The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29

4 coronsr's Inquest Held This
Altofnoo0.

4 coronsr's Inquest Held Thu
Afternooa.
!, Nr. B. r Martin. . young man abos
twenty -t'sr yean II sse. died in This cit
ye.i~rdsy evening froo ,ioqu'ris
! received ae the hssis Of n. B H.,
ria Last July. Harris boarded vii
Martins mother. and had . di6culiy vii
the family a'Vut IN unpaid bill. Th
"ru,e slapped Mrs Martin in the fac
during the alteration. and aficssard sirucl
Young Martin In the heed With sion,
shot.
j Harris Vas sen, to the county jill Tor to,
months for the a.ssult. and served his time
| Martins injuries s~umed . serious char.c
ter, and Notwithstanding the Efforts Of hi
phy-icisns. be died from the effects Of hi
wound.
Martin Vas . book keeper hy profession
and an Intelligent, RentIem .nly young mae
of irrrprosch.bIe character. lie leaves &
widowed mother and two sisters. I'll. fathe,
w.s . physician and formerly resided ia
Olie. vile.
Harris vent to work in the city after be
-. released ard followed his trade - car.
penisr. He 90 arrested yesterday evening
by . beer. 0ca..se and Conner and plsc-d
i" the county Jail.
An IHQCEsr
by Coroner Evans v.s held upon the de-
ceased this sfiernooa. and the following
named were sworn - q jury to inquire in'o
the cause OF the death Of Ben. B. Martin
w. Il. Paris. John Ryan,
l-pn. rhumas, NJ. VI. lsmpion,
John L. Rogers, J. West G.sodwin.
The jury were sworn to hear evidence
which was ~ follows:
Curris Barre6. arorn-I ssv B. y. Martin
and n. 4. Hsrsis an the 3OIh Of July have
a difficulty in their yard. / saw them s,rik-
ing each other near the corner 0f the houAe.
they sere sum out Of tight ruund the
house. They werr both striking e.ch other.
I kn"w nothinG of my own knowledge hOv
Msrlin came tO HE death. After they vrre
ihr.a,gh fighting, Harris got 10 . wagon
and rude fl. jus, hrfore he left think I
heard him say Il will kill the whole damn
family" CARRIE BARRETr.
Mrs E. Rarca, sr~n-l -.w very little
of the difficulty helw~rn Mr.. Harris and
Mr.. Martin. I saw Mr.. Martin eOme
around the house carrying H.rris' trunk.
$50 no fighting OF, striking l under.
-i"nd Mr.. Harris Ia say n he lefs the house
that he either vouid whip or kill the
whole family, and don't know which.
MES E. BARRkTT
Geo ". BarTeY, aeora II sac all the diff.
6c,,iiy betwsen Martin and Harris on the
10Th of July last ssv Harris and Mar
I'm in the fruni yani. A trunk v.s In
front Of Harris. Harris aud Martin SER
qaarreling. was Aixty OF sev~niy iers
from them. The next heard sss, HsrrA
aid: Il will take nv trunk" Martin
-aid: -You can't" Martin sent toward
Harris when Harris pulled slunG shot out
III hi> cvxt pocket and struck Martin in the
kfs temple, Knocking him down. lie
struck Martin only once. ssw Harris put
the .!uug shot in his picket after hitting
Marti.,. ] was standing behind Harris
when he 6rst pulled the slang shot from
III. Coat packet and he srcreiedlhe weapon
until Martin should get nesr enough Ia
hii him. ! think that IL was the blow
tnat Harris gave him that resulted in his
death. ! have been with Martin con.iIes.
able .ince he Vas hurt. unders,and that
Harris owed $3.50 io Martin for bosrd aud
-
trunk for. GEORGE w. BARRcrr.
O. 4 S;nqsr, scovn ~ saw . lady an the
porch Of this h..u-e On the 10Th oi July
and -he aaii. "they are Sighting aud trying
tn kill each other" sac the Barrett boys
trying To part Martin and smother ma.
from 6ghlinv around the house irUm where
the lady siocd. saw No blows struck.
U. A. >IS6xK.
H. s. Baren, xsor-I vas ON the gsound
Of the fight beive~. Martin and Harris be
fore Mr. Singer On the 10Th Of July lest. i.
aav Mariis. strike Hsrris in the bseasi
vi,h hi. 6st. They vere both partially
dowa st the time. think Martin Vas
down on o0e knee. Ny brother and th-n
separated them. ] 6ni lev the too men 1t
the northeast corner Of the house. did
not see Harris have slung shot. Martin
Gas bleeding from wound in the temple
shen I got there. ~. BARRkTf.
J. H. dr~nid as@n-I don't think eav
the 6r~i of The difficulty between Harris and
Marlin. I heard the men atrikine each
oiher when I was n NJ houae. I asv
hIoss, hut cant tell Who struck them thsr-
Via such eonfu-ion. Harris and Martin
were both bloody. ] s.v 10 wounds m
H.rria Hsrris left ~ sooa - thew were
separated. He did not take his trunk.
]. II. ARNOLD.
vkRDlCf.
Th.t the deceased csme 10 hia death iro0
sonnds made By . weapon in the hsnds OF