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

The large black handled pistol shown
the witness, recognized as the one he took
from Dustan Adams. He saw Dustan, told
him he had taken ii from Cox.
A. W. YOUNG.
am a barber at Pleasant Hill. been here
fifteen years. Knew Dustan and Edward
Adams and Mr.. Reardon, at time of kill
ing / heard the shooting. Was AT
Charlie Bickles', east OF Coxs store. was
inside. i run out and walked up toward
Cox's store. Think the first two shots
were louder than those afterward A ball
passed about foot above my head and
above me, dropped, got down on NV
hands and knees, and several more shots
were fired. While there, l saw Mr..
Dustan Adams, and opposite me, l saw
Reardon. Mr.. Adams had pistol, as also
did ReardOn. Did not see any one arrest
ed.
Witness went on to describe the MARKS
of shots in store. which was same as pre-
vious witnesses.
CROSS EXAMINED
Mr.. Cox had been away from the city for
some time Cox came i'm
ore day and told me he had
q good joke he said. He said his clerk,
Mr.. Reardon, was toe intimate with mar
ried women, and that he was going To re-
form him. He said that Saturday evening
he and Mr.. Pool had gone together as far
as Smiths corner, on Cedar street, and he
stayed there, and Reardon had gone up as
far as the stone hill, and turned north.
Cox then cut across to head him of He
said he saw Resrtion 60 into the house
where Adams was living, and went into
rear door. He stayed OFT and watched
the bow. He said that ReardOn and Mrs.
A. were in the kitchen quite awhile; after
wards he said he saw Mrs. Adams lead
Reardon BY the hand into another room,
and said he saw them together. He said
the house and made other noises outside.
He ordered the boy to come out; said he
did not 60 home till way after midnight,
said he saw all this through hole in the
curtain. He told me that when | met
ReardOn l should say --. He
said Mr.. Pool had seen what he had. Cox
said he wrote a note and showed it
under the door. He said he wrote, keep
the thing quiet al d say nothing about it."
Cox afterwards told me he hsd gotten him
self in bad box.
RE EXAAINED-FLETCHER HARRISON.
/ resided at Pleasant Hill. in August
last. / am barber. know Bob ReardOn
and saw him the day before the killing OF
To inform on him he would kill him ii he
STAYED in town twenty-four hours. | was
at the shop when Cox was killed.
HENRY CLAY.
/ am in the hardware business, and re-
sided in Pleasant Hill i'm August, last, at
he time Of the killing of James r. Cox.
heard the gun shots. / say gun shots,
because could distinguish the gun shots
from the pistol shots by the sound /
heard two volleys of pistol shots in quick
succession. | saw Bob Reardon put a
pistol in the hopper of cider mill in front
Of my store did not take the pistol out.
| don't know who took it out. l don't
know that il was ever taken out.
TT. BAILEY.
Am q marble cutter, was up street to-
wards Duncan's store when shooting &C.
Cured. was at my work bench at the
first report OF guns; walked to the door
saw people going towards Cox's place of
business; saw Mr. Simon there saw pistol
laying on floor; saw Reardon looking at it
saw Dustan Adams after the shooting was
over don't know whether Reardon had
On coat or not and saw no arms.
L. l.. wILKERsoN, CoLoRED.
Lived in Pleasant Hill in August, last
drive delivery wagon; remember the
of Cox; was down the street at
he time, turning the corner of the street.
| then drove down the street. When got
opposite Cox's. shot came through the
window, when backed my horse out of
Danger and waited saw Sam Poll come
put Of Co1's; saw Edward Adams
come out; saw Edward fire into
he house from outside; then saw
some tusselling going on between Ed and
Out Adams saw Reardon there; he was
still; saw him have no pistol;
,aw him have his hand in the cider mill
Jaw him have his hands on his hip; l got
here Just as the shot came through the
Dnstsn seemed TO he doing all
ne could to get Ed. away, to keep these
men apart; Ed and Pool came out nearly
together. Peel first and Ed right after him.
Dustan had his hands on Ed did not see
Inn take MS n9nOS on az all.
A. r. wHERRETT.
l was engaged in business IN Pleasant
Hill in August last saw Reirdon the day
,eiore the killing and b. asked me for my
PISTOL; kept it until four or FIVE clock.
went to him and asked him for it, had
leard there was trouble between him and
OK; he gave me my pistol; said he had
mother; showed it to me; cannot de-
cribe the pistol.
FRED. EDMONsON.
/ lived at Pleasant Hill on the 9th of
August last; was at Steineger's at the |
ime OF the shooting. 1t is on the opposite |
ide of the street, sixty or seventy |
ards away; saw none of the
Adamses until after the firing ceased
then saw Duustan; he was running to-
Iard COx's store: he had a pistol in his
and; he ran into Cox's store three shots
ad been fired before Dunstan went in; |
aw these men afterwards pass up the |