The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-29
THE sEDALIA WEEKLY BAzOO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

iurv commenced It's investigation in IN.
court hou-.. at B"onvilie To q packed
audicncc-in f,ri nne-half "i thu
male inhabitants "f the city and
quite sprinkle oi ladies We're in at
1. ndancc The anxiety OF the people was
.vinc.-l hv the dralh-like >tillne,, of the
throng p-e-tn; a. The main portion ui the
testimony Were giv-n-"r the details oi
the terrible huuici,ic were being r.ciied by
witnesses VIII" SAW the lam.nta,ie affair
ThuII.ton vi, hi; bv three bullets One
shot took effect in the right elbow. break
ing the arm The second shot which per
foratod hi> body Nh, in the region nr tn.
heart. White thr third that hit him entered
the leii temple.
~ EYE WINES.
tnorgc H. Town>l..v MAS the iir-r witness
called. "a he said he worked OH the News. ri
whici: paper the decreased MAS editor. ]
Wa with Mr. ThurnIon Saturday evening
OH the >irc-i sh.n Nclearmvn called 4"
u,. We >t"plcl. when McDearm"n came
up. and, holding paper ia his hand, be
said:
Won n"f L-h, did YOU put that
III vo"r papcr!
A. soon a. he said this he sirnck him
Mr.. Thornton staggered and jumped three
or four t,.t. Mclbearmon then shot him
while h.. Stood with both hands in his
overcoat pockets Thornton then attempt
I'd 10 say something, when Mcl~armon
put hi- pistol within THREE or four inch-,
"f his breast and fired the second eh"i
Ncfsarmon then
CAUGHT HOLD OF THE LAFfL OF THE COAT
of the deceased and fired again. Three
NOR shots were fired i'm quick succession,
one being fired after the deceased was i'm
thu gutter. think. Af:er firing the last
time, McDcarmun said
There. YOU s. Of b"
Mclearmon then walked AWAY lew
steps and returned and said To me
"tirorge. don't l-: anybody touch that
pistol, pointing 10 q pistol which lie be-
tween his feet. He pulled il on me and
Kill led him for it,"
did not see deceased draw pistol-did
not know he had one He said nothing To-
Mr.. McDearmon at all after the shooting
began"
LADYS TESTIMONY.
Mrs David Spahr testified that she was
on the street al the time of the shooting,
i'm company with other ladies, when one of
her companions said. Mr.. Mcpearmon is
shooting man all Ia pieces" Was
confused and could not STE plainly for the
smoke, but saw the deceased fall i'm IN.
gutter then saw that ii Was Dr. Thorn
ton"
ANOTHER LADT WHO SAW THE SHOOTING
Mrs Henry NJ. Thomson testified that
she, in company with other ladies, war on
Main street Saturday during the shooting,
and saw the deceased fall in the gutter
when McDcarmon caught him by the coat
and fired in his face. she thought. She saw
McIearmon shoot the deceased after he
Was down in the gutter. McUearmon Their
left. shaking paper At him. which he held
in his hand. saw no pistol in dec. .sed's
hands
TWO MORE LADIES.
Mrs Lizzie kilburn testified thst she
saw the killing. This lady's testimony
was about the same that Of the other
ladies who preceded her.
Mr. James Gault testified that she sax |
McDearmon take hold of the deceased and |
shoot him twice
cHILp's STORY.
Miss Anna Machett, little girl, testi- |
fed that six shots were fired in the trouble {
she SAN and heard. Only one man did any
as far rs she saw.
A NEGRO GIRL
Nora Alexander, colored. testified. bu, |
what she knew about the case would not /
ill a very large book.
TESTIMONY OF 81 BsrANTIAL CITIZENS
John l.. OBryan testified that there
were six shots fired, occupying not exceed
ing three seconds, as fast as a man could !
fire of self-cocking pistol. Went to
where the body lay and called Mr. Thorn
ton He was dead Discovered a pistol
partly under him. He took it and gave it
to the coroner. Noticed the wound in his /
forehead.
J. N. Nelson and DIR. c. J. Barger testi-
fed about the same As other witnesses, only
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