The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-27

md O6oer Hs6sfmas, I havs ises
found BY his own statement. vas ~
person that tranpsd O ny bes n Tho
oorner Of the wagon. and tben tramp.
"a item both together. throwing lie
ersster part Of Bic weight On them,
tramping "a my right shoe. and then
be caught my right knee under his
right foot and threw his whole weight
on nv knee On the bottom Of the had,
and held it there until We got some
where near the Dispenary. and then
he got out and another officer got in
for the rest of the say; while he VA
tramping my feet I called him q dirty
coward and q O. Of b-h,
and perhaps some other very appro'
pirate names. and he said he had q
notion to kill me. and l replied kill
me then. but don't act . dirty coward
and use me cruelty when ! am help
less" When We arrived at the Dis.
pensary I was examined By two physi
clans and they told the police to take me
to the City Hospital. and on the road
Off, Err FLYNN
put my overcoat over me and my
undercoat under my head in the am.
bulance. and treated me just
"a one brave man would treat an
other fallen brave man. When
I arrived at the City Hospital l Va.
placed in comfortabIequarters and vel
treated by the physicians and guards,
and BY the two officers who are guard
ing me-O6cers Barnett and Kelly
and | have nothing. I believe. to c''m'
plain Of, except that the Chief Of Po
lice has had pair of shackles put on
nv feet. although I am deprived 81
my clothes and in an iron cell, and al
most IA helpless ~ q child. and M
armed guard over me all the time
This is a full and complete siatemen,
Of all the facts and occurrences from
about $50 q. M. Friday. November
16. 1877, until the present time.
l will saw, furthermore. that Edwar.
Wright stated IN the R,PMNicu" thai
he had shot at my leg. but knowing
that my first shot struck nv leg, am,
rearing that only one Of n,y cart
ridges vas empty. | think now thai
Ed. Wright shot Officer White, and
was told by a citizen in brown clothe,
that he himself was the person who
shot me over the counter. thought
that might have shot the officer, bu,
considering all the statements. ! thini
that Ell. Wright shot him BY mistsk
ing Whites leg for mine.
I will further state that the youns
man with me in Wrights store. who
calls himself Jas. Morrison. was onl,
a casual acquaintance. lie has NJ
connection with me in those goads foI
l held receipts in my Pocketbook al
the time Of my arrest.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
To the People If the State ef .Nscmri:
It il the duty Of a people who have
enjoyed the many blessings Of Divine
Providence to return their devout
thanks for the bunties received.
We have been spared the terrible
If war. We have been
free from "the pestilence that walketh
in darkness and the sickness that
destroyeth at MONDAY" And in the
recent commotion which invaded ouI
state. lite was not taken, nor Ma
there blood shed. The earth has
generally yielded a full recompense
to the kind hand and the skill Of the
husbandmen. The paralysis which
has afflicted our manufacturing and
interests Is gradually
welding to the enterprise. the incrcas.
ed industry Of gvod and virtuous
neople.
/ therefore recommend that the
people Of this state assemble at their
usual places Of worship on Thursday.
the 18th instant, and give thanks for
the many blessings bestowed on
them.
In testimony whereof, l have hercun-
to set nv hand, and caused To be
affixed the great seal Of the state Of
Missouri. Done at the City Of Jefer-
son, this nineteenth day Of November,
4. ID. 1877. JoHN S. PHELPS.
by the Governor
MmIfL X. MCGRArH,
Secretary Of State.
Death BY the Axe.
Mary McQuade. a hard working
woman of San Francisco, recently d.
vorced herself from her husband,
Arthur McQuade. by chopping him up
with IN axe. 1t appears that the
woman was driven to this extremity.
MEG uade had come home drunk, and
had been amusing himself al night
beating his wife and dragging his
chiliren-Of whom be had three little
Fellows-around the house by the hair
If the head. Mrs. McQuade several
times called the police to quell the
Iamily riot, and they - often thought
hey had made comparative peace in
he family. The woman skowed the
marks of abuse on her face and arma
She was driven into the yard finally.
md was afraid tn 20 back into the
house. She finally took shelter With
! neighbor, and returned ut 6 O'Clock
q the morning. Her home was .
wreck and the furniture was broken
o pieces. and the stuA she had
from the stores - sew and
make a living by Was all torn into
McQnade Was still fighting
Trunk and anxious to continue the
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