The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-09
FRUIT FOR THE GALLONS.
Capture of Charles Earaest, Hho Committs5
 Dcgbla Murder
IN SCOTT COUNTY.
He Tried to Extort Proraiss of Maria ge from zEiks MolI5s Brosnisy and
 Threatened Her Life
Then He RiiIsd Her Fstbsr and Brofhf' Because ihe oia Nan b2p0siu-
 lated with Him.

-aGWs was IrCEAtEA 4r&S NAsAS --~%AA ing of the arrest of Charles Earnest, near Richmond, Little River county, yesterday. Officers had followed him, it seems, from Milltown, q small town in Scott county, where he IS wanted to answer for a double murder committed last week. Ae- cording to the story of the killing as given on good aHthor1iy, Earnest had been trying 10 in duce Reuben Bromley's daughter 10 marry him and she refused to do 50. On Friday night Earnest, who was drunk, and the young lady, Moliie by name, were in a side room sitting ID with a sick child when Earnest commenced his task of trying to force Mollie to promise to marry nim and finally drew his revolver on her saying I will Kill the whole G-d d-d outfit of you and then kill myself" The sick child jumped out of her bed, ran into the other room and exclaimed, Charley is going to shoot sister. !"
 Old man Bromley rushed into the room and found that Earnest had put up his pistol and had the girl drawn into his arms against her attempts to avoid it. Taking him by the arm, Bromley led him from the room and said to him: "Charley, you must not treat my daughter this way. If she will not marry you 1 cannot help it" and added, ''you asked me for her last Sunday was a week ago and told me that she wouldn't consent to marry you, but you were going to make her, but you must not do this" After this they made friends and shook hands. After wards they met again and had a second quarrel, but made friends and shook hands as before.
 Later on, about II o'clock, they met for the third time in the yard. This time the words used were stronger and showed plainly that the enmity between them was con- stantly growing stronger, and that it would terminate in something more than a mere quarrel, but they again made friends and shook hands for the third time.
 Bromley then picked up his little three-year-old girl, turned his back toward Earnest and started to walk away when Earnest fired at him, the ball entering the shoulder Bromley fell to sitting posture, and Earnest fired the second shot, which cut of the mans ear, passed through his shoulder and lodged in the lungs. This is the shot that carried the unfortunate man into eternity, but another was fired into his body. Earnest was in such close proximity to his victim that the pow der from his pistol set his clothes on fire and they were burned almost en- tirely off of him.
 When Bromley fell the child he was carrying started tow ard Earnest, but the second shot scared it and it turned and ran to it's brother Willie, who was standing near. Willie picked her up just as the third shot was fired, and started to run with her, but Earnest fired at him. The shot took effect in his left side, entering just below the second rib. 1t passed entirely through his body, coming out just under the third rib. ei1e ran about twenty steps and fell unconscious, but re- covered from this and managed to get some distance from the house.
 During this time Earnest was looking for the girl and her mother, who had fed to neighbours for pro- tection He was furious by this time, even threatening to kill his brother if he did not go home.
 Parties coming upon the scene found Bromley lying upon his face dead, and searched for Willie until 2 o'clock am. when they found him about 100 yards from the house stiff and cold. After being carried to the house and warmed, he revived sufficiently to give a full statement of the affair.
 Willie died late next evening.