The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-29
PERFORATING PISTOL,
Used by William Daugherty
on George McGaren, at
the Garrison House.
An Early Awakening Causes q
Row That Ends in
Tragedy.

Just before the east-bound Missouri Pa.
ci6c train arrived at the union depot, yes
terd ~ morning, there was enacted a TRACE
DIV in the Garrison house yards, that Gre
ated the widest CONSERVATION. The affair
was a shooting matinee, with only one
marksman and one target. The excitement
among the clerks and employees of the
hotel was intense, and it was sometime be-
fore calmness came that would enable re-
porter to CLEAN information. After waiting
and watching for about one hour, the
BAzoo man, who is always first and fore
most after news, got an audience with the
knowing ones He learned that row had
occurred between VIM. Daughterty, host
Ter and yard man at the hotel, and George
NcGaren, head cook. He also learned
that Daugherty had shot Cook, the ball
taking effect and producing painful if
not serious wound.
The reporter at once sought an interview
with the wounded man, bul was sdmon-
ished to await the surgeons examination.
He then went for the man Daugherty, who
fred the shot and was incarcerated in the
city calaboose, and obtained the following
statement:
DAUGHTERY's STATEMENT.
This morning, ea:ly, the darkey boy
called me and said that Mr.. Cummings
wanted his horse. remembered that yes
terday Cummings told me to have his horse
shod with heavy weights, and l presumed
he wanted to take him to the track this
morning. FASTENED down and fed and
cleaned out TIE barn, when looked at the
clock and observed that it was only six
o'clock. / told the negro boy that didn't
thank him for making a fool OF me by
calling me so early. The boy replied that
he only did as he was ordered. l asked
him who told him to call me and he said
George, the cook. then asked him if
.. because George, the cook, made fool of
him, was that any reason he should make
zone of me?' Soon after that | was coming up
town, and as passed the coal house, George,
who was standing there, asked me if L got
up early enough this morning. answered,
81 think | did" He says, "You don't
want::to give ME any of your lip about it,
YOU s-n-h, or / will slap the whole
head off YOU" said, ''that is all right,
George" and passed on and came to town.
In about an hour, / was passing through
the yard again, when George says, Where
are you going, you -" L made no
answer, but went On to the stable and COM
menced cleaning Mr.. Cummings buggy.
Pretty soon George came to the gate and,
running his hand In his pocket, said, in
most threa tening manner, "YOu s-n OF
b-h," and tried to break open the gate to
get into where / was at work. Then l
pulled my revolver and fired. Dent know
whether / hit him or not. George then
run around the freight Office, and thought
he had gone after rock or some weapon.
kept my revolver in my hand, intending
10 give it to him again if he made another
attack on me. After waiting some time, l
asked one of the girls, who was in the
yard, to send for a policeman, as / had
shot at George and wanted to give myself
up. Presently Mr.. Brown came down, and
/ was telling him about the affair, when
Officer Fessler came in and arrested me. L
never had any words with him before.
Don't know why he wanted to raise row
with me. had heard thai he was dam
gerous man when angry, and that he would
cut, and of course | didn't want to be
killed or hurt. My place OF
business is in the stable, where / was at
work. l shot him in self-defense, and did
no more than any other man would have
done, or I would do again under like cir
cumstancsS.
Attorney Steele came into the station
during the reporters interview with the
prisoner, and was retained as council In
case he was arraigned for the ofense. The
reporter having no further business with
Daugherty, returned to the Garrison house,
when through the courtesy of Mr.. j. A
Fisher, clerk, he was granted an interview
with the wounded man. After hearing the
wild rumors that were ahoat
on the streets, the reporter
was not only surprised to find the man
alive, but almost electrified to find him
walking the floor and experimenting the
culinary department of the hotel. When
first approached, Mr.. McGaren was very
reticent, and reluctant to be interviewed.
However, by persistent coaxing, the follow
ing statement was obtained:
NC GAREN's STATEMENT.
sent the colored boy to call Daugherty
this morning, as wanted him to scrape
not ,toes for breakfast. He came down
stairs and began cursing the boy for call
ing him so early. The boy told him he
was ordered to do 50 by me, and Daugter-
ty remarked that he didn't want any man
to make a fool OF him and he would
"fx" me for it. l was standing in
the yard when he passed down to the sta
BILE, and asked him what was the matter
with him Why he was talking about fix.
ing me. He replied, "That is all right,
MI. George, you never mind" He then
went to the laundry and told them that be
proposed to do me up, if he had to wait
twenty years. I went to the barn and
asked him what he meant; why he was
making such threats against me. While /
was talking to him. he pulled his revolver
and fired. As he fired, / jumped toward
the east side of the door, but too late to
escape the ball, and was hit
in the right arm just below
the shoulder. The ball passed
from my arm into my breast and passed
round and lodged just behind my shoulder.
McGaren denied calling him for Mr..
Cnmmines. and also denied calling him