The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-19

something About His prav;ou.
History.

vi From the Kansas City Journal
l., On Monday last when Miller was found
j. e"hty OF murder in the first degree at the
[e Lexington court, he stated to those about
J. aim 'hat he WA an innocent man. and that
9. ms conviction was brought about by the
q feelings now paramount all over the coun.
Il try on the subject of hanging. On the night
y OF the killing there were two shots fred and
Hughes was pierced by two balls, one on
J. the right side and one on the left. The tes-
n tim"ny all went to show that the two shots
n were nred in quick succession, but they
= could both have been fired by one person.
n although they entered Hughes body from
a different directions. Grren fred the first
shot, and Hughes, rs he sank to the floor.
: could easily have turned his body in such
e way tina: the second bullet could also
!. have come from the same pistol as the first.
Green, on the dav before hi, execution.
. stated to several persons that he alone did
? the killing, and that Miller did not fire at
all. When he made his statement he was
on the verge Of eternity and his talk and
actions at that time were sincere, a. least 40
II SEEMED to those With whom he conversed.
BY the way Miller is travelling under an
assumed name. Deputy Marshal HAYES
has received several letters from his family
and Miller's real name is Simeon Tedtler.
and his mother and brother reside at Civil
Gap, North Carolina. Young Tel,le. left
home when he Was about sixteen vears old,
and it was not until after the horse stealing
scrape up in Iowa that he changed his
naDe to that Of Frank Miller. He came
with Green to Jackson county little over
year ago and was mixed up in the row
down on the Levee, for which Hughes was
sent out to arrest Green. Miller WA
wanted as well, md Hughes had . writ for
the arrest OF both. The general opinion
abou, the city is that the prisoner vii: Sc.
cure a new trial.
The Wager Of Battle in Missouri.
From the Maryv.e publican.
Mr.. Ira Brown, Capt. James Ewart, Mr..
=. q. Loring, and =. 5. Brown returned last
Wednesday morning from Stewartsville,
where they had been taking depositions to
be used in the case Of James Exart agent
the Bank Of IT. Joseph ct al. in the De Knld
Circuit Court. We are informed that Mr..
Loring il preparing . motion &c BE- filed in
this cause at the next term for trial OF the
hxr 81 IT. ~. isl II.
mode Of trial has long h~en in disnse, it ia
said that Mr. L"rin, cont-nd- that il is still
the right Of the defendant to tender it,
Ii this view %! the Law is sustained by the
Court, Capt. E~Art, ON his own behalf. and
Col. James N. Burnes for the bank, will
champion the respective sides. A piece Of
ground sixty feet square will be set out in
front Of the court house door, where the
parties will NEE. at sunrise ON the morning
OF the day set apart for the conflict. and af-
ter taking an oath that they have about
their persons no enchzntment, sorcery nor
witchcraft. Whereby the Law Of God may be
abased or the Law Of the devil exalted, the
tight will begin and be conducted according
to the rules Of the London prize ring until
the stars appear, il both parties should 80
long hold out.
The trial will undoubtedly excite great
deal of interest, and be largely attended.
when the disorders Of babyhood attack
FOUR baby use al once d.. Bulls Baby
Syrup and notice its rapid and beneficial
fleet. Price Is cents.
Dsflnltion Of Commercial Terms.
Bankrupt-A man Who gives everything
70 lawyers 20 that his creditors will get il.
Assignee is the chap who has the deal
and gives himself four aces.
A bank is place where people put their
money so it will be handy when other folks
want it.
A deposition il man Who don't know how
o spend his money, and gets the cashier to
how HIM.
President is the big fat man who promises
o boss the job and afterwards sub-lets it.
A director Is one Of those that accepts Of
oSSs0 suas uOO AnVVtV0 e1SUCE INC w. u
is eyes or earn.
Cashier is often man who undertakes 70
import wife, six children, and brown
lone front. on fifty dollars month, and b
onest.
Collaterals are certain pieces Of paper -
God a. gold due and payable on the Lat day
April.
Assets usually consist Of Eve chairs and
n old stove; to these may be added spit
ION, If the "bust" amt bad one.
Liabilities are usually big ''blind" that
he assets won't "see" nor "raise."
A Note-A promise to do an impossible
ling at an impossible time.
1ndorser il . man who signs commercial
hiiop9na with friend and gets caught
r.
A Far Witness.
In tho limited St.tos Il.sSr;rt Cyo,,rA in