The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-29

One Young Girl Shot By Another
Celebrated Lille DueF Case
Eclipoed.

From the Elmira IN. r., G~s~sts.
Last night . young girl not moro
than fourteen years Of age shot and
wounded another girl. A
roporter Of this paper, in order to
gather full particulars Of the singular
a6Air, stopped 6rst at the Recorders
Court. On asking for Information the
reporter wss referred tn young lady
who wss sitting in the Office. and Who
had come 70 make complaint in the
matter. She proved ~ be sister al
the girl whO had been shot. On being
auesli,ne,i she briefly related the par
ticulars ot the affair Ne tar ss she knew
them.
STATEMENT OF The INJURED GIRLS
SISTER.
Miss Katie Cures, sister Of the in
jured girl. stated Ia n Gazette repor.
ter: / live at Latta Bruok. have
been living in Elmira for the last two
wears at various places. AMI have been
working for Mr.. Haas. who keeps
the meat msrkei on the corner Of
High and Church streets. Ny sister
Anna was working for Mr.. Riudle
beach, on Hight street. the first house
below Mr.. Haas. just hack of Market.
Last evening. about 8 O'clock, my
sister Anna went across the street tn
Mr.. Kirklandfs h.use She went there
10 zee Jennie Lawrence, who lives
there, Mr.. Kirkland heing her grand
father. When NV sister went there
there Was . young lady named Lizzie
Hannum. This girl. ! am told, went
into Mrs. Kirkland's when INV sister
came and sail. ''Latta Br0ok Is on
your stoOp.' This Hannum girl then
went out On the front stoop AMI st''Osl
up. My sister Was standing op the
lower step. This was on the front
st.np. The Hannum girl said. "Jen.
your mother wsnts YOU" (Jennie was
in the front rom ut the t,me). When
she said this she raised Il pistol and
fired ut my sister. The ball hit her
Just below the right shoulder. was
sitting on Mas. Haas stomp ami heard
the report Of the pistol. ! heard some
one laughing. Ny. sister. after she
MAS shot. yelled fearfully. The Han
mum girl after shooting my sister. ran
through the yard Of M. Owens. who
keers q grocery store near n Mr..
Kirkland's. They looked for her, bat
could not find her. / ran over and
saw my sister lying on u bed in Mr..
Kirklands house. My sister Was cry
ing. They had taken OF her dress.
Her undertaking Was all bloody.
There were tw0 d.ctOrs there then
one Of them was Dr.. Chase. My sister
was in great pain. and could hardly
talk. She said tn me. "That Hannum
girl shot mel" There had hen M
tr"uble between my sister anil ihi>
Hannum girl. My sister will be
eighteen on the Goth Of September.
THE HANNUM GIRL IN COURT.
While the abnve statement was
being made tn the rei"ster. the Chief
ot Police arrived with the Hannum
g,rl in charge. She MS accompanied
by her mother, . nice looking. mid.
dleagesi woman dressed in black The
Hannum girl is apparently ah'ui
fourteen years Of age. She ia q bright
looking girl with very fair features.
rather stout build and compact f'.m.
She took her seat rather uncOncern.
edly. Her mother, however. was
much embarrassed and evidently
keenly fel, the unpleasant situation il,
which her daughter Was placed. The
Recorder stated that he would have
to male nut Temporary Commit
ment in order to give timetO summon
Witnesses sWl investigate the matter.
At II O'cl.rk the Hannah girl was
Committed t"jail.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
A reporter called ut Mr.. Kirkland.
ut noon and learned the following
additional particulars: Jennie Law.
renee states that about 9 o'clock there
were ut Kirklaud's, ON High street,
the second door from Church, Arthur
H Adams. . boy about fifteen years.
herself. aged sixteen; Jimmie CrOnin.
aged eighteen. and Anna Cores. The
latter had just come acroo the street
from Mr.. Risldlebach;s. where she
worked. Arthur Adams and myself
anil LIME Hannum were on the front
stOop. Miss Hannun. came to our
house about 8 o'clock and staid till
the rain was over. l never knew the
girl /; she Is . girl VIM has tried TO
serape my acqus;ntance bu. ] want
ed nothing to do with her: Adams
did not know her either; We didn't
want her ut our house. anil told her
to 70 home; twice after the storm l
said that she oaght Z" go hume. They
call her '.Crasy La" Mr.. Kirkland,
when he came to supper, did not like
70 see The strange girl around. When
Anna came over she stood on the
front stoop. Adams had . pistol.
which he borrowed. He got the pis-
tol to shoot q dug. He had It in his
hand, cleaning the rust Cd, when
Anna came. She had not been at
our house more than . minute when
the Hannum girl grabbed it out Of
biz hands. Adams said. BE careful !:
il i loaded. She saia. IL don't care!'
and ran into the sitting room with the
pistol. Then she came to the door
and said. Jennie. your mother wants
you" Then her eyes glared and she
looked avgaely 1t Anna and fred
right at her. She turned back then
and laughed. and ran away through
the house into the hack yard Of Mr..
Owens.
WHAT TIE INJURED 0laL SAYS.
The injured girl .ays: II felt he