Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-11-30
AssAss1NATED.
JAY RYND LAwDER OF MEXICO
KILLED AT FARBER.
Shot Down Without Warning
Ted" Bailey,a Coal Miner,
The Guilty Mana WO-
man in the Case"-A Mob
Gathers.

ing at Farber, this county. jay
Rynd Lawder, aged 30 years, a
single man, q son of the late Maj.
Lawder, Of Mexico, was shot in
the head and instantly killed by
Ted Bailey, q coal miner, a mau Of
alb out the age of Lawder, and who
has a wife and three children.
The shooting was at the depot
platform just as Jay Lawder and
his brother, Edward Nj. Lawder,
were ready TO board the west.
bound G. & A. train for Mexico.
There was a crowd of people on
the platform and Bailey walked up
and by Lawder aud then instantly
turned and shot the man in the
back Of the head just behind the
left ear. Lawder fell dead. Ed.
Lawder was just in front of his
brother and on the Instant hearing
the sho. turned aud saw Bailey
with the revolver above his head.
He grabbed him around the waist
to wrench t. weapon from him.
He saw his brother was hurt but
did not know he was killed.
He still wrestled with Bailey,
the two men finally falling to the
ground, Just at the edge of the de-
pot platform, aud beside one of
the coaches Of the train. A by
stauder pulled the revolver from
Bailey's hand. Bailey made no
resistance and was taken charge
of at once by Constable Earnest
Grubb of Laddonia VINO happened
to be in town aud near by.
Ed. Lawder, shortly after the
shooting, made the following state
ment for publication.
The killing of my brother by
Ted Bailey was wholly unexpected.
We were standing nthe platform
waiting for the noon train which
we expected to take to Mexico. As
we walked toward the car platform
to get on as one or two passengers
got of, i had my head turned talk
ing to some one. Jay was nearest
the platform. All at once I heard
shot, and turning my head, the
first thing l saw was Ted Bailey
with a pistol held over his head. /
grabbedthe hand which had the pts
tol in il and threw him to the plat
form, partly between it aud the
car. In the scuflle the pistol was
wrenched from his hand. at that
time did not know that Jay had
been shot,as l did not see him fall
and he made no cutlery, as he was
killed instantly.
I'VE were both unarmed and did
not dream of any trouble with any
one. Had noticed Bailey standing
on the platform before we went
oyer to the train. He had been
in the office the night before to re-
ceive his pay, as it was regular
payday at the mines. He showed
no resentment at that time, and sc
far as l know not word has evel
passed between him and my broth
er.
"He had been in our employ
at different times during the past
four years, After tile shooting
learned that Bailey was jealous o
attentions that he thought my
brother was paying his wife; al
though l learn that Jay was dis
? couragiug her in every way posi-
p BILE, even to the extent Of locking
! her out of.he office"
; Constable Grub, after arrcstiul
Bailey, allowed him to go to hi
P house for a change Of clothes ant
5 then hustled him into livery Ri
D and sped with him toward Mexico
> Excitement ran high ut Farber an,
| some think it was lucky for Bail
I ey that the officer made no della,
in starting with him for the oouu
q ty jail,
After the shooting, when Bale,
F entered his house in Constabl,
/ Grubb's presence he said to BIZ
g wife, Il got him" you haven
killed hint" exclaimed the woman
Il