The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-03

The Particulars OF IN Extrsordine.
~ Event

The case Of John. Philip and Geore
Yost, indicted for the killing Of Benjamin.
DAVIS, on August IL. Is Z, 10 Get Tor to-ds!
in the Criminal court. The following j
IN account Of the s6.ir - published In tn
BA1oo on August 81:
STONY PoIxr SCHOOL HOSE
il In the edge Of Morgan county near The
line Of Pettis, about fourteen miles south
east Of Sedalis. At this school house &
man -betier call him iramp-by the name
Of David r. Reeves. has taught . singins
school, where the neighborhood boys and
girls were wont to meet to learn to pitch
the tune and discipline their voicr-
Among Others Who met there we're Mis-
Amelia Jane Yost and her brothers, daugh.
ter and sons Of
JOHN r. Yosr, wELL-T0 DO FARMER
living about nine miles southeast Of Sc
dali., and about two and one half miles
south Of Smiihton. Reeves sems 70 have
formed On affection for Miss Amelia, .
comely young lady Of twenty summers.
which was not reciprocsted BY her. and
that 10 What brought about the trouble last
Saturday night.
Sunday night, July 10Th. Reeves had =
school, and after the singing vas over he
pro6ered his arm to Miss Amelia TO &C.
company her home. This offer she refused.
This enraged Reeves and he swore VEN
sance and declared that he would make
her
A WINGED ANGEL
before the next morning, and he would then
leave the country, - probably be has left
other places before. Mis Amelia gave this
information to her brothers. and il did not
brighten them bit, for they did not realize
what it vas 70 have sister IN angel.
Az the evidence before the coroner de.
velops the Yost brothers brought their sis
ter home, and Reeves come to Yost's alone,
- that was where he boarded.
THE THREAn MADE
By Reeves wsre communicated to the fami-
y. They somewhst annoyed the old folks
and in day or two Reeves left and did NO;
return.
Thursday, the 9th of August. Mr.. Yoet
rot from the Smithion post efiice . drop
letter, addressed to his daughter Amelia.
He looked 1t the letter and thought Of
Dave Reeves. He broke the seal ard il
read % follows:
SxIrHroS. Mo-. Aug. z, 1877.
His Ameiia:
I will see you Saturday night, about s
o'clock, at the corner OF the yard fence,
last Of the stile. Come out will be there
.bout s O'Clock, and you will find me there.
Your friend, SAN
I have something good to tell you.
,ome.
He thoVght that vas from Reeves. The
more he thought about it the more he Vas
convinced that the fellow had signed
Sam" To his letter in order to throw eus-
,icion On . worthy young man il thst
Who wss the recipient Of
Aio Amelia's smiles.
Nothing OF interest transpired after that
Until lest Saturday night, August IL, the
line Sam made the appointment BY note
o meet Amelia. During the interval the
etter Was discussed in the family circle,
md the boys resolved themselves into
'oung army to defend their sister from any
assault from the tramp singing master,
Reeves, who. they firmly believed, wrote
he note.
Last SATURDAY NIGHT
he boys secreied themselves in the yard |
lround the dwelling house and waited tor
he coming of Reeves. A man came whom |
hey supposed to be Reeves. and they filled
lin with bullets; bat on examination i. |
,roved TO be Ben Davis. . neighbor, whom
hey had good reason to believe was their
riend. They were shocked to learn that
hey had killed the wrong man.
At The inquest, Mr.. John r. Yost vas
worn and testified % follows:
I Wa out milking about dusk August
lth. Ny daughter, Amelia Jane Yosi,
vas applied To- At the singing school, n |
,loney Point, to be allowed tn 20 home /
nth her, BY me Dave X. Reeves, sho \
aught the school and boarded at nv house.
he refused to have anything to do with |
i'm. He told Amelis that il she did not |
o home With him, she
WOULD BE CORPSE
efore daylight the next morning. and that !
% would leave the country. Ny son 1
'rouxht Amelis home about o'clock |
he next morning. That was two weeks ago |
o-dsy.
Thursday, the 9th, got . drop letter at
think from Reeves, addressed |
o my daughter, signed 'Your friend Sam"
Ne thought Reeves would kill her, and 40
re aecreted ourselves Last night near where |
,e said he would come, all armed but nv /
elf. George. my son. came into the house |
bout o'clock and said Reeves had come !
vent ont then and heard the shooting. I !
houghi il Was Reeves. and took . light |,
md found II vas not Reeves. Il vas Ben
Davis that was shot. The deceased vas
me Of our best friends.
Lookout that You nurses do not drug
'our little ones With laodanum, paragoric
" other soothing remedies. Give them