The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20

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the main road. No doubt their IN
lenrions were to sink the dead bodies |
IN the Marmtton river, as they made
inquiry a. to the depth OF the Iiver
at that point But their plans were
frustrated by finding that they had
cdnpcd near two prOspectors, Jacob
Phillips and J. w. Cox, who were
hygIng tor rea>ur,. which had
1ren buried t,ere during the war.
That evening, while Stair was
'wav from camp, the woman noticed
old man Sewell's dog licking blood
from the bottom OF one OF the wagon
beds She screamed and Stair heard
her and came back. About the time
he arrived one of the prospectors put
in All appearance to hnd the cause
OF the screaming. STAIR told him
that h,> wife had been scared that
morning by big black dog and was
still nervous. He also told hIn that
he had some fresh beef in the wagon
which had spoiled and smelIel bad.
THE TWO BODIES FOUND.
Tins aroused the suspicion OF the
man and he told Young man by the
name OF Thomas Hendricks about it.
They agreed to meet near there that
nlgIrtaand watch the Stars. Arriving
there that night they found every
thing still and went home with the
| agreement to meet there the next
morning. That night the Stairs
moved their camp down The river
about quarter OF mile. When
the men met at their first camping
ground the next morning they :ound
the Stairs had gone. Following the
wagon track down the rlver unti
they came to where they had stopped
the second tune they found bloody
hatchct with gray hairs matted il
the blood and a bloody pair of shoes
a further examination revealed
track in the leaves where some heav
, object had been dragged. Follow
. ing this about fifty feet they came t
a mound several feet high, bv tn
! side of which wss a large pile c
leaves. Raking them away tn
head OF a man appeared, whic
atterward proved to be that OF Mac
Sewell.
r Thomas Hendricks was sent
o town to give the alarm and the cor
n ner was at once notified. and gathe
II ing jury started tor the ghast
II spot. In clearing away the leaves
e second body was discovered. that
n old Jacob Sewell. Both bodies we
= SO mutilated that they were hard
o recognizable, hut were identified
II James Jones of this city.
III FOLLOWING THE FUGITlvES.
RS In the meantime Sheriff HI
lS Marshal Brady, Deputy She,
I'd White, ex-Sheriff Fisher and lar
er posse of deputized citizens started
US every direction after the murdere
'y Early that same morning, wh
10 day was still distant, Stair deposit
ay the dead bodies of his friends in
re and started to make his esca]
en- travers,ng the same road back
10 which he had entered the bott
until about one and a half miles tr
Ms Nevada he took an eas'erlv Cour
which he travelled for several mil
TO- He then turned in northeast
'n' direction, travelling thus unll ab
on thirteen miles from Nevada, VIII
out he turned from the main road
'th the dense underbruSh, gong al
ar 40 wards into small clearing WI
esS they camped and where they y
ear captured about 2'oclock that
'on by Marshal Brady and Deputy S
Old iH White OF Nevada, and Cha
to Miller, marshal of Seneca City.
ons sr.,p Avp WIFE ARRESTED.
The woman was washing "
: the officers arrived and did not no
led =, .