The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04

theme ol conversation on the streets yes-
terdav, and when il became generally
known that the murderer had been cap
turcd, and was present at the inquest,
which was being conducted by Coroner
King AT The city hall, large crowds fiocked
10 that place 10 get glimpse OF the muir
derer.
THE CAPTURE.
As stated i'm Yesterdays BAzoo, Combs,
Immediately after the shooting, left the
city I'm northeriy direction, and several
posses were i'm hot pursuit. His capture
was effected by John Alcorn and Albert
Hyatt, two farmers who reside about
eight miles northeast Of the city in the
same neighborhood with Commodore Nc
Farland, the uncle of the murderer. and
with whom ne was visiting before he com
miited the crime. Both Alcorn and Wv
att were i'm the CITY al the time of the
derer, and thinking that he would
turn up i'm their neighborhood, they kept
a lookout for him on Saturday night, and
were rewarded by finding him early yes
lerday morning near the PIN Hook mills
ON Muddy creek.
Combs made an attempt 10 resist, but
finally accompanied his captors 10 this
city where he was turned over 10 Sheriff
Conner and placed in Jail.
THE INQUEST.
When the hour set for the holding OF the
inquest arrived, Captain Bridges, The at
torney for the murderer, expressed Il de-
sire that he should Toe present, and IL was
I'm accordance with this request that Combs
WAS taken To the inquest. lie listened al
tentively Ia the testimony oi the witnesses.
and when y point In his favor was gained
by his attorney or a witness was put ON the
stand whose evidence was calculated To-
Justify him for the killing, he would laugh
and smile, a. If lac FULLY expected TO come
clear, and wonld 60 UNPUBLISHED for his
crime.
About fifteen eve witnesses tc the shooting
were summoned before the coroners jury,
but only six men were examined.
John W. Wright, the collector III the
stable where the Killing took place testified
TO being present when the affair took
lace. lie heard Mcfarland AK Cioud-
win what their bill was. Goodwin told
them that IL WAS % cents Tor each
mule. Mcfarland COMPLIANCE! that his
mule had not been III, and said that he
would bet ten dollars that II had not
Combs offered TO 20 halves with him in
the bet Mcfarland. Combs and Good
win all pulled their money out, and Good-
win handed me a twenty dollar bill. Nc
Farland, said: NO, sir, lac l. not
the man to hold the stakes and handed his
money To Stoe. Goodwin refused la hand
his money To StOe, and took IL from me
and put IL i'm his pocket. Mcfarland said
he did not care Tor twenty-five cents and
told Goodwin that lac would pay him il
he would excuse him from coming To his
stable again. lie then handed Goodwin =
five dollar bill. Goodwin handed
IL TO me. Not having the
change. went into the stable To get il
from Joe McNey. When reIarned
Goodwin and Mcfarland seemed To- be
, auarreling more violently than when
. went away. They both made the assertion
that they had not been treated right. Good
. win told Mcfarland that during fair week
he had charged twenty live cents Tor
, hirching inside oi the stable without feed.
At this Combs came =. and handed
me dollar bill To pay Tor his mule.
gave him the change. At this. Miller
drove mp with his carriage, and | made
them move their mules - that he could
drive i'm. Sioc had not said a word prior
to this. but when he went To get on his
mule. he told Goodwin that he was
wrong about the feeding OF the
mule Goodwin replied that lac
knew he was not wrong. Nc
Farland then called Goodwin living s-n
of b-h, and struck him. | ran between
them and showed them apart Miller
came up and told Goodwin that ii he WAS
right To- stick To- IT, Combs then put his
right hand in his hip pocket and said Ia
Miller: "Maybe Won want To take IL up
Miller and Combs then ran together and
SAW a pistol fall on the sidewalk
and Stoe and Mcfarland both grab
bed Tor il. showed them back, and Dave
hartley (color,dl ran up and picked it up
The pistol here showed i the one they
were grabbing for. While these men were
scrambling for it Miller and
Combs Kept on striking at each
other. w this time they had got
ont in he middle or the street. All Il,
; once they ceased fighting and Miller
backed of toward the stable. When about
six fe., from Combs, he COMBS fired
Miller then reeled and fell or the plat
form close Ia the stable. Combs
then backed off about twenty feet
and fired another shot, which
went through the pantaloons oi
Jake Turner and into horses right fore
leg. then ran TO Miller and did not see
Combs any more that night after he had
fired the second shot. saw Miller have
pistol like the one here in
court few nights previous TO the shoot
ing.
The testimony OF all the balance Of the
witnesses, with but a few exceptions cor.
roborated that of Mr.. Wright.
After hearing the evidence, the jury
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