The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-04

Eliza w heeIeF, cO0ein0eo-l cont knO'
!, Nelson Yst. that is, did not know
!, vas his name when be vas 1t our house.
: did not tell Yost that Hogan did not xii
! Fewell. Or anything else about il; sa1
? Belle Burke last Saturday, but nothing ~
! said about the affair; Johns name v.s no
mentioned, nor that Of my fathers. I did
) not tell NJ. Yo-t il Was my father Nh,
knew about these things. and not myself
Hogan came from town 10 my house; b
knocked 1t the east door my little broih~
and sister only vere in the room he thrss
his coat on the trunk when he came in ana
the knuck fell close be.ide il the child hsS
the knuck in its hand moment; il rolled
b<~ide the stove near the sinc; only sau
, il while in the child's hand. The knuch
bad the appearance of belonging to como
kind oi machinery. The child said il Wa
pretty. IL had brsss appearance, some
thing like the screws Of = Gas burner.
asked John what he had il iOr He said
he carried u all the time, and sometimes
used it. John wore a dark cap, but no,
dark as the coat. There Was no binding
between the cap brim and crown. John was
dressed mp" that evening. Virginia Reed
and Ann White vent home with me from
Mr.. Whites, and remained oil dsy. Ho-
gan came the following day and bid u
good owe. lie came Ia get the gun and
said he wss goi,g away. did not say in
the coro.er's inquest John had knife snd
pistol when he dropped the knucks. Ii
MAS Tuesday and not Satur iay that John
was 1t our house and droppesi them.
| To Mr.. Jacksonville one hss told me
what tn swear to in this Gaze. When Ask
ell what knew about il, generally told
them tn go elsewhere anil ind out.
Peter Wheeler, aged nine years. live
in Sweb-tertown; have iwo sister. know
John Hogan ,pointing To the defendant y
ssw him at Mr.. Barnarsi's working; have
been to school. but not recently.
Justice Clark remarked that he doubted
the competency Of the boy ~ wiiness.
Prosecuting Attorner JArk>on here rest.
ell the case.
THE DEFENSE.
Julia White, colorrd, svorn-I live IN
Sedalia. near the gas house have known
John Hogan three years. j heard Ut Mr.
Eewell t~ing knocked down the day after
wards; Hogan and NV husband went from
my house; Hogan came after him; wanted
hun tn 20 with him and get some cattle
don't know what month II vas don't re-
member Jus, when Hogan went away think
my husband went away with Mr.. Hogan
about iour weeks before heard Of Few-ll
being hurt; didn't see him again till he
came home. heard Of it Wednesday af-
ter Fewell Vas knocked down, and on the
Thursday night following John came to my
house between eight and nine o'clock. The
train from the west vas CON ng in when
John came to my house; live about one
hundred yards from the railroad. i am
certain il WAS the next evening. know
Eliza Wheeler; she stayed at my house ON
Saturday night; Hogan Was at my house
that night; saw John about or Z o'clock.
and he came back at IL o'clock. This vas
the Saturday night Of the same week;
sxw him FRIDAY night that Saturday night
when John came in We we're going to bed !;
he came in At the side door; he knocked on
the door, and let him IN and he vent up
stairs To bel; the rest vere in bed he
wasn't ont again that night. The girls
went to the festival and came back; il Was
about te N O'Clock. think end not more
than half an hour after that j Jet John
in that Vas the only time Eliza Wheeler
stayed at my house; l am certain about the
time vi night. John made his home at my
house. He stayed nj my house from Thurs
day till the following Monday he said he
vas going to Fl. Scott, Nevada, and to Mr..
Henry Mitchelrs; this was Monday morn
ing. There Was another man With him; il
was IN the forenoon; / washed At Mr.. |
Cause Monday and Tuessisy, and at Mr..
Ell. Bixby's the next two days, and came |
home Thursday . little after Eve o'clock. |
When John came TO my house he Wa
dressed in . lighiish looking overcoat, dark |
pants, white. shirt, had hat ON his head !; |
the coat he has on nov N the same be had |
when he came back; he had . lighlish |
brovL hat. / never saw him have q cap. |
When be came on that Thursday night, |
Horace White, Georyiana White. Issac |
White, Virginia Reed and myself were |
present; my daughter read the account Of |
Fewel! To me. The night Eliza Wheeler |
stayed at my house Saturday, 1t was rain |
ing, hailinx and freezing.
Robert Miller, sworn-I live in Knob |
Noster, know wm- Hogan; killed hogs the |
first week in Decembsr; don't remember |
the day Of the week, but think il Vas Wed |
nesdsy or Thursday Of that week know
defendant l live about mile from Vim. |
Hos.n's and passed his place three times
that day passed his house nearly every |
roads on the 18th, 18th. 9th and 18th Of
1873; sav him the following |
week, either Wednesday or Thursday.
met him between the house and the 6eld |
hauling corn with Everett Miller, going |
toward the house ut ten O'Clock in the |
This was the same day they |
kille hogs.
Reuben Davis, sworn - Know WIN.
Davis; he lives in Knob Noster; nearly .
mile from the depot; live in Knob Noster; |
I know the defendant, aud Jaw him on 9Th |
Of December; killed hoes At WIN. Hogan's
that day my father, Sam Davie, Eddie |
Hogan's family. Ben CooY<rs
wife and the hired girl we're present. IL
was on the 9Th Of December; Wa killing /
hogs, and he was hauling corn; Everett NIL |
Ter was With him they we're gathering corn |
about one quarter Of mile east Of Hogsn's
house eat dinner vith him and came to
town with him that evening saw him last |
about rundown that evening; he va at
the railroad when / left him, and he went
to the depot didn's nee him again; don't
know abou, the trains passing after lett
him.
Ben. Cooper, swom-J live in Knob
Noster; know VIM. Hogan, and John, the
sav Hogan John last on the
Thursday evening after Thanksgiving the
sun was about On hour high; he vas COM
ing in 90 the train. saw Hogan on the
Sunday ut Allen tsmpbelrs
about noon; saw HIM the following Tues
dsy: he vas Of Harris store in old town,
Knob Noster; several parties we're IN tn
store. The passenger went esss while We
vere n the store. and Ne left about twenty |
minutes afterwards; John Vas dancing and
singing in the store ve vent away togeth- |
er. He said he was going to the Indian |
Nation a. soon - he got through gathering |
corn: saw him on Wednesday night iol- |
lowing; he and S.llie SPrisg. came to my |
house to get my vile tn 20 to Hosan's next |
day and help KALI hogs ; saw him next on |
Thundsy evening in new town; This vas
the last time I san him.
Adjourned until Q O'Clock this morn |
ing.
THIRD DAY-NORNIN0 sERI0N.