The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-02

Thornton's body made slight examins,
ton; the wounds IN the head and breast
ranged almost backward; think the wound
IN the forehead was slightly discolored. a.
If BY powder smoke.
Croes-eX amined.- not hear McDear-
mon make any remark To Mr.. Johnson
saw him
RECKON To THORNTON
with his left hand; saw Thornton stop
did not notice his hands before NcI)ear-
mon reached Eiu,. In the struggle that
followed the parties passed from the side
walk into the street, sOme eight or ten feet
from where the shooting commenced.
vi. ;. MSultbey testified Live at Co.
lumbia; was in BoOnville ON the 10Th Of
November; saw McIearmon on Main
street On the evening of the difficulty.
When near Moore's marble shop heard
him call tn Thornton. Thornton paused,
turned round and walked few steps. Is il
I" meet McDearmon heard McDesrmon
saw, did you write this" Heard no
reply To this question. McDearmon put
his hand on a pistol. Thornton raised his
hand on d level with his breast They
were on the pavement near the
fence. McDearmon had his back TO NE.
The view was not obstruc,ed saw Thorn
ton fall in she gutter;
SAW THE REVOLVER
between his feet. McDearmon said, point
ing To- the weapon, "Noiice that revolver"
or words To- that ef,c,. As near ~ re-
member, the position OF the body and pis-
tol had not been changed up to that time
| left BOOnville on the train that evening
went Ia California, Mo
Cross-eIamined: II had been in Boon
willie about two WEEKS previous TO the
shooting saw something i'm the hands OF
Thornton don't remember what il was
don't remember what said i'm conversa-
tion with Me>srs. Robinson and Edwards
] may have said shat it was cold blooded
murder don't remember what ] said !;
don't recollect what said would have
done had been armed at the time OF the
shooting. did not state that Thornton
had nothing i'm his hand. said some
thing ABOUT il being foul murder. or
wor,l> to that effect, but don't remember To-
whom. ] said that people said that
THORNTON HAD NOTHING IN HIS HAND
The people were against McDearmon,
and ! joinod IN speaking severely OF the
killing whenever they did. "a, first pre-
tended not to know anything about the
difficulty. first spoke Of seeing the diff
6cultv to Mr. Shannon &. Douglas, of Co.
lumbia. | had previously intimated that
was somewhere around nj the time of the
shooting. Some one told Mr. NcDear-
mon. He sent for Mr.. Douglas. Then
Mr. Douglas took me TO the Jail 70 SEE Mr..
McDesrmOn. Then told all knew
about it, am confident that neither
Mclsarmon nor Thornton got OFT the side
walk
DURING THE SHOOTING.
Re-eNamined by defense: Am selling
sulky pillow attachments; am travelling in
the interest of that business.
BY state: did you not tell John w.
Robinson that you had told several stories
about the shooting?"
II did not"
Thomas l.. Jones, for the defense, testi-
fed: live in Boonville; remember con-
yersation with Thornton at Elliotts bank
about the ice bill Mr. Thornton said he
would show Mcuearmon up as far a. his
paper reached he would be thorn in
hi. flesh. Said he was prepared for him
under any and all circumstances.
Cross-examined by the state II am a
policeman under McDearmOn / com
menced the conversation something had
seen in the paper led ME TO do So. Am not
positive Us to exact words. but IL Was to
the effect that
HE DEFiED HIN,
and would use violence ii circumstances
should lead McTearmon To modest or
bother him. Was friendly with Thornton
was never in his house but once, and then
| went there To- do some work for him.
remember he said, IF he (McI)earmon)
comes in nv way | will stop him"
James Mitchell. examined - live in
Boonville. Saw Thornton previous to his
death. and had a conversation with him ::
We were walking along the street together.
He said McDe,. rmon had had difficulty
with man named Durham, whom ne hal
caned. That he had caned him Thorn
tom, but would never do so any more
Said he had published his opinion CT him,
and had gone armed since doing so lest he
should be assaulted bv McDearmon. zd-
vised Mr.. Thornton to
DROP IHE tONIRoNE R~N.
lie said hc would not, and affirmed
that McDearmon was coward. Did not
ssy that ne meant to seek row. Said he
walked the street the next dav alter he
had published McDearmon, carving gun
ON his shoulder and intimated that Nc
Iearmon was afraid To assault him.
Henry Thompson was next examined by
the defense: Saw and couversed With Mr..
Thornton directly after the row in Septem-
Der. Thornton said: "Henry, YOU are .
peace-maker, bu, this affair is not over yet"
This was about six weeks before the shoot
lug. Ii happened after the row which
grew out OF the first publication. had
interfered At the time, and Mr.. Thornton
was alluding To this when he spoke Of me
rs
PEACE-NAKER.
W. T.. Culverhouse testified Live in
Boonville know the parties 20 this diff
Guilty know Speed Stephens. Heard the
that took place between Mr..
M,.npsrmon and Mr. SteDhens IL WAS IN