Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-12-31
story Of the Murder.

story Of the Murder. /
The boy, with two others, was ar
rested in Higbee Dec. 1seharged with
robbing the railway station at Sails
bury, Mo. The trio were searched,
and two pistols found in their pock-
cts.
After locking them in the cells,
Marshal Cain decided they had not
been thoroughly searched, and, with
Macgruder, went to their cells to fin
ish the job.
The prisoner waited until the Mar
shal had unlocked their cell doors
and then opened fire.
At the first velley, Macgruder was
killed. Cain was wounded in the
shoulder but drew his pistol and
lfired at Henderson. He rushed past
him, starting through rear window.
| AS Henderson mounted the sill,
Cain fired upon him, and he fell to-
the outside. The bullet wound in the
boys shoulder was from Gains revolt
yer. A reward of $500 had been Of
Ifered for Henderson's capture, $500
of this reward is offered by the state,
5000 by the county and $500 by citi-
zens Of Higbee.
Henderson said he had been sleep
ling in hay stacks since he escaped
lfrom the Higbee Jail. He is weak from
loss Of blood and lack of medical at
ltention.
He says he came to Mexico from
lCentralia, where he held up and
robbed the G. & A. station agent earl,
this morning. Henderson whose real
name is thought to be Mikel, says
took $40 from the agent at Centra
lila, and that there were two passen
gers in the waiting room when ht
committed the robbery.
After frisking the station agent, h
bade his victim and the other tw'
merry Christmas" and escaped
Henderson is now on his way t
iSt. Louis, where he is being take
lfor safe keeping. Citizens Of Higbe
are aroused over the killing of Me
lgruder and threaten violence If the
lean lay hands on him.
Henderson was trying on coat |
1.-THE clothing store of Joe Barth her
when Tom Bruce, a clerk, noticed b
was wounded in the shoulder. Bruc
lcalled the police. Officers ia
Kemp, Constable w. D. Barnett an
Mccormick who with Mr.. Brucce a
rested him at the Wabash station.
Mr. Bruce Tells Of
Suspicion
| "When | entered the store La
Christmas afternoon" said Mr.. Bruc
| II found Edwin Barth waiting
| the man. He had told Mr.. Barth
| was California gambler and h'
| been wounded recently In San Fra
| cisco. He added his home was ne
| Kirksville.
II He seemed blue and said he w
II tired of life and didn't care wheth
| he lived or not. All this talk coupl
i with his appearance, which answert
the description of the man wantt
II aroused my suspicious and | notifi
/ the police. / went with them to I
il Wabash station where the arrest W
HI made"
Hi Division of the Reward.
II Mr.. Bruce has engaged an attorn
Il to see to his getting the reward
ii $500. There seems to be some slie
ii misunderstanding about the diyisic
II of the reward. Some are of the op
HI ion it is to be divided equally
II tween the three arresting offic
ii and Mr.. Bruce, while others G
II tend that Mr.. Bruce should have it
IL Make Full Confession
III TO Authoritl
II When questioned by Constable Y
II Barnett he at first denied know
II anything whatever about the Hig
II murder or Centralia robbery.
II when told that the sight off his
ii had been found in the Centralia J
II elry store, the boy admitted the
II beries and later confessed too
HI Higbee murder and the Salisbury
ii pot hold-up.
III Sheriff Huston Takes Mlkel,
II Sheriff Huston, of Moberly, arr
HI in this city Friday night and satul
II morning took Mikel to st. Louis
II safe keeping. Constable Barnett
ii the prisoner had three bullet h
HI in his clothing beside the one WI
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