The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-09-03

one half miles west of the village. |
He thought at the time it was
strange for Walters to be in town at |
such an early hour, but made no in
quiry.
THE BLOODY BUTCHER CAPTURED.
This much was learned by nine
O'Clock, and party of men, mount
ed and on foot, at once started for
Shier's farm. They reached there. in
about half an hour, but neither Shier
nor the negro hand were there. Mrs.
Shier stated that they had gone to
Lexington for corn, and the party
started in that direction. After trav-
cling about two miles they met Shier
and the negro (Walters) returning,
each driving wagon load of corn.
Shier was made acquainted with the
horrible murder and the suspicious
circumstance that pointed to Wal
ters, and he helped seize the latter.
Walter was told that he was wanted
for the murder of old man Parker,
but he stoutly protested his inno-
cence. What's that blood on your
hat and Shirt" and one of his accus-
ers pointed to several bright red
splashes on the front of his straw
hat and in the bosom of his hickory
shirt just about the edge of his
trousers. "That's where I had the
nose bleed said the negro and he
still manifested ignorance of the
crime.
/ Shier was called on next and he
told that Walters had not been in
the house all night. He had come
home early that morning on one Of
his horses and when he scolded him
for it Walters said that he had been
lover to MAYHEM to get some clotches
he had bought the night before. The
clothes were found in the barn al
Shier's farm by the party when they
reached there and were part of the
same lot that lay scattered about
on top of the counter in the murder
ed mans store and like them were
also splashed with blood. Still Wal
ters protested his innocence, bu
everything pointed SO strongly t
his guilt that halter was thrown
over his head and he was swung t.
the limb of tree in the barnyard
The latter broke when his full
weight came upon it and the negr'
fell q limp mass upon the ground
! The driving lines were next detached
from the harness of the team Wal
tors had been driving and quiskl,
fashioned into q moose and it wa
thrown over his head and the crow,
were about to swing him up again
Then Walters fell upon his knee
aud began bawling for mercy. 8.
killed him, I killed him." he yelled
: ''but please don't hang me, misters
I didn't mean to do it, but I wante
to GET" and the wretch lay gro,
. cling in the dirt of the barnyari
, There was a strong disposition o
the part of the crowd to hang hir
= then and there, but cool counsel pr
. vailed temporarily. "What did 20
y kill Mr.. Parker with!" was asket
IA corn knife" was the answer, an
he led his captors to a clump {
d weeds about a quarter of q mile ava
9 and got the instrument of butcher,
+ THE FOUL F1END's CONFESSION.
The confession, as it afterward r.
: lated the Times reporter by sever,
= of the captors. was substantially q
follows: Yesterday, Thursday,
= was at the Higginsville fair. I me
;. Mr.. Parker. He had big roll (
= money and I telt like taking it avs
= from him, but I would be caught.
: thought I could do it better t
! waiting until morning when I coul
catch him in the store alone az
:. knock him down. So I went hon
:. and slept in the hay NOW in Il
:. barn. Iguess it was about thre
O'Clock when I woke up, for th
! moon was shining brightly. I wei
1ox~n IN the stable and hridled M