Barton County democrat., 1914-09-25
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purchased another box of shells,
so that both would be armed. They
secured a horse and buggy at The
Daley livery barn and about dark
went to the Morgan home. The
house is situated fully quarter
of a mile from the road and there
are no neighborS within a radius
of a mile and the boys felt sure
that they could commit the crime
and escape detection. They un-
White was afraid OF Morgan, as
and tied it to a fence along the
roadside about a quarter of a
mile from the house and walked
across the pasture to the place.
hitched the horse from the buggy
he knew he was a fearless man
who thought and acted quickly,
so he planned thai his compan on
should kill Morgan and he would
stay at some little distance and
see that the other did not escape.
The three were at the supper
table, as stated in last weeks pa
per, and Whites accomplice ap-
preached the house from the east
while White stationed himself
close to the windmill, about sew
enty-five feet southeast from the
house. His assistant walked close
to the house, and with his gun al
most against the window, fired
through at Morgan, who was Sit
ting at the table facing the south
door, and death in Morgan'S case
was almost instantaneous as the
entire load of shot struck him in
the neck.
As soon as The first shot was
fired McGugin jumped up and ran
out of the south door and started
towards the barn in the hope of
escape. White, from his position
near the windmill, shot at the
young man but he continued to
run, and quickly reloading, the
murderer also ran towards the
barn and fired another shot al
McGugin from southwest of the
house. This shot crippled the
young man so that he fell close
by the corral gate and again re-
loading, White placed the muzzle
of the gun atthe mans head, and
while he was pleading for mercy
fired again, blowing the entire
back of his head away.
In the meantime, White claims
to have heard other shots from the
house, and going to the place,
found that his accomplice had al
so shot Miss McQuillen while she
was washing the blood from Nor.
gan'S face. This shot was also
fired through the window through
which Morgan had been killed
and to make sure that the woman
was dead another shot was fired
into the woman'S head while she
lay PROSTATE on the floor beside
Morgan. When White had fired
the last shot at McGugin the gur
had been so close to the younf
mans body that the powder had
set fire to his shirt and in putting
out this fire, which White haC
thought would attract attention
of some of the neighborS, he haC
covered his hands with the deaC
mans blood. After they were
satisfied that the two people in III,
! house were dead, the two murder
: erS had entered the building Il
: secure the main object of theil
! crime, MOrgan'S money, but upoT
: searching his pockets they founC
: but about one dollar in change
: which they divided between them
; They also searched the bureau
drawer, where White knew tina
: Morgan kept his papers, in Ihl
hopes of securing other none,
: or the wheat check, but in thi
J they were also disappointed. AT
ter satisfying themselves tina
= there was nothing of value whicl
tney could secure, White haI
3 closed the door from the inside
: leaving on the woodwork the i'm
S print of his bloody hand, had fas
e tened the door with a chair, an
tearing off the screen from tn
: broken window. blew out The ligt
/, and left the house through th
d window. They went to the plaC
d where they had left the rig, hitcE
d ed up the horse and came back
Il town and left the rig at the liver
: stable where it had been hire,
r Both had blood on their hand