The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-15

; away the afternoon running aroun
with the crowd and having q goa
time. | saw Riley Bievins and Zek
J while on their way home. Green NJ,
son and joe Herndoo were along
There was shooting going On in III
brush. Hudy Charlton wanted IN
To get his pistol that be had bougl'
that nsorning. Said that some ~,
had stolen it n taken il away frou
him. | asked Riley and Zeke Blevin
it they had Hudyis pistol. They SAL
no. l asked them who was shooting
They said il was in the brush. hear,
some more shots in the way they wer'
going. ! got On nv horse and wen
Om beyond them alsnt half mile.
shot down at Masnns .Ich"ol h",,s'
once. That was alwut I'LL. wen
back Ia the picnic anh met Riley AN,
Zeke.
I TOLD THEM WAS GOING I'D HAvI
THE PISTOL.
If | said TO him | was going to Kill
him or shoot him, | don't recollect it.
| then hiiched my horse south Of the
stand. l saw Mary Williams and
Louisa Williams. asked them Il
have some candy. Haggerty waite,
upon us. | think l had just been
talking to Mrs. Haggerty. After the
Misses Williams left / said To Mrs.
Haggerty that | was going 10 sleep
with her. She said she guessed not,
and laughed. l said I would. or some.
thing in joke. She dill not say any.
thing. went around rs usual. Hag
geriy came 10 me and said Il want {"
see you about what you have heel,
talking to my WIFE," lie MAS rather
angry. told him that | did moi
know that | hal ins,lie,l her. lie
said BY Cd you have; y"u have
to take it hack" or he would heat
INV Id head I'll or kill me. Some
such words. lie then be:an to pull
up his sleeves. ] said "BiIl Il" YOU
mean n?" He said "Yes, BY Cd
| do"
IHAD NY PISTOL OVER MY HEAD.
Bill Queener grabbed hold Of me aud
! pulled II Of. Then he said some.
thing else aud turned his right side to
me. Then shot. l didn't know
If I hit him or not. lie turned and
bent forward as if to make grab for
something. and l shot him again.
Queener pulled me hack aud We stepped
hack together. All the retreaiing that
Was dcne did myself. He put his
right foot towards me after was jerkel
back. / fired the third shot when he
went to fall told him il he didn't
&" AWAY | would shoot HIM. Anoih-
or one hal hold Of n,e, | think
| warned him Ia go away
three or four times. After the
shouting was over | went around
southeast /; think ] went Ia INV horse
| saw Bob Blevins revolver in my
face; he shot mt ME; ! can't say
whether ] shot at any one then. |
ran because ] had no one there Ia
stand in with me, and my object Was
to get out of the crowd. ! was on
good terms with Haggerty ~ tar rs !
Wa concerned. ! surpassed he WAS
going Ia shoot or cut me. from the
way he dill. ] Was about the candy
stan! in the morning, and saw Ghe
handle Of revolver ia a lUx. have
seen Haggerty have navy revolver.
Part Of the handle Was broken off,
There was a gool deal Of shooting
there that day. | got ten cartridges
in town ,hrt day that was all hal.
THE SENTENCE.
1t was ~ O'Clock noon, May q,
1879, just eight months to day after
Frank Davidson killed Willim Hag-
gerty. that the court room ii .j"lluson
county, 1T Warrensburg MAS crowded
with the people of an outraged com
munitv Ia hear the death sentence
passed upon Davidson. who had been
found guilty Of murder m the first
degree.
Judge Rogers saii:-"Frank David
son. stand up"
The prisoner came 70 his feet.
Jmige.-Havt yOu anything 10 say
why sentence and judgment If the
Court should not he passed upon you.
Dariism.-l have not, as ] believe
my attorneys have said all that can
say for myself.
Judge.-Mr. Davidson, the present
is solemn occasion {" this audience.
to the court. AMI certainly awfnllv SO
to you. To say the awful words that
must doom a fellow mortal Ia appear
50 soon in judgment before his Maker
is a duty only to be endured and done
because it is a duty. In this whole
audience there is not q heart that fails
to sorrow for you in this terrible ca
lamity which you have brought upon
yourself. Mr.. Davidson, you stand
to-day before the Court convicted of
having committed one of the
GREATEST CRIMES KNOWN TO THE LAW
that of taking the life of q fellow he
ing without any just cause or provoca-
tion-and although you came into
this trial charged with this crime. yet
in the Law all things were presumed
in your favor. and SO careful is the
law be the rights Of the citizen that
there could lie no hot haste in trial
and conviction hut certain forms and
proceedings before different tribunals
had {" l'e gone through with in the
forms Of investigation, in all of which
the rights of the lefendent are care.
fully guarded so that it is almost i'm
possible fur the innocent to suffer. In
this case their was the COroneris jury;
your preliminary examination befare
the inferior tribunal. the justice Of the
neace- anil then aUain the insesfiOs.