The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-22
Another Chapter Of the War.
rensburg Murder Given
to the Public.
Billie Hamilton, the Murderer,
Suspected Of Poisoning the
Sister of His Allan ced.
The Death Of Mrs. John Mossi-
mann Brings to the surface
Startling Facts.

of the facts In connection with the murde
of Carl Stiedle, who was killed by Charli
and Billie Hamilton, alias Ed. Aultmar
near Warrensburg several weeks since, ha
been disclosed, but the death of Mrs. Johl
Mossimann, the sister of Miss Mary Letter
the affianced of Billie Hamilton, which oc
Cured Tuesday night, develops new fact
In the brutal murder, and seems to entan
gle the wretch, Billie Hamilton, in q ne
work of circumstaptial evidence pointing I,
him as the perpetrator of another cool,
planned and deliberately executed murder
from which he will find it difficult to ex
tricate himself.
A BAzoo reporter learned Yesterday tina
the relatives of Mrs. Mossimann were fully
convinced that her death had been
CAUSED BY POISON
administered by Billie Hamilton on the oc
casion of his visit to the family on the
same day that he in COM
pany with Charlie Hamilton, was
arrested for the murder of Stiedle. The
murder, it will be remembered, was COM
mitted Sunday night, March 30;h, and the
arrest was made on the following Wednes-
day. On that day Hamilton, alias Ault-
man, as already stated, called at the Mos.
simann residence and took supper with the
family, his affianced, Miss Letter, being
absent In the country at the time. On the
following Friday Mrs. Mossimann, who
had previously been in good health, was
taken suddenly i'll, suffering with violert
vomiting spells and giving every indication
of having been poisoned. In the meantime
the particulars of Hamilton's horrible
crime had been given TO the public, and
fearing that man who had been guilty of
such diabolical crime might have placed
POISON IN THE FLOUR BARREL,
near which he sat at the time of his last
visit, Mr.. Mossiman removed the -four
from the barrel for depth of about six
inches and threw it into the yard. The
contents of the sugar bowl were also thrown
out.
Mrs. Mossimann partially recovered her
usual health, but complained constantly of
burning sensation in the pit of the stom-
ach, finally being compelled to take to her
bed, which she never again left. During
the last two days of her illness
SHE WAS DELIRIeUs,
and il required the combined strength of
several parties to hold her in bed. She re-
fused to take the medicine which the phy-
tasted by other parties. claiming that she
was afraid that she was going to be pois-
oned.
These circumstances gave reasonable
grounds for suspicion on the part of the |
woman's friends that she had |
been poisoned, and by their request,
AN AUTOPSY WAS MADE
of the remains yesterday afternoon bv Drs. |
A. V. Small, Ed. Small and Henry Evans.
The autopsy developed severe infamma.
ton of the stomach, but the doctors were
unable to determine whether or not there
was poison in the stomach in the absence
Of chemical analysis. Of course, if there
was poison administered death resulted
from secondary effects.
Mr.. Mossimann's little daughter was
taken sick about the same time that her
mother was, but her illness was slight and
the symptoms exhibited were not the same.
Mr. Mossimann was not sick.
The case is a very mysterious one. If
poison was placed in the -four barrel by
Hamilton, il would naturally be supposed
hat Mr.. Mossimann would have received
/ dose as WE'LL as his wife. There is
ONLY ONE SOLUTION
# the mystery. On the evening that Ham,
lton took supper at the Mossiman resi-
lence Mr.. MoSsimann ate supper by him.
elf, as he had business engage
nent, and was in a hurry to meet his ap-
continent. Hamilton and the rest OF the
amily ale alone, and it seems probable
hat the iend improved this occasion to 90
lis diabolical work.
HAMILTON'S MOTIVE.
1t would appear to the casual observer
hat Hamilton could have no possible mo-
i've for poisoning hrs. MosSimann, but j
here is an ulterior motive which is at {
nee apparent when ali the facts are
nOwn. Mossimann owns lot and neat {
title residence on Prospect street. Ever
ince Hamilton became intimate with the |
amily, by reason OF his being a prospect |
We relative on account OF his engagement G
0 Miss Letter, he has enaeayored to per- S
uade Mossimann to sell the property, es- 9
ensibly for the purpose of purchasing a q
lore eligible site on which to build, but
D reality, as it lis now believed, that he $
hight G
ROB HIS UNSCsPECTIEG FRIEND. 4
{ the money accruing from the sale. In J
rider that the sale might be more readily y
ffected Hamilton, who is painter and C
God one, painted the house inside and out b
nd also made handsome sign, "For
ale," which now adorns the front fence. u
irs. Mossimann strongly objected to The t
ale of her little home, to which she had a
ecome attached, and the plans of the viii
hin Hamilton thus being frustrated, he
ndeavored TO
REEK HIS VENGEANCE
pom the unfortunate woman in this cow
rdly manner.
There are many circumstances pointing ,
, the conclusion that Hamilton had for =
,me time premeditated robbing Mossimann - :,
henever the opportunity presented itself. \
N one occasion he accompanied Mrs. Mos
mannt on a visit TO friends In the 8,
,untry, and endeavored to have -
er remain there. stating that he