The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-02
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.
a TERRIBLE DEED.
Religious Excitement Ends la Insanity and
Murdar.

Religious Excitement Ends la Insanity and
Murder.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan., Nov GA spec
ial dispatch from Havensville, small town
in Jackson County, eighty-fye miles west
OF here, tells of a revolving crime COM
mitted near that place last Wednesday
night. young farmer named Rhodes
Clements while going home from
PRAYER meeting with another farmer
named Samuel Gordon, suddenly be-
came insane and killed the latter with
club. Not returning home, search
was commenced for Clements and lie was
found some distance from the road sitting
beside the body of the man he had mur-
dered eating his heart lie had cut oil the
head from GOrdOn's body and had torn out
the heart lungs and liver and was devour-
ing them. Clements was secured and Is
now in jail, raving maniac.
DETAILS.
LEAvENwORTH. Kan, Nov. 27.-Respect-
ing the horrible story of cannibaIism and
murder from Havensvil'e the following
particulars are given: Rev. Bailiff, OF
Havensvile, has been conducting religious
revival at tile Bucks Grove Church for
several days, and there has been consider
able interest manifested, and a large num-
Der united with the church. Among others
who pIOfessed conversion on last Sunday
evening was Rhodes Clements, man about
thirty years of age At the time, lie showed
considerable excitement which gave rise TO
suspicion that his mind was somewhat un-
balanced. He however, appeared perfectly
sane during Monday, O..'again Monday night
at church he appeared to be unduly exercised.
Tuesday, however, he seemed all right.
Tuesday evening lie was on hand again at
the chmch, and on this occasion appeared
TO completely lose MS mind ami became
perfectly wild, so much so as to seriously
disturb the meeting. After the meet
ing he and Mr. Samuel Gordon
started off together and passed the
place where Clements lived. Mr.. Simeon
Beach, fearing that something was wrong,
followed them and attempted to speak 20
thcm but they evaded him by turning east.
Mr.. Marts then followed them, or attempted
to, but they managed to evade him and got
out of his sight. He, however, came up
with them a half hour later, about mile
east of the church, and found Clements had
Gordon down on the ground tearing him
like a wild beast. Seeing the frenzy that
possessed the maniac, and satisfied that the
victim was already dead, he did not dare,
single-handed, to interfere; but fastened
away for assistance In few minutes he
returned with J. DOrcas, Samuel
Clements and Charles Barrett and
together they took the maniac in
charge. lie had fearfulIy mutilated his
victim, having torn the flesh from his face
and body and scattered it around over the
ground. What seems strange and almost
incredible is that the crazy man had no
| knife and had used none, but had so fear
fully mutilated his victim with his hands
and teeth. There was dog along with
! him and it is possible that the dog may
/ have helped the madman i'll the terrible
work, as il, as well as Clements, was COW
cred with blood. The victim of this fear
! ful tragedy is man over sixty years or
age and has been citizen of that neigh
bOrhOOd for many years. He has for years
been religious enthusiast, and has fre-
qurntly been called cranky on this subject.
There are those who believe that on this
fatal evening both men were crazy. They
can only, Oh this theory, reconcile the
strange fact that they persistently Kept to-
gether and evaded those who would have
taken them in charge.
ADJUDGED INSANE.
IlOLToN, Kan, Nov. 27.--RhOde Glenn
ent, the mailman who murdered Sam Cor
don in the west part of the county Tuesday
night. was yesterday adjudged insane in the
Probate Court, and will be sent to the asy-
lum at Topeka in day or two. News
comes to this city that two more men bad
gone crazy IN that neighbOrh0Od, the result
of the religious excitement prevailing.