The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-15
A Talk With the Prisoner.

A BAZoo reporter visited the Jail last
night Tor the purpose of interviewing
McNaily bat Nas refused admiliancc bv
Sllerit! Conner. VIII" said. owing To- the ex-
ciiem,ni existing on the streets, he had de-
I termincd Ia exclude all visitors Another
/ visit WAS made this morning. but all the
Jail officials were absent. 80 the reporter
stationed himself al one oi the south win
,,vws of the Jail and held brief con>U,a-
liun with the prisoner. H.. seemed per
. icctlv composed aTd ia. hr>t question hr
asked was - IL wilen AN inquest was Ia to-
held. Wnrn informed thai Coroner King
w:,> absent and the jHry would not convene
Gutii Tomorrow morning, h., seemed lit
lie more down cas-. bat wa> not 10TH -
talk He va, asked II hc hal seen hi>
wife since the tl3-,..y and replied that shc
WAS with him =. G,w minutes Lass night. bat
b,voma hgr anA the Gentleman VIII" accom-
panied htf - tn j.;.!. hc had not CJHycr>-
ii with any on. - being int,rrp.aio,! -
10 whether Ia la! any objection Ia giving
AIS version al the affair. nc said Ia had moi
AID proceeded 10 relate the following
rs >rATENENE
"Abput hall paSi six o'clock last even
iHE waS sitting ~ ihc engine room work
ins ON = piece 81 inIcnim, y, lac one BEING
present except icury Wins, VINO drive
ihc team attached - the city FIRE engine.
The tire bell iapI,ri. AMI al irSl sIpI.">-
ed IL WAS fcr tire alarm. told Wills To-
run up stairs and see what WIS wrong
IL. dad 80. and when lac returned | was un
the sidewalk heading 10 the calahUo>c
Willis said Capt. Frakcr wanted me- 10 20
10 Dcxicrs II, " building Ola Second street
and arrest = man who WAS creating dis
turbance | started on a run, calling upon
Willis Ia follow On reaching the stair
way leading Lea Ms"Tc " Frakcr's business
college | saw a man standing at the top
baliering against the first door oh the
east side of the nall At Hrst ] did not
recognize him. | went up to where he
was. when discovered that IL Was Wash.
HYDE. spoke and requested him To az
company m.. lie WAS standing with
his coat oil. IL hanging upon
his arm asked him what hr WAS doing.
lie replied None oil yuu-ti-dd-d bnsi-
ness tod him to come aud 90 down I
with mU. when ne SAID Go Ia HI, yvU
s-n 81 a b-h I've gui it In Tor you Tel
lows Incu ,ndcayurc,l - i.,rS iadr him
Ia accompany mc, hut Ia Tn pu:pv>s, - /
gave him Il SHOVE and Ia went GoNI i've /
or six .t,is. tnr.w lis c,a. down la
him, and hc commenced ascending the .
stairs again | rcacI,d ana secured my .
pistol and W. IacI "n ia, stairway. gave F.
him another show. when he went down -
couple al more steps. IL then sand {" .
me- Guu s--n al 4 oh. I'll kiii y"T.' lie (
took hold II uIr Gud IN the seattle Ne both I
down. sill had my pistol in nav
t..
AZ. While engaged Im the seattle II went
ri, accidentally. the bail passing through 4
the lea hand slew at my coat and ais"
through tn, wr.s.naIl I'd .ny sAiri. fdc
coat and SHIRT w,r,. Dy;h exhibited ANA
found 10 bv a. McNaiiy sla;,a.-EEr.l T.
don't KNOW whether ILc BAH s.rUrk iiysiv
or not. hul hy said: Now / wi!i gave
Ii iu yuu liz IAcn got ne by ihs. throat
and wa> ga top oi nc. .;y thIs time We
were nearly - Ihe Il, All al the stairway, ami
hc WAS doing his best Ia secure ;hc pistol,
when IL again wen; oil. iiycc released his
hold un mc AT once ami >auk OH the stairs.
alter the second shot Sheriff
Conner came t. where was and asked who
did the shooting. told him that | did,
sh.n hc said | vUuld have To- 20 with
MIN. gave him my pistol and accom-
panied him 10 the Jail
Such In substance was the prisoners
story. lie related il in straightforward
manner, and seemed TO be iaboring under
the impression that Hy,ic's death WAS un-
avoidable.
Statement OF Eye-Witnesses. i
Charlie Dexter was an eyewitness To- the
tragedy. He was sitting i'm the rear of his