The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17
NO TRACE FOUND OF
HORACE WILLIAMS.
Searching Parties Fail to Locate
the Alleged Murderer of
His Wife.
DARING ESCAPE FROM A MOB.
Dashed Through Depot Window
and Got Away-May Be in Hid
ing Near Glasgow, Where
He Has Friends.
DARING ESCAPE FROM A MOB.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Brunswick. Mo-. March 16.-No trace ha!
been found of Horace Williams. the youn!
man who is accused OF having murdered hi
wife. near Forrest Green, and who. In thi!
city, escaped from both mob and officer.
after his arrest.
Dozens of men are still searching for him
and opinion is divided as to whether he ha:
got well out of the neigh6orhood. or is ir
hiding near Glasgow, where he has friends
Williams's escape from the mob. which
came to Brunswick to get him. was sensa-
tional. No hero IN q melodrama ever more
desperately thwarted those who sought him
After an autopsy had disclosed that his
wife's skull had been fractured and her
neck broken. Williams was arrested at
Glasgow. He begged that he be not taken
back to Keytesville, as he anticipated in
! jury at the hands of his dead wife's kins-
men.
Before Williams had been arrested, how
ever. the facts disclosed by the autopsy
had become known. and there were already
angry mutterings all over the county. AS
soon as the news of his arrest became
known a mob started for Brunswick. to
| which place Williams had been brought by
two deputies, who meant to take him to
Kansas City.
The deputies and their prisoner got 10
Brunswick Just six minutes before the mob
arrived. A deputy met the moi and cx-
citedly told them Williams was concealed
at the coal chute some distance below.
Most OF the mob started in that direc-
ton, but one man was suspicious. He
looked into the waiting-room. saw Will
liams and a deputy and shouted:
Here he is-the man with the cap on"
His Dash for Life.
Williams's guard turned his head at the
sound. and quick as a flash Williams dart
ed into the office through the ticket window
and thence into the ladies' waiting-room.
With his. overcoat he shattered a large
pane of glass in the north window and
When the mob arrived a negro porter Of
one of the hotels was also In the. waiting
room. and: terror-stricken at finding him
lowed Williams closely through the office
and through the window.
Williams lodged and disappeared. The
mob rounding the corner of the depot mis-
took the regro for Williams, followed him
and fired several shots.
About half a block away the negro was
met by several citizens. who. In face of the
corbined firing of officers and mob. scat
tered and with the negro sought safety in
neighboring houses.
All trace of Williams was lost. Mounted
posses witt bl~oodhoundS formed a Gordon
around the town and escape seemed ilnpos-
sdble. But he has not yet been seen.
The fugitive was traced across the river.
How he crossed no one knows. but his trail
was again found on the other side and he
was followed to the railroad track near De
Witt. where every clew was lost.
The next Light n skiff was missed from
the Miami landing. and it is supposed he
secured that and dropped down the river.
AS Williams recently disposed of valuable
property, 1t Is supposed he has money with
him, but only $50 or $50 was discovered on
his arrest.
woman,s Third md
Williams was the third husband of the
Won an who was supposedly killed.
Mrs. Williams was a Miss Emma
Swain; daughter Of Jesse Swain.
educated at the Synodical College at Full
ton. Mo. When quite young she married
Doctor Burrus. and after his death mar
ried a Mr.: Foley. After a short time he
Jams, a son of a fine old family;
Their life was not happy. Williams was
d~issipated and quarrefsome. At one
time Mrs. Williams's brother had aim
arrested and put in jail for shooting at Ter
lease and took him home. About two
weeks ago her life was insured for 81, 900.
On March 5 Williams hurried from his
home, near Forest Green. for a n%eighbor-
ing doctor, saying his wife had suddenly
an dead.
Williams seemed heart-broken. and would
allow no one but himself and his sister.
who was visiting the house at the time. to
touch the body, nor would he leave the
to eat or sleep. until the burial.
Mrs. Williams's father. haunted by sus-
determined to exhume the body
and hold an autopsy. This showed that the
skull had been fractured and her