The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Testimony Of the Murdered Mans
Wife.

Last summer, At q picnic near Warrns-
burg, Frank Davidson insulied the wife Of
wm. Hsggerty. She informed her husband
Of The a6rons, and he went to demand an
explsnatiou Of Davidson. The latter.
when HaeEerty's back ~as turned, drew
his pistol aud killed his unarmed victim
A the BAzoO 6ssi published IN account
Of the tragedy, ve give the following tss-
tiuooy Of Mis-. Haxysrsy. at the uial of
Davidson, progressing in the warren.burs
in the Criminal Court. IL il taken fron,
the !Nndwd. Davidson has been confined
in the Sedalia Jail ever since his srrr-i:
Mrs. Hsesrriy, wife of the Deceased,
~ The next witness. She testified in sub-
stsnce that she wss nj the p,cnic all day.
Did not re Davidson until after dinner !;
did not speak to him until the party v.s
about breaking up. She Gas then standing
near the candy stand which her husband
was tending. Davidson came up To her
and they exchanged salul.iiona. DAVID.
son wanted 10 buy some candy for her.
She declined. He insisted, aud she told
uOS W " ossVsev bOt uSb.
tie then ls.nCd over aud whispered that
he was going u slerP With her that night.
She told him che euesssrd not. He said
"By God. will" She said, mot unless
he Vas . better man than her man." He
then left the candy stand, going south.
She then went Ia her husband and told
him what Davidson hsd A.id. Her hus-
band then asked "wbere IL Dasidson -
She told him rhe did mot know. He then
started down towards the d.ncing platform.
and soon returned. and got some oysters for
her and himself just then somebody
said his horse wss losre and her husband
started To tie the horse. Before he got io
the horse he met Davidson. and they both
walked To one side. She could mot hear
What wzs said. She next saw Davidson
waving his pistol in the air. lie fired once
in the mir and then tired a, her husband.
Her hn.b,nd and Davidson were then
standing face to face not more than six
ieet apart. She turned her face and
heard the other shots. She saw her
husband fall. She went To him. There
were others there; they turned him over.
She could not tell whether they took I'd
his coat and vert knows that he had his
coat On. Saw no WEAPONS of anv kind that
day except Dsvid.on's pistol. Had kn"wn
Davidson four ar i've years. He had lived
nj her fathers before she WA married. She
had been married two ye,rs coming Christ
mas. Her husband wA- 22s wears Oil. she
was subjected To long cross examination
without changing the substance Of her lss
timony ~ given sbove.
Rufus Shultx swOrn.-Was standing BIZ
the candy stand. Heard HSggsriy tell his
wife that he wonld GO aud settle il with
Davidson. Mn. Haygerty was crying.
told H.gRerty tn settle it some other time.
He said no; he would settle il then. did
not know whst il vas, but supposed il wss
something Mrs. Hsygeriy told her husband.
Hsgeersy vent straight tn Davidson; they
vere talking quite loud; could not UNDER
stand Whit they said. Saw M dsmonstra.
tions until saw the pistol. Saw Ha2zer-
" put his hand to his hip pocket and then
To his eoat pocket and take out his hand
kerchief. He put his handkerchief back
and dropped his hand by his side. Green
er took hold of Davidson when he fire,l in
the air. Davidson pushed him oh and then
fred three times at Haggerty. the FIRST in
the breast and the last in the back. In
other respects the witnesses corroboratesi
those previously sworn.