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Show jkPomah fought Hi HER HUSBAND'S IE Desperate Battle Between Sheriffs Posse and Murderer and His Wife Results In Two Being Mortally Woundrd. West Plains, Mo, John Iloberts and his wlfo on Sunday resisted n. sheriff's posso In a despornto battle near Pros-tonla, Pros-tonla, ono mllo south ot tho Missouri-Arkansas Missouri-Arkansas lino, when tho officers attempted at-tempted to arrest Iloberts tor killing Obo Kcsslngcr, n neighbor, Saturday night. As n result tho woman and Sheriff Mooney of llaxter county, Arkansas, Ar-kansas, aro mortally wounded; Iloberts Ilob-erts and two members or tho posse Max Lowory and his son nro all seriously seri-ously hurt. Iloberts may not survlvo. The murder or Kcsslngcr was coldblooded. cold-blooded. Iloberts went to the hnuso lato In tho evening nnd called his victim vic-tim to tho door. When Kcsslngcr appeared ap-peared Iloberts llred deliberately and killed him. Tho causo or tho deed has not bcou learned hero. Sheriff Money had collected soveral deputies when ho was Informed or tho crlmo early Sunday morning nnd started start-ed to arrest Huberts. Tho posso was hailed by tho woman and told to keep nway, but when tho sheriff contlnuod to ndvnnco both sho nnd her husband opened flro. Moonoy wns shot by tho woman. Ills fall disconcerted his deputies, dep-uties, and Iloberts nnd his wlfo took advnntngo of this to barrlcado tho house. Thoy defended tho building for hours. When tho firing from within with-in finally ceased tho door was brokon down. Mrs. Iloberts, suffering from fourteen wounds, was dying, nnd her condition was such that no attempt was mado to remove hor to Jail. Iloberts Ilob-erts nnd tho wounded officers woro takon to Mountain Homo, Ark. |