Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-11
A Horrible Murder.

On Friday last horrible murder was committed
i'll Hodgeman county. The perpetrator of this
horrible crime 3 man by the name of Samuel
Purple, a brother in-Iaw OF I. A. LAUDER, Of this
city. Mr.. Lauber was summoned home, and gives
| to the Globe an account Of the tragedy. We make
some extracts from his letter. He says:
The crime was committed at the residence OF
Samuel Purple about seven miles east Of Jetnore,
Hodgeman county, Friday morning, between the
hoErs Of eight and nine o'clock. The family were
at breakfast and DIR Purple having not yet arisen,
it was thought he was ill., and Mrs. Purple took his
breakfast TO him: this he took from her haIis and
threw it on the floor, without saving word. Do
ing this, be Immediately got up and being parti-
ally dressed passed through the house and locked
the doors: having the doors locked he proceeded
7 to knock the women and children down with his
fists, and then compelling them to sit on the bed,
he shot them down. He first sho; the infant babe
which was only ten days old. the bullet passing
through the brain. He next sent bullet through
the mothers brain, who for the first time, on that
morning had been up from three weeks bed of
sickness.
The next victim was Tfllie LAUDER, aged eighteen
years, sister Of Mrs. Purple, who there for the
purpose of caring for her sister dlring her illness
He shot NJ Title, the ball grazing the right temple,
burning her face but doing no further injury: she
ran to the door and unlocked il, and ran cut into
the yard. when he fred the last shot in the pistol
at her. the ball striking IN the upper right arm and
lodging in the shoulder; Having gained the yard,
! she 10 a neighbours house half mile distant,
and on reaching there she fell in faint: having
| recovered from the faint she told the horrible
story. The next one he killed was little Hattie,
| aged six years Having emptied his revolver
fortyfve caliber, he loaded the shotgun, the con-
| tents OF which were discharged in the breast OF
| poor little Hattie, killing her, and charge of
! powder finding Judgement in the face of Mamie,
/ three year old daughter. The remaining and
| younger child, Eddie, being frightened so badly,
! hid himself under the bed, and thus escaped the
! notice Of the fendish parent.
NO KNOWN CAUSE.
| can give no cause for his actions. other than
! that it was wiliful and premeditated murder,
| which Will probably remain mystery TO us for ell
time TO come, he had been out of bed but very
| few minutes. a few facts 90 to show that he was
not labcTing under Fl OF insanity, are that few
days ago he sold OF all his cattle and other stock
! and had completed negotiations FOR loan Of mon
! eyo on lands and property. All who have known
and seen him of late will testify that he was any
thing but insane, and that the bloody and iendish
deed was planned and arranged for some days be-
! FORE and the cause which prompted such actions
VIII ever remain O deep mystery lie also made
! the remark that ne wanted to kill his mother aud
stepfather, Mr.. A. Heimer, who resides al Marena,
and said if he could only accomplish this he would
! be satisfied.
Sister Title is receiving the best medical attend
alce, ana although sne Is very low ye' we nave
| every hone Of her recovery. Excitement through
| oat iIodgemsn county, as weu as IL kinsiey, is
very great, I'D a mob have organized, VINO say lie
shall never live to have trial The moo started
out last night, and another goes tonight, ana ior
| augtit know they may hare him stru;ig up ~
this time. l..