The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-03
ANOTHER KANSAS HORROR.


Religious kxeitensat eads In Insanity a.a
Murder.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Nov. 26-A spec
ial dispatch from Havensville. . small town
In Jackson County, eighty-hve miles west
Of here. tells Of revolving crime con-
mitted near that place last "wednesday
night A young farmer named Rhodes
Clements while going home from
prayer meeting with another farmer
named Samuel Gordon, suddenly be-
came insane and killed the latter with
. club. Not returning home. . search
was commenced for Clements and he was
found some distance from the road sitting
beside the body Of the man he had muir
dered eating his heart He had cut of the
head from G0rd0n's body and had torn out
the heart lungs and liver and was devOur-
ing them. Clements was secured and d
now in jail, . raving maniac.
DErAILA
L8AvENwORTH. kan., Nov. 27.-Respect-
ing the horrible story OF canniba!isin and
murder from Havensville. the following
particulars are given: Rev. Bailifi, Of
Havensville. has been conducting religious
revival at the Bucks Grove Church for
several days, and there has been consider.
able interest manifested, and large NUM-
Der united with the church. Among Others
who protested conversion ON last Sunday
evening was Rhodes Clements, man about
thirty years of age. At the time, he showed
considerable excitement which gave rise to
suspicion that his mind was somewhat un-
balanced. He, 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 he was ON hand again at
the church, and on this occasion appeared
to completely lose his mind and became
perfectly wild, 50 much 80 a. to seriously
disturb the meeting. After the meet
ing he and MIR. Samuel Gordon
started of together and passed the
place where Clements lived. MIR. Simeon
Beach, fearing that something was wrong,
followed them and attempted to speak 10
them. but they evaded him by turning east
MIR. Marts then followed them, or attempted
to, but they managed to evade him and got
out OF his sight. He, however. came up
With them o half hour later, about milo
east of the church, and found Clements bad
Gordon down on the ground tearing him
like wild beast. Seeing tire frenzy that
possessed the maniac, and satisfied that the
victim was already dead, he did not dare,
single-handed, to interfere; but fastened
away for assistance. In few minutes he
returned with j. DOrcas, Samuel
Clements and Charles Barrett aud
together they took the maniac In
charge. lie had .fearfully mutilated his
victim. having torn the flesh from his face
and body and scattered 1t around over the
ground. What seems strange and almost
incredible is that the crazy man had no
knife and had used none, but had 50 fear.
fully mut;laied his victim with his hands
and teeth. There was a dog along with
him and it Is possible that the dog may
have helped the madman In the terrible
work, as II, as we'll as Clements. was COW
cred with blood. The victim OF this fear
full tragedy Is man over sixty years OF
age and has been citizen of that neigh.
bOrhOOd for many years. He has for years
been a 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 persstentiy kept to-
gether and evaded those who would have
taken them in charge.
ADJUDGED INSANE.
HOLTON, Kan, Nov. 27.-RhOde Glenn
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 asy-
lum at Topeka in day or two. News
comes TO this city that two more men had
gone crazy in that neighbOrllOOd, the result
of the religious excitement prevailing.