The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
COLD IN DEATH.
AL. Williams, Colored, Found
Dead in His Room This
Morning.

The resident, ct IiECaln- ILL.,. were >hn~A
~ from center to- circumference about ten
o'clock ihis morning by i report wh:rt
,y.-,.sd rapid, Ia thr effect 'hst VI vii
.iru.s. who j, looked upon ss Sind al ',.'jer
in >eJaiia ,"iorc,. SO.i,ty, !iad ben foam!
dead in BIZ rJDm "r I.amtne str. e.. >iS
,laor~ north OF ,h,- Catholic church
\ Eaz,u reporter. IN company So, d,
brother Gulij drircr. ah" ha,! hcarI
aj the rrmor. repaired :" ;he t,ca!itv
above mentioned. On arriving Jlcr. -,
reporter found u group at about Hity =, !.
ord people 81 both sexes. >tapJiu. IN
front vi ;he Williams marsirH. ry"if.d.y
Distressing the probable u,arner ~ Witch
he decreased came I" his death
Tbs reporter push q hi wav Trough
The crowd au;! up ~ the decor "a The RI, ~
ia ~hI~h th, lead man vas SAID ga b.
living. 'yr tac pur?"Sc "' ert-ri'S and
tIkju@ lof'k II the corpse. % arriving
n .!r,. door. aGuittrucr was r.:,.--i. - ,h,
lll-n in ri-rsr -sid Ih:t ;Esv h.d ~trIrt
or,ier, MT ir allow any utr' - cutter
until the arrival al lie CORONER.
TN .ciEy refused admitianrr ;he 70
porter commenced questioning. members -!
~. excite crowd as 70 how, When 4nd ~
what means the man came 10 hi> death.
Thyv all v.ntcd-to say somrthin., Oh ;ht
subject. bu, On sitting il down the REPORTER
found that th,v all knew irSi about =,
rlr;cE ahcu, IL - hs dIi.
TN learning that the corpse hsd been
found Nv .iEo. Wesley. also rtl"rs6 man.
he vas i5uai by the reporter ami told the
iul!awIrs >t"sS:
Having basin, - with william went
70 his room about ,rE o'CltCk " transact X.
On arriving there knocked 1n The door.
bat received uo response then maze ~
uuirv of tiuSc residing near, ii they bad
seer, him taIS morning. They Said thai
thew had ln'. and ,ha, he RMS. sd. b" III
his ROOM. then went To the back door
and cave i, q shove. :,r,i il came oVcu.
then entered AMI was hcfriiisd Ten iiui that
Williams was dead gave the alarm ann
,..ut for the coroner. That Is ali know
about the matter"
3,out eleven u'cinck Chief III Police shy
auA another reporter arrived, and the
Jour entered the room where the deceased
xa, Wing Til. curtains to the " iudows
were. all down. con,s gucu;iy ihc room was
dark. The lamp, which Mas >itl burning.
was turned nv. and the four took 4 look At
the corpse.
The body WAS living on its icft side, with
the arms ioI.Icd up, ami had one not known
that it was y corpse. could not have told
thu. difference, so liie-likc dill II look. The
Lrepnrters did not touch the body, but, alter
making am examination nt the things III
I the room, took their departure.
/ From several c0lored people, ihe BAz"U
rrpr,s NATIVE learne, that William, wiS
. a memlr.r al the African Baptist church,
which hc attended last evening Tie seem
, al in the be,i oi spirits and Joined heartily
: in the singing, beins member oi the
choir
( Deceased has been : resident OF this city
+ for several wears, where he has Followed
Z The occupation of kalsnminer. He was
wei! liked bv both those oi his coiOs ana
the white people with whom hr came IN
, contact.
J Deceased was a married man, but has NOT
? lived with his wife for several years. She
is now vt Ka.saS City. About ll::n, Cor
o-,r King. who had been notified oi the
death. arrived ut the house ana ma'ie 8
partial examination of the remains, after
which h. ordered il removed 80 leisure :
undertaking establishment, where bettei
examination will be- made.
The Coroner has decided not to hold an
iuquCst until 10 O'Clock Tomorrow. before
whic!, time 4 post norton examination
will -: held.