The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-15

the sister of Miss Mary Letter, the
affianced of Billie Hamilton, which
occurred Tuesday night, develops new
facts in the brutal murder, and seems
to entangle the wretch. Billie Hamil-
ton, in q net work of circumstantial
evidence pointing to him as the perpe.
traitor of another cody planned and
deliberately executed murder, from
which he will find it difficult to extri-
cate himself.
A BAzoo reporter learned yesterday
that the relatives of Mrs. Mossimann
We're fully convinced that her death
had been
CAUSED BY POISON
administered by Billie Hamilton on
the occasion of his visit to the family
on the same day that he in company
with Charley Hamilton, was arrested
for the murder of Steidle. The MUIR
der, it will be remembered, was com
mitted Sunday night, March 3Oth and
the arrest was made on the following
Wednesday. On that day Hamilton.
alias Autumn, as all ready stated,
called at the Mossiman residence and
took supper with the family, his
affianced, Miss Letter, being absent in
the country at the time On the fol-
lowing Friday Mrs. Mossiman, who
had previously been in good health,
was taken suddenly ill, suffering with
violent vomiting spells and giving
every indication of having been pol
soned. In the meantime the particu-
lars of Hamilton's horrible crime had
been given to the public, and fearing
that man who had been guilty of
such a diabolical crime might have
placed
POISON IN THE FLOUR BARREL
near which he sat at the time of his
last visit, Mr.. Mossimann 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 recover
ed her usual health, but complained
constantly of a burning sensation in
the pit of the stomach, finally being
compelled to take to her bed, which
she never again left. During the last
two days of her illness
SHE WAS DELIRIoUs
and it required the combined strength
of several parties to hold her
in bed. She refused to take the
medicine which the physicians pre-
scribed for her, until il had been
tasted by other parties, claiming that
she was afraid that she was going to
be poisoned.
These circumstances gave reason
able grounds for suspicion on the part
of the unfortunate womans's friends
that she had been poisoned, and by
their request,
AN AUTOPSY WAS MADE
of the remains yesterday afternoon by
IDr. A. V. Small, Ed. Small and
Henry Evans. The autopsy develop
ed severe Inflammation of the stomach,
but the doctors were unable to deter
mine whether or not there was poison
in the stomach in the absence of g
chemical analysis. Of course, if there
was poison administered death result
ed 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 exhib
tied were not the same. MIR Mossi
mann was not sick,
The case is a very mysterious one
If poison was placed in the -four bar
rel by Hamilton, it would naturally
be supposed that Mr.. Mossimanr
would have received dose as well a
his wife. There is
ONLY ONE SOLUTION
of the mystery. On the evening tina
Hamilton took supper at the Mossi
mann residence Mr.. Mossimann at
supper by himself, as he had bust
ness engagement, and was in a hurr!
to meet his appointment. Hamilton
and the rest of the family ate alone
and it seems probable that the fient
improved this occasion to do hi
diabolical work.
HAMILToN's MOTIVE.
1t would appear to the casual OF
!. server that Hamilton could have n
I possible motive for poisoning Mrs
I Mossimann, but there is an ulterio
|. motive which is at once apparent whe
all the facts are known. Mossiman
owns lot and neat little residenc
. on Prospect street. Ever sine
J Hamilton became intimate with til
! family, by reason of his being a pre-
e .,>oot;ro ralotiva on accouuf Of hi