The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-02
A Murder at Mayhem, No.,
Quickly Avenged by Judge
Lynch.
Will Walters Pays Promptly for
Killing Z. f. Parker-His
Brutal Butchery.

Lexington, Mo-, August 30.-A
telegram to Sheriff Mitchell yesterday
morning announced that E. F. Parker,
a prominent man of this county, en-
gagged in the mercantile business at
MAYHEM, had been murdered and his
store robbed. In company with two
deputy sheriffs and the coroner, a re-
porter immediately drove 10 MAYHEM,
a small village On the Chicago and
Alton rosd, ten miles south of this
city, AMI there witnessed most hor-
rible sight.
Behind the counter in the store lay
the dead body of Parker in his own
blood. Some one had awakened him
in the early morning, and upon the
pretense Oh wishing to buy goods bad
enticed him into the store, which is in
the front of the building in which he
had been accustomed to Sleep. Parker
had evidently been showing his muir
derer pants and shirts, for a number
of these articles lay upon the counter.
The murderer had evidently watched
his chance and, when his victim was
not looking, had struck him terrible
blow on top of the head with what af-
terward proved to be a corn knife.
Parker had evidently then tried to
get away from his antagonist by going
toward the front of the store, but his
murderer followed him up, and with
his deadly instrument nearly served
the mans head from his body. Be-
sides this blow had been dealt which
laid open the left side of the face, cut
ting the j4wbone in two.
ROBBERY WAS THE NURDERER's OBJ
JECT,
but he was scared away before his
end had been gained. One of Par.
ker's pockets was found turned wrong
side out, but the other pocket was not
touched and contained 81. The cash
drawer was broken open and thrown
on the floor and but 81 was left in it.
The murdered msn's vest hung on a
chair in his bedroom and contained
a gold watch aud $40, but this also
was unmolested.
Parker was a widower with no chill
dren, about % years OF age, and was
highly respected. His mother lives
in Sharon, Pa, and has been notified.
CHASING THE ASSASSIN.
A negro was seer to leave the rear
of the house at about the time the
murder was supposed to have been
commit:ed. He was reccgn zed as
one Will Walters. in the employ Of
81. G. Slider, fsmer, residing three
miles northeast of the city. Some
citizens went in search of him and
found him at work about the farm as
usual. On searching him blood was
found upon his clothing, ami on be-
ing charged with the murder he con-
fessed the crime. He said he went to
the store and aroused Mr.. Parker be-
tween 4 and 3 o'clock this morning.
Parker admitted him to the store,
when Walters asked to look at
some shirts. Just as they were put
down on the counter he struck Mr..
Parker with a corn knife and contin-
ued to hack him until he was dead.
His purpose was to get money, but he
became alarmed and returned home.
THE WILLIAM LYNCHED.
The posse returned in the evening
to MAYHEM, bringing the corn knife.
covered with blood, with which Par.
ker bad been murdered, and stated
the affair as above reported. Thew
did not produce the negro, but it is
positively known that he was made
away with by some means, whether
hung or shot is not stated.
Late yesterday evening DR.. McDon-
aid arrived here from MAYHEM and
confirms the statement that Wsl;ers
was caught few miles north of Nav.
view, confessed the murder and wss
hung by a mob.