Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-01

Jane had beenthere three weeks:lon't remen
Der the day of the week: Jenny's room oper
on porch; Matte Jones slept there night bt
fore; 3 rooms opened on porch; Matte W,
on porch; heard 3 shots only. one in lit
room on porch; testified before coroner
| said went to the door; Jenny called 90
Sis" didn't say Jenny said she wouldn't
didn't hear her say anything; l could 'hay
heard If she spoke loud: there was no scuf
Hing; jeff, shut door in my face before shoot
ing; saw none Of shooting, only heard it;
saw Jeff last before he was arrested whe
he came down there; he asked me where wa
Jenny; he had been there twice before;
told him she was in little room; heard JEFF
say get up; never herd her say anything
he did not shoot till l ran out; he shot on tb
porch: shot in house and on porch; didn
see him fire at all; didn't see pistol in hi
hand; could not see them after lie went in
to her room; was standing ut bureau whe
first shot fired; never saw him fire the pistol
l did not hear Jenny say Il won't get up;
heard jeff. say Cd d-n you have got il II
for you, and am going to 10 you up; afte
door was closed it was half hour till shot wa
fired; when got TO Jenny. DR.. Russell an,
Irene were there; Jennie was dead.
RE-DIREcT EXAMINATION.
Matte Jones staid in little room; whel
Jenny was there Matte slept in big room
when jeff. came Matte was on porch; l Wa.
RE-CROSS EXAMINATION.
The door from the porch to the little room
was shut when jeff. came.
Irene Sanford:-Am acquainted with jeff.
Wilson or years; knew Jenny Sanford
she was my neice; remember the occurrence
OF her death; was at home; she died ut Ham.
lett house, rented by Nelson Davis, about 15J
yards from my house; heard 3 shots; was
attracted by shots and loud scream; was put
ting out clothes. and ran to the window; saw
jeff. look at the woman and walk away, then
come back and look again, and again
walk away; then went over; INV house
Is higher, and can look down on the other
house. When 1 got there she was just alive,
but did not speak. jeff. went up toward
town. After jeff. left was only few min
utes getting over; WAS the second or third per-
son to get to her. Jennie had lived at Mel
sons three weeks. She was between 81 and
y years old; was cOlOred; don't recollect
who was there; think Mr.. HAMLET and MIR.
Trigg were there. Jennie was taken into
cover her over. l found blood on the bed
several large spots. Saw DIR. Russell there;
when inquest was held Jenny was in little
room: Jenny's parents are living; her moth
er is in Colorado.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Heard three shots; thought there were
four, but know heard three. 1 saw jeff.
her; then walked OFT and came back to her,
and walked of again. 1t was one-halt hour
before DIR. Russell got there. testified be-
fore the magistrate; l heard three shots; it
seemed like there were four. Could see the
house; saw Jenny run out of the house; was
looking at the house at the second shot; was
in my room when / heard first shot. Saw
jeff. going to Jenny; thought Jenny's body
was a bundle of clothes; 1 saw jeff go up to
Jenny; L saw jeff. when first went to the
window: saw Jennie when she stepped off
The porch; i'll an instant saw jeff. come to
her. 1t looked like jeff. had Pone around
the house, and WAS coming to meet Jennie.
1t looked like jeff. came out iirst.
Dudley Smitl,:-Have been "a barber IS
years, knew jenny, and know jeff. Wilson;
Jeh. worked at City Hotel; heard of the
shooting; l saw jeff. that morning first near
City hotel; was coming to the shop; it was
between and O'Clock; next time saw him
ne was in front of City Hotel about 4 or Z
O'clock; third time was III iaygood's shop
door; JEFF. came along and said "Good bye,
l am going to ail, have killed Jenny come
10 see me and bring me half pint of whi>kv;"
that was between and 0 O'Clock; Jeff. was
coming toward the courthouse; next saw him
in the court room.
Martin COllins:-I resided here in july;
knew Jenny 10y sight; knew jeff by sight;
saw the last of the difficulty between them;
first attracted by the noise; hearn hall0oing,
on porch. and around the house; then third
woman came out; she went out ut end of
porch, then heard pistol; she dropped on
her knees, then got up and ran on street and
fell, jeff. followed her around the corner aud
went on; saw something in his right hand:
heard reports in house, and on outside;
she fell almost as soon as the last shot was
hred; she had on white garment; she was
she was hallooing; could not under
'fsnd What she said; when she fell. he was
within 20 feet of her; was at my west WIN
dow about 300 yards off; he went up Vine
street to Main street; the last time cdu d See
plainly he had pistol in his hand: did not
90 i'll the room where she WAS taken; il is
rom the City Hotel to the Hamlett house,
ABOUT quarter of mile; it was 20 minutes
20 or ~ minutes after In the morning;
heard reports; one knew was pistol.
CRoSS-EXAMINATON.
Saw Jeff and Jenny come out of the house;
ne did not go up to her; could see her all the
time after she Tell till he went away. They
we're 20 feet apart when they came out.
Logan Hays: = Was acquainted " ith JENNY
know Jen; heard of the shooting: l was at
home; live right across the street; heard
'hOt and went out into The road; was short
from the noise Il heard no words saw
Jenny run out on porch and til, II out The gate, |
hen there WAS another shot and she fell;
Jaw him shoot ID and Sd times ;lir>t shot saw |
ne was on the porch. behind Jenny: both |
hots saw were on li,e porch: after she fell |
zen. Went down the hill east; could not see |
8nether lie had Il histol when lie went away;
went to see Or. Russell. and then went |
'ack; ! was gone about % minutes; big
crowd there when | got back; never heard |
,ennv say anything: she fell instantly after
he third shot.
CEoSS-EN ANIMATION.
Live just across The street to the west.
'orch Is on east side and runs north and
| first Lea
NJ; She dropped Immediately after the last
E"'; ht then wen. away from her: did not
&c him 30 UP Il" went TO her after firing;
eaTu three sh =, house Is on the street:
W. III Out III =. Heit fast; between
r>t anu second - went out III the street;
!w the shooting; ii ra> between eigh: and
me o clock; II was in August on Thu slay.
ad not had my breakfast; nobody al nv
ou>e but myself: il was Il clear day: | had
ot drank any thing that morning-wus not
runk. o
W. Ii. Mu-grove:-I went to the in,l ON the
lay of The shouting told jeff had taken the
Fid'nce al iherUr"ner'> inquest and wanted
get Ills statement in regard to the shoe Ing,
!" l wanted 10 II, Il cor ect report jeff said:
About "cor X The nj sh, before, | had gone
, my room. over the water works office ex-
ec'iii* 10 iin'i JENNY; She was moi tIwr-. I
l'-h Went down town for half an hour, and
vent back; saw her com ny down The .iens.
Ut followed her 10 The opera house. aud
alitd her asked where she Was going.
li' SAID she was going to Nelson Dn,.'. /
aid would 20 with hers sail sh lad not
'aLt COMPANY, and started of. and then told
ne to come on went With her as far n, the
iroves house, where we SAW iw,whi,e mtn.
ne OF them lives in town and the ot her in
ne country. One of Them SAID. Jenny. ,hi,
n"t what We expected. We have been
,aitihs mere long time l said, If am
OF wanted will 20 back She said. .WelI !
bask, yon black ks-n-"r.-L--h.' | then
apped her. One of The Young men pulIed a
lslul, and tOl ; me | could not do that. Ire !
lied that l WAS unarmrd. One of the men {
ien plit his arm around .jcnn,'S waist. and
'alhtd OFF. The other talked to me awhile
lid Then he followed. and | followed him
hey went to a v.iclnt lot Hear the Graham .
ouse, and >taid there till o clock the neyt
forming. Then Jenny Went home. and I
'ine up to the hotel. When | went TO n.t I
leat for breakfast SAW the two 1neu ON Ibe
rect. and talked TO them. | got the meat. l
nj then dished up breakfast, and started Off q
Dne one asked me where | was going: =.
'iu 10 the postoilce. l went to my room l
NJ got pistol and put it in my pocket. and
eEt to see Jenny. She was in bed; | told :
tr To get up. She jumped mp and grabbed
chair TO hit me. when shot her. Witness I
lu !e1 that Jenny was not shot while d
ahdins up, when jeff. said that she was I
coping over to pick up chair when he l
'oI. Jenny then ran around the bed, and i
shot her again; and that is ALL" Witness b
hiihueu Jc1f. that Jenny was shot thre.. i
mes; and jeff. said: "Well, | shot her t
rec or lOur tiines: don't know how many J.