The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-27

DAvIDeON'6 DEED.
Hrs Trial for Murder ct Warrena
| -E burg.
The State VI. Davidson. charged with Oh
murder of Haggerty last summer. st pic
mic in Johnaoo county. has been in progres
several dsys in WsrrensburE. After tn
following testimony VA given BY Dsvidsou
the defendant, the evidence vas closed:
EIuak Daridsos. tie defendant, arun.-Wa
"a years old the 10Th day Of last October
was born in Highland county, Ohio. Lef
there the year after the war have no edu
cation and could not say when that vas.
went to southern Kansas to drive stock
Came to this county ak yean ego. Ny
father lives in Leavenworth county. Kansas
Ny mother died when l Vas six or sever
yean old. Ny father lived in this county
two yesn. / came here in March and
worked for West Cox; in May 1 went te
Steven BIevins'. l made my home With
Blevins about two years. / worked fou'
months for Green Mason. At the time oil
this difficulty Vas working for lsam Tan
ners. have known An. Hsggerty about
Eve years. had been with William Hag-
gerty come time before he va married.
left Tanners house Friday night before the
picnic Came 10 Andrew Blevins'; gol
there after night. Andrew Blevins' wife
Vas there, and VIM. Queener and Andres
Blevins. Andrew Blevins gave me his pie.
tol to take to town 10 be fixed. We com.
pared his pistol with mine to zee which VA
the longest. Did not know of this picnic .,
the time. Wouldn't swear whether said
anything about breaking up the picnic;
don't think did. Stand there about On
hour. Sta,d all night At Uncle Steve
Blevins'. Next morning came 70 town
With Handy Carlton. Went to Barney
BIevins' to get some money; did not find
any one and came on to town. Got here
about 8 or 8 o'clock; went to Shows and
got my boot fixed did not remain long in
Warrensburg. Handy Carlton bought .
revolver. / got bottle Of alcohol and then
We went out to the picnic; got there near
lloclock. S,aid there awhile With the boys.
The boys wanted somebody TO 60 to town
and get half gallon of alcohol. Bill Pear.
man, Andy Bievns, Bill Queener and man
BY the name Of Recks furnished the money.
! took the money and came 70 town to get
the alcohol. (Question.-Before starting
did you have any conversation with Will
liam Haegerty7 II 20, where, and state
what Was said? Objected TO BY the State.
Objection vithdrAvn.) Had conversation
with Haggerty. Haggerty told me to come
70 Miller 4 Heath's and get him 4 pint Of
alcohol. He didn't give me any money.
I came to town. He told me to tell Miller
that be would settle with him The next
time be came in. Miller said he couldn't
let him have the alcohol without the money.
l went back to the picnic with the half gal
Ion of alcohol. Got there between two and
three O'Clock. At the time ef the difficulty
my home Vas hitched southeast of the can.
dy stand. 1 had dropped the alcohol in
the bruab 30 % to hide it. told the boys
that a soon a. I could lind il I would let
them know. I found il and put it in an
other place. Psased away the afternoon
running around with the crowd and having
. good time. saw Riley Blevins and Zeke
while on their way home. Green Mason
and Joe Herndon were along. There vas
going on in the brush. Hudy
Carlton wanted me to get his pistol that he
had bought that morning. Said some one
had stolen it or taken it away from him
I asked Riley and Zeke Blevins If they had
Hudys pistol. They said no. l ssked
them who was shooting. They said il was
in the brush. heard come more shots in
the way they we're going. got on nv
horse and went On beyond them about half
. mile. I shot down at M.son's school
house once. That Va about all. I vent
back to the picnic and met Riley and Zeke.
I told them va going to have the pistol.
II I said to them I was going to kill HIM
or shoot him, don't recollect it. then
hitshed my home south of the stand. Isaw
Mary Williams and Louisa Williams.
aeked them to have some candy. Hagger-
~ waited upon %. I think had Just been
talking TO Mn. Haegerty. After the Misses
Williams left I said to Mn. Haggerty that
I Vas going to sleep With her. She said
she guessed not. and laughed. said
would, or something in = joke. She did
not say anything. 1 vent around ss ueual.
Haggerty came TO me and said II want TO
zee you about what you have been talking
10 my wife" He was rather angry. told
him that / did not know that I had insult
ed her. He said. "By Cd You have; you
have to take it bach" or he would beat my
id head of or kill me. Some such words.
He then began to pull mp his sleeves. I
said, Bill, do you mean IT." He said,
"Ys By Cd I do" I had my pistol
over ny head. Bill Queener grab
bed hold of me and pulled il
of. Then he said something else and
turned his right side to me. Then / shot.
I didn't know il Init him or not. He turned
and bent forward ~ If to make . grab for
and l shot him again. Queener
pulled me back and We stepped back to-
gether. All the retreating that vas done I
did myself. He put his right foot towards
me after I was jerked back. I fred the
third shot when Re vent to fell. I think /
told him If he didn'tso away I would shoot