The Russellville Democrat., 1886-10-27

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BRUTAL BUrCHERr.
Horrible work a an Insane Ne.
gro ~ Van Burea.
Gazetse, RIA
wben Pat Rice gave the sigma u
the eDgsaeer Of passenger train No.
/. % pail oct from Fort Smith yes-
sersiay morsing. = big. bnrisT neg-s
stood Ga the resi- platform Of the
last car gestscslsting wildly and
shouting Good bye, I'm grise to
sexre dis country and as the train
passed the depot be hurried : nnm-
Der Of pFefane and obscene remarks
10 p<rsoss ssaBding On the platform.
Before reaching yan Buren, . brake
MAJ ordered him TO 90 into the car
and behave himself He passed
through the train ard entered the
baggsge-car, out Of which be wxs
SYSTEMATICALLY soCxcED.
He made his way to the first class
coach ard took : seat near the door.
He hsd been ssked for bis fare b.
Mr.. Rice before the train arrived at
Van Barren, bat the only satisfaction
the conductor got was that be
you'd pay when be gos ready, and
that n be made another sueh 4 re-
quest Of him be would cut his heart
out. By this time fhe train was 1t
Van Barren. where Sheriff Hawkins
and Deputy Sheriff Felix Honek
STOOD on THE PLArEozn
With Jim Smith, . negro sentenced
TO eight years in the peniteDtiary,
with whom they we're on their way
to this city. Mr.. Rice requested
the sherifFs to take the Objectionable
passenger OF the train Hawkins
kept . watch over Smith while
Houck went into the car TO comply
With the request Of the conductor.
He asked the negro in polite way
70 get out Of the car, which vas an
swered with IN OATH He jumped
from his seat and with an open knife
10 hand made . pass It the deputy
who lodged the weapon The latter
drew his revolver and
FIRED AT HIS AssAILAET,
the ball taking effect 10 the right
side. The infuriated brute then
wheeled around and started to carve
the passengers in the coach, ire
spectivs Of age, condition or sex.
He slashed ]. @. Sargent CONNER
ciaI traveller for . St. Louis paint
house, across the arm, and then
sprang to the opposite side Of the
car and inflicted several ugly wounds
IN the person of John r. Waggoner,
q drummer for . Chicago house.
While crossing the aisle Houck sent
. bullet into his left side, which
stunned the scoundrel for mement,
bnt be soon recovered energy enough
to continue his butchering work
Several passengers had their clothing
cut whose names we're not learned.
About midway Of the car Henry
Church,
A BLIND HAND ORGAN GRINDER,
and has wife occupied seat and
this innocent and harmless couple
the maddened negro assaulted with
all his fury and rage. He cut the
blind man 10 the arm and then threw
his left arm around the woman's
neck and stabbed her several times
10 the breast The greatest excite
ment prevailed IN the car. which con
tanned about fifty passengers. The
women were screaming while the
men were so dumbfounded, they
hardly knew what was going on.
Every person in the car thought the
train was being robbed and some
we're putting their valuables in plac
Is OF safety, expecting every moment
70 be held up by the road agents.
While the negro was stabbiug Mrs
HARRISON, the deputy sheriff
sEHr ANOTHER BULLET
after him which entered bis abdo-
men. This made him release his
rip and he fell TO the floor 1t the
eel OF the woman. While in this
he cut Oh . portion Of her
;iothing and grasping her BY the
limbs commenced 70 puncture them
With his knife. Every blow the vii
ain dealt her brought forth an ago
lizing screAm, while her blind bus
and, poweriess 70 come 70 her relief,
ried ia vain for help e stream of
turning tears rolled down from bic |
ightless eyes. No more pitiabIe
iQllt can be Imagined While tbe
ecro vac cutting the limbs Of the
loInan be expired. All this brutal
utchery WAS the
work on 1 rEw sEcoHDs.
I'd when the crowded condition 81 /
b. CIR IL taken into consideration Il 1