The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-30

him, drive q bus, take care of the horses,
etc, aud he would give him SIS per month
and board him. Cason told Hopkirk that
he could get out on bond. When Hop
kirk said he did not want 10 confess Cason
asked Why, and Hopkirk said his ATTORNEYS
had told him not to talk. Cason asked
who they were and he said they were
Chapman. Black and Squire Fultz. Cason
said If he listened to that kind of attorneys
he would be hung In a week that they
called men like Fultz haweaters where he
lived. IL was at the instance of Mr.. Lewis
that we took Hopkirk out that day.
Here Mr.. Fike read a portion of Nellie
Wells statement before the grand Jury.
She stated she could Iot tell whether the
men who shot her uncle were white or
black.
GUS DELAvERGNE
testified: Feb. 9th last was at work for
the Mo. Pacific railroad. l kept q regis.
ter OF all arrivals and departures of trains.
during the % b day of February irst train
going north was 152, SAT, and next was
through freight, loo, 1886 p. NJ, PerrelI,
conductor; next was local freight, was late
that day; the next was through freight
No los, at 81 p. %. These were all the
trains between these hours to the best of
my knowledge.
ROBERT MoFFErr
testified: / live in Benton. March first
lived at HOpkirk's lived with Mrs Hop
kirk, my daughter; was at Wells next
morning; got there early and STAYED till 2
p. m. l did not hear any talk that day be-
tween Mrs. Ben Wells and Mrs. Hopkirk.
A, B. HOPKINS:
=
eighteen miles from Clinton, by way of
Windsor il would be twenly-four or twenty
FIVE.
MRS HOPKIRK:
Frank was seventeen January %, last:
Uncle Benny Wells came after me the
night of the murder; live hardly a mile
from there; was there tina. Sunday evening:
had talk with Mrs, John E. Wells; she
SAID: Who could it have been. Charlie, the
negro ?" said she did not know he had any
enemies here but knew he had some where
he came from; said Mr.. Wells ard Charlie
had fallen ou'; IN presence If Mrs. Burton
she Sid the murderer had a courso, rough
voice that would ring in her ears while she
lived; had a talk with Mrs. Benny Wells:
she said she would like tn know who did it;
she wondered If Sam Foeg did it; said it
would be impossible that Sam Fogg had
come back.
MRS ISABEL BURTON
testified: Frank Hopkirk came to my
house ABOUT sunrise be seemed to be sick,
and his conversation was disconnected; at
first / thou INT he was drunk, then thought
he had fever. Tom Brown6eld looked
about ss usual his eyes were very red IS if
he had been on a spree.
w. ]. Elliton called by the state, stated
that on the trip all drank out Of the same
bottle of beer.
Robert Moffet recalled. Mrs. B. III.
Wells tod me at the Wells house that he
could not r. coenIze the faces of the muir
6erers, as they were covered by hsndker-
chs is. Said she did not recognize their
voices.
Defendant rests, and at $50 the court ex.
cuses jury for the day, and gives counsel
I'LL $50 tomorrow 10 draw Instructions.
Adjourned.
Clinton, Mo, Sept. 24.-[Spscisll Court
reconyened al $50 this morning, the hall
being filled to OVERLOOKING, but as the dull,
monotorous legal arguments continued to
flow, the masses grew weary, and finally
deserted the hall to listen to the music and
speeches of the democratic rally.
George P. B. Jackson opened the argu-
ment on behalf of the state, and was fol-
lowed by Judge w. s. Shirk and Col B. G.
Boone for the defense. Mr.. Lewis closing
for the prosecution. The arguments con-
sumed almost the entire day, the case not
being submitted - the jury until 4:30 p.
%. After they had retired the court room
was quickly deserted, and within half an
hour the jury returned and reported YER
dict of murder In the first degree against
Frank Hopkirk. The prisoner received
the announcement with more uonchaleuce
than one would readily believe
though there was perceptsb'e paleness
and tremor which showed he in some meas
ure. at least, realized the terrible and sw-
full fate which menscsd him.
Of the effect upon his mother and rela-
tives, charity bids your correspondent draw
a veil.
tsp. m. the case of Hopkirk's accom-
plica, Brownfeld was called and he was
brought into court. The state announced
itself ready for trial but the defense plead
ed for a postponement until tomorrow In
order to enter pleas. The court refused to
grant but Is minutes but after further ar
gument granted postponement until 8 q.
m. tomorrow.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Reliable Article.
DIR. E. Cutter, Boston, Mass, says: II
found it to realize the expectations raised,
and regard il as q reliable article"