The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-23
MOB LAW IN MISSOURI.
series of v.oient Deaths Inniie The Pee
pie IN She vIeini,y OF nioon'iisis. Wac
Ixsched william Bun.


Dexter, NJ, Nov. l6.-Thrcc yiolen,
dcnthB have occurred In this vicinity
during the past "a hours, and this car
niyal Of blood following 40 quickly tho
killing OF the five members of the fam
ily OF Mrs. Jane Tcttaton by J. II. Tet.
taion hns aroused the people to high
pitch os excitement.
Early this morning a telephone mes
sag, whs received from bloomfield
stating that William Hun had been
taken from the county Jail ut that
piHcc by mob and lynchca. In few
moments horxeman dashed into town
from Pyle, settlement six miles
south uf here, with the inteiligrnce
TINT Kew. lrsse Moore bad been nSSas.
sinaied while Alecping In his home.
The question whats nc1?" was
scarcely asked before telephone mes
cage announcing the killing at Ar,leo-
IA yesterday OF Andy Campbell, cS-
postmaster Of Bell City, by William
Parker, merchant.
As%HaNNHAtHNH"tH
This snturnalia of crime seems not
TO bc ended, AZ there are loud threats
| Of what should bc done with the muir
\ dcrer Of Rev. Jesse Moore The min.
| istcp retired at his usual hour last
night, three oi his boys, the eldest IL
| years, sleeping In the same room, the
| female members OF the fapily sleeping
| IN n room adjoining. Early this morn
ing. as was his custom. Elijah, the old
| a., son, arose aud attended Go the
| chores. When breakfast WIS prepared
| he went To- the room To call his father
and brothers and found the cid gem
| ilcman lying upon blood-soaked bc'L
with the top of his head blown on.
The lad was staggered by IN" grew
some sight, and summoned the other
members OF the family and sevcra:
reiehbors.
Jesse Moore wns one oi the best
known Methodist preachers In south
eastern Missouri lie was about 80
years of age and highly respected and
beloved. II IL said aud believed 10y all
who knew him that he had not n
known enemy in the world. Upon the
discovery of his body all the family
denied that they had heard n shot fired.
or that there was noise sufficient dur
ing the night TO disturb their sleep.
Mrs Moore IN prustrntcd The family.
a. far ns known, lived happily together
and there WIS apparently no friction
among the members other than an oc-
casional dispute between father and
son. bat which wrrc counted rs of no
importance. A shotgun, with one nur-
ri empty. was found in u rack on tho
rcnr porch. Eiljan claims that his
parent loaned this gun 10 some un'
known ncighbor last week.
Late tonight coroner's jury re-
turned verdict that the minister
came 10 his death ut the hands Of some
person unknown. sheriff Evans, how,
ever. placed Elijah under arrest, pend
ing further investigation.
william Hun Lynehrd.
AZ two o'clocl, this morning mol
Of 100 masked and armed men went
quietly into bloomfield aud posted sen
tries on an avenues leading To- the Jail
Then sheriff Evans WAS summoned
and told To deliver the keys, This h'
refused 20 do, and Mrs. llushy, the
matron. hearing the argument. TOLD
the lenders that SHE hnd the keys an,
they could gct them over her dca'
body With sledgcs and hammers th'
avengers broke down the door.
HUFF spoke from his cell, telling III,
men 60 be easy, that he would CONT
out. lie tore the masks from thrc'
! men and called out the names Of thr7
men who reside In the northern par
, of the county, admonishing the prin
+. oncrs to report their names. The mo-
. quickly fastened the noose abou
Hufr's neck and led him about mil
!. west of bloomfield. where his bod.
was found dangling from limb.
= last Saturday Hun met youuI
man nnmcd Andrew Melton, u crippl,
i. aud killed him with pistol ball.
). fcud had long existed between tn
I, Mcltuns. prominent and rrspccte
family, and William Hun, who Iva
borne no enyihble reputation. Hun
- last call w!.cn leaving the Jail was a
admoni:'on to his son to kin Esquir
Thomas Melton ON sight.
Judge Fort has ordered the in
paneling of a special grand jury an
active measures viii hc taken Mt ono
y 10 apprehend the mob, three OF whoI
I" are already known.
All that can be- learned of the KILN
of Andy CempSsii is ;bs; he has lon
L been known as had man with gun
n /, He has, Il is reported, been persecutin
= Merchant parkcr.who siudiouslyayoi'
ed him.