Show A A Tramp at B bay ay r j TRAGEDY rax rat AT ST T ELMO ellio from chicago terre haute ilg atiq ind correspondence sept 11 3 the little village ot of suei StEl md kli nin JIK III on the vandalia vandalla road seventeen tev enteen miles from effan Ef lingham halh was th ants affo morning thrown adur ln la tense excitement by a series of the most moat dastardly terrible murders that have ever been ben ber per perpetrated in this section of the the country the particulars are these about eight this morning m mr john abo a 1 most estimable citizen of the village W with ith lis lia his ila family returned to their residence situated in the midst of a thickly built bulit part of the p place lal lai ca nom from a visit east where they had been absent for lor several days on mit wit entering ering the house he immediately disc discovered everid that it had been heen r robbed of numinous nu numerous amm aff articles leles of value and from several Ind indications feado leado ns was vaa convinced that the burglar had but just left the place as aa he had left a freshly prepared breakfast on the tabie table this fact induced mr arr to commence instant search forthe thief he arched searched ee carefully though the houses house bouse outhouses but out houses and out in tha the rear year yard going toward his stable As he did so he perceived a vi man ru running n na ia g rapidly through the field to the rear looking back tack and chowing ph showing owing unmistakable evidence of being the party larty wanted trying to escape mr mounted a horse standing stand ilig nea arand ne nealand rand started in pursuit pur sult watched by his excited farally family when about thirty yards of the mans man scalea ordered him to halt half the villain did 10 but with consummate coolness and murderous daring he drew a revolver and ared fired shooting mr gobles bo lles lies three times each shot giving a fatal wound abne one taking in tha the heti head headland land fand two in tue the body mr from hib his ala horse and expired in about three minutes living until his family farally and two or three observers reached him to I 1 hike bike loke poke a few vor nor words i ds the tho news lews lows spread aspre ad with electria electric rapidity throughout the village and in in about twenty nive flye minutes up wards warda soflona hundred men armed with hastily seized rifles revolvers revo ivers slid and shotguns shot ahot guns gung were in close pursuit owing to the country being very veary level there the rapidly escaping tend fiend was still in fair lair view of the pursuers he was fleeing like a deer urged on by his great desperation but the numerous pursuers many being mounted swiftly overtook him As soon as he arr arrived ived within hailing bailing distance mr lefrank jfrank barnes who was in advance of the citizens called to him halt hait ha it or yott are a dead man at this the desperate fiend turned gand tand and holding a re revolver olver olven in each and hand i oot oon commenced firing at a distance of about forty feet the first shot gred fired right hand revolver hit bit mr barnes a very worthy young toung gentleman in the head hilling billing ing him instantly the body falling with a thud to the ground the roond shot given ridin his left hand hit mr frank wiseman another excellent citizen in the head also with deadly effect he falling from his horse and expiring in a few moments still coolly facing the advancing citizens he be aimed with his bia right haud band revolver ani and fired killing a horse horae frog from under a pursuing farmer farmers who whose se name Is not learned then giving a terribly Jerri bly demoniac yell he rushed toward the we entire party of about a dozen horsemen this bold hold bo id and utterly un unlocked looked for action by byth edemon disconcerted the party t yand and caused them to turn and flee in a all directions still intent with devilish mur murderous demis deeds he again aimed and bita hib bib a horse borse wounding it 0 10 o it fell unable to further ird ard nd the rider was obliged ed to escape oil on foot the demon then turned and easily jogger to some bome timber umber and undergrowth der growth at some distance la in which he her is now tiow supposed to be hidden hidde ii he ia is certainly a terribly object a won wonderful dead hot shot with either hand land is well armed armel and fearfully fear faily fally desperate at this writing the country is alive voth moth armed citizens numbering some hundred but all are i reeling feeling cautious of approaching his I 1 hiding place places and it la is feared that when darkness comes cornes on he cewill will make his escape he la Is unknown to any that saw him bim but ut ia Is supposed to be some nome wandering hg bg tramp ho lie appeared to be about thirty five nive years ow in stature heavy let tet dark complexion heavy dark hair berco black blae r eyes and would bly weigh about one hundred and potty tty lve five pounds pon the whole village is in mourning ifor for the three respected murdered citizens and the most intense excIte excitement mem mek prevails the murderer hasteen has been seen and it beli bell believed eve d he cewill will be caught as hundreds ard are in hot p pursuit pursuit |