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KILL ELD BY AN OFFIOBB.AWJafc atoon. A C«K»k,” Skot WfaiksFle* i '• lojc'JKrjjw B*ptt*y.-$beri®*.1 Abijah Moon, ex-tonvict and notori1 ous crook, was shot and killed, la t fight with officera. late Wednesday »igh' in Trempealeau county. ..1 Moou and one Ed. Tay lor burglariiet the house of Jim Hayes near.this .oitjAug. 15 or 16, . aecarinr silverware jewelry, e;c.. worth about $300.; Tayloi wms arrested fod.conleased the burglarlt;• . • r k i* •.and fllap;'sia^ed the plunder was biddenI- in t the ^ woods; .south of the city. Ofi gearcbin|fti,e spotindicatedit' Vwai i found-lbat - Moon bad.-removed thlt; eacheand tied.' ‘Depd ty-Sh dr iff La •?.T«ge,;' 'of.Eai f Ciatre(:»nd;Bef)dty’BheHtf;.EVj.- Whip pie,.• Ejfeva,chased.';Moon, maoi pdfles last night ; through woods am rnfields ■ in ..Trem pealeau county, ant was finally brought .to bay in a field Mfton started .• off againi however,; - ant rad. against a. .wire • fence- ’ Then.. shot Wie fired,’ ■■;' and Moon - fell with • ooi ■bullet-through' bis back and another,!? hk i^g. He wag - placed in a v wagbii and'asiced for a drink of waiei, whicl• »..*** 1 ' ; , • i 4 • ' A 1 *•;' n ,was -giv'ec bimw He dted- ip: tiip- wagot on the way td Eau Glire. '.The .body was brought to this city • .early, tbii morning and taken to tliV undertaking establishment of . lu.L* Willihmsl Th« deceased was about thirty; years bf agt *ud ' was -a son • of the Iftmpuii Belfl Moon, woo suryiv’ea hiim. 'It is- understood that the irifofmitioi; which led to the arrieat of Taylor Ant gave' a clue: to ; Moon’s .'whereabout' ^was--furnished ••by- ;E; % ; Thuritoh,- tht machinist, who was so •. unjtistly. buspeeled in tbe affair:-';.- :iaquest Tpy-aa -v iielcl Thursday and the jury;returned gi verdict to tineffect that the .deceaaedj. Abijah Moon t came to i his death '--from a pistol-sho j received, -while he. was resisting, afreet j and'that-the shodtipg’wae juaufiable;'’, . Tile testimony on. the inquest.aho we* .that Moon was; armed with a revoivei and fifed first,the ■ officers replyinj with fatal; effeat as -above - re la ted.thfi of Moon*. . ’., Eieva Recorder: ;Na.little excite men prevailed in our village last evening when deputy a her iff La Page and R. J Whipple drove ui in front of the-hotel with the dead body of Bije Moon, whlt; was shot by the depftty sheriff. whih making the -*tTCfct'*; few ifhifth :belof town. The sheriff has Been looking for Mood around this; place fof*5ever* days and last evening he learned tha Mood had been staying at Lafferty's fo;afewdayt. Mr. JAFage, aceompanier by Mr. Whipple drove down to tiu'Lafferty place and as soon - as ” Moor caught sight of the team he fan ink the Bam where he had Bis stolen sack of jewelry secreted and then ran acromthe field and into the road. He trai again overtaken in front of Mr. Lindsey’s house, but refused to sffrrendeiand attempted to escape again! AI this this time he waa fired upon seven times, one shot taking effect under thi right shoulder blade. Moon insuntlj fell to the ground and vs he did, ex claimed, “You have shot me,” ' Thi sheriff took possession of the stolei property ana secured a team witl which Moon was brought to tins village, but he died before they reached here...-
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Eau Claire Free Press Weekly
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1894
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