MANSFIELD, Mo., April 18. Robert
Morgan was shot and instantly
killed by W. B. Mathus late Thursday evening near his home, six miles
south of Ava, The shooting was the result of a quarrel over a disputed
boundry line between the men's farms.
Morgan was moving the rocks from a wall built by Mathus, when Mathus
told him if he did not desist, he would kill him. Morgan started
to
move a stone and Mathus emptied the contents of a double- barreled shot
gun into his left side, killing him instantly. Nineteen shots struck
him, and part of the charge went through his heart.
The affair was witnessed by several parties, among them was Morgan's
mother, wife and children.
After the shooting Mathus went home, left the shotgun and at once fled
the country. The sheriff and posse have been out searching for the
murderer, but so far have been unsuccessful.
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