The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-02
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ale hand and cooked it. As none of us
.,nierstoOd the mechanism Of the weapon,
sought the assistance of a gunsmith, who
placed the pistol in its normal condition.
/ locked it up in my safe, where it remain
I'd without change until the preliminary
trial. Az this examination the cartridges
we're taken out.
NcDearuou's testimony: An about
fsrsy years old. Have lived in Boonyille
.ince 1910. Am q married man have four
childrea NV father l. dead he died last
APRIL Was constable and collector of
Dooaville.
VA MARSHAL or THE PLACE
At the time Of the difficulty. Was collec-
For of Boonville for eight consecutive
1esmS. Ny father vas mayor of Boonville
:or eight wears. Knew Thornton. Saw
hia on November 18th last Saw the az
:icle he had written and published about
NE about 4 o'clock p. m. on the evening of
he difficulty. Got = paper containing the
article ct the pOstofice. Got the paper
rom the deputy postmaster. Started to
90 To the TheSpian hall. On the way |
me corporation next went tn the may
>r's ofiire-or store-psid him the amount
I'll this fine aud two Others. and took his
r-ce:..t. Asked the mayor if he had see.
TINE ARTICLE IN THE MEMS.
said he had not then real him the
article and asked him what he thought of
i. He said it was a id outrage, or
words to that effect theu went
IN TO Thespian hall to collect from the
atrical troupe license due the CITY for the
l.se of the hall. After visiting the hall
started home. | was anxious 10 get of the
street because felt vexed and Inundated
o. the article l saw Thornton on the
-;reet near IAbsell's store. MIR. TOwRsley
Was with him They were looking over
their shoulders At me- They went on to-
wards Dr. COOpers Office. beckened and
allied to Thornton to stop He paused a
noment and then walked to meet me. He
advanced, perhaps, about fifteen feet. !
asked him
- HE wsOrE THE OFFENSIVE ARTiCLE.
aoIding the paper up A. spoke. He put
mis- hand in his coat pocket and partially
.irew his pistol could SEE the barrel of
The pistol above his pocket struck his
arm down to prevent his shooting. and
grabbed for nv own pistol. II hung very
lo.,seiy on the belt, aud, in grabbing for it.
struck the pistol with my hand. knock
ing it half around my body. could not
reach it with the hand | first at
tempted To grapple it. caught
The pistol with the other hand. I'm my
hurry the pistol went off prematurely.
The FIRST shot went downward toward the
pavement. cannot definitely describe
-nbsequent shots | thought at the time
that
THORNTON FIRED HIS PISTOL.
| believed that he shot twice Am not vet
convinced that he did not saw Mr.Town.-
iey after Mr.. Thornton was in the gutter
| told himto let the pistol and the i,o,lv
alone. then went down To Mr.. Walkers
,,fiice ard from there to the sherif's office
J told Mr.. Rogers that had killed Amos
Thornton aud had come To give myself mp.
| showed him the article Thornton printed
about me, and said Il showed him the
,.iece and he drew his revolver on me- and
had to shoot him.
DID NOT WANT TO SHOOT HIM.
nut had to do so in self-defepSe.
I asked for bail. believed that Thornton
tired approached him to demand re-
traction of the article he had published
about me: | was on NV wav home at the
time | met, or overlook Thornton. lfullv
relieved that Thornton shot at me until
he Mondav following. | never made any
,hreats against Mr.. Thornton in the pres
ence OF Speed Stephens. l never used such
language at anv time nor to any person: ii
Is not INV style of talking. | have not
worn 3 star for yeans; had a shield. but
never wore il. Had on
AT THE TINE OF THE DIFFICULTY
blue coat. brown pants and a. plaid vest.
|. know Casper Menger; heard his testi-
lnony. Never spoke a word at the time
Except TO ask Thornton tn retrsct the
article he had published in the News.
crosse K amined BY the state: Did not
tell Mr. Walker that / did wrong In
shooting Mr.. Thornton did not tell Mckee
IN stop Thornton: did not see Mckee did
aot have hold of Thornton II had there
would have been no shooting The paper
prevented me from seizing him. bid not
get into the street at all during the shoot
ing. Thornton was standing erect with
ais pistol in his hand when fired the last
shot Did not shoot him when he was
down. Did not know how many shots |
tired until | counted the blank cartridges.
Did not tell Mr. Walker that | fired six
shots.
At $50 o'clock last night the follow
ing dispatch was received from Capt.
Bridges, one OF the counsel for the prosecu-
lion
VERDICT or ACQUITTAL:
special 10 the Ba&oo.
COLUMBIA, No.. April -.
McDearmon has been acquitted. yer
net being returned at 6 p. m. The jury
~ out but thirty minutes.
In MemOriam
Mrs. Sarah A. Kincaid, daughter Of
Capt. Oswald and Sarah A. Kidd. MAS
born in Jefferson county, Ky, May 8,