Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-11-30
. LARGE CROWD OF ORDERLY
BUT DETERMINED MEN WENT
TO THE JAIL AT IL O'CLOCK
MONDAY NIGHT AND DE
MAEDED PRISONER.
BAILEY WILL NOT TELL MOTIVE.
Mrs. Bailey is Alleged to Have Been
the Cause Of the Trouble A
Statement From Z. M. Law
der, Brother OF the MUIR
dersd Man and From
the Prisoner.

Sunday afternoon at | O'Clock by a
miner named, Edward J. Bailey. Mr..
Lawder, in company with bis brother,
Ed, was just preparing to board a west !
bound @. & A. passenger train for this
city, when without warning and as
quick as thought Bailey stepped from
among the crowd at the station and
shot him in the head, the ball enter
ing the right temple and ranging up
ward. The murdered man fell to the
platform without a word. /
The report from the pistol had
scarcely died away when E. M. Law
der, a brother OF the deceased, graph
ed with Bailey and together they fell
between the platform and the train,
the pistol dropping from Bailey's hand
as they fell.
The crowd closed in Immediately
and secured the murderer who made
not the slightest effort at resistance or
escape, and turned him over to Con-
stable W. e. Grub, who appeared on
the scene at that moment, and started
at once with his prisoner to this city.
BAILEY's WIFE LEARNS OF THE
TRAGEDY.
Constable Grub ordered a team to
be harnessed Immediately and brought
to Bailey's house, a few blocks away,
and at the prisoners request, went
there to await the arrival of the con-
veyance. Entering the house, Bailey
said to his wife. ~ got him." "You
haven't killed him, have you?" The
woman cried as she pushed her nus
band from her and bid her face. Then
amid, her sobs she demanded to be
taken to Mr.. Lawder, saying that she
wanted TO see him. "You can't see
him now madam, he's dead" replied
CONSTABLE Grub, and the woman's
; emotions overcame her; sobbing and
calling incoherently as her husband
! was led to the conveyance, waiting out
Z side, and hurried to this city.
/. MURDER CAUSES INTENSE EXCITE
MENT.
The news OF Mr.. Lawder's death
Icame like a thunderbolt to this city
as he was extremely popular and II
was not known that be had an enemy
In the world.
The report was at first d~iscrediteo
and the excitement was intense aitel
1t was confirmed.
Farber, the scene Of the tragedy
was thrown into a turmoil, crowd
congregated in an instant and Con
stable Grub says he received wore
lover the telephone after bis arriya
here at s O'Clock. to the effect tina
had he been 10 minutes later in start
ling be would never have gotten III
prisoner away.
MRS. BAILEY IN MYSTERIES.
. O.. A. Davault, editor of the Farbe
Forum, when called up Monda
morning by the LEDGER, for an IL
n terview with Mrs. Baily, said:
D. "Mrs. Bailey is not in a position J
give an intelligent interview. she
lhysterical,, and will make a statemer
:. later"
3 srArEMENT OF EDWARD NJ, LAwDEi
lie. Edward NJ. Lawder was with b
~ brother, Rynd Jay Lawder, when
was killed at Farber, Mo-, Sunda
TX November %. On being interview
nv the LEDGER in reference to u
., shooting, Mr.. Edward Lawder sal
aThe killing O. my brother by 4,
Railey was wholly unexpected. Y
ion were standing on the platform wal
Ling for the noon train which we
pected to take to Mexico. As we wal
IS ed toward the car platform to get .
as soon as one or two passengers
lof. had my head turned talking
IN some one. Jay was nearest the PHI
JU form. All at once l heard a snot, a
turning my head, the iirst tninp
saw Vas Ted Bailey with a pistol h
mn over his head. l grabbed the ia
- which had the pistol in it and tnr
him to the platform, partly betw'
,t and the car. In the scuffie the
hi was wrenched from his hand.
That time | did not know that Jay
heen shot, as l did not see him
land be made no outcry, as ne
killed instantly. -,
We we're both unarmed and did
dream of any trouble with any Q
uad noticed Bailey standing on
platform before we went over 10
Train. He had been in the ofice
NIGHT before to receive his pay a
was regular payday at the mines,
Shaved no resentment at that u
and so far as l know not a word
ever passed between him and
he had been in our employ at
~,arent times during the past
\ wears. After the shooting / lea
That Bailey was jealous OF atten'
that he thought my brother was
liOO his wife; although learn tna'
vas dlscouraeing her In every
possible, even to the extens Oh 'o0
her out Of the office.
BAILEY TALKS euARDEDlf'
Edmund ]. Bailey, the man
krIed jay Lawder, when seen al
lcounty jail Monday morning.
lively, but smlingly and politel
fused to tell Of the motive '
prompted bis action, answering
Questions which would lead =
saving. "whatever my wife say
eanfrm, but l viii make no state
until she has spoken" "Do you
that you would keep silent snOul
turn against your" was asked
ayes, be replied, Her story v
mine but / have confidence enos
hAAA - "a har hand