The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-26
is given the evidence as elected at the cor
oner's inquest:
JAS. BoGGs, HOTEL KEEPER.

is given the evidence as elected at the COR
oner's inquest:
JAS BoGGs, HOTEL KEEPER.
"This man cameto my house on Saturd az
evening. He was brought there by the
bartender OF the Hine Hall; said he would
be responsible for his bill. He did not
register as we do not keep a register. Last
night he came into the hotel between II
and 1890 o'clock and said he wanted a
room by himself. He did not seem TO be
drinking. gave him a room by himself;
he went up to bed. This morning / tried
to wake him at o'clock. / failed TO get
anv reply and fifteen minutes afterward |
heard a noise in the room. AS soon as
got to the room / still heard some noise
in the room. ! looked oyer the transom
and / saw the blood. supposed he had a
hemrrhage and / broke the door in and
saw that his throat was cut My partner
came up and we kept everybody on: until
we g1t policeman"
J. J. CARPENTER
a farmer, deposed as follows:
"Live near Syracuse, Mo, | know de-
ceased. He has been an intimate friend of
mine for long time. His home is Ex-
celsior, Morgan County, Mo. His name
is Robert Raiclif / last saw
him about two months ago. He has been
a clerk in a store. / understand that be
had some trouble with girl in Excelsior.
He left there about two weeks ago. / rec
oguize deceased as that OF the body of
Robert Radclif,."
q. w. BARNETT
This morning few minutes after
o'clock / vas notified that a man had
killed himself at Bonner's restaurant on
West Main street | went there. Up
stairs in room No. 3, i found two or three
persons In the room and a man lying ON
the bed with his throat cut. | recognized
the man as one | met last Saturday, who
gave his name as K. q. Radcliff. He was
still warm and had, from all appearances,
not been dead over a few minutes. rec
cgnize the knife and razor on the table as
the ones | saw in the room with deceased.
| saw eight hundred and eighty dollars in
paper money taken from deceased vest
pocket"
FRED. sIGERDoHL.
a saloon keeper deposed:
The first knew of the man he came
into my saloon last Friday. He was drink
ing. Saturday he was also in the saloon.
He had a man with him who ! thought
was his partner They took several drinks
together. This man with him robbed
him of his watch. Radcliffe was drunk.
Said afterwards he did not know the man
he was with Saturday. Radcliff was taken
from the saloon by policeman, who said
they wanted him at the police station.
Just few minutes before he was arrested
he gave me a roll of money in the
presence of several other parties. There
was 5000 of the money. Between II and
II o'clock Saturday night got him out of
the cooler and took him 10 Bonner's hotel
Monday he told me to go with him to The
police station and plead guilty of being
drunk, and he was fined a fine of
IS, and he then went to
the bank and get his money, about $500,
in the afternoon. He and / then walked
down TO the saloon together. / asked him
if / must get the 5000 but he said never
mind, leave that till morning. / will give
you the most of this money. He went out
without giving me the money. He did
not show up. | went out about z o'clock
and looked for him but did not find him.
/ went back 10 the saloon. About o'clock
he came into the saloon. He would not
drink anything. He was perfectly sober
| called him into the back room. / told
him there had been two men looking for
him. / told him who one of them was-a
gambler. He said he was not a friend of
his. Between and 10 o'clock he left the
saloon saying he was going to the hotel.
After hearing the testimony the jIry re-
turned verdict of suicide, by cutting his
own throat with rsz0r
Following is one OF the FIVE letters found
on his person:
ST. MARTINS, Mo-, April %. 1884.
Mr.. Robert Radclif.
Most ESTEEMED FRIEND-After a tar
diness of a few hours, shall, this glorious
day, try to answer your much loved letter
which / received yesterday when / return
ed home from Edward Barnwell's.
have the headache so bad to-day-only
wish you was here 10 soothe nv aching
head. Bob, it is enough TO give any person
babies-is it not? Was glad TO know you
got home and did not stick somewhere ON
the road, but am sorry TO think | was the
cause Of you having TO go, but you knew
my wish and gratifed it by coming after
dnu SHd Il ever IcuuculD6T your
ness to me, for / didn't think there is
any person else would have gone through
the mud as you did. / know you would
not have done so for yourself, but to graft
fy me. You said you could never do as
much for me as you would like to; Bob,
you have done more for me than any other
person has ever done. Remember, shall
never forget ii, never, no never. Bob there
has some things happened in the last nine
months that is fresh in my memory every
hour, try hard as l may could new
er blot them from view-would not if /
could, for they are pleasant for me to think
about, snd hope they are for you. ] was
sorry could not be with you knew you
were there before got your letter; was
surprised to know you stayed over night
why was it So? You said you ought to 90
to the springs, but l do not think you
ought to 90 this week wait till next week,
81 II