The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-20
CRABTREE STAYS.
The Governor Refuses to Lee
Jim Crabtree Out of the
Pen.
The Public Gets a Free Lec,u, d.
from C!ittenden on CARRYING
Concealed Weapons

nor .ri.,ei,ieIi. asking hun 20 psrGo--
.I.,ln,s CrabtFcc, rho sho, aud wound.
Tom Small, III Ot,ervilir. IN March. 1872
and va, ~,n, 20 the ,eni,en,i.ry for -.
vcara. irr ~. allegccs: a>sault with inten, :,
Kill. The governor SAYS a. follows:
At IL. October term, ISL, oi The ~
Gu; cuu-, III Cooper coHntr, james Graf
IT, = =, :-;el and convicted .: Ell assarl
With !n;on: 20 kill upon Thomas J Su,..I
snd .'-ar 4 ria, Of more than ordinary j,
t.re-r. ~ VS. sentenced To two years II
tr.soi,,n,. az IN The E-nitentiary. Eeio-e D.,
NJ, served ont ;h-e. months o! tha, -.
tsc",, ,,G Erced BY The personal solicit
f., ,i0r a.. :-'U,i-n,rn of high character, an
! by i lr:ti.on containing MANY sisna;ur,-
! e p-.,j"c him. / carefully listened 20 n
arggn-r,. made IN his behalf, and nav
resd IA. evidence IN she case, aud cas huc
. no reason Why should pardon hiD,. -
= 10 objection 10 the trial. j, was Rad b
fore one who il th. Ecstor OF the h-.ncf
AMI b:r III C.ntrai Missouri, ex per, IN a;
The questions AMI customs OF the laws g.
III, -,..;e. | stu therefore asked 20 parllo,
him on 'hc isc;s Do they justify such
cours'e should uoi pardon q ceuv
Her.is
rEiAySE aY FRIENDS EEQUEsr II
~ the mr., Sunday III March, 1880. Saas
was ~ hone IN ot,erviile with his famil>
when NJ vas called upon D.,
Cran,r,'. Alter listening some time :.
Crab;ree Salali said to him: This Is g
time ami place 70 talk about previ1L-
difficulty. 30 aon1e. You can see n.
down town IN The morning; can talk !:
over then Small SAYS he then turne.
away from him both being then ou:siG.
oil the house,, and sas shot in the bac-
AMI alter that Cr2btree sho. At him twis.
more. Crahtrec says Small uset offsnsi;,
Language toward him on The morning o
tbs; day th;.i n had called on him. n
Tor diibcaltv, only 10 secure an spoloev
and willis; talking Small threatened 10 Ii:
him stopped down 10 pick up stick e
wood, and a. he did thar he shot him. II,
saws Small then dropped the stick, start,
ton ard the house, and as he was reteaiiE.
ne fired tsV other shntS al him. He ac
mils tlat he then ted from ;his state :.
GcEa, ami WIS captured There over yes-
after the difficulty /, is not denied th..;
SrGail was 1t houI. that Crab,ree called
that nc vas armed with L revolver q -
hp
>HUr SMALL. IN THE BACH
ana then sho, twi ice more IT him vine. q,
wounded ulan Was staggering toward -.
h"u-,- Ii he desire. ,o settle = preyio,..
difficulty ".iihout :. iuss," Why Did he =.
u SnaiPs house that Sunday aiternon.
arm . WJ.G order away b.
~ why did he not leave? Aft
he :.ai sho; Small ONE Ia -.
D.,rs, al. ~a- re,reating, why did =
shoe. At hi.u = second and third time>
II inro~,u, ~ any o.ienre WHY did ne d.
{" F,X,4 AMI remain there until brougi-
back ihe jury weighed these question:
alter hearing both sides, and determine.
;h,I Crab,rce Was guilty in the manre-
ami l"~'a ~ ch2.s.d in The indictment
4 TufSk IHf SENTENCE WA> JUST ,~,
,ORCy.rT ON.
Which should not be disturbed A';c- .
,.arsi,.l reading OF the evidence / came.
l,,.Crt:ic when trabtrec Was In any dang,
irrr. small Il threats were made /.
small r",, fort vas nia'ic 10 execute then
,tui trIa;r," ~ not ior one moment :.
danger 81 h1,;i.y harm. Had Small ~
Il, rtthrn t. execute his threats, and Crab
Irec had reason to apprehend grea. D..
,orai danger, then he would have b..
iU7iih,rl N shooting Small, provided l.
ptl.rr means could have effic,ually pre-
vented IL 81 neither in Law nor IL iac:-
'a' iind any reason for granting a ~.
hon Tins Is another instance of the ~
,rus ING cut eli carving concealed wcI,-
,ri~. II meu will no, cease carrying til.
against the law, then when involved B..
roubie ty Them. let them stand he co,,..
lrenosA THos + tKVrrFNpr<
h'rcnIl-r Ia. 1881.
Mc. Samuel Mckrnz!e. Cumb.r4a.,.
~ writes: II am SiNty-eight years G,
lgr About four wears ago began to 4
nto decline | suffered from dyspepsia
tone In the bladder, weak lungs, auc
enerai nervous dibili,y. Nothing | ,riel
id me any good until used Browns Iro.
sitters This remedy has made ME again