Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-11-15
THE WOUNDED BURGLAR DEAD.
Or. G.. M. Dewey, Coroner, Holds
an Autopsy on His Remains
Deputy Constable
Hunter Exon
Grated. -
Deceased's Pal Still at Large.

As will be remembered by our
readers, we gave an account in the
last issue of the COURIER OF the cap
ture of two strange men, near Sum
ner, who were evidently bad cbaracl
tsrs. and who were supposed 20 De
wanted in Linn county for burglar
izing the residence OF II. b. johnson
in the northeast part of that eoup-
", as they were camped near Af.
Johnson's house the night the bug
larry was committed. 70
Mr.. johnson, in company with
two OF his neighbors, started In pur-
suit OF the supposed thieves, and
finally succeeded in locating thsm In
camp about one mile from the
Grand river ferry, four or Ave milss
southwest OF Sumner. Mr.. johnson
returned to Sumner, swore out a
warrant for their arrest and placed
the warrant in the hands of Consta-
ble Sam Loveless, Of Cunningham
township, who went out and made
the arrests.
The prisoners we're taken back to
Sumner and placed under guard
while some necessary papers were
being made out. Loveless was on
guard and about 4 O'Clock as be
turned around To receive an apple
from q friend, both OF the men made
a bold dash for liberty. Constable
Loveless emptied his revolver at the
fleeing burglars, and failing to hr.ssg
them down, he deputized Is. J. Hunt
er, who was near by, to mount his
horse and ovsrtake them, which he
did, but when he came up on them
they turned and attacked him, and
In the tussle which followed Hunter
came near losing his lite, to savs
which he was compelled to use his
revolver with telling effect, shooting
one of his assailants through the
bowels.
Hunter did not shoot until forced
to do 90 in sslf-deiense, as be was 10
imminent danger Of being cut to
pieces by a knife in the hands OF one
OF the despsradoes. The wound in
flicted was serious one and was
dressed by Drs. A. c. Null and j. w.
Hardy, OF Sumner. and j. L. Brink,
of Lscledp. The ball entered the alb
domen a short distance to one side
OF the navel and ranged downward
and backward, cutting several holes
in the intestines and lodging near
the backbone. The wounded man
fingered until Thursday afternoon
between 3 and 4 O'Clock when he
died. He seemed utterly indifferent
to his fate. stubbornly refused to give
his name or furnish a biographical
sketch OF his life for the benefit OF the
curious, and told the doctors in case
he died they might have his body
to do as they id pleased with it.
He is said to have ''willed" the doe
tors the property found in the pos
session OF the two men wheB they
we're arrested, consisting of a team
OF horses and spring wagon, two
pairs Of shoes, two hats, eight horse
blankets, four overcoats, two gold
and one silver watch, three revol-
vers, several pairs OF gloves. some
meat and canned fruit. We did not
learn positively whether Mr.. John
son recognized any OF the articles as
belonging to him, but he lost some
shoulders, "shorts," and pair OF
check lines, and we understand he
identified the eheck-lines. The two
sticks OF dynamite that were also
found in the spring wagon, were,
perhaps, also "willed" to the doctors.
The three pistols, one OF them a
very fine peerlhandled, silvsr-
mounted weapon are in Constable
Sam Loveless' possession, and he
refuses to give them up to the doc
tors, and the N. De may conclude
to blow Sam up with the dynamite
il be persists in his refusal TO surren-
der the weapons to them.
On receiving telegram announcing