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Cold BloodedMerrier of Annie Hartman1*Near Mariifoe Friday Nlfiit al DanceLast Friday night there was a parlor dance at the home of George Owenby. near Madison, this Monroe County, The beat people of tbcneighborbood were present and enjoying themselves, when the demon jealousy with a guu in its baud stalked into the room and changed the scene of joy to one of horror,Frank Dawson had been discarded, or at least, Miss Annie Hartman had refused his favors and in his stead was keeping* company or receiving the addresses of Obe Hughes. While ’ the merriment was at its height, Dawson walked ioto the bouse and in the room and pulling his cruei weapon flred two shots, both victims fall* ing.He deliberately put upj his gun and left the house, but was arrested before day and lodged in the Paris jail.Hughes wound was a slight one, Mit»j* Hartman's,” a fatal one, she dyeing Sunday, her twenty -second birthday.Immediately alter her death a mob wan being formed be-, tween Madison and Middle Gruve to wreck vengeance on Hie murderer, when Mime one phoned condition of things to Slier*IIJ. Burton, wiio with the deputy constable— Dawtun (a brother of the criminal) brought the prisoner to this city and turned liitn over to deputy sheriff Julio W. Stephens, who took him lo Macou City on the Dude and placed him in j til for safety-A worse frightened, trembling. cowering wretch was never in tins city, than was Frank Dawson Sunday afternoon.If the law is swift, we apprehend no violence, if not, another bridge scene would not sur prise us.In speaking of the law, one thing should be remembered. In America, officials are not the law, they simply act for the people who are ihe law, and when they fail, the people in desperation sometimes turn executors.
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Monroe City Democrat
Monroe City, Missouri, US
Thu, Dec 10, 1903
Page 6
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