Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
ANOTHER KANSAS HORROR.

Religious Excitement Ends In Insanity and
Murder.
LEAvENwOETH, Kan, Nov. ga spec
ial dispatch from HavensvilIc, a small town
In Jackson County, eighty-Gve miles west
of here, tells of revolving crime COM
mitted near that place last Wednesday
night A young farmer named Rhodes
Clements while going home from
prayer meeting with another farmer
came insane and killed the latter with
club. Not returning home, a search
was commenced for Clements and he was
found some distance from the road sitting
beside the body of the man hs had MUIR
dered eating his heart lie had cut off the
head from Gordon's body and had torn out
the heart lungs and liver and was devour-
Ing them. Clements was secured and is
now in jail, a raving maniac.
DETAILS.
LEAvENwORTH, KAN, Nov. 27.-Kespect-
Ing the horrible story OF canniba!ism and
murder from HavenSville, the following
particulars are given: Rev. Baiiiff, Of
Havensville, has been conducting religious
revival at the Bucks Grove Church for
several days, and there has been consider.
able interest manifested, and a large num-
Der united with the church. Among others
who profcssed conversion on last Sunday
evening was Rhodes Clements, man about
thirty years Of age. At the time, lie showed
considerable excitement which gave rise to
suspicion that his mind was some What un-
balanced. lie, however, appeared perfectly
sane during Monday, but again Monday night
at church he appeared to be unduly exercised.
Tuesday, however. he seemed all right.
tuesday evening lie was on hand again at
the church, and on this occasion appeared
10 completely lose his mind and became
perfectly wild, so much so as to seriously
disturb the meeting. After the meet
ing he ami Mr.. Samuel Gordon
started off together and passed the
place where Clements lived. Mr.. Simeon
Beach, fearing that something was wrong,
followed them and attempted to speak 10
them. but they cvaded him by turning east
Mr.. Marts then followed them, or attempted
to, but they managed to evade him and got
out OF his sight lie, however, came up
With them half hour later; about mi.e
east of the church, and found Clements had
Gordon down on the ground tearing him
like a wild beast. Seeing the frenzy that
possessed tie maniac, and satisfied that tie
victim was already dead, he did not dare,
slngle-handed, to interfere; but FASTENED
away for assistance. In a few minutes he
returned with j. Dorcas, Samuel
Clements and Charles Barrett, and
together they took the maniac in
charge. lie had fearfulIy mutiIatcd his
victim, having torn the flesh from his face
aud body and scattered it 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 mutiated his victim with his hands
aud teeth. There was a dog along with
him and it is possible that the dog may
have helped the mailman i'm the terrible
work, as il, as well as Clements, was COW
cred with blood. The victim of this fear
ful tragedy is a man over sixty years Of
age and las been citizen Of that neigh
bOrhOOd for many years. lie has for years
been religious enthusiast and has fire.
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 persistentIy kept to-
gether and evaded those who would have
taken them in charge.
ADJUDGED INSANE.
HOLTON, Kan, Nov. 27.-RhOde Glen.
ent, the mailman who murdered Sam Cor
don in the west part of the county Tuesday
night, was yesterday adjudged insane in the
Probate Court and will be sent to the .sy-
lum at Topeka in day or two. News
comes to this city that two more men had
gone crazy in that neighborhoOd. the result
OF the religious excitement prevailing.