Show MURDERER L BY AN ARMED Slayer of Wealthy Farmer Hanged in Main Street of Missouri Town Platte City Mo 1 Aug Brought Brought back from rom Kans Kansas is City where he lie had been heen taken for safe keeping from hiob nob violence vio yb- lence hence George Johnson who ambushed 1 and nd murdered John W. W Moore a n. wealthy farmer near Smithville this county June Juno 20 was taken from the county count jail here at 2 o'clock this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing Ing- h by an armed mob and hanged In Platte City's main street Tho The sheriff says 1 he lie believed belle public sentiment I against Johnson had hall died down and that he lie would bo be safe sarf In Itt this county Johnsons Johnson's trial was set for today Early this morning a a. mob arrived and entered the Jail while tho the sheriff sherif was absent Upon tha the refusal of or the sheriffs sheriff's wife to surrender the keys lec's the tho lao mob secured a A. sledge hammer nn and l broke Into Johnson's Johnsons cell took him Into tho street and anal hanged hang him The Tho coroners coroner's Jury jur found Johnson came to his ills death by parties un un- un known kno |