Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-07-29 | Page 3 | Village Has Bad Record

VILLAGE HA BAD RECORD HAS Town of or sr 0 O Inhabitants Has las Hai Ind Fifteen Murders Buxton Iowa Town Jul July 28 Outside Outside o of oC some of oC the nu Russian frontier towns this village viage of or inhabitants claims the tho worlds world's record for fOI murders When Sam Watkins drew a a. revolver ant anti and shot TOb Toby Hayden over Oer a n game o of cards hero this week the mm murder er was wai waa numbered fifteen which represented the number of ot killings hero since Januar Jan Jan- ual uary 1 1905 05 When hen the population of Buxton is 1 taken laken ken Into inlo consideration 12 12 per cent of oC the he entire population has been murdered In about eighteen months and anti as a almost ever every murderer has been caught L 12 per pel cent o of the population has been convicted of or manslaughter manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter or 01 murder Watkins was caught within a few hours after the shooting and within a a few days ays more will wi doubtless s he be on the way war to the thc penitentiary as a capital cap cap- ital Ial punishment Is almost unknown In I Iowa own Buxton Is a mining town and only ab abut about ut twenty five of oC Its Is citizens are aro white men The city officials police coroner undertakers and saloon men are all al negroes Officers seem to lo have ha no control whatever over ovel the ton tion The miners do simply as the they please and shooting Irons are more numerous than the they were In the fa famous amous amous a- a Chestnut street of Le LeI I durIng during dur dur- ing the pot lu luck luek k days One justice of ot peace is a white man but the prisoners all aU take a change chango pf pr venue to an nn intimidated n no ro justice Jus Jus- Ucc tice who holds hols Justice court when he Is compelled to do so but always und under l. l protest protest