Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
"a UDllION.
A DESPERADO'S END.
John Oscar burlington Executed at
Bonneville, Mo.
LEONARD JEROME BURIED m LONDON.
Workmen's Demands Granted and
the Miners Strike Ends.
STOCKS ACTIVE AND WEAK.
LEONARD JEROME BURIED IN LONDON.
STOCKS ACTIVE AND WEAK.
THE LAST OF A DESPERATE.


John Oscar Turlington Hanged ut Boone
Vile, No., for Murder.
BONNEVILLE, NO., March 6.--John Oscar
the murder of Sheriff Granger of Cooper
county. His neck was broken.
BURLINGTON AND HIS CRIME.
John Oscar burlington was a desperate of
the worst kind His life was one series of
crimes. In appearance he was more like q
farmer than criminal. He was born in the
baekwoods of Kentucky, anu although but a
little over twerty-six years OF age he had a
record that few criminals equaled. When
young he went west and there began his career
OF wrongdoing. After numerous exploits in
the Indian territory and Indiana he went to
kentucky. Getting into trouble in the latter
month while going through Missouri he was
ordered from freight train. While jumping
on the car he fired at the brakeman and then
ran away. He was arrested and locked up in
the Bonneville Jail to await trial for assault.
Owing to his quiet behavior. which was as
sumed, Turlington's desperate character was
not suspected and he was allowed considerable
liberty in the Jail.
SHOT THE SHERIFF.
When the time came to lock up the prisoners
in their cells burlington drew q revolver lust
as Cranmer inserted the key in the lock of his
cell door. The sheriff quickly drew his pistol
and the men exchanged shots, Cranmer being
wounded and dying the next day, burlington
escaping burlington was captured by posse
few miles from Bonneville. At the trial it
was shown that a supplemented lad, confined
In the Jail for minor offense, had made his re-
lease and secretly passed a revolver to Turing
ton through a window of his cell. burlington
was convicted of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged on september H. The
case was taken on appeal to the supreme court
Rendered impatient by the delay incident to
the appeal, the citizens of Cooper county began
to talk of lynching, and this coming to 1urling-
toms knowledge he determined to escape
rather than become q victim Of the advocates of
lynch law
A SECOND ESCAPE.
Finding that circumstances favored him in
his design he. on the night of November 1,
made his escape from the Jail. As soon as it
was known that he was ut large a posse was
organized and started after the fugitive. For
week strict search was continued, but
burlington could not be found. On November
IL the welcome tidings we're received at Boone
vile that the murderer had been caught in
Kentucky. 1t was known that the man had
many relatives and friends in that state and
that officers of every small town had been mott
fed to be on the watch. The rewards, amount
ing to over 81 300. were enough to put every
man on his guard, and burlington was placed
behind the bars at Caseyville, Ky. The Boone
vile authorities could hardly believe their good
fortune when first appraised Of the arrest.
A little later, however. came telegram as
follows: "A. Hornbeck, sheriff, Boone Vile.
Mo. am captured. Please have your deputy
sheriffs and officers to have me protected from
the men. John Oscar burlington"
RETURNED To BONNEVILLE.
Sheriff Hornbeck at once went to jefferson
City and obtained the proper requisition
papers, He then went to Frankfort. KY, to
have the papers honored. His deputy, ". L.
Spaher. started direct to Caseyville to hold the
prisoner until Hornbecks arrival 1t appears,
however. that Turlington's captors became
alarmed that they would lose the reward if they
let their prisoner off their hands, and, having
obtained Turlington's consent, started with the
man to Bonneville. At Evansville. Ind. they
encountered Spaher, who demanded the pris-
oner. He had no papers, however, and was
refused. Spaher then came on with the Ken
lucky man to this state.
THIRD ESCAPE.
After being returned to Jail burlington once
more escaped but was captured when he got to
Otterville only thirty-fve miles from Boone
vile. On January ~ last the supreme court
rendered its decision sustaining the decision Of
the trial court and fixing the date of the exc
cution for today.