The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-16

Sunday Shooting Scrape at
Otterville.
A Hole Crosswise Through
Thos. J. Small
Made by Jim Crabtree and Els
Little Pistol.
Crabtrcc F:ees-Small's Case Crit.
zeal.

I Crabtrce Fees -Small's Case Cri
7, zeal.
. Yesterday morning, J. II. Crahtr-,., VII
works for Judge Thos. Il. Clark, one Ar
one hell miles ~e-t of Oii-rviile, jast /
the ridge of Morgan conniy. lift on hcr-,
back o. attend
! SUNDAY SCHOOL
at Ot,ervil!e. In Pl.s- Of goinx Ia SUEDE
Scho1: lee went Ia Zunsslsck's SALOON m:
drank son,s, 10 what -xi~ni IL did not q.
velop TO ,Le gAzoo REPEATER ~ho visited u.
sss,''e al the tragedy this morning.
TALKS POLITICS.
7. J. Small and some other Ter
SONS we're talking politics ia ia,
ol~n air, when Crabire~ came s;rn.
and joined in The conversation wii.:uu
being invited to do 81, Smali r-piied 40 !. ,m
in not a very god hun,or, that he, tCr.n
trerl talked iop much. One ~or.i folio. (,
another when Crsbiree said tina, Tii....,
WIS a stencil in the nos;.i.. 4 all d-,vnl
people.
Small replied: Il don't tall To y,ur
kind i talk 10 white men
! KNIFE IN HAND
Sulal! had pen-kni:e in L.i- han,; 80,
ing his nails and il IL said that he Caught
Crabtree Sy the collar and told hin, tina, Lc
Was a nigger-loving s. -ri
I'll cut your heart ont"
'l'iI zee you later-iis long ROAD rnal
never turns" said Crabtr-e. anL !eir, evi-
IDENTIFY sinng Ia the quick.
GOES HONE
Crablrre 10; GA his hor-- aud w-ni huui- IL
Judge Clsrk's. He told the Jade TIA,
he had had difficulty with Tom Small,
who had insG!:ed ham. and shat b, Smsil).
had got TO ap,logiz-. and il he did ,o, h.
should resent the insult befoI. h- slept.
Judge Clark underworld to prr,.rI.
Craht,ee out Of his purpose bat I" nu -i-
feet. lie did not fear the result ss me- knew
that Crabtree was not armed, and hr lid
not :hink lac could get pistol.
THE SHOOTING SCE T.
Lilile before shutdown SUNDAY, CrabIr.e
came 10 tOwn again. lie borrow.i {. pistol
from Fred. h. D,Gsrmo, the night telegraph
operator, mot selling The young man ior
what purpose he wanted il. CrEh:Ie. went
Immediately TO Smsliis house, ne.r the
public school building, AMI knocked on i:r-
door. lie called Small out, when they had
some words, when Small pickle. up stick
Of wood. Crabiree supporting, to hiI him
With. Crab,ree then pulled hi. pistol and
Shot THREE TIXE>,
and left hurrie,ily. He went Ia Judge
Clsrk's, and the above il what he told him.
afler admitting the shooting.
He asked the Judge for horse 10 leave
with, which was refused. Crab;.ce then
took the judges pistol and left in Ses,er-
~ Course, rs he vas seen At G,llam's alter
warsis.
TON sNAILs WOUND.
DIR. Ho~leti, Of Otierville. vas called in !
and examined the wound. He found the .
ball, il had entered one inch To the right oi
the spine, ranging up s very little. lie
had cui the ball out one inca TO the risi.,
Of the right nipple, after passing through
The right lung. Small's condition is criii-
,al, and the chances are largely in favor q;
his passing in his check- from the effects OF
he pistol ball wound received las; night.
He has been, up TO noon to-day, constantly
attended by Dr. Howlett, wiro does no, al
Ow his patient To see any body .con-c guen,-
' the reporter was unable t. gel any
tstement from the wounded man.
}. II. cRABTREE
= about twenty FIVE years old, aud unE,sr-
led. lie IL = son of Smith Crabtrse, who
ormerly rr-ided in Cooper county, but who
'ow resides in BA;es county. Thes are
God people and for the rash set oi this
Dung man they all will be soreiy troubled.
He has done very unwi-e &C; in shooting
Tom Small. but he has done a much no.-
'nwi-e act in fleeing the country iusi-
i've from Justice. II this should meet his
We. the BAzoo imPlores him to return ari
ace his sccu-ers like a nun. To -hoo, and
un IL nO bravery.
Tom Small Is on the shady side of tiiy
eais, aud mas resided in O,,erville many
ears. lie is an attorney by profession,
nd has pany friends in Cooper county
tho sympa:hize with him in ,hi- tragedy
lie is good citizen and peacesble man,
When in anger lac has a vers
litter and abusive tongue, but he IL The last
nan 10 provoke quarrel, wan,only.
After this affair IL over. i; would Il. we'll
Or the prosecuting attorney and grsnd jury
{ Cooper county 10 see hos i, IL that
'hiskv il .old in O,tersiIle on Sunday by
he saloon there.