In permitting matter of So
great importance TO 60 TO calm, deliberate,
dispassionnie invesn CATION Of The law.
The grand jury then retired to consider, Al
about III o'clock and continued their inves
tigaiion until 4:04 o'clock .. m, when they
returned the following indictments:
TWO INDICTMENTS POUND.
STATE OF Missouri,
County Of Andrew.
IT the circuit court of Andrew county, state of
Missouri, special Term, A ID. 1884
The grand Jury for the state OF MissoJ rs, en-
pane!ed, swOln and cha eed to inquire within and
for the body OF the scOunty OF Andrew and the
state of Missouri, upon their oaths present and
charge that Oliver ri. Bateman, GA the SIst day of
A. gust, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight handred snd eight four, at the county of
Andrew and state OF Missouri, In and uDoh the
body of one Austie \, Lsughlin. then and their,
ieloniOusly, willuy, deliberately, premeditatedly,
and Ot his malice aforethOught, did make an as
sanlt, aid that the raid Oliver h Bateman q GER
tain revolving pistol then and there charged with
g1npowder and leaden bullets, which pistol he,
the said oliver H .Ieman, then and their in his
high. hand had AMI held then and their, fsloni
ous!y, willfully, deliberatly, premeditatedly and
of his malice aforeihought did di,charge and
shoot of o. against and upon her, tn said Ausiie
Mclaughlin, and that the said Oliver Fl BatemaR,
with one OF the leaden bullets aforesaid, out OF the
pistol siOressid, by the said Oliver II. Bateman,
discharged and shot of Is aforesaid then and heir
felOniOusy, wilIully, deliberately, premeditat-
eds aud o. his malice ssOs etuought, lid strike,
penetrate anu wound her, the saiO Austie Nc
Lsughlin, in and upon the right side of the belly
OF her, the said Austie Mclaughlin, livng to heI,
the said Austia Mclaughlin, then and their with
the Iezden bullet NJ resald, so as Aforesaid cIs-
C arged aud shot out Of the pistol aforesaid, bv
the sal Oliver II. Batsman, in aud upon the right
side OF the belly of her, the said Austie McLausn
lin, one mortal wound of the breadth sof one-hslf
an inch and of the depth Of six inches, and that
the said Oliver Ii Bateman, with the revolving
pistol aforeraid, so Aforesaid loaded With gun
pog der and leaien bullets, which revolving pistol
he the said Olive II. Bsteman, then and T. cir in
his night hand had and held, did then ard their
felonously, willful'y, deliberately, premeditst-
edly and of his mallcs aforethought, discharge
and shoot of TO, against and upon her, the saia
Austie Mclaughlin, and that the said Oliver r.
B2teman, With one of the leaden bullets aforesaid
out of the revolving pistol Aforesaid. then and
their by force Of the gunpOwder aforesaid, by The
said oliver h Bateman, discharged and shot Of
aforesaid, then and their feloniously, wiilfuly,
deliberately, premeditatedly and Of his malice
aforetbought did stIiks. penetrate and wound her,
the said Aastie Mclaughlin, in and upon the left
siGe of the head Of her, the id Austie MeLaugh-
lin. giving to hei, the said Austie Mclaughlin,
I'LL
aforesaid shot OF and discharged by the said
Oliver II. Bateman In and upon the left side Of
the head Of he r, the said Austie Mclaughlin one
other mortal sound Of the breadth OF half an inch
and the depth Of Eve inches, Of which said mortal