The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-16
WOMAN GUILTY Of
Isl DECREE MURDER
MIS-. Agnes Myers Assisted Hel
Paramour TO Kill Her
Husband.
WHILE NE RlLi HIM she cur
HUSBANDS THROAT WITH RAZOR.


The Verdict carries with u the
Death rrnnity-Ihr Jur, Nrnd-rs
Its D""i-i"u to the judge white
SundH, school L. Occupying the
t"uri R""n',
Liberty, Mo June l2-"We. the
jury mud the defendant. Agnes Myers,
guilty Uf murder In the first degree"
\ SUNDAY school was in session IN
the court room when this verdict was
returned. The deal benches that all
ths week had held a crowd OF inquisi-
tive and morbid folk were hllpd with
little girls In white dresses and boys
IN kuiCherhutkers. 4 church organ
stood ir place of the prosecutors chair,
aitd before it ~ar charming and de-
murp young woman
It was 800 O'Clock. The superin,
teLdrui Of thr Sunday school had risen
to civ" ont hymn. when loud rap.
ping upon the door OF the Jury room
echoed above the quiet Of The Sabbath
morning The superintendent sat
down again with the hymn book In
hand aud turned to watch that myste-
rious door. which the shrrin was un-
locking
The sheriff put in his head. In a mo
ment withdrew IT, and again locked The
door.
Then he Went 10 the judges room;
his bunch OF heavy keys jingled as he
walked. The Judge came out ana took
his chair behind the Judicial bench.
The sheriff raped for order
Bring In the defendant" ordered
Judge Alexander.
In a moment Mrs Myers, her mother
behind her walked briskly out OF an
other door and SAT down together In
the jury box.
Tn" children OF the Sunday school
looked with mouths agapr at the mur.
deress She had on a loose wrapper.
all black
Th- Jur,'s Verdict.
Bring in the jury" ordered the
judge The door was unlocked and the
l2 men marched in aud stood in Il row
before the Judge The foreman reached
over and handed piece OF paper to
NE clerk There was minute of in.
action while the clerk looked at the
sheet Of paper upon which was written
the fate of Mrs Myers
Gentlemen have you agreed upon a
verdict" asked the Judge
We have, your honor. answered
the foreman.
Read IT," the Judge said TO the
clerk
We, the jury, find the defendant.
Agnes Myers. guilty Of murder in the
hrst degree" he read
The boys and girls OF the Sunday
school, understanding what it meant,
stared, with pity on their faces at the
little woman In black.
Gentlemen said the Judge, you
have the thanks OF this court for the
manner in which you have conducted
yourselves, You have been subjected
to great Inconvenience. but 1t WAS un-
ayoidaDIe You are discharged
The sheriff heckoned to the con.
demned woman, and she followed him
out As the yellow doors swung be-
hind her the superintendent of the
Sunday school. with hymn book yet in
hand arose, faced the lines OF white.
dressed girls and announced
we Will sing the hymn on page r."
The hymn sounded loud in the cell
Of Agnes Myers. not twenty feet away,
but she did not listen. She hung over
the foot Of the iron bed. still smiling,
still posing. as she talked with The
newspaper nen.
The ttrocious Crime.
According 10 the story Of her para
mour. Frank Hoffman, who confessed
to being an accomplice with Mrs. My
ers in the murder Of her husband. the
crime was premeditated. and was ex
ecuted In the most brutal manner.
Hoffman was tried last February for
the crime. and was convicted. and is
now awaiting the death penalty. Ac-
cOrding to liOttmans confession. he
was admitted TO the Myers home at an
early hour on the morning Of May 10,
1904. by Mrs. Myers, in accordance
with prearranged plan to Kill Clar
eEce Myers. Mrs. Myers had admin
is,ered a drug To her husband TO com.
pei sleep. Hoffman Went TO the bed
side OF the sleeping man and dealt
him q blow with a billiard cue. This
served TO arouse Myers, who grappleV
with Hoffman. and rs the latter was
intoxicated, Myers was getting the bet
ter of the fight when Mrs, Myers struck
her husband with bed slat and later
cut his throat with razor repeatedly.
She then stabbed the dying man In
the back half dozen times with a
pair OF scissors. The confession Of
Hoffman was the strongest evidence of
the state against Mrs. Myers. Hoffman
testified voluntarily against the wom-
an. and he was offered no immunity
by the prosecution.
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