Wichita eagle., 1886-10-31
VILLAIN CAPTURED.
Lee Mcsier Murderer OF DICK Loiler
Arrested at FPeeport Iester-
day Morning.
Placed Behind the Bars In the County jail Last
Evenin2 by Deputy L. s. Marshal Zeal .
Full Particulars OF the Crime.

The evening train from the south ever the
Fort Scott brought to the city in charge Oh
De3utv L. s. Marshal Beal, Lee Mosier, a
coy Of 70, charged with one OF the most
atrosious and cold -blooded murders il tie
annals of crime.
About o'clock the marshal arrived at tie
jail and led in his prisoner, thin, spare,
poorly-dressed boy, with dull, unpleasant
looking face, high cheek-bones, small, light
gray eyes, thin lips and light brown hair.
He was hurried to the upper corridor
amid ths whispered ''lnust be something
bad'' Of the prisoners who were straining
their eyes through the iron bars to catch a
glimpse OF the new arrival. Tears glistened
in his eyes as the iron door swung open and
be submitted to rigid search Of his person:
nothing being found he was on his own re-
auest locked ia cell by himself, and the re
Dorter turned aside to learn from an eye wit
ness the story of this remarkable crime.
Thursday morning about 10 O'Clock,
the prisoner; Dick Loller, tho victim;
and R. E. Amer, 4 young nan OF
eighteen, who related tho history OF the
crime, started from Anthony for the Indian
Territory 1t appears that Mosier had hired
I.oIler q tea,nster to go into the Territory for
q load OF household goods, and the latter had
prevailed upon Arner to accompany them.
When about eight miles from Anthony, Mos
ier suggested that they get q gun and hlil
prairie chickens. The idea was instantly
seconded By the other two and they passed
along very pleasantly without any particular
incidents until about dusk of that evening.
They had reached q point about quarter ot
O mile beyond the state line; Arner ana Lol-
Ter were sitting together Ola the front
seat and Nosier IL the back Of the wagon, n
lull in the conversation had come and moth
ing broke the stiffness OF the evening cain
but the rattle OF the wagon; when without &
word he;n~ said there was loud report, Il
fash OF light from the rear, and Lollel~ fell
over the front wheel with u frightful wound
in his head Young Arner, frightened and
dazed by the bloody tragedy, turned upon
his late companion whose aspect was that OF
a demon, and, grasping the nluzzle OF tie
gun as the assassin was pointing 1t al his
head, begged for his life cxclaiming, For
Gods sake don't kill me!''
When asked by the reporter if Mosiel'
made any attempt 10 Kill him, said: "Ho
seemed TO want to kill me-, AMI didn't want
10 either. turned tho nuZzle Of tho gun
from me and begged him to unload the gun.
Afosier asked me if would help him to get
\, ,I,o !
1 said this he released the grasp he had on
TIE gun and either he or 1 shot it of. In the
meantime the team had gone quite distance
an,l whom the gun was discharged [ sprane
from the yacon and ran back to whero Tol
| Ter wa, living in the trail on liz back, III
head in q POOL of blood l said, 'DicI
arc you dead' but ho made no reply. He was
dead and must have died instantly. the1
| left fTosier with the team and started out Oh
foot across the prairie.
Nosier was captured il a corn field yester
day morning by the sheriff of Harper county
Tic officer commanded him three times Il
halt. and at last when 10 did stop running
the fugitive feli a. the feet OF his pu-suers
bagging them TO kill him. he confessed tht
crime, declaring il was useless TO concea
anything"
lie said ho was hired to do the deed by a
man who was to meet him last evening ttht
depot in Wichita and reward him; the only
evidence required that he lad accomplished
it being the dead mans watch. After th'
arrival in the city, he, in company with al
officer, walked for some time upon the plat
form as agreed but no one appeared to fulii
the engagement. The boy had note ol
memorandum as evidence Of the agreement
he says, however, he is not acquainted will
the man, but would know him on sight.
Loiler, the victim Of the tragedy, is a riai
about 80 years Of age, and sometime ag'
married a woman much younger than him
self. For some reason the woman
left him and returned TO a former husband
Young Arner says it is the belief that thes'
were the parties who hired Mosier to perform
tnis deed of blood. S5ili there is nothing
dedrite, ana the guilty parties, whoever they
may lie. are still at large.
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