The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
A GIRL IN 1T.
Lem Davis, Cut TO Pieces by Sam
Brown, at the Picnic
Yesterday.

johnson. COloIeu, sfecldl polIcein<n at Tux
cclored picnic held al Besman's station,
yesterday, arrived al The depot with Sam
Brown. colored, in charge.
Brown had badly cut Lem Davis,
also colored, at the picnic, and
was arrested therefor. He was
turned over 10 Sheriff Conner and lodged
in the county jail.
Lew Davis, who was cut, was also
brought down on the morning train and
carried TO his home i'm Northwest Sedalia.
DIR. Ed. Small was called and Davis
wounds were dressed.
Ii was rumored last night. that Davis
could not possibly recover, although. as
vet, he was not dead.
4 BAzoo reporter visited Brown, in Jail,
this morning., and in answer 10 his
questions, received the following story:
INV name is Sam Brown. / am about
seventeen wears old. Live in Sedalia.
Davis and ! have had words on several dill
ferent occasions before Yesterday. We,
along with the other colored folks OF Sc
daiia, went TO the picnic al Beaman sta
ton Yesterday. About i:3O o'clock We all
began gathering al the depot preparatory
20 coming home. ! was standing by
ELLA JONES, A GOOD LOOKING CoLoRED
GIRL,
talking 10 her. Davis came up 10
me with a cane in his hand, and hegan
fooling with me and tried To get Ella TO
leave me and talk with him. j said some
thing and he struck me sharp blow On
the leg with the cane. | grew angry be-
cause knew he hit me because he was
Jealous OF me, and started after him. He
tried 10 find stone, but, not finding one,
he started towards some base ball bats
and ] knew If he got hold Of one ol
them he would hurt me bad
lv, SO closed on him as
quickly as possible and cut MIN. We
scuffied for some little time, cutting him
and he trying 10 get something TO strike
me with. All this time the bystanders
were yelling,
SHOOT HIN, SHOOT HIN, DAVE"
| did not know whether Davis had a
pistol or not, but | tried 10 use him mp 10
prevent his using the pistol If ne had one.
| started 10 run of after the tight but was
caught by Bill johnson, who was police
man Of the day, and brough: 10 Sedalia.
Brown is pretty sharp negro, and does
not seem TO realize how serious a matter
the cutting may prove for him. He seems
to think that he will not be found guilty
of ANYTHING but assault and battery.
After seeing Brown, the reporter went 10
the house where Davis was lying.
He found Davis, apparently, not in as
bad a condition a had heen reported. He
seemed not TO he suffering much, and
talked for several minutes with the re-
porter.
R-How are you hurt, Davis?
Davis Il am
CIT IN FIVE PLACES:
once in the lett arm, which, II The time IL
was done, paralyzed the arm so that !
could not lift il: once In the shoulder
blade; twice in the spine, and once in the
left side, just above the hip. The cash In
my side
EXPOSED THE ESTRAILS
before DR.. Small sewed il mp. The cutting
was done by Brown with spring-back
dirk knife.
R-How did the fight occur?
Davis-I saw Brown standing on the
platform by the side Of Ella Jones. He
and she were talking and / went up TO
him and began talking to him in playful
manner He answered in the same
way and shortly afterwards |
TAPPED HIN on THE LEG
with nv stick He got angry al that, and
/ saw ne would hurt me II i did not get
out Of his way. / ran 10 the edge OF the
platform and jumped of. He drew his
knife and followed me closely, jumping
from the platform on top of me before i
could get out Of his way.
HE BEGAN CUTTI NJ,
and a terrible hubbub started of all
around. did not fall i'm
mediatelp, bu, grew deathly sick.
/ was brought home on the same train that
Brown was brought on
R.-Is Ella Jones COED looking girl,
and did Won care much for her?
Davis.-She's daisy, and / liked her,
as all the boys do.
Davis does no: seem dangerously hurt,
but he will,
PROBABLY, NOT RECOVER
He has worked al the Garrison house
and in the baggage department al the
Union depot. He came from Kansas City
here, where his father is policeman. He
is said 10 be
BAD YOUNG NAN,
out III i not known whelEer thls Is Inc
case or not. Brown says he had 10 leave
Kansas City on account of some crooked
work he did there.
Another colored boy was arrested along
with Brown for resisting the officers when
they attempted 10 arres, Brown.
The whole matter seems 10 have origin
ated abont the girl Ella Jones, who Is, as
Davis says, daisy" according TO the
opinion Of the colored people.
From Eminent DR.. II. r. Hopson
Memphis, Tenn.
~ have made used Colden's Liebig'e