The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
Desperate Fight of Young Man
Against a Whipping.
ACCUSED OF INSULTING A GIRL.
A Cousin and Four Friends Went to
His House to Chastise Him.

offensive remarks made to cousin
of one Of the attacking party. Her.
bert Marks, 10 years old, whosefam-
ily is of New York stock, but who
makes his home near Colonial Beach,
Westmoreland county, Va, killed
four men and wounded a fifth, WHO'S
missing, and may be dead in the
woods near by.
William Taylor, 81 years old, an
oyster dealer.
William Heflin, son Of the sheriff OF
King George county.
James @. Stiff, a travelling sales
man.
Henry Douglass, an oysterman, is
the missing man,
Marks took Miss Rosa Taylor, OF
Oak Grove, to church 1t was neces-
sary for him to drive several miles
with the young woman in abuggy.
They were unaccompanied. and when
Miss Taylor returned home, she com
planned to her cousin, William Tay-
Tor, that Marks had made offensive
remarks to her,
Marks, who is the only son OF a
widowed mother, after leaving Miss
Taylor at her home, drove back to
his farm. some three and a hall miles
distant.
When Miss Taylor's cousin heard
of Marks alleged conduct, he, with
four friends, decided to cowhide him.
-ri'1ne party on hOFSFback, Hrmpt wTrh
guns aud carrying two blacksnake
whips, started for the Marks farm
about s O'Clock in the evening.
They rode slowly and arrived at
Marks house at 8 o'clock. They tied
. their horses in the woods near he
house aud surrounded it so that he
could not escape.
Young Marks was sitting alone in
a room, reading, when he was startl.
ed by the breaking of the window
; He took a pistol that was lying on q
$ desk nearby and fred. The bullet
struck William Hehin, son OF the
> sheriff of King county, in the aldo
: mel, wounding him so seriously thai
he died few hours later
q While Hefiin was making his at
8 tack at the window, James Q. Stiff
: went to door leading into the room
in which Marks was sitting. Ate
Marks had fired the first shot, Still
placed his shoulder against the doc
ytaud broke 1t In The impetus VAS 81
h great that he half fell into the room
a Before he could retreat Marks fire.
ia at him.
all The bullet struck Stiff in the mech
"a parals zing him from his neck dowr
m He fell bleeding and helpless.
n. Marks did not know why theattac
n. had been made upon him and ra
ia out OF the house. He started for
Il. neighbours to summon help.
10 He ran through the pear orchar'
at near the house. and as he ran he ga
ia young Taylor rise from the bush'
IN and weeds growing in the orchar'
of Taylor pointed a Winchester rifle
" Marks.
as Marks cried to him not to shoe
n. Taylor fred one shot at Marks, al
missed. The next instant Mar
fired at him and he fell dead, sh'
through the heart.
Thompson, another member Of t
ne attacking party, then appeared III
rts Marks fred once at him. Thomps'
oe ran away, but was found later dea
al Douglas, the fifth member Of t
ks party, was not shot at by Mari
li'- BE fled to the place where the hor'
go were tied, and mounting one, re
nia away. Marks ran to a neighbo
MT. house some two miles distant al
ear summoning help, returned to
m home. At the instance OF bis neil
yer Dor, James Guthridge, be carr
ing young Hefiin into his home and L
war him ON a bed. He then tried to
vive Stiff, who was unconscious.
Marks and Guthridge then went
ices the pear orchard and, believing &
As Taylor was not dead, carried him
the the house. When they found he !
hill dead. Marks covered him over v
The blanket and, mounting no
,ate rode for q doctor. In q short t
|ers, he returned with the nearest ph
eed- clan.
Dad The doctors examination sho
and HAHN and Stin we're dangerol
orti- Wounded and be sdvissd that !