The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-12-26
FIRST STREET.

NV FIRST STREET Sc.
EXPLANATION.
CLAWS sto e. Cox store. 3-Smons store.
4-l; sches' store 5-The SPOT where Cox died.
6-Where Pool and We're 81 ting when Adams
entered z s, Encounters in Cox store l0-Small
couch in center OF store.
SECOND DAY.
The court opened at about 8 o'clock
There was a sparse attendance at the open
ing. but soon the small court room filled mp
with eager listeners to the evidences, as il
was detail ed from the mouths of the wit
neSSPs.
As one of the witnesses was showing and
handling pistol that was found i'm or near
the vicinity of COx's store. was heard acrack
of something which resembled the shooting
of pistol on the street. The crowd in
the court room came to its feet as one man.
and rushed to the door. The sheriff
shouted, ''Order in court" and Judge
Givan pounded his penknife on the desk in
front oil him until the rivets ratified ont.
The matter soon quieted down, when ii
was learned that Il couple of hog DRYERS
were cracking their whips for fun and for
Christmas.
Mr. POOL
testified Was i'm Pleasant Hill,
in this county, last August was working
in the store of J. X. Cox saw the shooting
of Cox. 1t was on the 9th of August,
1882, i'm the forenoon; was at work on my
bench in rear of store. Cox was present
no one else; | heard footsteps Coming
through door thought it was Sparks,
clerk in the store; had not made more
than two or three steps Till Cox said spool
take care of yourself" got up and see
man operating with shotgun went 10
corner of cross counter, behind where We
were selling; by time got there | heard
the report of gun. There were two re-
ports. i'm rapid succession. ! was then
behind the counter; recognized the man as
Edward Adams. Mr.. Cox stayed where be
was until after the gun was fired. Adams
then approached Cox and saw him strike
at Cox with the gun stock was broken
by the striking across counter then
heard report of pistol and l got ont; can't
say who shot pistols; was there after the
occurrence was over the loads from the
shotgun struck in the counter and back of
ii eleven shots went into q boot box. The
loads struck on line with Mr. Cox; par
of load struck in box that set on nv
right, inside of counter; don't know what
was being done when / went out; after l
got out went to SimOns' store; saw Mr..
Simons outside don't recollect Of saving
anything; went into Simohsstore; heard
no shots after leaving house when / came
back there was a big crowd there; did not
see Dustan Adams there; did not see any
pistols.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Had worked there since March, year
ago. | had the same family with me at
Olathe and Pleasant Hill. and had the
same at Brookfeld, Mo; did not live with
the same wife at Brock6eld l did at Pleas
ant Hill. When asked to answer
several questions relative to his mar
riage relations he refused to answer
for the reason he might criminate himseif).
| now live in Canada. Had been with Cox
for several months. working for myself L
hired room there Cox and | were quite
social. We were not intimate, looked on
him as distant. Saw Cox have pistol tina,
Did not see him have any when
he spoke to me, saw it in his hand a couple
Of hours before, don't know what he done
with il, heard that Cox had been threat |
ened. / think he intended to defend him.
self; know DR.. Smith, Of Pleasant Hill.
never told any one that Cox raised pistol /
when he told me to take care of myself. /
Saw pistol in Cox's hand no other time |
hat dav / did not know he had big |
pistol, never saw him with another-I ne
peat now just what said before the eoro-.i
Ter relative to the twn shots, the shots
we're close together, the shots where fired