The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-07


ce, Of il and that the skull vac not fractured
stayed there until after Dr. kiGs come and
dressed the wound. and then went homo. amt
as what time II when first reached tewell.
,ut should ,ud.c IL was aboui HE'S p. n. Mr..
well said the man vino struck him stepped
,.ide q: hun and put his hand IN his vest pocket
IN Feweils attemp ;ing To raise he was kicked
over the left eve. never saw the party who
irst came up before or since Mr., Ferell said he
sr.t saw the man at the corner IL Fifth and Ohio
streets. and from there he was followed TO the
corner Of Ninth and Ohio. when Feweii stepped
aside to allow HIM Ia pass, and the blow was then
struck. The deceased told me thai hi had s. )"
m h,. person when he MAS struck. lie Described
Ihe man no hat him - q man medium .iLed. and
heavy set and negro. and were rap-fhat he
followed him from the corner at Fifth aud OHIO
.,ree,s 10 the corner Of Ninth and OHIO. only q
few steps t-hind him When st thsS corner the
.i-ceas. said he stopped ASIDE 60 let the prgr"
p>.s. and ~ he did 50 the negro struck him sai
the mex, no knew he vas over hun ,FcweIp wi;i,
his fingers IN his pockets. lie rndsavcred 10 r,--
aud A. he d.d 50 the N. gro kicked lam over the
se,.s>.d he Was iylag with his face the ound.
,..f.re or alter the blow VAS struck. This MAS
F~weiT. statement 10 ne.
pr Will. r. King. s~o.u-l am rrac;Icin-
rhys.,an IN SedaIia. MAS called on the night
# Tuesday I,ec id iiIie after II O'Clock. 10 see
deceased. found HIM al home aud IN he'd. al d
On examination ;ou the pos
terror right side Of the head There vas shar
ed iscers:ion Of the --ralp. and the scalp Was
knocked loose from the skull over the Space
about the size OF silver hslf dollar Alter car'~
full examination. and finding no fracture clos
the wonnd. The severity al ihe s.iniom- wef'
entirely oui OF proportion ~ the wound. He ~a'
very stupid and suffered great deal a'i' ndes
HIM from day to day, and unii, Friday night Ia
seemed 20 he improving. Al three o'ci"ck Oh
Saturday morning he WAS taken with severe paint
10 both ears and in the head. and at 2 a. m. he wa
deiirious. Until that Time he was comraritirei,
rational. After consultation with the Drs
Evans, We trephincd the skull near the injury i,
the scalp. w-fcund no fracture IN the skull, to-
let out about Two ounces more Of bloody SCI nm
He iecxme rational during saturday night, aus
has been rational NJ Intervals since, though suffer
ing greatly sill the time.
That evening the Coroner's jury adjourn
ed, but met from time to time, and exam
ined number Of witnesses. Among thu
latter was, for Hogan,
THE FATAL WINES
for reasons that must be apparent to tn
reader, We at present withhold her name
merely stating that she is a colored We
man. Her testimony in substance was q
follows:
On Thursday night after Fewell va
struck, John Hogan came into her house
and threw down his overccat upon trunk
As he did 80 a metal knuck Tell out of on
Of the pockets upon the foor. The knncl
had single ring in it for the finger, and
rest piece 10 fit into the palm OF the HAND
acting a. leverage and 10 prevent tn
knuck being driven down on the finger q
hand in delivering blow. Alter Hoga'
threw the cost down upon the trunk h
began laughing to himself, chuckling wit
intense sa:isf elton at something TIA ut al
peared to amuse him greatly.
The woman asked him what he VI
Laughing at.
He replied, that
HE HAD KNOCKED OVER WHITE NAN
on the step rocks. on Oa.O street, mel
Broad ay, and he was laughing al the Wa
he hoIlerel.
The WON AZ asked him what .ha ma
said when he knocked him down.
He replied hat the man ho'lered mu'
der.
Hogan. this night, besides the knnc
wa armed with knife and pi-'ol.
The woman was closely Questioned AT
underwent the ordeal Of a ci"se examin
ton without coatradrcti"g herself. Sl'
told plain straightforward story. whic
i. doubtless correct in every particular.
Another person WAS sought after, h'
Who could not he found, whose te~iimon
would have proved very valuable. IL ~
known TO the jury that ~b"ut the time
va. announced there were no hopes
F~weil's recovery. Hogan went TO a &C
tain person aud said:
'IHAvE GOT 70 LEAVE TOWN.
/ struck y white man the other night. AZ
I am afraid he IL going to die, and vi
have To leave t"wn!'
The jury, after having obtained oil a
the evidence that conid lie got, aud Certain
" .nough to satisfy themselves Ms TO Il
individually IL the murderer. on Frids
Dec. 9th, rendered the folIoxing
OFFICIAL VERDICT:
STATE OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF PErrIs,
An inqni-itIon taken al Sedalia. in Il
County OF Peiii-, on the 9Th d.v of D~cen
Der. 1873. b~fore me, b.c,.h 3 Jones, Corr
ner oi the cou.tv aforesaid. upon the vie
of the mdv oi Robert F-weii, then ~
there living dead. J. West Good~in. G.
Leisure, Il. II. Pollock, john K Cl"pio
Il. F. Abbott aud J. A. Fi-her. ga,d al
iI,wful men, hoi-eholi~r- 81 the T"wn-hi
ing eworn. and charged diligently 10 IL
Qu re aud true present. mrnt m axe. hox an
IN Whist manner. and by whom. The sal
R.,bt Feweil C ,u,- 10 his death. upon tn-
osth, do s.y thai R.b. F-weii came TO b
death from the eS-ct of blow or blows .
a rock ar sune .'tAer blnni instrument
the hands III John Hog~n.
In witnes, whereof, well the aforesa'
coroner rs The inrurs aforesaid. have to iE
inquisition Pnt their names, At the Plas
and On the dxv and wear aforesaid.
| jacob B JONES, Coroner.
| H. +. ABBOTT.
G. J. LE-UrE.
J. 4. FI>aER,
JNO. K. CB.ProN,
Il n PoLLACK.
| J. WEST GOODWIN, Foreman
The Coroner, DR.. Jones. notified ID
Clark officially of the finding and the M
tire Of the verdict.
Hogan, when he learned that Fewell vi
about to die, left the city in accordAnd
with his determination as above expresses
Where he went. none knew. Now that Il
| n.nnlev Vas known