The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-05
CROSStEXANINED.

II Mr.. Ladue had Mr.. Castle 60 Ov'
the map again before the jury.
II / cannot tell whether the WACO
tracks, where / discovered the bod.
&nd suppose where the murder Wa
committed, went north or south, but
am inclined to think the tracks wei
south.
| REDIRECT.
/ 1t was several days after the tim
the body Was discovered that my ri
tentiOn was called to the direction tina
the wagon took after the suppose
murder was committed.
w. III. Evans. swOrn.-I am CorOne
Of Pettis county; / held an inquest ~
the 18th day Of February, 1877, on tn
banks Of Cedar Creek; found bod.
in some drift wood. THE doctor her
detailed the incidents of the Coroner
inquest.] The witness was shown tn
clothing and quilt found on and witt
the bOdy on Cedar Creek; there wa
several wounds on the head Of tn
deceased, which had keen made by al
axe, judged. The skull was broker
ON the forehead; / should judge from
this wound that the party who
STRUCK THE BLOW
did il from behind the man. This o
either one of them would have killet
him. The body under the clothin,
was i'm q good state Of preservation
looked as il it had been recently killed
I should think, perhaps, he NIGH
have been dead three days when fount
might have been less. There wa,
too much blood on the quilt and cloth
ing to come from the head. My opinion
was that the
THROAT HAD BEEN CUT.
The animals had eaten SO much that
could not tell definitely about the
throat being cut. The body that
was disinterred i'm the Sedalia Gene
tcry was the same as had held an in
quest on the oath Of February.
remember some scars that his friends
said would find on the body. ]
found the scars as they had described
to me before the body was disinterred.
There was a scar on one of his legs
that thought was a gun-shOt wound ;
1 think ii was on the right leg. Wit
ness was shown the wagon sheet that
Daniel brought back to Henry county
and pronounced the spots on it blood.
1t might be the blood Of some animal.
CROss-EXAMINED
There was nothing that / could
from whether the mans
throat was cut first, if cut at all, or
whether the wounds i'm the head was
made first. The body was i'm a very
good state Of preservation when disin-
terred / can, by chemical analysis,
determine whether the spots on the
sheet were blood or not. My judgment
S that they are blood.
TESTIMONY OF THE DEAD MANS
Mrs Jesse Miller, swOrn.-I reside in
Henry county. l am the widow Of
Jesse Miller, killed near Sedalia.
MILLER LEAVES HOME.
NV husband started on the Goth of
February, 1877, to come To Johnson
county with Mr.. Daniel. They come
With my husbands team. They left
arly i'm the morning. Ny man took
ONE bed clothes and some provisions
With him. Daniel did not leave from
ur house. He lived north of us about
quarter. / heard Daniel ask my
nan to go to Johnson county with him
O collect some money. When they
tarted to go to johnson county and
ny man was to receive Sl.5O per day.
never saw my man alive again after
hey started.
1 heard that Daniel had returned
md 1 went to see him. / found him at |
is house standing by my wagon.
sked him:
"Where is Jess?
81 left him i'm Sedalia," he replied.
saw the horses next day.
MILLER TO LEAVE HIS WIFE.
Daniel said that Jes. was going to
cave me. He was not coming back.
Daniel passed my house on Sunday |
lorning. He was moving. He had
Nv wagon and team. On Sunday |
vening he came to my house and left |
quilt. 1t was my quilt-One that
~ man took with him when he went |
way.
WITNESS was shown the articles of
lothing and quilt.
/ recognize these articles as my |
that he wore and took |
nth him from our house on the 10th |
I February, 1877.
1 recognized the body of the person
AIKEN up ut Sedalia as that of my !
nan.
/ now have possession of the team !
hat Daniel brought back-the con-
table brought it to me. The team is !
Ow in Warrensburg.
ONE-EYED MAN.
He had lost one Of his eyes-it was
is left eve. He lost it seven or eight
ears ago. 1 made the shirt. II
atched the Overalls, / put the blue
10th OH the suspenders, there point
ng.)
There was some feeling between my
nan and Daniel, guess. -
Ladue.-DOn't want any guess work
bout this. 1t is too serious q matter
D guess about.
THE TROUBLE THEY HAD
yas about stock field. 1 heard them
ave q few words down in the field one
AZ, but I could not hear what they
aid. 1 don't know Of any other cause
f ill-feeling with them. They were
They were together right
mart. Twas not at church the night
he horses were taken. My man and
ne were at home that night until two
men came there, and
Ladue-I object to this. This horse
BUSINESS has nothing to do with this
ase.
Jackson-We propose to show some
hing connecting between the horse
ase at the church and this murder.
The court ruled the question irrele-
ant.
Witness-I never heard Daniel make
ny threats against my man.
CROSS
I do not know of my own knowledge
hat my man and Daniel went away
Ogether. 1 did not see them 90. /
ave lived in that neighbOrhOOd about
wo years. We lived Oh good terms
With our neighbOrs.
Ladue-The question 1 am about to
SIX you, may seem to be rude, but
I'M compelled to ask it, in justice to
he defendant.
QuestiOn-PreviOus to Mr.. Miller's
Feb. %, 1877, have you not
lad trouble with your husband, and
lid not he leave you several timss?