The Green Forest tribune., 1906-10-20
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Family of Five Persons Murder ed in Texas County, Missouri, and Their Bodies Thrown
 into The River.
Springfield Republican.

clouS qulntuple murder that has shocked Texas county Missouri to it's very depths have just co me t; light and the reported self confessed murderer of an entire family, father, mother and three children of tender years is now behind the bars at Houston, guarded'by heavy force of de- puties instructed to guard the prisoner at all hazards.
 Barney Parson, his wife and three children aged ', 4 and one years old, who have been living on farm north of Houston where the victims of the dastardly crime and Joda Hamilton, a young farmer who also lives near Hous- ton, is in jail and has confessed to the killing of the five persons.
 The story that comes from the scene of the crime is one of only cruel and bloodthirsty revenge without a single redeeming fea- ture to attract sympathy for the slayer of the family. Resulting from a quarrel that was not sup posed to be anything other than a disagreement, the culmina ation has shocked an entire community and talk of sure and swift ven- geance is freely heard in Hous- ton and through the whole sec- tion of country round about the county seat.
 Parson, who came to Texas county some two years ago, had been renter on a small farm north of Houston. A few days ago he decided to return to bis former home in the northern part of the state and began to make arrangements.
 He sold the crops on his farm to Hamilton and some disagree ment arose over the terms of the sale. Just what the trouble be- tween the two was is not known but no one in the community expect ed that there would ever be any serious outcome to the quarrel,
 After completing his arrange. ments for departure to his form CT home Parson packed his house. hold goods in farm wagon, and with his family, started Friday morning to drive overland to his old home. He was driving a team of mules and one of these animals proved to be tue means of vengeance that brought the alleged slayer of the five into the clutches of the law.
 The region north of Houston is very sparsely settled and the road will frequently run for miles without passing single human habitation. The road winds in and out among the hills of the Ozarks and is much of the time bordered by the heavy timber so common in that section of the County.
 The family, driving along slowly, were suddenly confronted in a]onely and forbidding spot in the road, by man, armed with g double barreled shotgu un. With out Q word of warning he raisec the weapon and. aiming at Par son, discharged both barrels ir rapid succession. The farmer riddled with shot, fell to tli' ground and his slayer rushed t' his victim and repeatedly club bed him over the head with tll butt of the gun. /
 The rest of the family, hnrYC stricken at the sight, could d nothing to assist the father After being sure that the head ( the family was lifeless. the slave turned his attention to tho mothe and, needless of her agonize cries beat her upon the hea until she too was lifeless.
 The little children, not one { sthem scarcely old enough to rt
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