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

% get the body into this, the murder
u. bad crowded it with some force,
md cramped the knees.
Young Merideth vas horror struck
md ran to the door and called to his
brother. The body was still limp and
warm, which showed that the murder
must have been committed that
THE WOUNDS
that caused the mans death were up
On his forehead, which had evidently
been crushed with some heavy, jagged
object. One deep cash reached
across the mans forehead,
Just above the eyes; another deep
cash was farther up on the left side OF
The forehead-either of these wounds
was sufficient to produce instant
death.
A careful search of the premises was
then made, which resulted in finding
the instrument with which the muir
der was committed, carefully hidden
in the fireplace and covered up with
ashes. 1t was
A LARGE STONE,
with sharp uneven edges, covered with
blood. 1t weighed 80 pounds. Be-
yond this and three apples upon a shelf
over the fireplace, nothing was found.
A search of the field and surrounding:
for the dead mans hat, coat and boots
was made but they could not be found,
In an clubhouse was found the bloody
shirt of the murderer, which had evi
IDENTIFY been hurriedly torn of. Il
having rained the night before. hi
tracks were found out side the cabin
and traced in the road leading of in :
northerly direction.
An inquest was held and a verde
rendered in accordance with the abov,
facts.
Neither of the men had been seeI
before the day previous, and no on
could recognize the corpse. Upon hi
person the only clue that may possibl
lead to his identity was
ROUND GOLD BADGE
or emblem, little larger than a silve
quarter of dollar, and about twice a
thick. Upon its face was a raised reE
reseutation of a bunch of grapes.
grape leaf, and a spiral stem. Their
was no date or inscription upon it q
any kind. 1t was tested and pro
nounced pure gold. The emblem Wa
found pinned underneath the RICH
lapel of the mans vest, and had evi
IDENTIFY escaped the eye of the muir
derer.
In the vest pocket of the deceased
was also found,
A BROKEN SILVER RING,
with a round gold sett upon the top
The set had been made Of a gold dol
lar, and the ring had been worn fol
many years. as the face of the set had
been worn quite smooth, although the
contour of the head on the dollar
could plainly be perceived. The pan
taloon pockets had been rifed, for they
were found turned inside out.
On his little finger there was a deep
indentation of where he had worn a
ring for many years. The ring must
have been a very wide one, as the
mark indicated. 1t was evident the
murderer had torn off this ring after
death, and must have been some time
about it, as it fitted tight.
THE MURDERED MAN
was apparently about twenty-five OF
twenty-eight years of age, and five feet
six inches high. He would weigh
about one hundred and forty pounds,
Dark complexion; dark hair, cut
short rather heavy black moustache,
with small imperial; beard about one
week old; eyes supposed to be dark
blue; full sett Of large irregular teeth;
vaccination mark on left arm; scar on
right fore finger below the knuckle
wide mark on little finger of right
hand; smallpox marks on face, neck
and body. He had on a new white
knit undershirt, white shirt, with liner
bosom, dark gray Cashmere pants
striped cashmere vest, and white cot
ton socks.
THE MURDERER's CLOTHES.
After committing the terrible deed
the murderer changed his clothes
leaving behind him striped cottonade
vest hanging. up behind the door Of
the cabin. In the field was found a
white shirt with linen bosom, and a
pair of gray cottonade pants, measur
ing twenty-five inches in the waist,
and thirty-five and three fourth Inches
in the leg. They we're covered with
blood.
About sun rise the murderer was
seen crossing the farm of Mr.. William
Gentry, not tar from the scene OF the
THE MURDERER.
From two ladies who live at the
house where the men stopped for a
drink of water. the reporter got very
good description of the murderer.
which is as follows: He is full, if not
over. six feet in height: red or ford
complexion; light hair cut short ;
dressed in a gray suit and wore a
smooth silk railroad cap the day pre-.
vious to the murder. The heel of one
of his boots or shoes is thought to be
run over. As he took the murdered
mans coat and hat, he may be now
wearing them. He has in his posses
sion, probably, the large wide ring
above referred to:
HIS ARREST.