The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-01-27

Hepler, the Dual Murderer. TAX
Ell From Nevada Jail
The Wretch Carried to Lamar and
Hanged at Midnight

lhe reich Carried to Lamar anl /
Hanged AT Midnight.
Lamar, No, Jan 23.-1:40 a. NJ
Hepler. tie double murderer. was
brought to the city to night by
mob, taken IL the court house ward |
and hanged to tree. 4 train from |
Nevada was tagged and on it the !
murderer was brought by the mob, !
arriving here about ! o'clock.
Nevada, No, Jan 22-Hepler, the
Barton county murderer who was
brought here for safe keeping, was
taken from jail at $50 o'clock TO
night bo a mob OF 200 Men from
Barton county. who came up on the
evening train and marched straight
to the jail and demanded the pris-
oner.
The sheriff of Barton county was
here, and as soon as news of the
mob's arrival reached him he hasten
ed to the Jail and attempted to spir-
it the prisoner away. He had hard
lv got the man out Of the Jail before
the mob lad surrounded the build
my, He then retreatel into an out
house. but was soon found and his
man taken.
The mob was we'll organized and
seemed disposed to do their work
with as little trouble as possible.
They secured their man and were
out of town before IA hundred of Ne
vaia $ citizens We're aware of their
action and the officers were entirely
unprepared to make any effort at re-
sistance Not a shot was fired
during the time.
OFF DOWN TIE RAILROAD.
As sOoG as their man was secured
the mob marched up Main street,
across the square and down Cherry
street to the depot. As they march
ed on the moans and cries of the
wretchel victim could be heard
above tie Hoise.
On arriving at the depot the mob
! t0ek the railroad track toward Bar
ton county. 1t was supposed that
they intended to take the prisoner
to the railroad trestle. a quarter Of q
mile south OF town, as a convenient
place to hang Lim, But they march
ed over it without Il halt and kept
on their course. As soon as the
alarm was given Captain Mitchell
called out company II. Of the nation
al guards of Missouri, and they sci
out i'll pursuit.
With the militia was sheriff Whit,
and a posse. The pursuing forces
overlook the main body of the mob
at Nassau junction, two miles soutt
of the city,
Hepler was not there, however
Men in the mob declared that b,
had been put on a wagon unde
, guard OF a strong body of we'll arm
, ed men and was being sent acros
the line into Barton county. Their
r at daylight, they said, he should b
hanged near the scene of his Grim.
| The militia and the sheriffs poss
gave up the pursuit.
| THE WRETCH hATE CERTAIN.
That portion of the mob whic
was met at Nassau juntion faggs,
| the train between Nevada and La
3 mar ard boarded it.
The mob acted very quietly bot
in getting the prisoner and on tn
train, but left little doubt that the,
. intended to make an end of th
' wretched Hepler before morning
A report was current that tie MAJ
would be burned at the stake.
Sheriff Garrett Of Barton count
to day had talk with Hepler in jail
, and the prisoner confessed to hav
ing murdered the woman and child
, but says he did not know what b.
did it for.
The crime of Hepler was a pecu
liariy brutal one. Last Monday af
/ terroon he went to Mrs. Goodlev'
! house about o'clock in the after
. noon and crushed her head with
chair The head Of the boz, 6 year.
cid. was crushed 10 a Jelly and tn
little girl was struck over the heat
with poker and LIFT for dead. I've
OF the children who were away from
= home made the discovery and CAV
= the alarm The little girl. who wa