The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-29
The Crime Committed by Boon
ville'S Marshal on Sat-
urday Evening.
Minute Particulars Regarding
the Killing of the Editor Of
a Greenback Paper.
The Murderer Arrested, Then Ad-
mitted to Bail. and Again
Taken Into Custody.
Great Excitement in the wine
Clad" City Over the Truly
Lamentable Affair.

Boonviile was q sad city yesterday. He
tsoplc sorrowesl. not because 4 great mar
had passed LAY, but because neighbo
lie in the cold embrace of death and tina
his death was tragic one.
HISTORY oP THE KILLING
Mr.. A. X Thornton was editor OF tn.
BoOnviile News, and in that position Ia.
often alluded TO the city governmental af
fairs. He Was especially severe upon tn,
,-olice Department, of which il il uuul, r
stood T III. Il. McDcarmon, the CITY mar
shal, took t. himself, and il is report.-,
that some hot words had passed between
Mr.. Thornton and the marshal regarding
the publications made previous L, the ON,
which as published last Saturday and led
~ a fatal termination on that day.
The following is a copy of the ariicl,
which Yrs published i'm the News ON Sat
arday, Nov. 10. for which il is alleged that
I.eor thornton gave up his life's blood
THE FATAL ARTICLE.
This thing OF One man, arbitrary rul,
10 the quiet, weli-dispos.d city OF Boon
willie. to look at it not exactly i'm the alb
sLact, Is growing little bit too nonoton-
GUS, it occurs 10 Us, for the present and
prospective good credit and Understanding
II It's honored denizens Many such repe-
titions as that enacted upon our streets
last Saturday by our big burly, over
grown, unprincipIed policeman, will, il
seems 10 us, not only drive from our mids.
every passing enterprise that is touring the
country in search Of trade and the benefi
Of our specie, but cast strain of disgrace
and dishOnOr upon the fair name and
fame of our deserving little city. The
citizens of this community cannot afford
at the hands OF drunken ignoramus, L.
vinolve in doubt and dishonor the social
and business interests and gracious prestige
Of fifty thousand persons and more who
frequent our thorOughfares in one bust
nefs requirement ar other during every
wear. II should he recollected that our
standing abroad AS we'll as 1T home depends
entirely upon the government We keep the
treatment given strangers. the conduct of
officials and the courtesy To each other be-
ing the unerring index TO all. A man Ia
ill the duties of such an official as police
man in city with the vastness OF impor-
lance OF such u city As this, should be So
her man at leas, with sound judgment and
di&ni6ed bearing and possessed with legal
3eumen and common sense enough 10 know
right from wrong and resolute enough at
all hazards to do hi. duty and do no more
We don't exactly know where the authori-
~ OF our city government entirely rests,
whether it reposes legislatively, Judi
ciously aud executively in the muscular
prowess Of twO hundred and fifty pound
policeman, no matter how ill-bred ard in
efficient he may he, whether his discretion
is beyond and above all written law and
from bis will no appeal can be taken, or
whether it may End it's eternal and final
Judgement, but certain it Is. it is most
blunderingly and brutality executed at
times. We would suggest that this official
cease his nonsense or resign"
II is said that ~ soon rs McDearmou
saw the article and digested its contents,
although his name was not mentioned, ne
started with the paper containing the arti-
Gle in his hand to hunt the author Seeing
Thornton on the street accompanied by
Ar. Townsley, the local editor
Of the paper, McDearmon called him
and he stopped until the irste officer ap-
preached near enough to be heard when
he demanded,
PRECEDED BY VILE EPTTHEr.
b know If he put that article in, alluding,
10 doubt. to the one reproduced above
The officer struck him before he had time
70 reply, and then proceeded, within the
next three seconds to fill him with cold
lead and kept on shooting until his victim
fell dead at his feet. Some witnesses saw
he shot once after Thornton was dead i'm
ihe gutter-six times. in all, with self
cooking revolver.
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY.
When persons reached the deceaSed's
body four-barreled pistol lie between his
feet, which McDearmon called the atten-
tion of Townsley 10 in order To justify the
killing. The body was taken to the
humble home there to find mourning
widow and eight orphan children to scar
the brurt of the cold world without the
advice and experience of kind husband
and an indulgent father.
GIVES HIMSELF Up.
Very soon after the shooting McDear-
mon, accompanied BY an officer, went To
Sheriff Rogers and said:
al have killed q man and desire to give
bail"
The sheriff at first thought the parties
we're joking, but subsequently, he was
brought to understand the true situation
of affairs, when he took him in custody
and afterward released him on bail, to APP
pear to-day at 9 o'clock a. m.
RE-ARREsrED.
Yesterday morning Prosecuting Attorney
J. K. Walker swOre out an information
against McDearmon, when he was re- arrest |
ed and committed to Jail without bail.
HEINQUEsT.
Saturday night the following named
gentlemen were summoned as Jury to in |
vestigate the killing of DR.. Thornton:
J. N. JeKglin, J. f. Taliaferro, Jas.
Minnie, o. Edwards, John Durr, J. c. |
Naccurdy and DR.. T. McClannahan.
The coroner adjourned the inquest until |
yesterday. Sunday morning the jury
viewed the body 1t the late residence Of
We deceased.
Al one o'clock yesterday the oorones's