The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-07
Murdered.

supposed to have had on his perso,
a large sum Of money. It could b
sesn hal he was killed with a hsav
piece Of wood or other deadly weap
on, and that the purpose was rob
berry. As soon as the murder wa
discovered the police were tels
graphed, and on Saturday morning
Ed. Mckenzie, a negro, who liva
in the alley back of Henry wag
ner's saloon, was under arrest fot
striking the fatal blow. Later hsI
claimed that Harry Williams. a me-.
gro who lives about three miles
north Of Lohman station, did the
killing.
He says he stood at some dis
lance and saw the man Drained
but took no hand in the matter
that Williams asked him to 60 with
him down the road to Lohman's teI
waylay Linhardt and help to rot
him, but nothing was said, aboutl
taking the mans life. But whoa
Linhardt showsdSsht Williams i'm
mediately struck him with the club
which he picked up near the place,
and that as soon as Linhardt was
dead Williams took the money and
gave him a part Of it. This is 10
substance his confession.
Sheriff Some and Officer Frank
Henderson went out TO the home of
Williams Friday night. They
found him in bed and placed him
under arrest. When informed that
he had been implicated by McKin-
zie as being the murderer of Lin.
hardt he expressed great surprise,
and stated that he did not know
that Linhardt was dead until night,
and being very tired from working
all day he did not 60 to see him
then, but intended to 60 Saturday
morning. On being searched a
leather purse for silver money was
found, and in it was $685.. He
stated to the officers at once that
Linhardt had one like that one.
The money he claimed he had been
paid by Mr.. Linhardt Thursday af-
ternoon, that this money and some
more was swed him for work done,
and that on Thursday afternoon he
went to Lohman's to see MI. Lilo.
hardt to get some money to buy g
hat. He asked for a dollar, but
not having the change, Mr.. Lin
hardt gave him $40. and told hin
that as soon as he could get time
; they would have a settlement, ant
that he thought he owed him abou
Sis. He then bought a hat for II
> cents. which accounts for the $685.
! found. After buying the hat b
> claims he went home before nigh
and that he remained there al
' night, to which fact he has wit
nesses to testify. OF course, this i
only his story, which may or ma
not be true,
The fact of the purse found o
him, which he says is like Lin
hardt's, and that he quit work ez
pressly to see Linhardt at Lohma
is against him. However, he ma
! be able to explain these circum
, stances at the preliminary examine
ton which will take place eithe
Monday OIL Tuesday next.
t The theory is advanced that
e was known by Williams that Lir
! hardt had sold some cattle recent
and he asked him for money simpl
to see his roll, and thst McKsnzi,
seeing Adam Linhardt in Jefferso
i City on that day, knew from the IT
lations between them that Mic
y Linhardt would spend the day
Lohman's, and he therefore hurrie
to Williams house, where the rol
berry and murder was plannet
Thursday morning, while McKenz
L. was having such a glorious tin
, spending money, he bought a leatl
g er pocket book for IS, of H.. j. La
%tonoix. This book has not yet bee
n found. The rest. OF the none
l which he got is.in this purse, an
l the police are hunting for it. Il
q refuses to tell what be did with j
Coroner Son, of Russellville, hel
=, an inquest on the body of Linhart
: yesterday morning. No 9 fac
= were developed. The jury foun
that he came to his death by bein
struck on the head by a club in u
hands Of some one unknown to then
lie After the close of the inquesttt
funeral took place at the cemeter.
near Lohman's.
Williams is the negro who kills
a man named Ritohis in 1893,
Centretown. The killing, howeve
seemed to have been done in sci
defense, but at the trial he was col
- victed of msnslaughter and given
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