The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-15

>tl"N aEu Henry knOpHi, assembled IN The
council room. Dr King made a
few timely remarks a. to the manner
in which he proposed conducting the in
quest, and Young Charley Dexter WAS
placed upon The stand The examination
= progressing IL the BAzno gucS to- press.
MrNaiiy Was present and appeared to
rerlize the difficulty and danger of his
position.
: When tie BAzoo went To pres, on Fri
day evening, ~ idence a. to how Wash
Hyde met his death was being heard be
lore the coron,r's jury, the following be
/ iEs summary thereof:
CHAS ;. DExrHR,
sworn / was in the store on the night al
. Nov. lh, and heard noise up stairs. De-
+ tween six and seven O'Clock Viii Ellis
SAID man was up stairs trying To break
a door III. | went To- the loot q! the stairs
ami told the man t0 CoaIe down
IL you want tO see me, come up here"
hc said
! tnen went after IN officer iounG
Mae, vino is TIE engineer. | then wen,
rack AMI found two men up stairs bcsid,
deceased MIR. McNaily was pcrsuadirg
The man who had endesvOre,i To- break in
To put on his coat amt 20 down. IL Won't
10 IT,, he said several times. kcNally
Ihen gave him push and he went down
seven or eight steps from the top.
iii shoot YOU | heard somebody saw.
do not know whether ii WIS NcNzlly
or the other man. An instant later saw
thc lash of the pistol and also heard the
report. then got away as soon a.
possible. heard another repori
when | was two or three steps from IN.
hallway. could not tell in whose hand,
the pistol was when The shot was fired
Alter McNally pushed him down the stairs,
ne got up and started back. The door
was ba'!ly broken. There is hole III
the plastering which, think. was caused
by bullet.
When the first shot was fired | think
HcNally was about one foot from the top
II the stairs, while the deceased was six
or seven steps down the stairs.
HENRY WILLIS,
Sworn-I drive the fire engine. MrNslly
and were VERY nearly together, going up
the stairs, when this trouble occurred | !
saw deceased standing there with his coat
off
What are you ioing?" asked McNal;v. /
did no, understand his reply.
McNally then told him To pu, on his
coat and go with him.
Il won't do 1t, and there are not enough /!
police IN town to take me- replied de
&C ascd. swearing.
McNaliy told him several times to put
his coat ON. He then pushed DECEASED part .
way down stairs-eight OF nine steps. Me. .
Naily picked up MS coat and went down .
towards him. The deceased then made for
NcNsllv. lie seemed To be enieavor!n.
"a Get the pistol away from him, ana /
McNally had all he could do
To get away from him. heard McNallv .
tell him 10 4 go. lie then struck az the
deceased with the revolver. Again iIvde
grabbed the revolver, alter having u,a,ie an
other step or two, ana tine pistol went oti.
then rctrcatcd up the stairs It
step or 80 and the deceased a@ain grabbed
Tor th" revolver, when NcNally shot The
man Tell AMI never spoke.
Hc\aIiy bad the pistol ont when the
deceased WIS trying - ~ ~ stairs after
he hal pushed him down. The pistol
was in his right hand. do not know
" acth"T the pistol was cooked or not
10 Not know whether NcNIilv'> pistol Is a
or rot. know his pistol.
,gw deceased have hold of the revolver
iii Not hear any on' saw. Il II shoot ven"
NcNIllv presented or pointed the pistol
40 the deceased when IL went Cl she second
time.
The pistol WAS pres. ntcd 20 the witness.
who identified IL Is the property Of Me
Nallv Two chambers ot the pistol were
.mpty when shown iii court. il
MOSES :. CONNER.
,worn-I am sheriff Of PettiS county.
sa~ in Shobe's grocery when the shooting
occurred | went 10 the stairs. | saw a
.oat living on the stairs-above that
Jaw man living on the stairs with his
iead ON the top stair McNaIly said.
L did IT," walked to- him
md arrested him, ut the same time tax
ne his pistol, and then took him
o the county Jail asked him who he !
lad shot. lie said, Wash HYDE" He ,
urthcr stated that he went To arrest him.
md ne Hyde got hold OF his pistol and
hat IL was a scli-coCkcr and it went off. !
Ie said Is we got To the Jail that he WAS
Had that Willis was present and saw the
roublc He sho sed me- hole in his shirt
uii, which he said he supposed was made -,
II the Scuiile after ne WAS Knocked down I,
n the stairs. showed the jury hole in !
is coa, cuIi Thc whoi,. in the shirt cu.l
rs the appearance oi Il bullet hole.
r. " PAGLOC,
worm am attending Moore Il Fraker's
BUSINESS coIiyce was in Tie building q
hen the shooting occurred i'm the hall {
ut night. There was light in Mr.
i0Orc's rOOui. | then went in the second {
Dom from the top al the stairs and lighted
lac WIS 4 heard considerable. uOiSt. in the I
all and somebody commenced to push on q
h. door an afterwards kicked IT, / heard Z
,mcb"d', who supposed to be an officer, :
Ill him 1--WE or six times To put on his '
cat. | heard sculiie aud somebody said /
I'll shoot YOU" Just a. went To tfle |
oor shot WAS fired. | went back int
" room. The voice cf the person who
lid III! shoot you," scu ded something
Ike The one who did thu kicking | heard r
lcm scutiiiHg and thought the first shots /
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