The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-01

under the left shoulder blade, between
the eighth and ninth ribs; a bullet hole
in the center of the spine; an abrasion
OF the right cheek rs from bullet, and
bullet-hole through the top of the left
ear. The face was powder burned
across the bridge of the nose and di-
rectly under the eyes. A 32-calibre pis-
tol ball was found lodged under the
skin, on the right side of the breast,
three inches above the nipple, and q
ball of the same size was also found I'M
der the skin at the end of the ninth RIB
below the right breast. From the con
dition of the body, it could not have
been lifeless longer than twenty-fOul
hours.
DAN CONRAD,
who works at Maltby's stable, saw de.
ceased about $50 O'Clock Saturday af
ternoon at the stable. He told Conrad
he was looking for a red-headed woman
who had left him at Parsons and taken
$50 of his money. He was on a drunk
there, when the woman left him. He
said he knew she was here, and wanted
to know where the lewd houses were
He said she had not busted HIM, and
exhibited his pocket book, displaying a
80 bill with other money. He went 70
Hanley's saloon where he stayed about
fifteen minutes.
A number of other witnesses were ex,
amined, and then
FOX WAS PLACED ON THE STAND,
having been arrested on suspicion of be-
ing the murderer of Howard. He teS-
titled in substance as follows:
am % years old; was born in Au-
drair county. My fathers name is
Milton Fox, and lives in Nevada. live
in Nevada and work on the "yard." |
came to Nevada last Saturday week.
Have worked three days on the yard. |
recognize the body as that of Thomas
Howard. Knew him i'm North Nilsson
ri. First heard of his being dead ut
o'clock to-day. Saw him laSt-before
last night-eight months ago. When |
met him at 6 80 last night he knew me,
and told ME his wife was i'm Clayton
He came from Boone county TO Audrain
county. | knew him to be a married
man. He told me he had some trouble
about cutting man, and was lodging
it. [ left him about 10 O'Clock D. m,
and went home. Bob Wiswell took "A
drink with us at VOLTS. Think de-
ceased had or showed lme a 80 and a
$50 bill. Had the so hI!l changed at
Hanley's. He had an Dad red book !;
bills folded up. He told me he had a
pistol. l got up about 8 O'Clock this
morning. Went to Smiths about Z
last evening. Two men came while we
were there. He had a scuffie with
Jennie. Think he showed me a dollar
1T Smiths. Did not hear any shots last
night. Went direct home and To bed.
lake my meals at a restaurant near the
depot. Came TO postofiice about 9 this
morning; then went to livery stables
and from there home and to bed.
Here the examination was continued
until Monday morning at o'clock,
when Fox Was again put on the stand,
and testified that he bought pair of
pants from an east side clothing store
Sunday morning, for which he paid So,
and also pair of boots from another
place, paying $3.50. lie had about $40
when he came here with Mrs. Rose
from Hannibal, which he left with her.
Sunday morning she gave me $50 bill
and about 50 in change. Gave her back
S14 or Sl5. Went home Sunday morn
ing and went TO sleep. Got up about
ii 80 and went To the wreck. From
there went by way of the trestle works
to the woods, where met Mrs. Higgins
and STAYED about an hour, then went to
the cemetery. | can't say whether
did or did not meet anybody with Mrs.
Higgins. Was at the cemetery about
an hour. l had no conversation with
anybody while there. Met a man in
the cemetery who told me he understood
there was a dead man over there in the
woods. Don't know the mans name.
He proposed TO 90 and see the body. /
told him that did not care to .see a
dead man. Didn't tell this man my
name was Williams.
The first / heard OF the man being
dead was told me by the man i'm the
cemetery, about II O'Clock. Rose told
me on the railroad that they had been
out to see the dead man. Mrs. Rose
said he was near the "cave." Here
l. <nbIoi DdNio VIII
ness who told him first about the find
ing of the body, to which he replied:
81 don't know that | will answer"
Fox while the inquest was in progress
made a statement charging one Tom
Archer with the murder, asserting that
Archer had confessed to him (Fox)
that
HE had KILLED HOWARD.
The prisoner attempted to give in de-
tail the circumstances attending Ar
cher's alleged confession, but the story
was a bundle of contradictions from be-
ginning to end, which, together with
the appearance of the man himself,
quickly convinced the reporter that he
(FOx) was lying. For instance, in re-
Spouse to questions, he named three dis
tinct points, hundreds of yards apart,
as the place where he met Archer and
listened to his admissions of guilt. Once