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

do it. He said A. w. Young was going to
do it. Cox told me he was going on he
train. / never saw him any more. The
Sunday before he left Cox and Rearoion
came in. Cox said he wanted to ix this
up. Cox pulled out piece Of paper. IL
was something about what Mr.. Reardon
had been doing all winter; said he was
going 10 make Reardon sign it. said all
right, if he will. He handed Reardon the
paper and opened his bank book, and said,
YOU sign that and ] will give you 81 900.
Reardon said he would not sign it. We
then went to- kramer's and got a drink.
As We went down we met Adams, and all
went into the boot and shoe shop. They
went from there up street toward their
homes. / met Cox, and he said. am GO
ing TO the country, and if anything comes
up let me know ii. / advised Cox to
leave town, but he said he could
shoot as quick as Ed. Cox wanted me To
60 and see Mrs. ReardOn. Cox told me he
went up 10 see Mrs Adams on Monday.
He said ne had the matter fixed. Mrs.
Adams at this jupcture entered the court
roOm.)
CROSS-EXAMINED.
Mrs. Young never was present when /
talked to Cox. told Ed. Adams all
about it.
RICHARD CLAY.
Am a hardware dealer at Pleasant Hill:
examined pistol produced, and said he
sold it to Fl. l.. W. Anderson. Anderson
is a brother in-iaw OF Cox, deceased.
Think this is the same pistol. / made the
bill to n. l.. W. Anderson, first, and then
against the estate of Mr.. Cox Think I
loaded the pistol for Mr.. Anderson when
he bought it. Don't think any one else
sells the pistol.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Think other towns around sell pistols
like this. think the pistol business is
kind of playing out. Adams may have
had one like it,
JOHN B. ALLEN.
Am a travelling man. Knew Cox. Saw
him ON the train, between East Lynne and
Paola, about two weeks before his death.
Had conversation with him during that
tine. Cox said he was in trouble about
lady. He said three were involved; he
mentioned no names. He said he had got
him a pistol, and was practicing, and
would not be bulldOzed in the matter.
Said the lady was one Of the best fam
lilies. Said he was hunting location.
W. A. sYMINGToN ESQ.
Live in Pleasant Hill. Have been there
five years. Cashier of Pleasant Hill
bank. Know Dustan and Ed. Adams and
Reardon. Knew Cox. Bank is east, and
across the street from COx's store fifty
yards from it. heard the shots, and
looked in That direction; there was diff
ference in the sounds of the shots. The
first person l recognized, was either Henley
or Adams, don't know which.
When first saw Dustan Adams be was
coming down from his store. / saw moth
ing in Adams right hand.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Cox was fifty or one hundred yards from
store.
THOMAS KNIGHT.
Am q drayman; been in Pleasant Hill
fifteen years knew Cox; know the Adams .
and Reardon; was in Pleasant Hill Aug.
when it commenced dor 7 know how many
Henley; think there must have been six or
was in his shirt sleeves. stepped behind
a column for fear / might get shot. saw
nothing in his hand when he went in :,
saw Mr.. Reardon after the shooting; saw
him pick up pistol and lay it on cider
press don't know where the pistol came
from
CROSS EXAMINED.
Dustan Adams and Ed. Adams had not
come out OF the store when l saw ReardOn
pick up pistol. There was one or two
pistol shots after l saw pistol roll out.
J.R. HICKMAN.
Am a mechanic was in Pleasant Hill
ON August 9th; was on the opposite side
of the street from Cox; saw Dustan
Adams during time of shooting. They all
came in sight. Ed Adams was on left
of door, and Dustan Adams seemed to be
trying to separate Ed. and some one else.
l was about eighty feet off;
saw no revolver in Dustan's hand until
after the shooting did not see Reardon
till after arrested.
CROSS EXAMINED.
When I first heard the noise, I thought
it was sheet iron falling in Clay's store.
The two first reports were louder than the
others. was one of the guards after the
arrest was made.
How She Saved Her Darling.
81 shall not feel so nervous again about
baby's teething" writes grateful mother
I'VE almost lost our darling from cholera
infantum, but happily heard of Parker's
C9ipQer Tonic in time few sDOOnfulS