The Taney County republican., 1903-10-22
SONS WILL AVENCE
MOTHERS MURDER
One Arrest Has Been Made and Is
Being Held on Suspicion.
VOW OF THE FOUR SONS
swear over the Dead IIody of Their
Mother That The, win Not Give
Up tniiI the slayer II Run
Down and Punished.

81. Louis. OCT. IA freh'HH'"
was arrested Friday morning at WeIf-
ton. suspected of knowing something
about the murder OF Mrs. Kate Ls.i-
man. who was killed "Wednesday aiier'
room within half n mile Of her home,
near Normandy. IN St Louis ,ounly
The suspect gave the name OF Goprse
Clarig. but he was better known "A
| the community as George Ro9
The Frenchmnn was placed Lndcr nr'
rest by Irwin W I.auman. son Of ihe
murdered woman. who H. JEFFERSON
guard a, the Worlds fair grounds.
He apprehcndcd the Frenchman N
saloon In Wcllston and turned I'm
over To Constable Frank Kocrnis tie
1 was taken TO the Office Of Justice StTo-
! bic. and from there escorted to cay
ton to be held pending developments.
The arrest Of the frenchman se'El'
| important. In view " the fact that
he was seen In the Immediate vicinity
! Of the murder AT three o'clock Nchnes-
day afternoon. Just half an hour later
| Mrs. Lauman was seen In almost tao
same spot.
Claude B Martin reported to the
county officials that he had Seen the
Frenchman near Hunt aycnu" and ih"
Natural Bridge road at ,he time stated.
and Paul Basquest reported that he
had seen Mrs. I.auman here a. $3.50
p m. on the same day.
Suspect Denied lie Saw Mrs. Lnum"E
When Clarig was arrested re denied
that he had ever seen Mrs Laumgn,
but admitted that he had been IN tho
vicinity of Hunt avenue and Natural
Bridge road Wednesday afternoon
Negro ,urr Food WAS kcin.rd.
Deputy shcriffs who are working on
the case are also anxious 20 locate 4
negro who applied 10 the Lnum1n
for food few days ago and wns re-.
fused. Bloodhounds will be put on the
trail of the murderer.
Whether the bloodhounds rill be ut
any value is doubtful. as t.ere has
been much rain since the murder and
they probably would have difficulty In
keeping the trail
Mrs. I.auman's body was found by
the roadside late Thursday by one OF
her sons.
Inuucst Continued TN "Wednesday.
Coroner Koch continued the inquest
Friday until next Wednesday at 10 II.
m. when the inUuisirion Wa. then 5e
resumed at Normandy.
No material evidence was brought
Out Friday The detectives dnd oili-
tials are inclined 10 believe that tho
missing negro will prove an important
factor In the solution of the case ii he
Is ever captured
Since the murder he has disappeare |
from the neighborhood. but the detect
iiyes have an excellent description OF
him and expect to eilect his capture.
Vow oS the Four suns.
While the jurors and witnesses were
gathered In the parlor of the l.auman
home. near Normandy, listening to tho
testimony the boys sworc over the
body of their mother that they would
run 10 earth the man who 20 ioulIy
murdered her and bring swift and ter.
rihle Justice upon his head
1t was adrama.ic scene in The iitlc
pNrior when these strong youug men
gathered around the body of their
mother AMI sworc that he murderer
should not he permitted to escape
Thc coroner held an autopsy over
the remains. The bullet-a 32-calihor
was found lodged in the base Of ,h>
skull. II entered Just above the left
eye.
4 reward of 500 has been offered
for the apprehension of the murderer.
The ST. Louis county court will offer
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