The Osceola times., 1886-12-04
ANOTHER KANSAS HORROR
Religious Excitement Ends In INSANITY m"
Murder.

Religious Excitement f-hus ~
Murder.
LEAvEYwoBTH, Kan, Nov. Ca spec
ial dispatch from Hayensyille, small town
in Jackson County, eighty-fye miles west
of here, tells Of a revolving crime eo'-
rlitted near that place last "Wednesday
night. A young farmer named hhooes
Clements while going home ITO"
prayer meeting with another farmer
named Samuel Gordon, suddenly DC
| came insane and Killed the latter WIN
n club. Not returning home, search
was commenced for Clements ana ne was
found some distance from the road sl'tlns
beside the body of the man lie had muir
dered eating his heat. lie had cut OH the
head from Gordon's body and hat torn OUT
| the heart. lungs and liver and was deFohr-
ing them. Clements was secured anu Is
now in iail. rayng maniac.
DETAILS.
LEAvEYwoRTH, Kan, Nov. 2f.-Respect
ing the horrible story of cabnibaism ana
murder from Havensville, the following
particulars are given: Rev. Balllil, Oh
| Uayensyllle, has been conducting areliglous
revival =, tie Bucks Grove Church Tor
several days, and there has been consider
able interest manifested and large num-
! Der united with the church. Among Diners
who professed conversion on last Suil0hy
evening was Rhodes Clements, man ABOUT
| thirty years Of age. At the time, heshOwed
| considerable excitement which gave rise 10
| suspicion that his mind was somewhat I'M
balanced. He, however appeared perfectly
sane during Monday, but again Nohday hlgnt
at church he appeared to be undH!y eNsiciseu'
| Tuesday, however, he seemed an f!sht
| Tuesday evening be was on hand again Az
the chulch, and on this occasion appeared
TO completely lose his mind and became
perfectly wild, so much 20 as TO seriously
! disturb the meeting. After the meet
ing he ami Mr.. Samuel Gordon
started OF together and passed the
Mace where Clemeais lived. Mr.. Simeon
| Beach, fearing that something was wrong,
followed them and attempted to speak 20
| them, but they evaded him by turning east.
| MIR. Marts then followed them, or attempted
| 10. hnt they managed TO eyade him and got
out Of his sight Jlc, however, came up
with them half hour later about mile
| east of the church, and found Clements had
| Gordon down on the ground teGflng him
| like wild beast. Seeing the frenzy inst
possessed the maniac, and satisfied that TIE
victim was already dead, he dill not dare,
| single.handed TO inteilerei but hastened
away for assistance. In a few minutes he
returned with j. DOrcas, Samuc,
| Clements aud Charles Barrett and
| together they took the maniac III
charge. lie had fearfully mutilaicd his
victim, having torn the flesh from his face
and body and scattered IL 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 mutlaled his victim With his hands
aud teeth. There was dog along with
| him and it is possible that the dog may
have helped the madman In the terrible
work, as it, rs well as Clements, was COW
cred with blood. The victim of this fear.
| ful tragedy Is man over sixty years OF
age and has been citizen of that neigh
borhood for many years. lie has for years
been religious enthusiast and has fTe'
quently been called cranky on this subject.
There are those who believe that on this
fatal evening both men were crazy. They
can only, on this theory, reconcile the
strange fact that they pers silently Kept to-
gether and eyaded those who would have
taken them in charge.
| ADJUDGED INSANE.
| Horror, Kan, Nov. 21.-RhOdc Glenn
eni the mailman who murdered sam Cor
don in the west part of the county Tuesdty
night, was yesterday adjudged insane in ths
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 had
gone crazy IN that neighboihOod, the result
of the religious Excitement prevailing.