The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-05
A Bazoo Reporter Paid that
Town a Visit and Pre-
sents the Result.
What Led to the Difficulty,
According to Several
Eye Witnesses.
A Second Reporter Visits Cali
fornla ana Has an Inter
view With Carballo.
He No Longer Appears Defiant,
But, on the Contrary, is
All Broken Up.

AL OAOAOA ~ ~
The killing of j. C. Fletcher, a printer
in the employ of the Times. at Upton,
about eight O'Clock Monday morning, by
Leno Carballo, another printer, caused q
representative of the BAZoO TO visit that
town yesterday, with the Intention OF
cleaning al. the facts in the case.
Reaching Tiplon about ii a. ~, the re.
porter me: j. E. Clark, the very urbane
and efficient city marshal, and from him
got the following statement:
CLARK TALKS.
I have known Leno Carballo about six
months. He apparently was about thirty
two years old, and was a Spaniard, 10 all
appearances. He has, since his arrival
here. been working at the Times Office.
think have seen him drunk twice. When
drinking he was overbearIng, and he had a
scrapping match once bef' re here with a
printer, while drinking, and gave him a
humping.
[ did not see the fatal shot fired yester-
day. / arrested him for the shooting a few
moments afterward. When first saw him
ne was walking along with his pistol raised
very near level with his head. called to
him to drop his pistol while / covered
him with my revolver. He threw his pistol
to the ground, and said:
"DoN'r SHOOT ME-"
He surrendered, and as we walked along
he said, in positive tone: "No man who
draws blood OH me shall live"
After got him In Mayor Drifts Office and
was seated there, somebody came in, when
/ inquired if Fletcher was dead.
EYES," answered the party addressed.
"Well, if he amt dead it amt my fault
/ aimed to kill him." said Carballo, the
prisoner.
l suggested to him that it was not prop
er to talk that boastingiy OF his crime.
He then replied, 81 don't care; no man
can live who draws blood on me. / came
from a country where they
DON'T ALLOW THAT SORT OF THING"
On the trip to California he told me that
he had widowed mother and sister at
Natcnez At first he told me to write to
them. but afterwards he told me not to, and
said he intended to throw himself on the
mercy of the people and the country. Be-
fore we reached California he said he was
sorry of the fix he was in, but did not seem
nation and was anxious to get away No
doubt, in my mind, whisky was the prime
cause of the killing, Fletcher was very
quiet, gentlemanly sort Of a man, and even
when drinking was unObtrusive.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
Leaving Marshal Clark, the reporter
hunted up Judge Drift. who held the in
quest, and from him obtained the follow
ing statement:
81 held the inquest on the body of Fetch
er, killed by LenO Carballo. The murder
er waived an examination and was taken
to Jail before held the inquest. / inquir-
ed OF the prisoner his name, when he said:
my name is Carballo. am one of
those Creoles that don't care for anything
or anybody"
The verdict of the coroner's jury was in
accordance with the facts and that felony |
had been committed.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Immediately after the shooting the most |
intense excitement prevailed, and for a |
time threats of lynching were INDUCED in,
as the BAzOo man learned from several re-
sponsible citizens. No one was found who |
did not denounce the killing as cowardly |
act, but there we've enough cool headed
persons present to prevent mob violence.
Monday nights train carried to Upton
Mr.. w. S. Fletcher, of the law firm of
Stewart & Fletcher, Kansas City. Mr..
Fletcher is brother of the deceased, and
as soon as the tragedy was enacted he was
informed and lost no time in Fastening to
the scene. The reporter met him yesterday
afternoon, and found him completely un-
nerved, but learned the following history
of
THE DEAD NAN.
&C. Fletcher, the man killed, was my
brother and was thirty-three years old.
He was printer by trade, and learned his
trade on the Bedford PA Gazette. He
came west about twelve years ago, and,
since then, has worked all over the country.
i have learned since coming here that my
brother and his murderer met
here Sunday morning. During the
day they drank some, and in the afternoon
visited Clarksburg, small station q few
miles east of here. My brother was paying
Carballo's expenses, as he was penniless
and seeking employment The two returned
to Upton Sunday night and slept at the
Upton house,
OCCUPYING THE SAME BED.
Monday they arose and commenced
drinking. They entered furniture store
and were engaged in conversation, when a
by-stander called Carbailos attention to
some portion of his wearing apparel which
needed looking after. This incensed Car
ballo, who said my brother was the proper
person TO have told him of the difficulty,
and he should have done it long ago. A
wrangle ensned and my brother whipped
Carballo, who at once left the store. Ny
brother also socn left, and was standing on
the street, talking to friend, when he saw
Carballo approaching, carrying revolver.