| Show FOR A white men hear columbus mo get trace ol 01 murderer ol 01 miss mary henderson he is sal to te hiding in an old coal mine kansas city mo aug 29 bossle francis the negro who outraged and murdered nur dered miss mary handerson Hc on tuesday night la believed to have been located in a mine pit at a negro settlement six miles north of holden and wathla a mile of columbus the scene of the crime there seems to be no doubt that the murderer Is hiding in that vicinity but there arc so many favorable places there in which he i may secrete himself francis may j elude his pursuers almost indefinite 1 ly tho clew to ahls whereabouts was obtained by stringing up three who lived near the farm at columbus the mob spent the entire night searching tor the negro finally atter midnight they came upon emmett davenport and charles brescoe who lived near columbus and dud francis a brother of the murderer between columbus and holden tho men aotoa suspiciously but de dared that they knew nothing about francis whereabouts to make them talk it was decided to string all three up atter davenport had dangled at the end of the rope for a few moments he became terror stricken and motion cd to be let down davenport said that bud francis had told him he was to meet the murderer last night at the porter murray coal mine six miles north of holden when ho was to give bossle eighteen dollars that briscoe owed him bud francis had davenport said taken davenport and brescoe with him and made them go into the mine to find the murderer he declared they bod not found francis davenport briscoe and bud frands were hurried before the mob to the place indicated by davenport tho mob worked hard and long but to no avail and only gave up when relieved at daybreak by hundreds of other armed men who took up the ihunt whore the night shift bad left off the three negroes were finally sent to warrensburg Warre and placed in jail for safekeeping and surrounding towns were wired tor bloodhounds until these arrive this afternoon it Is not believed any progress will be made the spot where frauds is to be hiding Is in a negro settlement the surroundings are favorable for him eboth because ho teas many arlenda there and because the mine and the thick brush afford ideal biding places every white man in the neighborhood Is on the alert however and as every avenue of escape is well guarded francis will surely be captured n time francis Is known to bo armed and if be la finally located in the mine it will dou bUesa become necessary to starve him out As but ew men could enter the pit at a time they would be at the mercy of the murderer the funeral of the murdered woman was held this morning A special to the star from odessa mo says bloodhounds were started from here tor the scene of the murder this morning there Is groat excitement at odessa and mobs arc reported forming there every hour to join the chase |
