Show j TWENTY CHURCH MEMBERS AND ND rn f 11 OfFICIALS ARE RE ED FOR MURDER Hartville Mo Sept 8 Great excite excitement excitement ment mont exists here owing to the action of the grand jury in returning indict indictments indictments ments meats against a tw twenty nty prominent citi cit citizens citizens county for the zens of this CWright Wright murder of John Mitchell and nd Jack Tack alleged Kauffman and th the wounding u of f David Mitchell en in April 1897 b by reg regulators UlFo ago a 3 band of thieves be began began began four years ears nearly wholesale operations in in Dearly gan county Many ar arrest arr arrests part of the rest every verv but alibis were al at always always made r rests were re ways forthcoming J Finally the citizens organized for their own protection Suspicion pointed point ft to the home b me of Mitchell as the rendezvous rendezvous l VoLts for the thieves and in iaan aa tUt attempt of or the regulators to apply the hick hickory hickory switch a fight ensued which re resulted resulted I ory 4 I g gA suited in the killing I A deathbed confession of ot one of or t the e parties engaged in the tiGht light came to S the knowledge of Prosecuting Attorney AttorI Attorney ney H H Ball who woo secured ta the in indictments indictments indictments Church members and I 1 present candidates are either directly or r Indirectly implicated Ld |