Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-18

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o'eisrk. Groves was about In ffont OF Pattrr-
son' store When the first sot wus fired 0roy rs'
bark was toward Turner, I am positive that
Groycs' back was towards T,trnrr, when the flrst
shot was nred--just ~ positive as am Of any
other fact 1 have testified to- asked Baufi0n
,Ser s Ms. spo.ns % ra,ss r mol ngw
iiandon was working ciose 10 to the front doori
Turner moved towards Gruycs af,er the ffst shot,
store dnor; I am positive that Groves turned 90
tiie right; nm Of The impression he turned clear
around, In turning 70 tic riRhi hts len breast
wouId come nrst 10 Turneri ] did nos sweaf on
nelnE eNaInineu pciorc tnat II. Iu,ne. e.crppssu
s .as III @ oussiSe VI .ne ~ ~ az ~ .ss
sitse ~ n,s Win sIasr, IN hjs hrnI, All nSas
testify bciSrs that saw Turner draw h. pistol, i
iirsix iii NM ~, s.,",,.. 1shs mis I,nt out
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EDWARD M'KEE.
I 1.-Two In Lexington; am acquainted with
Groves; hnd known him personally ab,ut three
weeks; hal known Turner all my life; I was
stan,iing In rront of pir.tt's lopk store, two
doors West OF the Inte!iirencer ONCE; The nrst
thing saw ,ras tie smoke fr,,n tire pistol; then
saw Groves Standing with his hnnds In his
pockets; he was turning, and whch the second
shot was HrcI Groves Was turpet partly nrotIrd
towards Turner; Groves then fell; my impress
sion Is that the last thing saw Of Gfoycs was
his falling. with his ham,s in his poeie,s; when
the second shot was fired Grn,es' LEFT sple was
towards the smoke or the pistol and hi7 fare fnily
heart the shot; thought at The time that the iirst
shot Killed him; / Went up, and Groves was
breathing his last; was about if,cca or twenty
steps away, I suppose; Laurel street Morriaon's
bank, Poweii's restaurant, and barber shop
We're between me and them; Groves fell resr tie
first awning post; difficulty about the pistol oc-
CURED over the body; Dr. Atkinson hail "a pistol
and was nronosing io draw The IoaI,s out of il;
Foi, ectjous wer. n,a,le. Mr. E.ifnrJ tncn took
tbc nistni ami drcvs the ioaIs. 1 d,n't know
what Brflfnryi did with thc pis,oI; Turner's
reputation us a DraceaI,c m.n was good; saw
| ,,,,,,'
hpMoHpS
and took the measurement, from the owners OF
the property; on the sth OF November last about
haif- past Iour, l was painting aiSn; hal
stepped into the midbic OF the pavement ana
was looking eastward, anu heard the report OF
q pistol; in looking l saw IarBer advancing
from The steps coming down between Young's
and Keller's stores; tios. stairs run UP to be-
Moite's editorial rooms, on the right, AMI there
Is door cut through Int tie Register oiice from
pedotte,s room. lhe steps are about thfee ieet
and half wide. There is no door at the bottom
OF the sfairs; iurrer was, accorriinS 10 my mi
preston then, coming rom that star"as; ~ Is
about thIffy-hye feet from those steps 10 ialter.
sons corner; TIE Sidewalk AT this l'oEt Is -
ieet; that on Laurel street Is eiSht ieet Inc COT
her awning post = on The corner oil tlie euip.
| stone; it is seven feet and two inches from post
| 10 post OF the awning; the awning covers ouhS
anu fatiersons irohIi u uoh cover the s.iiI =
SAyi when lo0ke, up SroNeS was IN uie act Oh
turning around, ana haa MS laee turhei soutii,
with ihc right side OF MS Do;iy turner ,owaIas
,ne; led ifIs.I s ni,tai ,anSfa Ss hand e tn.
aiid Ltcd. Groves ha MS hahi5 IN ms pocSets,
and stopped over, drawing up MS shoulders, alin
Ieiii NJ, aahts ieaihei a MS 49,, us, i ~
arm, which feis when he fell; then came up to
Morrison's = eorEsr; by the time got thec, there
was "A great crowd around the body, he said
| ..Oh, loud eneagh to be heard across IN ordi-
nary square, WAS about one hundred feet IRON
Grove , and about one hundred and eighteen feet
l from Turner: theie WAS nothing in the way ~
nb.frucf nv view
| 4 stu ,,nr tle
line between Pisott's store amt tie barber shop.
near the middle of the pavement; Groves wus
| Pattsrson's show window; Turner seemed to be
coming Just from the steps; think Tuner adj
vanced thret four steps before firing the sec
] oud shot; Groves ami turner were about the
same i:ht; Groves body facei south at the
| lime of the second shot; Turner WIS abprt sew
| cnte. feet from Groves; l measured the us
tunce; Mr.. t,arner asAed me TO make map, and
| made it; Groves Was nearly in front OF tie sec
| oud post; he fell between them; did not s,e
Col Ra;hbun nor EASTER, nor Patterson, nvI
Keller, nor Atkinson, nur y iiiians; Mckee Was
u foot or so w,s. Of ne; must have secn iGr-
| ner's pistol, for | saw him resting one hand on
the others dom remember that swore on the
iotiier eA,ti.'ao ma t =, ',a & 1p tb ma, tiiI
wa som, ,yI,st Angry: did not say anything; in
49,, n, i' a., ,,i5Ss Ia ,nrner. 1 ht,I nnthin ,,in
III With =, any ~ ,rnsiti"n To- iysch Turner; WHEN
royes conn, need ii9s his nn' n, wefs ~ ,bni tt
Pn.r ~ tnr. ,a tour s,ps betnre he fired In,
L., NJ. so1n ~ ~. a,,n,;au VS. truiarly dir.cirt
aS snot; my a,.shaon ~. W. ms pnnin." Se nsssT,
TO the iict that ne was runtis' III ny nI pias, p,'.r
In, n.s was more than three feet IRON the wall
| Groves ai,onf six
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II JOHN cCRR'k.
Hive in Lexington. have lived there all m,
, life. 1. ain acquainted with defendant ant
deceased. Mr.. Groves was standing nearly il
front of Patterson's store door. turner W.
about opposite and near TO Young's cellar door
4 he iirsi saw of the parties was when Tune
called To Groves to take his hand on his pistol
en- the hrin; commenred; Turner fired tw,
: hoy Is At tn
time of the first fire Groves and turner wen
nearly facing each other AT the second sho
Groves was farther round. think his hands re
t nlaned in his pockets until after the second shot
The nrins, WAS rapid. lhere were two or thre
r seconds intervening between the remark of Turn
er and the shot. 1 was about fOur feet from MIR
Turner ami about twelve or fourteen from Groves
There were no distractions between me an'
Groves antl Turner.
right about four feet from him was looking Il
4 Mr.. Turner. Turner WAS little east of me, an
{ Groves west; don't think Turner advanced an
= towards Groves. lie did not run, ne diu mol TAX
Y II step forwarri- lie ran after The shoo,lns.
reI.line the sane position during both shots
nouEHr DAVIS
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D nave fssiaeu IN i-.A,iisoh ~ a,,,,;1a n,t
Ann% n defendant Una. IN. =, va i,;p &
with Gr9ye5. Mei Sttdn VI MSief M,
,,,. n " ,c,nar made lie said ..yo
aIia,i nc Nv nf n h-D / then locke
tIer. r,cre some otn,r words don't know what
il Just as looked around urncr fired. then SAY
: Mr. Groves just beyond him on the pavement; II
e was turning around; he ~as 81 aIoas i'a!t rouh9,
think; after tine rst shot steppeo in.o iEc aof
Il on the sIil rs did so the second shot Was hre'
remarked :i.cr iile ifst shoi Iit cf SToaes W.
It shot; after the second shot SroVes lei! opPost
the edge of the pavement; Groves hi.nis were
. his pockets, anu his leit side WAS towards turi
!, Ter; Turner faced Groves; Groves VI:
n iookias. 1t turner think; ! could not swe:
= what HsoyeS' position was as the second sn"
: his han'is were in his pocketsj diu n"t -
oSss take ms ms mar naas ,s ou, anon, :" NE Ia her a,,,
. Groves stood nearer The outside of the Sidewalk
!, ttt " g.. =, ,r m fc: from IIuyner and oi,o
= | "a -, So ~ I-,,.s. sIr Tn,ner ran intn one
!, the hon.es. Turner's pistoI was not "A large on
n | ~, IN S;s bsnis l,is arm exten,e,i. Iurn
;. hot n,,n.a;Iteiv after he suoke: the sho
10 ...erehred a. nnicSly MS one could cock snd nre
,r I.Rnss-Ex 1MISfn Turner was standing o.
II ,, or fn,,r feet from the West side of the do
~ W. ,,e s;,ieu:sIE. he rem.ined in that ulace mn,
after the second shot; if there Was any diHcrcn
- ,,,;,,h. ma 20 si,ryyn one foot out I, little: w
u he ,,ir.r,Ir at him and he did NOT run +
t~.an Shots: If he held the pistol in both hand.
[e Si,, moi know if: he may nave stGoped Il lit
IS cinfhiny hanging out at Keller's door; Turn
ne vas cjoser to ms. house than Groves; was abu
II tne ,e distance from the buildings; if any iii
Nv taron,e T,rr-,.,. ,r.s ftIrthe.t out The reason
le I'LL hart Tnrner was more tnsl five or S
m e., naSf -of ne Stairway by loUnn,s: :: he "
r !. re- i,@ " i'm fat ~, of tbe stairs
B. aoo"' @-7N' Az. - ..,,,>
5. ho.'"i III
l. remember the time of the shooting of Grove
:! and he had his pistol on him; defendant hau.l
r. it me; it contains live chambers, two are enI
in and three ioaied arrested MN III t'le isesisi
W oiaee, his usual place OF pIslneSsi ne Ma1 o
as think he sent one Of the hands up to tell me
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