Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18
North Carolina Sheriff Gets His
Prisoner In Hardin County
and Will Return
MOODY TELLS OF THE KILLING
Admits That He Cut "Tyre" Crawford,
But Pleads Extenuatins circum-
stances MansIaushter and Not MUIR
der Will be charsed-Lisht Sentence
Expected.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, April 1S.-Sheriff i. NJ. Da-
wis, of Surry county, North Carolina,
arrived in the city Saturday and in the
evening left for his home in charge of
Thomas Moody. better known as .Hod'
Moody, who was arrested last week by
Sheriff Mitterer, charged with the muir
der of Tyre" Crawford. in North Caro-
lima. Moody confesses his crime but
pleads e&tenuating circumstances. He
says he cut Crawford with knife but
not until after the latter had made sew
eral vicious attacks upon him, and sue
ceeded in cutting him across the hand.
Dobson, the county seat of Surry coun-
ty. The sheriff says he does not think
Moody viii get very long sentence. as
there is no doubt but that the man was
in a way justifiedin defending himself.
Murder will not be charged, but rather
manslaughter. Sheriff Davis assured
the prisoner, in the presence of
Times Republican cores c,ndent that
there would be no danger of mob vio-
lence.
The assault upon Tyre" Crawford
took place on March 25 in Bryant
township. Surry county, Ill the Blue
Ridge mountains. To a correspondent
of the T.-R., Moody said in speaking of
the case: Crawford commenced the
trouble which took place at an auction
sale conducted by Bill" Cordle. who
was selling out pre- cara tory to moving
to Seattle. Arch Moody, my uncle.
was crying the sale. In company with
my brother-in-law, Gunthtr Lewis, l
was bidding on pair of mules when
Crawford began the attack We had
bid the animals up to 1927 and my I'M
Gle had called in the sale. Crawford
commenced abusing me, by cursing me,
and I left hirn, wishing no trouble. II
went to where the hogs were being sold,
and he followed me there, continuing
his abuse. was bidding en- hog, ct
$5.05, and another man bid $5.10. Gran
ford stepped UP to me and said: C.
d you, YOU don't need to be stand
Ing around here bidding ON this stuff
replied, tyre, now go away, | don't
want no trouble with YOU no how /
left him and went up to the feed barn.
where they were bidding on some hay
forks. He followed me, stiH cussing
me, and grabbed me by the coat. c.
D. YOU he said, I've a notion to
thrash he'll out Of YOU / told him that
he had better go away. as didn't want |
no trouble with him. and he answered.:
I just want TO show you that can
beat hell out OF you
with this he struck me over the
head and stuck knife in my left land. |
He also made. an attempt to cut me on
the neck, but my coat collar protected |
me. had two slashes across my |
trousers, but the flesh was not pene
trated. then opened my knife. COM /
mon jack knife. and struck at him, | |
believe, three times. / knew ] had cut |
him, but did hot know he was dead I'M
tn was arrested UP at New Provi-
fence. / didn't want no trouble with
Tyre at all. but he forced me into it."
Moody shows the scar on the palm
Of his left hand, where Cranford's knife
entered. The man is a typical North
CaroNnian, both in style OF manner and
physical stature. He is tall and gaunt
and speaks like southern mountains
ser Moody has been working since
coming north, for mile" Reece, North
Carolina farmer living two and one
half miles south of New Providence.