The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10
003 GUILTY.


The verdict Rendered in the Yol
!, The tsisl Of John +. Yoss, GeorRs
Yst and Philip Yoss, indicted tor nurds
in the 6ns dZsras Tor The killing Of Bs.js
min r Davias esss 70 . close ysssesds
svsainG. ssd afses "a able speech for d.
State b Prosecuting Assorsey Jseksos
the case was submitted to The jury.
The jury were unable to serss upon
verdict, and were locked up al nigh,
This morning, u nine o'clock. they CAV
notice Of their =-,eeoent upon . vssdic
and we're brought into court.
Judge Hill-Gen,lemsa OF The Jury
have you agreed upon verdict.
Foreman We have.
The verdict was then hsnded to Msiol
Wood. The Clerk. vho read - follow:
I'VE. the jury. 6od the defendants 10,
guilty, ~ charged in the Indictment"
WhereuPon, Col. Philips moved that the
dsfeadsuts b discharged, and the orde,
vss entered.
The above verdict, in view Of the cir
cumstances attending the unfortunate
tragedy, wss . just one. and 10 endorsed By
the public who have made themselves
familiar With oil the details Of the affair.
The life Of these young meas sister had
been thrsatened BY . WORTHLESS vaeabond,
named Reeves. whose asssnsioss she had
very properly refused.
He sent her note appointing . meeting.
which fell into the hands Of her father. In
view Of his threats to murder their sister,
they thought that this meeting w. con-
eocsed BY Reeves to sccomplish his diabol-
zeal purposs. These three brothers laid in
wait for Reeves st the appointed place.
and sure enough . man wearing Reeves
hat. and whom they took 70 b Reeves.
made his appearance. Thsy fred upon
him, and killed DAVIS, who's Reeves had
used . IN innocent catspav in his villaiay.
Their regret ct the terrible mistake VS.
for Davis was ''their best friend, )"
md there was not the slightest intention
apoo their part to injure him.
They have, accordingly, been acquitted
# the high crime with which they were
banged, but il should Be Lesson to them
(pd Others, that too much care can not b
'xeYised in resorting to the use Of weapons,
shich il justi6able only a. the last resort
o protect life and property, which al
AVE . right TO enjoy unmolssted.
As to Reeves, who has been the source
4 oil this trouble, and Who vas the means
4 decent man losing his life, il nothing
more nor leas than tramp. He made hs
appearance At Mr.. Yost's about tie 6rss Of
nay, 1877, and asked for lodging for the |
light and had remained there until the |
Of thus unhappy diff
ulty, which had such tragical ending.
The fellow wss teacher Of vocal music,
y At least pretended to Be. He pretended |
lso to compose songs and music. The fol- |
owing l. one said to have been composed |
y him which wss printed in this city come
'eeks before the shooting:
KING OF THE TOCNGIA ISLAND.
ons and Chorus. arranged and sung by D. R. |
Reeves.
We sailed from port one summers day,
On to the south We made our way,
Our ship Got wrecked in Boston's BAy
AdoWn the TounRia Island.
sosrs-Oh its Hungia TounrA WokapOks
lnRerxnga Hokeawokm,
Hunam Tounga wokapokia,
The King he made Chief Of me,
And called me Core Of PArokee.
And We got thick as thick could Be,
noars-Oh! its Hungia Toupgia, &c.
Said be evil you Be my son-in-law,
s. ana % .ps.9 a.s ssn' hold sss
An on the founRia Island.
it, Hungis Toungis, &c.
He said he came from Indians some
cam ego. He vss laiterly from Camden
ounty. No. He said hs vss tveniy-four
ears old. He told Others that he -
ssnty-six yesn old. He vas . good
niger. and drank considerable whisky. He
ought the whisky By the bottle, and J
rousht Il to his boarding house With hin.
On the evening Of the tragedy, Ben
|avis Va seen riding brown mule tov3d
'ost's, about dusk. 1t i supposed that
'eeves left the country on that mule.
not he Il in no danger Of the Law. He
- done nothing that the Law can punish
i'm for, uales ii b for stealing Ben Davis
,ule; bot the wicked dee when no man
ursueth."
THE Yosf FAMILY
re nice people. They enjoy the very best
.putstion. The trouble vas moi Of their
ekins. and all will rejoice to know that
~ have been ct last legally acquitted.
BE wise in time and procure Dr.. Bulls
oush Syrup, which always cures coughs
nd cold, and prevents consunpsioo. Price,
) cents bottle.
A Sad Caoo.
Barnabss Knight wss . resident Of Jop-
.. Mo-. until short time ago, and, being
aly forty i've years Of sgs and IN the
rime Of Life, he W. able to earn su6ciset
} keep from want himself and family, con-
sting OF wife and four ch,ldrsn. Sud-
enly be va stricken down With cousuup-
on. and ioe the benefit Of his health d.
rmined to smigrats. So three weeks ago
. end his family started in . wagon from
oplin With the intention Of going TO
anon. ILL.,. where bis relatives live.
Then they arrived at Ssdslia he w. %
ck that his wife dsterminsd to send him
, rail, having for company his eldest
auRhter. Annie. AGED twenty yaar.. Thev