The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-21
Search for the Murderer and
Evidence Before the Cor
Oner's Jury.
A Post Mortem Examinat ton
Held on the Body Of John
Seigel.
What Brought About the Prize
Fight and Subsequent
Shooting.
The Condition of John w. Carpen-
ter, an Innocent Party, Who
Was Wounded.

In the SUNDAY MORNING BAzoo appear
ed lengthy special dispatch from our
neighbOring town of Clinton, giving the
particulars of the shooting ARRAY which
occurred there between FIVE and six o'clock
Saturday evening, i'm the eastern suburbs
of the city. Realizing the avidity with
which a sensation of this character is
sought after by the general public, 4 BA-
ZOO reporter visited Clinton yesterday
morning, where he spent the day and
CLEANED the following particulars i'm regard
to
THE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDY.
As is pretty generally known, there are
a number of coal shafts i'm active operation
in Henry county, some OF them being but
few miles distant from the county seat.
Employed in these mines are many miners,
who, when not at labor, visit Clinton for
the purpose of getting rid of their loose
change. Some weeks ago the men employ
ed i'm what is known as the
Garth mines, located one and one
half miles southeast of Clinton, were no.
titled by their employer that he would be
compelled to pay. lower rate of wages if
he wished to keep them longer at work.
They were receiving seven cents per bushel
for
DIGGING THE DUSKY DIAMONDS,
but under the new order of things they
were to receive but six cents per bushel.
This, of course, created not little dissat-
isfaction, and all the employees went out
on a strike, refusing to work for anything
less than the old scale. A compromise
was sought, but to no purpose, when the
mine owner, seeing that he was forced to
accede to the demands of his men, inform
ed them that after the first of February
he would pay seven cents per bushel, the
old price, and all who desired might re-
sumo work.
So far, so good. The first of the month
found the miners all at work, when, all of
a sudden, another surprise party was dish
ed up for their edifcation. The mine
owner informed theemployes that he could
not operate his business and pay
SEVEN CENTS PER BUsHEL,
and asked the men to continue at work at
six cents per bushel, although the miners
at the other banks i'm the neighborhOod
were receiving seven cents per bushel.
When this bit of information was made
public, it became a matter of interest to all
the miners of that section, and mass meet
ing was called, to be held at Snavely' S bank,
two and one-half miles southeast of Clin-
ton. Dodgers were printed and circulated
throughout that whole section of country,
and on Saturday morning about thirty
miners assembled at the point designated,
where
AN INTERCHANGE OF VIEWS
took place. The result of this conference
was in favor of the men at Garthis bank
going to work at the scale proposed-six
cents per bushel. The majority decided
thus, although there were some, and par
one, who strenously objected. Of
this latter class was Jack Mckenzie, a
about twenty-six years of age,
who was formerly employed at the mines
at Montserrat, johnson county. He was
averse to the men resuming work at lower
figure than seven cents per bushel, and SO
stated on many occasions.
After the mooted question had been de-
cided, a majority of those in attendance
visited Clinton, where they at once COM
menced
INDUCING IN THE FLOWING BOWL.
This was kept up during the afternoon, at
which time they became quite boisterous.
At about five O'Clock i'm the evening some
Of the crowd were in Mrs. Heckler's saloon.
themselves to the fullest extent.
Of this number were Jack Mckenzie and
John Grogan-the former employed at
Jordan's bank, five miles southwest of
town, and the latter at Garth's
Between these two there had been
ill-feeling for some time, and as both were
under the influence of liquor, it required
but little tanning to bring forth a flame.
Grogan is a man about forty years old,
weighs about LIS pounds, and has wife
and three children. Mckenzie. although
much younger, weighs about 225 pounds.
and has always prided himself on his
ABILITY AS A PUGILIsr.
Mckenzie had, on previous occasion,
threatened to cowhide Grogan, who, at that
time, was ailing and in no condition for
disturbance. Saturday, however, it was
and he Informed McKimzie that
if he had any grudge he desired to settle.
then and there was a splendid opportunity
to square accounts. McKimzie, replied
that he was only too glad of the chance,
and it was decided that they should 90 out
into the suburbs, and, according to the rules
of the prize ring, forever decide the ques-
ton as to who was the best man. They
visited point in the eastern portion of
the city, accompanied by several brother
miners and dozen or more other persons
who desired -4isE '@''Si DIE s-ei-.
TO SEE THE FIN -.
OF this latter number was John Seigel, a
German sged sixty-two years, who has
residsdiin Clinton for the past six years. '1I
ION striving, at the spot agrsed
NOON, the two men barred themselves to
The waist, and, after shaking hands, went
1t each ether not unlike Ryan Eaud iSuIfi-