The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
sNOTslEl: MURDER
a Mexican X Illed by a COIOred Man
A kine the weapon.

Another murder occurred Sunday near
Wildwood, a Mexican by this name of Chavis
being shot by a colored man named suse.
berry. II seems that the two, with Alex COL
Inns, were employed on Chris Charts farm,
and were all digging potatoes being
foreman. Collins ans Cnavis beat Su 'eberry
in digging potatoes. Sunday they were all
out hunting. Suseberry was twitted about
the potato race. He turned on Collins and
threatened 10 kill him. He was quoted
somewhat, but Collins fearing mi.ch ef,
turned away. The Mexican commenced to
expostuIats, when Suseberry turned upon
him and commenced aolsing him. The Mex.
still expostulated and walked toward Suse.
berry who drew up his rifi and fired, killing
Chavis instantly
Coroner lynch held an inquest upon the
rem aims yesterday the result being as follows
THE CORoNE R'S INQUEST.
Proceedings of an inquest held on the body
of Joseph Chavis in he township Of Ea>'"n,
in The cnunty of L.aVsnworth, on the 2'th
day OF DC obsr, 1873.
Iknow the deceased his name was Joseph
ChaVis; ne boarded with me; nave heard
that he was ma; ried and has wife and child
rem IN I.sSdViile. saw him iSt alive about
four O'Clock last evening IN my hous Alex
Collins and am Suseberry We're with MN
in.y left my house and went towards the
prairie: Alex Collins had a musket and
sam u>ebsTTy had rife. IN about hall an
hour after they left, was in my barn aud
heard "a man calling John! John / came
on, and he said runnIng past m" Keep
Alex back, he is going To shoot me Alex
then had both the guns Su-shsrry then dis
appeared IN the timber; Alex Collins then
tod me that SussbegrV killed the deceased on
m, prairie. He and l then went and found
the body whels IL ~ dead; We returned 10
The house and Collins went 10 town To re
port the murder; = ard some neighoors went
with my wagon TO where deceased lay and
bought in The body to my house rs there are
JnHN KRUG.
NC Sutton, being sworn, says:
! knew the deceased L accompanied MY.
Efuy to the prairie last evening with the
wagon to bring the body to has house; iougd
the deceased lying on his back dead, ana OBJ
served n pool OF blood along the side OF him;
| have known the deceased for years: ne was,
| 4 tnoug M, always peaceaoie and well con-
| Susqf.Try II. Z. SUTTON.
| Tnis witness, II. {. sutton, ne and others
| wi IA him, fouud along side the body oi me
| deceased a pocket knife With the large blade
| open; II was about two feet ron the de-
| A material witness TO this shooting failed
TO appear, namely, Alex Collins, who Is now
| available, ard whose statement OF the aiiht
| Verdict of a coroner's inquest held in Easton
township, on the body of Oseph IhaVis, ON
the 27th oil October, 1873.
| Tne iUrors havinE been duly sworn. View
ed In. body and after hearing the evidence
| brought in the following verdict:
| said jurors upon their oatu do say thar the
| deceased came TO hi death from ball from
4 = rifie.gun held in the hands o: one sam
! >usebeTty on the evening Of the 9Th day OF
| October, 1879. and that said ban enter, d the
1 chest OF the deceased and passed through the
] body, >,
| CHAs GUARrsEN,
u Il. GUITSS,
| JOHN So TON,
JORDAN kELLEY,
JOHS HIN.
TaeC ro1er was &C ,onp .nied by the dep
l uiy SusTIi cha RJnr.