The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-08-22
BEAMAN'S BULLET.
1t Plows Through John Tabbs Body
and Leaves the Man Dead.
4 PETZIS COUNTY TRAGEDY.

About noon yesterday William
Beaman, a married man about 80
years of age, shot and killed John
Tabb, boy II, with rifle, the ball
entering the left breast just below the
heart, through the left lung and out
at the back, leaving a hole large
enough to put ones finger in. AS far
as the Bazoo can learn, the killing
was entirely without justification.
J. II. Whitley, living in the neigh
borhood of the killing, about two and
a half miles northwest of Clifton
City, in Bowling Green township,
was in the city last night, arriving
about 4 in the afternoon. He in
formed representative of this paper
that young Tabb was not dead when
he left shortly after noon, but that
his death was momentarily expected.
The story of the shooting is some
thing like this:
For some time feud has existed
between Beaman and Tabb's family
John Tabb, the boys father had had
some sort of quarrel with Beaman,
and the latter threatened to kill him
on sight. Yesterday the boy was
plowing in field rented from George
Irwin by Cine Morris. The elder
Tabb and Morris were about fifty
yards from where Jack Tabb was
plowing. They saw Beaman leave
his house with a rifle on his shoulder,
and the old man, suspeeting his mis-
sion, suggested that he take the plow
and let his son and Morris leave the
field, as he believed Beaman had
designs against the life of the boy.
While they were sitting on the fence
Beaman came up. Morris went to
his house near by, secured his shot
gun and returned, telling Beaman of
the threats he had heard and Offering
to settle the matter in any way Bea-
man might choose. The latter paid
no attention to him, but raised his
gun and, in the presence of the two
men, fred at the boy, who was fifty
yards away, and had taken no part
in the conversation, not having heard
word of it. Morris and the old
man Tabb were taken completely by
surprise, and before they could col
lect their senses Beaman had taken
to the brush, loading his rifle as he
> ran. The two men went to the boy
in the field and found him speeches.
in the furrow, the blood squirting
from the wound in his breast. They
carried the dying man to his home
and called surgeon as quickly a:
possible, and when the Bazoos in
formant left there late in the after
noon he was in dying condition.
Some weeks ago some one told th'
elder Tabb that Beaman ant
his wife We're quarrelling. Tabl
called Morris, and the two went t.
Beaman's house to try and settle th
misunderstanding between the NAL
and his wife. Beaman then threat
! ened to kill them both; and they de
O. parted. Since then he has threatene.
5 to kill them on sight. Why b
: should single out the boy and sla
him without word or sign of warn
r ing, is the mystery connected wit
the affair.
James Lovelace, constable G
Bowling Green township, organize
a posse of men as soon as he hear
Of the shooting and started in pun
suit, but Beaman, having good Ion
, time the start of him, succeeded i
II making his escape
At Z o'clock last evening warrar
was sworn out before Justice Ha
= stead, of this city, charging Beama
with the killing of John Tabb. Th
warrant was placed in the hands {
Sheriff Bowers, who went last nigl
to the scene of the killing.
= There is great excitement in th
- neighborhood over the affair, as th
$ killing is locked upon as an unprt
voked murder. If Beaman is appr,
= hended he Will be brought to tt
d Jail here, as the people would be pc
!, fectly satisfied to let the law take il
course by the evidence.-Sedal
: Bazoo.