The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-02

Mr.. Thornton remember the difficulty
which grew ost of the ice bill. The paper
came out on Saturday next. Monday
saw Mr.. Thornton coming down the st rect
with gun on his shoulder. He went ~
stairs and into his office saw the gun al
forwards don't remember how long after
wards saw it at the News Office exanin-
I'd the gun. II was loaded. II was q ~
volving rifle. Mr.. Thornton did not speak
"f the gun at this time. Afterwards ]
asked Mr.. Thornton Why he
KEPT THE GUN III His OFFICE
lie answered in threatening tone, III keep
it here" The manner Of his e1pression
appeared to imply threat. Don't think
the gun was in the office prior to the
September article. understood that
Thornton bad = malicious feeling towards
Mr.. McIesrnion.
w. W. Trent was recalled: Saw Towns
ley during the difficulty. Nv attention
was directed to him by his dodeiue when
McDearmon tired the third shot. At the
point where the shooting took place, the
pavement Is higher than the street..
J.F Gemlick testified rs follows: live
IN Boonville was mayor Of the city a the
time OF the difficulty; saw the defendant
on the 10Th Of November at my store be va
marshal Of BOOnville; it Was about -four
o'cl"ck IN the evening; said he had called
tn pay me some money due the corporation,
which he had collected in the way of fine>,
and asked me il l had Keen the article
which Thornton had
rCBLrsHED IN His PAPER
that dsv. said I had not. McDesrnon
then read the article tn ice and asked INV
"pinioB Of il. / told him il
was ID outrageous article. This vas
the last saw OF Mclearmon previous to
the difficulty. think he wore shield.
| 40, not positive TO its shape.
Mrs. Lizzie kiibnrn rs-ealled.-I saw
the difficulty. heard a pistol shot and
looked in the direction OF the reper, a~.i
saw AcIearmon shooting ThcIAtoa.
did not take INV eve III until Thornton fell
Tie fell in the su,ter. ! recognize the ar-
cused the man Who did the shooting.
Casper Menger called II am butcher
live TN Eoonville. was on Main street
when the difficulty occurred 1 was sitting
in NV wagon.
SAW NcpEARNoN strike rHORNTok
| was about twenty live feet from where
the difficulty commenced. I saw Nc
Dearmon shoot Thornton. heard
him say Are you dead now?'
Cross-examined by the defense:
moved about thirty feet further on To get
out of range of the shots. When the sec
ond shot was fired was In the middle of
the street. was about one hundred feet
away from McDrarmon when | heard him
say: Are Won dead now From 6r>t
10 last shot il was about two minutes l
did not mention the remark Of McINear-
mon before the magistrate in the p.elimi-
nary examination. did not think
OF IL then; was not drunk on the 18th
had no, tasted drop oi liquor ON that
day do not get drunk every day; nv
wife did not tell McDearmon To notify
saloon keepers not to let ME have liquor
am not an enemy To McDearmOn; was
EXCITED. But Not DRUNK.
Al he tine of the shooting.
John Farris. called by the state Was
i'm Boonville al the time OF the difficulty
and saw part Of it, was standing on ,he
opposite side of the street, near the barber
shop, when l heard the first shot The
second and third shots were fired in rapid
succession; saw Thornton fall into the
gutter: did Not hear anything said by
either party ssw McDearmOn ten or III
teen minutes before the difficulty: met him
near Rienhart's and spoke to him. When
reached the scene OF the difficulty two
men had hold of Thornton's body. They
were moving his remains onto the side
walk DIR. Trent was one Of the men
don't know tn. other heard four shots;
heard one shot after seeing Thornton fall
team vi horses
TOOK FRIGHT AT THE SHOOTING
and ran away. This detracted some little
the attention OF the people on the street.
Know Mr.. McDesrmOn. OF 81. Charies;
also Mr.. DRYDEN, oi Troy. might
have told these men that knew
uothiug about the difficulty, for
did not want to be witness in the
Ease. Am a steamboat man. DO Dot
know how the conversation came up; BE-
lieve i, was abOnt an estate which Vas
coming 10 me and vas consulting them
about it.
Vim Mckee called: l was in Boon
willie On the day ri the shooting. Know
McDearmon and Thornton saw thOm both
on the day Of the difficulty; saw Th0rntoa
and Townsley pass Dr. CoOper's ONCE.
McDearmon came on behind them and
called to me u
TELL THORNTON To STOP.
McDesrmOn made some remark to me ~
he passed; saw him stop Thornton; Thorn
tons hat was knocked from his head he
threw M his hand As II to catch his hat.
McDearmon pulled his revolver and com
menced shooting; about the fourth shot
McDexrmon sliced Thornton BY the coat
collar; after this shot noticed that
Thornton was sinking; McDearmon said
something; did not understand what.
When they moved Thornton there vas a
pistol found between his legs Don
know whether OBrien OF TOwnsley picked
mp the pistol. Did not zee anything in
Thornton's hand think If he had drawn -
pistol that would have seen it.
Miss Carrie ThOmpsOn:-l live in Boon
Vile was near DIR. COoper's Office about
Eve o'clock, November 10Th. was COM