The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-04
HOGAN HEARD.
The Alleged Murderer Of Robert
J. HeWell.

The Alleged Murderer OF Robes
]. TeWell.
On Trial ct Preliminary Exsmina
ton.
Thi. morning the case Of John Hogan
charged With the murder Of Robs. J. Fevel
came up before Justice Clark. o" prelinin
AIRY examination, in Whites Hall.
Prosecuting Attorney q. p. B. J,cksoI
appeared for the State. and Mesrs. Hous
ton 4 Boutwell, for the defense.
The witnesses for the State we're caIle'
and sworn. aud the usual instructions give'
and rules observed.
After the charge Vas read ny Mr.. Jack
son, the counsel for the defense said in OBJ
lection that the charge was against Jobr
Logan, while the prisoners name was Johr
Hogan. This, however. MAS considered
immaterisl, rs the proper Person under ths
change vas before the court.
The 6nt witness for the State vss George
8. Green, Who upon oath deposed and ,e~,i'
fed. - follows:
/ live on Fifth street in East Sedslia
lived there in December; ! knew Robt.
J. Fewell; 1 saw him Friday morning be-
fore he died; sav him at 10 minutes 10
4 4 "a H.
he Vas struck; had been in his company
for 10 or 50 minutes. ! went into the ten
pin alley at about 10 o'clock; left there
with FeVeli II 20 minutes to IL; ve vent
together 10 the corner of Fifth and Ohio
streets saood there together about three
or four minutes; then left him; went
East and he went South I vent on Fifth
street, and he went on Ohio street. We
separated at 10 minutes to ii Ibid not zee
how far he went; hessid he vas going home;
I knew he lived on the West side Of Ohio
street. but did not know where; did not
zee him ihst night but IN the ten pin alley !;
did not meet any one from the time left
the ten pin alley with Fevell il Vas .
moonlight night saw nothing Of him that
night afierwsrd; saw him n home At 8
o'clock the next morning; he Vas able to
talk; had little Conversation With him !;
he made nee Of che expression, they put il
On to me pretty lad"
TAT this point squestion Of Law vss raised
by defense, and the reporter took advantage
Of il to skin out Nth his note book
Examination resumed-I asked him how
he got hurt. He said after he left Fifth
a. >.s L. q aour, fnlln.sns frs.s. he
meat shop, on Seventh street: there is where
he first noticed the negro following him.
He dropped back and the negro passed him
once o. twice. He told me he was hit;
don't recolleci how he said he vas hit {; was
there one night afterwards went ut 5
o'clock in the evening some four or Eve
nights afterwards and staid all night think
it was FRIDAY. He vas GORGEOUS when !
int went there, but got worse and delirious.
At 3 o'clock .. N. thought be would die.
Ctoss-ezumined-I looked At my watch
shen lett the alley and saw that il vas
% minutes to IL o'clock don't know that
Nr. Fewell had:any difficulty that night With
INV one; l have no decided knowledge Of
my ill-Will entertained towards him by any
party; ] never had any conversation sith
him regarding anything Of the kind; have
heard something Of difficulty he had with |
'ome party at Calhoun.
DR. J. r. Jones, Coroner, svorn-I saw
Mr.. FeseIl the night he died l have the |
late at my Office. but cannot nos recall the |
lay I; Q post mortem had been made previ- |
,usly; looked at the corpse. and showed
he coroner's jury q cut on the back Of the |
head 1t Vas laid open one and half or
NO inches. and had the appearance Of being |
lone some time could not determine the
instrument that made il; made no fur.
her examination, but adopted the p0st
nortem of Drs. King and Evans, before
Squire Clark.
10; during the Yost murder trial and NJ
ts conclusion, December 3, 1878. Mr..
Wright, myself and twO Others left the
courtroom about Is minutes TO ii, and
vent south on OHIO street; two Of the par |
y left us II Fifth street, Mr.. Wright and
continued TO Seventh, where Wright left
me; say no one else during the route. |
When reached the south vest corner Of the |
enclosure on the north side Of Broadway, |
say an object near the southwest corner |
,f Mr.. Newkirk's property (near the corner |
If Ohio and Ninth; saw il Vas . human !
icing; nv attention Vas then attracted |
eastward on Broadway by hearing . noise, |
but when again looked souihward, heard !
L no more; il vas . bright moonlight
night, and walked on the east eide. About
thirty feet from the corner Of Ninth and
Ohio streets / heard grOans, and advancing |
law . man lying partially on the street
stepping stones and partially on the STEPS, !
ACE downward, shoulders and head On |
stepping stones, and from six TO eight feet |
rom the end of Mr.. Nevkirks sidewalk |
walked up, Supporting he MAS drunk and
usked, "what Was the matter :" he stated !
negro had struck him On the head and al !
most killed him tried 10 assist him TO |
ms feet and found he could not stand in |
ioing 20 he thres up his arms .pa.modic-
lily aud ssked TO be laid down; my second
fort met with the same result; he com !
blamed Of his head; then vhistled for \
police; while waiting Mr.. Hill came from
The south ana assisted me to place him on
he sidewalk Dr. Colegrove came mp and
suggested medical aid be sent for; Fevell,
he wounded man, objected, saying be did |
not want his family frightened Mr.. Hill
aid he would notify the police, and DR.. |
CoIgrove SAID he would see his family DR.. !
King Vas sent for; assisted Fevell home. |
md remained until Dr.. King dressed his |
wound. l first noticed the wound on his
head BY seeing blood on his face there Vas
! cash over his left eye; l visited him sew
.ral times, but he vas not talking rational.
Cross- lex ,mination-Wben l sav the OBJ
ect disspetar, saw no one until ] saw
,aw FeveII I could have seen him hsd he
,een standing.
Adjourned until two p. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. w. p. King, swOrn-I am . physi-
.isn and reside in Sedslia; FIRST saw Mr..
Fevell on the night Of December Sd, little
afte, ii o'clock he Vas at home in bed,
from . shock OF blow on the right
pcsserior part Of the head, and VA some
shat stupe6ed. l made IN examination
and found T shape wound in the scalp.
but could not determine no fracture of the
skull, also . wound juet over the left eye;
vas satisfied his skull had been fractured
..v him every day thereafter, excepting,
probably. Friday: he became delirious