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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10
CRUSHED.
Distressing Particulars Of the
Accident,

"A UsStosCu Se1CoeO Soe cay t0tz
morning that NJ. Harry Holcroft, q
we'll known citizen Of this city and IN
employe Of the No. Pacific shops, had
been killed at Q wreck near Otterville.
A BAzoo reporter Investigated the
truth Of the dispatch and found it wss
. nd reality. The particulars Of the
accident are o. follows: Last Sunday
freight train was wrecked at Otter.
vile, and last night Mr.. Holcroft went
down to assist in rightiug things up.
There is. At Otterville, in addition
to . switch. . spur running from
the latter. both coming together
and forming . v before making q
junction with the main track. About
7:3O this morning, Mr.. Holcroft Was
standing on some cars that were being
moved to the main track on the spur.
There were also some cars on the
switch near the point Of the v. A
the cars approached the junction of
the tracks it Was thought there would
not Be room enough to pass without
striking the cars ON the switch.
Mr.. Holcroft leaned over sideways
to see II there was room to pas, and
shouted that there was. Just a. he
did 30 he was caught by a stake Of
one Of the cars and held between that
and one Of the cars on the switch at |
the point Of the junction. where he
WAS crushed between the two cars as
they came together.
He was extricated q soon a. posi-.
bic from his terrible position. but it
Was found that his injuries were fatal
ADD that he could not long survive
them.
A telegram was sent to his family,
and his wife at once went to the scene
d the disaster. She arrived in time
Ior him 10 recognize her. and shortly
at $50. he died, two hours
md twenty minutes from the time he
his injuries.
HARRY ". HOLCROFT,
vas native Of Birmingham, War
England. He was IS
vears Of age. and leaves q wife and
even children to mourn his irrepars-
be los.
He has been in the employ Of the
Missouri Pacific ever since 1865, first
the service Of the Company
It Jefferson City. Il
Mr.. Holcroft Was generally esteemed
md respected - an upright man and
10 intelligent and valuable citizen. l.
he Was q member ofthe Calvary (Epis-
'opaD Church, and was very prompt
o biz religious duties and in bis work
Or the welfare Of bis church. |,
He became . Mason in Jefferson 4
,ity. and Was a member of Lodge 9
70. 43, A. F. l. A. NJ. At the time
f his death he was Senior Deacon Of
Granite Lodge. No. 272, A. F. 4 A. ,
\. Of Sedalia.
Mr.. Holcroft had bis life assured in
he Masonic Benevolent Association,
md his family will receive about
g. 800.
His remains we're brought to his !
'ome in this city for interment. |
nd his funeral will take place from
10 late residence At 2 p. NJ. to-mor.
ON. Services at the Calvary (Episco- ,
~ Ch>r>1 - Dan - -
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Life l. full Of sorrovs and dissppolnt-
menss. but the most sansuins hopes Of al
those Who Try Dr.. Boll's Consh Syrup. are
alsays realized. It never disaPpoints.
Price Is cents.
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We are informed thst the evideocs II
the ease Of John wonsek, nov undergoing
IN exauiAasion at Na,bsll. charged With
killing Coekrell, = ssroogiy against hin. Il
10 said the clothes be wore vhea killing
bog have been found. and they sEs not
those thst - wore The night be va With
Coekrell and that were afesevasds lousd
stained With blood. Il h also reported
that in his shirt vristbsnd vss fousd Q
long gray hair, similar to thoss Of Cock
rells beard.
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He b . fool. We mean the man vho
lsss his baby cry al night in the srus Of
IL mother; and does not sleep . wink.
vhsa d. Ball's Baby Syrup will quiet the
baby b sslisying lie pain; . bottle coating
only s cents.
-"Aiter Thaaksgiving vhst !" a.ks IN
iaquisisive scsibs, and the Elmira Gastse
proceeds q oscs 10 asswef the eonundrum
b saying: why, hssdsehe, feeling in
- pit Of your stomseh - IL brick block
he'd run sGaiass you, . recollecsioe Of
haviaG squasdessd about seven dollass,
ssd . viios Of your Iaadlsdy climbing up
shs bsek ssaiu. With IN usliquidsssd hoard
bill u hee hasd and IRE il kee "a eve.
eueA be- besa our expssisses o. such coca
s;osa. whsss ~ plsss ios giving th ,.ks
esos h = oysassy 70 -"
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The suit Of F. I. Baker, editor Of the
Topeka CoanosrsakA against DE-. Mum
iosd. Of the Ksnsss City Tmes, Tor libel, in
Tie U. 8. District Court ct Je6esoo
City, resulted in . verdict for one
cent damage ssaisss Numiord. The jury
saood I for 81. 8 for 0. s ios s.. and for
l cent Old Baker, Who hes slsndered the
whole world for Fifty yssn, il The last man
On earth 70 sue o. libel on . character that
never lad marketable value.
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my nelhsr-ia-lsv i Q waikiki sdvsr.
tissoese Sor D.. Balls Bsby eyrsp," Q sub.
sesibse ssoasksd ~ eshse day; 49, ~
spanssdsissyvse vhsssI"
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County Court.

Yesterday evening the County Court
transacted the following business:
A statement from J. C. Thompson,
county treasurer, vas received. showing the
purchase and sale Of Missouri State bonds
with money in hand collected to pay interest
on county railroad bonds. The statement
shows $50 IS interest on said bonds. Or
dered By the court that SAL 80 Of said
fund Be plsced TO the credit Of the L. 4 81.
L. interest fund, and the balance to the
credit Of the Tebo 4 Neosho railroad inter
ct fund.
The following jnrors we're drawn for the
Ia~nspv N>s0a If The Csv~nse ~~r,<.
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W0. Mitchell, vho keeps . saloon 10
Hiesinaville. went 70 Lexingsoe last Tues-
day to get mp ssssd celebration On his own
hook. He suecesdsd reoarksbly veil and
got glorioualy drunk and arrested. While
returning home be lost Sl32 in tie car.
This took all The joy out Of HE celebration,
and he eat down that auouat along With
many Others that had gone The same v.y.
- forever lost Tie car cane On TO Sc
dalis asd resurned 70 Lexington. when
Charley Gentry found Mitehell's wealth
where b he'd dropped 1t. The money VS.
retained 70 it, owner, Who ~ overjoyed At
il recovery, and presented Charley With
$40 Tor his honesty and good luck, all Of
which was deserved.
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No. 3paseeagsr train On Tie Missouri
Pacific, due At this point, from &. Louis.
at SIS Q. n, did not rsseh here until about
. o'clock this morning. The delay vss oe-
casiooed By . broken bridge q Grays
creek, which gave way bsossth freight
train esosing vsse about midnight The
engine and two esn passed over when the
bridge gave way. and eight ean sest into
The creek. No one Va injured. The pas-
ssaeen and mails we're transferred as thss
point.
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-Unequsled in e6ectivenea. unsp-
preached IN cheaPnes, and unrivaleJ in
popularity l. Dr. Bulls Cough syrnp. Is
cents per bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

-ooo tho n0W Uogfh DtaI
Heating otovA 4
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

The Hannibal Qipp~ gives IN sceouas
Of silainous attempt to murder . whole
family, consisting Of J. w. Thomas aud
wife and son, and NJ. and MnL Chss.
Shepherd, Who b,arded With then. Mon
day morning, member Of the family after
taking drink Of water remarked on il
peculiar taste, when IN examinations -
made and lump Of sons substance ~
found in the bucket, end on going 70 he
vel some white powder Of the ssos sub
etance was found On the spout. Al aasly.
s's Of the lamp found showed il TO b con-
posed Of arsenic and morphine, large
amount Of which had been pat in the cis-
tern. The parties vho drank The water
we're made sick for short time, bat sooo
II certainly vas . most Gov.
ar.lly and villain0us attempt 1t vholesale
murder.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

Be wise in time and procure Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, which always cures coughs
and cold, and prssests consumption. Price,
3 cents bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

-0oocoheeHIhomas has e.
1OS i ain q.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10
A KILLER CAUGHT.
4 Blood Thirsty Printer Shoots Q
Man in Wyoming.

Last winter . printer named Bowen
worked short time in this city. He haa
quite . reputation smong the craft - -
killer" and it 10 generally thought the nas
il q uonomaniac on this subject. He has
shot and stabbed several men. and corres-
poodent writing to the Republicans from
Cheyenne gives the following account Of
his last attempt 1t butchering.
For several weeks Green River, . small
town in the western part Of this territory,
has enjoyed. to = certain extent, . sensation.
On election day "jour" printer named 6.
I. Bowen, faniliarly known among the
craft ~ "Tsunta," shot and dangerously
wounded Judge E. A. Bradbury, leading
citizen and politician. Bradbury l. rap
idly getting veil, and Bowen 10 in Jail, held
in default Of 5000 bail. The attack
seems to have been without provocstion.
Excitement wss very high and public SEN
timent much against Bowen. and had be
succeeded in killing Bradbury b would
probably have been lynched without cers-
mony. Il seems that Bowen had been on
the war-path all day, hunting for IN oP-
portuni,y to kill some one, and had gotten
. shotgun, which was taken from him,
and then got . revolver, With which be shot
Bradbury. He i very cheerful and expects
to get clear, but his prospects for the peai-
teltiary are undoubtedly good.
Bowen IL from Texas where his people.
IN excellent family, reside. He cut Eel.
in Denver some time ago. and
hes not long been out of the clutches Of The
Law, and be claims 10 have killed two men
in Aissisippi on . former oecaaion in
aiding sheriff. He says be i brother Of
Maj. Zen. Bowen, Who vas killed in the.
Confederate service; that be belonged 70 the
Washington artillery 1t New Orleans, and
that the::great cattle man, King. Of Texas.
y his brothes-in.lsv. He Il veil known 70
the old New OrlCans, Memphis and Nisls-
.ippi river printen - ''Taunta Bowen"
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Guns, pistols a1A anumi.
10nn, q an kids st VIM.
"a. n
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

Oh. Hanisoa, certificate Of nenbsship
n Gold hoard.
c. Aalshsees. 3ban soap.
y. 2. Mc0issis, botsle hive syrup.
". D. Bel, 60 6ossa ssopaien sboou.
sraaR"
C1Do1ICL0 OF HAnGRAII.
Cp1w 90.
Il thsss deys e ea0s - Pao thst 90
osA, Will q ~ seass q jsssiss, II -
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

The cloaing aFsumeais il this case, which
hes occupied % many day. in the Crinisal
court, ore being heard. Yesterday after.
noon Nsj w. Y. Pembertos made . power
fol and eloquent speech for The defense. Il
reviewed the testimony in the most search.
Ing manner, reduced il to thorough analy.
sis, and closed vith brilliant and eloqueot
appeal in behalf Of The defense. Il vss .
spIsodid effort, and worthy Of Major PEN.
bertoo1 hieb reputstion.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

Vo0 O0CSos VOSO u A1DDO0t1s
The of6cial count of The vote ct the Lest
general election in the olics Of the Reers-
tary Of STATE vas completed in JeGsnos
City Saturday evening. The aeEregaies are
- follow: For Judge Of the supseos
eourt-Norton. Isl, $50; Denny; e6.e94 ;
0iIstrap. el,l67; total vote. 3l3.332. For
Superintendent Of SCHOOL, Shannon, 49,.
ESQ; Baldwin. ss.l2s; Booth, Sl,es7;
Greenwood. 5,707. For Register Of Land
-AcHenry, 1851; NorvilIs. ss.l3S; &.
John, 7l,70e. For Railroad Couaissiossr
SEWER. l6S. 07 Tracy, S6.lS4; Hsydsa,
57,So4; Walker. 1851. Poll tax for sup
port Of schools. yea" So.osS; no" 20.
oo3. The geosinder Of he count i not VI
complete,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10
Another Accident.

Aoother severe seeideat happessd lest
night from handling one Of those little
pissoIs that every fool Of boy i trying 10
get hold Of. Randolph Dillon. . boy about
fifteen yean Of ase, residing % he corner
Of Second and Massachusetts, streets, ~
handling 90 Of thsss daagseoos toys last
night when It vas suddsaly DISCHARGED,
The ball posing through The palm Of biz
hssd. Every paFsst shouA search their
childreas clothing Tor thsss boy killen,
and destroy then.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

Tho largest stock, lowest
prices, and best goods at W.1
Thomas Z ca. e
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

WHE1KAA The Chief Justies of the
county of Saline within and for The town.
chip Of ManhalI, has this day committed
Tie Hon. Samuel Davis. tor contempt of
sasd jaseios. also tor Pessisting while hold
Ing court 70 give - sxcuss. and he's fined
ths aid Davis $50 Tor contempt Of said
inseios. Nov, ~. his most iatinats and
synpashstic frisads feeling eoonissrst,on
Ior hi deplosabls eoedisios hsseby sub
scribe IL amount ~ opposite our names
for ths purpose Of paying said fns and ~
caring the release Of our said unfortunats
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which will cure every variety Of Age,
Fever and Asue. asd ehis and Fever. and
lesvs 10 bed trses o. dsosdss 10 IL syssso
has bess Discovered b 90 Of Aossiess
greatest Chemists. This pssparssioa or
psincipls i known b ths saos ef GIN.
IoRDS FDnUrek Being sntissly ire
from Dinersls q other dslsaesioss mater.
iala. il seconplishes ID vosk vishose -
ING % he lssst harmful q ths syseso.
EasssinG Tie blood, is disisissss I'D elm.
inases ill he poiaoeoss niaso q -oalassa,
and thas soeooPlishss . ssse cure.
&c. RscHAnDsox, Ptopt,
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Conductor Lutte Welsh, of the n. K. 4
T., has got the longest brakeman in the
United States. He 10 20 tall that he
reaches out for the birds that roost on the
telegraph wire, - The train passes along.
1t l. seldom he gets scared but when be
doe, its the longest scare ever sees in
these United States.
Yesterday, - the train reached Clinton
anl inebriated and infuriaied Wild Irish
man boarded the train, and looking around
for somebody to ''trid on the tail of bis
coat, !" be caught . sight Of the Brobdinsg-
ian brakeman. The v. l., wild Irishnas)
raised . row, and kept on raising il uatil
he got it - high - the brakeman. During
the alteration the obfusticated Nilesian
pulled out metal toy teapot, and pssssst
ing il 1t the elongated brake tvisser svore
be would SHOOT his dom ould stseple "a
him I"
The brakeman sloped instsnter. and after
that ~ inv;sible. At Lewis the irats
thumper got %. shortly after which that
missing brakeman unjointsd himself and
came into the caboose. The problem that
conductor Welsb il nov trying to solve i,
how can ten feet Of brakeman ride On ca.
booss trucks without winding up The speed
Indicator?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10

W. r ThomA1e Ca sell
the Brilliant, the finest heat.
M stove NADIA Il
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Criminal Court.

Criminal Court
John E. Brink, indicted for burglary and
larceny, vss seuseaced to The psaitentiary
for Eve yesn.
This court will probably adjourn this
evening. The session hes been . long and
tedious one, bot Major Wood, the eaiciens
clerk, and bic faithful assistant, NJ. Jno
W. Stewart have performed their duties 10
The most thnsoaeh manner. aud to them
The BAsoo ID indebted for many oouriesies.
Gone 20 the Pen.
+. F. Winston and Geo. N. Winstoa, Of
Jefferson City. vent east this morning. hav-
ing in charge Jene Snallvood. . prisoner
en- route to the penisentisy.
Smallvood last summer vas convicted in
the circuit court of Scott county for Oh
tanning money under false preienses, and
sentenced to two yesn hard labor. He ap-
pealed to the Supreme court. which trihu.
nal recently affirmed the decision Of the
lower court, and Mr.. Winston, mssshal Of
the Supreme court, vent after The prisoner,
accompanied By . deputy.
Smallvood l. twenty three ysars Old
and b not very psePoaseasing looking iel-
low. He will pov learn trade st Tie ex.
pense Of the great eo@moavsalth Of Nis-
souri,.
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-Childrsn cry for il, but thsy stop cry
ing Ut sncs, after they have taken Q sinels
aoss. Of Dr.. Belle Bsht Syrup cure ill
he pains Our nals On are subjset 70.
Price. 26 cenfS uaffdFI1k
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are nice people. They enjoy the very bsse
reputation. The trouble was moi Of their
seeking. and all will rejoice to know that
they have been at last legally acquitted.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-13

The victim OF the encounter between two
'aborers ON the Chicago and Alton railroad
on SATURDAY night, at Oak Grove was not
killed was 1T first reported. The full
PARTICULAR, ~ learned from a gentleman
who witnessed the affair. are as follows:
The parties had had difficulty in some
other section Of country some time ago, in
which the victor in this last trouble re-
ceived a severe man'ing. He vowed eternal
vengeance upon the other il thew ever met
again. On Saturday evening they met for
the first time sinre their difficulty, Ut Oak
t;rove, and the row was commenced imme-
distely. resulting in the victim of the first
encounter coming out victorious, and end
ing the MUS BY beating the other on the
head with a club, fracturing the skull in
several places and otherwise severely bruis-
ing him. His injuries are OF very dan
gerous character, though they are not
thought to be necessarily fatal. The Ss-
sanl,er left Immediately after committing
the deed for parts unknown. The wounded
mans name il OBrien that Of the other
could not be learned. and wss, in fact, UNI
known to any one in that neixhborhood.
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A Brakeman Badly Injured.

On Friday night, Dave Morrow, a brake
man ia the Missouri Pacific railroad yards,
met with n terrible accident which will m
all likelihood make him a cripple tor life.
II appears he wa- climbing up the ladder
Of freight car, and b-f re ne had go, fully
an the top cf the car he Was struck by the
target ut the switch, which knocked him
Of the car and in falling he fell with his
feet under the wheels. He managed in
some way TO draw one foot our, but the
other one was caught Ivy the passing car
and crushed fearfuliy al the ankle. His
cries brought help Immediately. and he
Was C, nveyed to DIR. Sieberi's office in West
Kansas, who bandaged the limb in the best
manner possible, but still there are some
doubts Of the foot being saved. II infam-
nation should SET in. amputation will he
necessary, thus sending forth another unfor-
tunate victim Of railroad disasters.
Cfu Tunes
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THE BAT.
Almost Q Fatal Accident.

Base ball r. dangerous A. veil as ,
scientific game. and those who do not un
derstand IT took great chances OF doins
damage. Almost every game that ;splayec
BY amateurs is attended with serious OF
fatal results TO witnesses as we'll as partici
pants Too much care cannot be taken by
player. especially when they play on the
Lords day. Yesterday some young men
were engaged in game, near the fair
grounds, and a large number of men and
boys were witnessing il, seated on the
ground. not far enough away. The batter,
absorbed in his game. aud expecting TO
make good strike, did not notice those
around him. and did not hold on TO his bat
but allowed il TO slip from his hand. The
bat struck lad by the name Of Dan Gold
shout fifteen years old. on the left side Of
his lace and across the left temple and on
the chin. inhicting a very dangerous wound.
The boy was helped to his home, where he
nov il. There Is no immediate danger Of
his dying. tut il IL had wound. This ac-
cident NAV he lesson 10 Others.
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A Sad Case

History tells IL Of . poor editor. who
osssd . nine hundred doll>r printing olice
and boarded with his fathe.-in-law in
grasshoppsr times, becoming suddenly rich.
He published the TACT that neixhbor,s dog
had tail ,xo inches aud three 4usr,ers
long. The owner Of the dog said that the
Trial Was fully three inches in length, and,
as next friend Of the dog. brought libel to
recover twenty thousand dollars damage.
The tail Of the fact sustained the plaintiff,
aud the poor editor, having rustIed around
among his delinquen, 81 bscribers raked and
,erspsd up the amount, expected to have to
pay, bat the court held that one-q quarter Of
an inch Of dogs tail WA not worth twenty
thousand dollars To the dog = character, and
he could keep the moaey. The editor
now ives in q brown stone front, has
. front seat in a church, has been
elected Justice Of the peace two sue
ee~sive terms and expects to get . compli-
mentary vote for United States senator
sometime. All the Young ladies Of the city
between the sgss If eighteen and twenty
Use. 81, on his knee and fondle his
naou-tache. But the plaintifis-,he dog
MAS shot subsequently Tor stealing sheep
AMI his next friend turned river pirate
and was ai,erward hung for bigamy. An
awful end.
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PaXton's Fate.

From correspondent OF the BAzoo We
learn that Mr.. Granville Paxton had left
Lebanon for his home at Pilot Grove, and
was riding mule, which had rope halter
around its neck. The halter had loop at
the end through which Paxton put his arm
to hold it up. While riding along the mule
suddenly "bucked" and threw him and rnn,
his foot holding in the stirrup. The mule
dragged him for at least an hour through
the woods. A neighbor, w champion, saw
the mule standing with Paxton fastened to
it, and when hampton undertook to relieve
the poor man the mule dashed OF again
The halter frightened around Paxton, arm
40 that he was fas, BY IN arm and BY leg
Mr.. hampton succeeded in catching the
mule after 4 tine and releaeed Paxton, bu,
the man Was dead and mangled almost be.
yond recognition. He was > single mar
and abodt twenty-five years of age.