The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-11


the guilt or innos.n-e Of John ". Daniel.
! The following named were sworn to try the
case:
THE JURY.
Jacob Eetterl,ng, farmer aud banker.
T. +. Simmerman. farmer.
Thee. Higgins. merchsnt.
joseph Johns.n, farmer.
| II. II. Vi"ieit, farmer.
1 RUBIN Goats, farmer.
John Delaney, farmer.
| J +. Shockey, capitalist.
| III. IL. Hen-haw, merchant.
| II. II. Williams, -sddler.
| John LeMar, bcokeeHr.
W. J. Jewel, groceryman.
THE ATTORNEYS
Mrs-rs. &. z. Il. Jackson, prosecuting at
tos,~y Of Pctt,s county. and ". II. Brinker,
prosecuting attorney Of johnson, appeared
as attorneys in behalf Of the State.
MesSr. Joshua Ladue, Of 81. Louis, ". \.
Peuberton, Of Sedslia, and Fine farr, oi
| Warren-burg, conducted the defense.
OPENING THE CASE.
Mr.. Jackson stepped to the front at the
jury and read the indictment.
NJ. Lsdue-To all oi which the defend
ant pleads not guilty.
Mr.. Jackson, then made a statement Z"
aIse jury recIting briefly the incidents 81 tl.''
murder, how tie body WI. found, how
Daniel returned to Henry county with the
team Of the murdered man, and all about
ii, a. before published in the Hlz-,.
WITNESSES.
Alrut thirty wiine--c-, including iii.
widow of the murdered man, were sworn,
and the court, on motion IL the attorneys.
separated the witnesses, excepting Sheriff
Murray, Deputy Sheriff Adams. Cor'ner
w. II. Evans, aud some Others from Petit
coantv, who we're allowed to remain ia the
court while the evidence Was being given
in. The Others we're enj"ined moi 10 talk
about the case or allow anybody else I"
. talk To them, and not 10 stay within hear
ing distance oi the witnesses while they
testified.
NJ. Jackson, addressing W.. Ladn.-The
court will permit you Ia make statement
Of ysur defense.
Ladus-I will avail myself 81 the oppor.
tunity at the proper time.
!. 4 Caste, mora-l reside three mile
, north Of ssdalia. On the 2iih 81 February
, 1877. I found y dead body on my risc,
About > I'cl"ck that day. II was on Sat.
ur.lay. Ii gas a very beautiful day.
! went Ia the iimisr-my VILE Was with me
/, . passed near the wxiergaP and in pile al
DRIFT discovered the bciy 81 her Nah
Nv attention Was called Ia il hy .eein.
, something that looked like quilt. could
: ON lacking closer. see the breast and face o
the dead man. The face wa> somewhat
I eaten bv animals. The body vas about
= sixty feet from the road and on the I.a>iGr,
" side oi the fence. The grounds bordering
on the creek between the rslsd and the fenc,
q are frequently used As camping ground b,
movers and travellers. | was over thai
:, same ground when the h'dy was found at
q, Thursday, | think. 81 the week that
!. found the body on Saturday. / lookes
around for signs III murder and found blooa
!. on the fence and blood in three places H..
. tween where il APPEARED a wagon hr'
!. camped. Two al them were on the gro,ins
i and one Was on q small stici.
TWitness j. shown a map ii the localit,
where the body Was found aud where ii,,
murder is supposed to have br-n commit
ted.l
He identities the map and showed Ill.
e jury where he found the body.
4 I notified the coroner and ] was presen
when the body was taken cut Of the pile o
drift. The head showed signs If ',eing hi
I by some sharp instruments. | dad mot ex
:. anime close enough to see what sort OF ~
:. instrument the wounds were made with.
The body hsd ON pair al drawers ana
seemed TO b. wrapped in quilt, sort 81
old fashioned patch work. No coat WI,
found or hat. Pair overalls, vest aud gra
! wooien shirt vas ON the body.
! 1.-THE qnilt, oversll-, shirt, vest shown q
, witness, which he recognized, he believed
as the same found On the body Of the muir
dered man.
NJ. -Jocksoa. add..ssiry W.. L,due--Ycr
can take the witness.
:, CROss-ExANINED.
Mr.. Ladue had Mr.. C>stle go over tn,
! mrp again before the jury.
D / cannot tel: whether the wagon tracks
:, when 1 discovered the body AMI supposed
where the mursier ~as committed, wen
nortl. or south, but am inclined TO think
-. the tracks went south.
RFDIRECr.
Il was several DAYS after the time III.
body vas discovered that my attention va,
p called 10 the direction that I'll.
= wagon took after the supposed murder VA
\ committed.
p The court gave notice that il would take
a recess until 30 q. m, and said. address
tai cases, unless the consent Of the partie,
I we're willing for il 10 he otherwise, the jnr,
would be kept together, hut the attorney.
be allowed 10 separate. The court ther
gave the usual Instructions.
AFTERNOON sESsIoN.
Court met st $50 p. m.
L. s. Murray, swmn.-I am Sheriff al
, Pettis county. Was shown a wagon sheet
, and the Quilt and clothes. brought thess
, things To Warrensburg. ] got these thing.
shortly after the murdered man vas found
They have been in nv possession ever since
, got the clothes from the undertaken.
don't know who left the wagon sheet At my
Office.
w. II. Emns Sr0n.-I am Coroner oi
Pettis county; held an inquest on the
I4th day Of February, 1877. On the bank.
Of Cedar Creek; found body in some
drift wood. The doctor here detailed the
incidents Of the Coroneris inquest The
witness was shown the clothing ard Quilt
, and recognized il as the ciothing and quilt
. found on and with the body on Cedar
Creek there we're several wounds on the
head Of the deceased, which had been made
BY an axe. ! judged. The skull vas bro