The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-16

finally and fully discarded him. requesting
him not 10 visit the house In future.
Then Mathews left Belleville and went to
New Orleans, returning, however, in the
ser ng.
Sunday school, In which Miss GeIer was q
teacher, was held at grounds near Belle
vile, and she was among those present.
Philip Mathews. also appeared upan the
grounds during the day. What his rela-
tons had been with the girl alter his re-
turn from New Orleans came out in the
testimony at his trial. He had sought .
renewal of the engagement, bat could net
not persuade Miss Geier to again assume
the risk. She appears to have heen always
gentle, but always firm in her refusal,
though Philip sought her repeatedly aid
became insanely jealous when he saw her
receiving alterations IRON any other man.
She began to have a tear Of him.
At the picnic Miss Geier remained in
company with a group OF lady friends, and
was with them when Mathews made his
appearance He took no part in what Was
going Oh, but remained gloomy and silent.
Miss Matilda Klutzoach, one of the Young
girls in company with Annie Geier related
simply upon the stand the story OF the
tragedy when Annie saw Mathews che
said: Poor Philip, see how restless be II;
he is always so when he sees me. III had
known he would be here / would not have
come Ii was agreed tina; We had better
90 home and we started Mathews came
up to Annie and told her be wanted to talk
TO her. She replied: Talk here But he
compelled her to walk away with hin.
leading. her by the wrist. They talked
awhile aud Miss Rau and my
sell went up and asked Annie to
come home. She said in moment
Mathews remarked: No, she'll never
leave this place aiivev i said if he loved
Annie he would let her come along With
US He replied: Il loved her once, but /
hate her nOwP Miss Geier spoke up and
said: Philip, then if you hate nae, let nae
co. Mss Rau said be would rot hurt her
while we were there. He said: Hum,
what can you girls do? and something
zbeut hanging. He then drew his pistol
and ] IAN AMI called the other boys To
come and save Annie. While doing this l
heard the shot"
The shot was fired as Miss Rau in her
testimony described. Mathews drew his
pistol and suddenly discharged il in the
breast Of the helpless girl She sank t.
the ground with bullet through the heart
and died in few minutes. There was the
greatest excitement on the picnic grounds,
and only the firm attitude of the officers
after Mathews arres. saved him from the
popnlace. The murdered girl was SO uni-
versslly loved, and :he crime of her TAX
taking of was 80 brutal and unprovOkeA
that it was resolved to lynch her slayer,
but bet er counsels prevailed, and punish
Ment Was lett to the law
The trial Of Mathews began on the 1st
OF November. and concluded on the 4sh.
The families OF both the dead girl snd and
Of Mathews were in court, and there were
some dramatic scenes. An effort was made
by Mathews counsel to show that he had
been rendered insane by his hopeless love.
! but the evidence in the case did not beaK
cut the theory. The jury were cut fer bat
two hours, when they brought in q verdict
declaring the prisoner guilty of murder in
| the first degree.
Mathews received the verdict with ap-
parent stolidity, but realized in q moment
bis terrible situation and weakened t.
such an extent that he required assistanes
in returning to his cell. He had not frOm
| the first shown much fvrtitude, and it did
come to him after the worst was assured.
An effort was made TO induce the gOverner
to commute the sentence, or . least grant
a delay, but he refused to interfere.
Mathews, after the trial, declined to re
| ceive visits save from his family and cOun-
sci. and almost to the last chung to the
hope that he might not suffer the extreme
peaalty for the murder.