The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07
MADE A PARTIAL CONFESSION,

duplicating his master. Young France
only upbraided Sam for duplicating
him, saying, "Sam you know I had
nothing to do with having her muir
dered, did II" Sam responded "no,"
upon which France was discharged.
though still regarded by many a.
guilty.
Monday was devoted to
BURYING THE DEAD WOMAN,
and was one of the largest funerals
ever attended in Pettis county. Tues
day Sam was taken before Squire
Sprinkle for . preliminary examine
ton. All was excitment. Knots of
from ten to forty persons could be seen
with dark and omnibus countenances,
excitedly discussing the murder.
Long hunting rifles and bowie knives
then Missouri weapons-were in the
hands of every man. BY the time the
Squire was ready to try the case
A DANGEROUS MOB HAD ORGANIZED.
and dire threats could be heard at
every hand. The negro was finally
brought into court. and at least hun
dred knives leaped from their scab-
bards. Several men now interceded
for the Negroes life. begging that he
might not be killed, at any rate until
he could make confession. Among
the number was Gen. Geo. X. Smith,
and preacher named Ray.
That trial will be forever remem-
bered by all who witnessed it. 1t was
partly judicial and partly conducted
in a manner known to the regulators.
The negro did not seem very much
frightened. evidently thinking the
crowd would not destroy fifteen hun
dred dollars, which was his value, but
he finally made a
FULL CONFESSION OF THE MURDER.
He said he was melted to commit
the act BY his "old master and mis-
tress and his young master Shepherd; :"
that the old and young man said they
would pay him for it, and "old mis-
tress showed him some yaller money"
she would give him after the murder
had been committed.
He went to the house Sunday MORN
ing to kill her, knowing her husband
would be at church. When he first
went in he pretended that he was
hungry. which he had frequently done
before when nearly starved, and asked
for something to eat. Mrs. Raines
kindly gave him some pie, and told
him to help himself. This disarmeG
and melted the fiend for time and
he almost determined not to kill her,
but knew if be did not the lash would
be numerically laid upon his back.
After eating he got up and went
around the house and Mrs. Raines
laid down by an open window. He
went to the window and grabbed her.
She jerked away from him and said:
SIN the name of God, Sam, what
would you doy" He then went around
to the door and passed into her room,
and here a considerable struggle took
place. She got out of the house, all
the time piteously
BEGGING FOR HER LIFE
and imploring Sam not to kill her
after all she had done for him, but the
black fiend with his hellish spirit had
no pity or gratitude in his soul and
continued his struggle to kill her. Al
though in a very delicate condition,
being about to become a mother, she
resisted to the last and got away from
the negro and ran to the wood pile for
an axe, he in close pursuit knowing
what she was after. In chasing her
he observed torked stick that had
been placed under the limb Of an
apple tree to support it; this he
snatched out and az she stopped to get
the axe
HE STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD,
with the bludgeon, telling her to the
ground corpse. He now made sure
work Of his murder and struck her
several blows to make assurance
doubly sure, and while doing this his
victim gave premature birth!
The two little children were trying
to follow their fated mother, and the
incarnate demon turned upon them,
striking the little four year old in the
head with the club he had retained in
his grasp, and striking at the one still
younger. but not injuring it. He
then went home and told them his
work had been done.
After this confession the cry for
the life Of the negro, and the Frances
was terrible. and again there was work
for the cooler heads, who begged to
spare the lives Of the uegro and his
masters as the confession vas made