SHOT HIS NEIGHBOR

A cold killing on the Public Highway.

Portsmouth, O... Sept. 13.--William Rawley, a farmer living about three miles for Harrisonville, was shot down in cold blood by Kenneth Blake, a blacksmith, Saturday evening. Blake had been in Portsmouth that day, drinking heavily, and in the evening started home in his wagon with his son and a neighbor. Wesley Bayer.

On the road they met William Rawley coming to town in his cart. Just as the teams paused Blake halted his horse and accused Rawley of lying on him. Rawley cenied this, and called Blake a liar.

"Well, this is as good a place as and to settle it." said Blake, and at the same time climbed out of his wagon. Rawley climbed out of his cart and started to meet him. When about 10 feet away Blake pulled a revolver and fired.

Rawley fell like and dog and expired at once. Blake picked up his victim and dragged him to the side of the road.

Then he got into the wagon and drove off leaving old man Bayer and the boy with the corpse.

At his own house Blake met Henry Lantz of Sciotoville. He told him he had killed Rawley, and said he was glad of it, as he had intended to for some time. He commanded his wife to fix up some clothes for him, and telling his wife and Lantz that they would never see him again, was off.

Blake can not be found by the officers. He has a brother living in Alabama and it is supposed he has gone there.