The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-31

D not come TO blows. Inc quarrel nc
, CURED nearly in front of Judge Nav
by's store. and Mickey Immediately
! turned and walked 10 his home ON tn,
. next square. He met man OH th'
l way, whom he knew, and simpl,
' made the remark, Il intend to sent
another man 10 the graveyard hefor'
, night" He walked up stairs. ant
! taking down double barre!ed sho
, gun. retraced lis steps. Wilson hat
by this time walked down tue street 4
! few steps and was sitting in front o
Tom Hicks store. OH bench, which
was nailed against tree. Mickey
passed within few Ieet of him
HOLDING THE GUN.
out of sight by his left si,ie. and
entered Hicks store. He made the
remark to the proprietor that he was
going hunting and asked for some
shot to load the gun. He received
the ammunition. aud putting in q
heavy charge. cooked one barrel. IN
seen TO any one, and stepped out of
the store door. directly in front of
Wilson. holding the gun in a half-raised
position. Wilson saw the situation in
which he was placed. but never dreamed
that Mickey would shout. Still holding
the gun halfraised ne said ID. y"u
want to fight me ?" Wilson replied
very quietly that he did not want to
Fl sht him with a gun in his hand, and
without another word of warning
Mickey jerked the gun to his shoulder
and fred the charge was aimed ut
the groin but Wilson raised slightly
from the bench and received the
charge in his thigh. The gun was so
close as to set his clothing on fire,
and the piece Vt pants Was blown into
the hole with the charge. A scene of
tie utmost excitement ensued Several
officers seized Mickey to take him IL
Jail while a brother of Wilson's rushed
on him with a penknife and
STABBED HIM SEVERAL. TINES
in the back. He was. however.
brought to the Jail in safety and lock
ed up, the building being put under a
strong guard. Wilson was removed
to his home and lived for three days.
finally dying in the greatest agony.
The night of his death another scene
Of great excitement occurred. The
officers expected trouble. however,
and just before dark shipped Mickey
to the depot in disguise and
brought him tn this city, where
he was put in Jail. The mob broke
out in full fury that night at La
grange, and, not knowing that their
man had been spirited away, the Jail
doors we're torn open. but. 10 their
great disappointment, he was not to
be found. A plea was entered that
Mickey could not get justice in the
Oldham circuit count, and a change
Of venue 70 Shelby county was OBJ |
tanned. Col. Marc Munday vas en-
ployed in the defence, and every pos
sible means was tried to save him but
the murder was too glaring q one. and
he was sentenced for life. General
surprise was expressed that he got off
80 easily, as every one
EXPECTED HIM TO HANG.
The sentence was pronounced upon
him by Judge De Haven, who had
once cleared him in trial for murder.
Tie case was taken to the court of ar
peals, but that tribunal refused to in
terfere with the sentence of the 10 ser
court. He was accordingly brought
to Frankfort. and remained there un-
til pardoned out on account of ILL.,
health. as has been stated. A remark.
able fact about the three principal
he committed is that the vic
inns fell within forty feet of each 9TH
r. all Of the deeds being committed on
me street. i'm front of one tree. Add
d to all his iniquities, Mickey had
ome redeeming features. When So
,er, he was not inclined to be murder
,us and never got into quarrel, but
IS soon as one drink passed his lips
rouble would surely follow. and sim
lie word of contradiction was as much
g his best friends life was worth. He
vas, in addition to all this. possessed
f a very cowardly disposition, and
ever fought man until be was arm
d and had every advantage. always /;
referring to shoot his victim from be-
ind rather than run the chance of
'eing injured himself. He was, in a :,
narked degree. the black sheep of the
I'D, as the rest Of his family were all
ighly respectable. orderly citizens. !
lie is in the forty.seventh year Of his !
re, and was at one time, before his }
IMPRISONMENT, ,
l.,