The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-17

Wednesday morning. while b. w. con-
sc'o0s and feeling tolesably we'll, that he
saw some one following him on the night
OF December 3d. This man was forty or
nifty feet behind him. On reaching the
corner Of Ninth aud Ohio streets. Eevell
stepped down from the sidewalk. thinking
the man WA about to pass him; ~ he did
20 the man drew back, struck him and
jumped on him. He then turned Fevell
over and Vas going through hrs pockets,
and had bic hands in his vest pocket when
Fswell recovered his senses He took hold
Of the mans leg and in attempting to rise,
ne Wa kicked over the eye, and then be
tainted. reside in Sedalia and am ma
ch'nist. l have known the deceased for
three years. lie said the negro vas darb
muiatto. and that he could Distinguish him
By the light Of the moon.
in. Axn.
Il. III. kdhrs, s~oyn-I came up Ohio
street with Mr.. Kruse: came from the
court house with him; We came up Ohio
street on the east aide until We got 10 the
alley between Ninth ard Tenth streets
where We overlook Barnett and Kernodle
carrying Fewcll home. / assisted them to
carry him. He complained that his head
hurt him. stayed With him until DR..
hing came and dressed HIS wounds, and
then left. He seemed to be rational while
twas there, and said that q man had struck
him. L. H. KAHRs.
H. H. kruse, sro,n-I know no, hing OF
the difficulty oc the night Of the 81 Of De- |
cember beyond assisting Keruodle and Bar. |
nett to carry Fevell home. He spoke . !
few words. and told IN not TO hurt his head |
in carrying him. 1t was . bright moon
light night. IL Was about ILLS or ll:2O |
when j left the court room, and I stopped |
ON the street . few minutes; Mr.. Kahn
and came up together; Fewsll Vas very
weak, apparently unable to use his limbs,
and We had to carry him.
]. II. KRUsE
George RreU, swWn-I am . cook By
trade. was employed ct Schell City lest.
l vent home early on the night Of tuesday.
December 8. I vent home about eight
o'clock that night. live with my father,
or Cooper street. Twas not on Fifth street
that night. his
GEORGE X POWELL
mark.
George Rice, aron-I heard Feweli re-
late to another person that the man VIII
hit him was . mulatto and wore . chin.
cnuI3 ciOtn cap
Go. RICE.
". W. S. Snoday. sxOrn-I heard the de-
Ceased say that the cap his asssil.nt had on
was q chinchilla cap and that the front
part OF the cap underside visier, Was lined
with the same material. beard this some
lime during his sickness.
WV. s. sxoDDr.
Geo. s. Green, sworn-I reside in East Sc
dalia; am . brakeman on the NJ. K. b r.
By occupation. have known the deceased
about twelve months. I left him on the
corner Of Fifth and Ohio streets on the
night he was knocked down about ten min
ates to eleven o'clock. I vent east end he
vent south on left hand side. saw no one
Iollow him. j met no one that think fol-
Owed him. ] saw no one about those cor.
hers that night. The deceased told me the
next morning that his assailant took from ;
,im all the mOnev he had amounting to
$3.50. GEO. s. GREEN.
George Ferris, sron-I am . clerk 1t the
Leroy house. X. B. Hill, Of Rockville,
arrived at the hotel On the night the de- {
ceased vas struck. He arrived at the hotel ,
bout Ills that night. He asked for an
'f6cef. He said he had met Q negro on the
treet and asked him where Col. Snoddy
lived. Hill said he could identify the ne
Iro he met If he should &c him again. ID
GEO. FERRIs.
The jury took . recess until go o'clock
o-night to hear further evidence. &