Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-07-29

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waited for Norris to make his regular
trip downtown, and when he had
passed the door Rose stepped out and
shot him in the back.
Norris fell to the sidewalk. Rose
rushed up to him, put his 32-calliber
revolver to Norris head and tried to
shoot him again, but Deputy Sheriff
Tom Lasley ran up behind Rose,
grabbed him and pulled him away.
VICTIM SHOT In DEFENSE.
Norris rolled over, pulled out large
revolver from his inside coat pocket
and fred two shots at Rose, while
Deputy Sheriff Lasley was holding the
old man. Seeing that Norris intended
to empty his revolver, Lasley let Rose
loose, and the old man got out of the
way, Lasley having secured his revol-
yer.
Circuit Clerk Dick Spencer tried to
get Norris revolver, ,butNorris refused
to surrender it, though he afterwards
gave his revolver to Edward Mitchell.
Norris declared to the gathered
crowd, 81 only wish I could have
killed the old -"
While waiting for q carriage to
arrive he began to grow noticeably
weaker and said:
sT am done for"
SLAYER HAS NO REGRET.
| The ball ranged downward.
Norris was removed to his home
and on reaching there said to his wife:
celia, am sorry have brought 80
much trouble upon you"
When Rose was told by a Chronicle
correspondent that Norris thought 1t
was all over with him, he said, ''Thank
God for that"
Rose has long scratch on his right
arm which looks like the mark of a
bullet. He at once gave himself up
and Is now In jail calmly smoking his
pipe.
Mrs. Rose approves the act of her
husband.
DIR. Coons pronounced the wound
fatal and Norris knows that he lie
dying.
| BEATEN BY THE BETRAYER.
Dr.Norris is one of the leading ply
sicians of Palmyra. Rose was bis
close neighbor.
Rose believed Norris had planned
TO betray Roses 2o-year-old daugh-
ter, Kittie. Norris went 80 far as to
attempt to pass the night with the
young woman in her own bed cham
Der, and while both her parents were
in the house. He used q step ladder
to secure ingress through the window
of the girls room upstairs. To the
foolhardiness of his passion in thii
venture discovery and may be death
are due.
Last Saturday morning at O'Clock
Rose, as he sat smoking, the othel
members of the household having re-
tired, heard sounds upstairs. Sus'
pecting burglars were in his home
he armed himself with a butcher
knife and Investigated.
Moving noiselessly he peered intt
his daughters room, and there h'
came upon DIR. Norris, partly un
dressed. Fiercely he rushed at Nor
ris, poislng his knife.
, But DR.. Norris is young and an ath
iete. Rose is no match for him. H.
, was knocked down repeatedly unit
! Norris managed to gain the ladder.
!, Mrs. Rose, awakend by the fight
!, ran screaming from the house, arous
a ing neighbors by the score. The doc
q tor reached the yard en- dishabille
Rose, bleeding and weak, staggers
after him.
SILENT RESOLVE TO KILL.
Then all Palmyra knew the story
The doctor had left his s270 gold watc
!. behind.
Chased by Rose and other citizens
Norris rushed around the house
scaled fence, fed toward his ow
home and hid for the night in barr
Before dawn, Rose, his wife an
: daughter had gone to the home Of tn
girls brother, q farmer. The doctor
clothing and watch were left at tn
}. Rose home.
The next day DIR. Norris came dow
: to his Office, spiek and span. He brav
ed the towns comment. The news
papers printed the story and he di
!, not even take the trouble to plead ez
;. tenuation.
,fI Leaving his daughter and wife O
n the farm, Rose returned. He decline
q to be interviewed. He confided In nc
q body. He made no threats. He bide
i. his time and the people of Paimyl
a began to alternately pity and scor
= him.
ni With bravado Norris continued
D. 90 his rounds. The father and the b.
trayer did not meet. Nobody thougl
that Rose was seeking him. /
- Rose's opportunity came thus -
probably would not otherwise ha'
y come. When nobody was with
' reaching distance OF his revolver
brought 1t into play.
:, Rose Ii not vehement. He does n
~ rave. He is neither talkasive y
secretive. He appears as man wi
q has done plain duty and is conte
with his pipe.