The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-27

A Farmer From Near Holden. Mo
Killed by a Missouri
Pacific Train.

An inquest was held this morning at the
office of DIR. w. T.. Overstreet, coroner of
Pet,is county, over the remains of j. II.
McLin, os Holden, No, whose dead body
was found about one and half miles west
of town, on the Missouri Pacific railway
The evidence as given was in substance as
follows:
Chas. Kiefer, who used to keep saloon
in the city, said that he started hunting
this morning about six o'clock; went cot
the main line west when about mile and
half from town came upon the remains
they we're lying upon the north side of the
track. He left a section hand to guard
them and returned TO. town and notified
officer GOssage.
j. D Fesler, railroad police, said he rec
ogni1ed the remains as those of man
whom he had seen drunk around the depot
Yesterday about O'Clock. Deceased said
he was going south on the X & I. Thought
he said Windsor. After the main line
went west did not see him again until this
morning when he recognized the remains
James Gossage, police officer. said he first
saw deceased about midnight, told him 10
90 to bed, saw him at two, when he and
Officer Mcpherson and Fiier arrested him
and he gave the name of j. II. McLain,
found ticket to Windsor on him; said ne
was a farmer living south of Holden,
nearest postotice. Strasburg, saw him last
at IL o'clock Tuesday.
w. Trip, police officer, next testified.
His testimony is embraced in the above
VS. Davis, travelling agent for the
Anchor mills, st Louis, said he first saw
deceased at platform, where he was ap-
preached by deceased and asked if he had
not known J. H. McLip, whom he met in
Baton Rouge, La, in 90, was with him
until about o'clock, was sober then, saw
him Tuesday morning on his way to the
train; recognized deceased BY portion of
moustache, told him he was farming near
Holden, was married, had wife and two
children, was going TO Windsor.
North Rockwell, clothier, met deceased
81 KnobnOster, Monday evening. Had been
drinking, said his name was Hunter and
was fruit tree man.
The jury returned a verdict that ]. III.
McLin was supposed to have been killed by
being run over by a railroad train ON the
Missouri Pacific railroad
Deceased was about thirty eight or forty
years old. His head was mashed, one arm
and leg cut of, and body badly mangled.
Constable Mont Carnes telegrsphed to
Holden yesterday and received the follow
ing from deceased's brother:
HOLDEN, Mo-, Nov. q, 1852.
Mont Carnes, Constable, Sedalia
Hold remains we start on next train.
r. L. McLIN.
1t is supposed that deceased boarded a
west bound train and fell of. The track
for distance of q hundred yards or more
showed evidence of some object having
been dragged. The body was cold when
found, so there is no designating the train
he started on.
The brother of the deceased arrived last
night from Helden. A BAzoo reporter
called on him and learned that the de-
ceased left home to 60 to Windsor to build
q house for w. j. Dunn, of that place, he
being a mechanic before be went to farm
ing. He was thirty nine years of age. bis
birthday being this month. He leaves q
wife and six children. The oldest, . girl
who is about thirteen, is now on her way
to visit her grandmother in Alabama.
The rest of the family are at the farm Dsar
Holden. The remains were taken to Hol-
den on this mornings train, and will be
inferred to-day.