Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-01
TRIAL OF JEFF. WILSON.

JuuSe hylanu navlng refused the appllca-
tion for change of venue in the case OF
JEFF. Wilson for the murder of Jenny San
ford, and having overruled motion for con-
tinuance the case went to trial on Thursday
October q. Mr.. Blackwell for the prosecu-
tion. Judge VIM. Young, r. A. Hlcklin,
Esq, and A. j. Hall, Esq, for the de-
fense. The jury was composed Of Messrs.
Martin Oliver, Thos. Waller, Jos. johnson,
JAS. P. Cartmill, Willis b. Goodloe, Geo. B.
Vandiver. Albert Scott, Elihu Nicholas,
Wesley Clark, Jos. Wernex, Winston Jordan,
Chas. w. Sullivan. The jury was selected
out of panel of 40 good men summoned al
most exclusively from the country. In over
ruling the application for q change of venue
Judge Ryland said that if reading the news
papers and being informed as to current
events disqualified jurors it would degrade
the system of trial by jury to such degree
that it would be farce.
Following Is the official report of the evil
denca in full:
Matte Jones-In July 1SS4;I lived in the
Hamlet house, it was rented by Nelson
Davis; remember difficulty; had lived there
y month; knew Jenny; she had been there
Va Z WINS hNO" OCus 2" llsOu Ou tue luOru.
ing of the difficulty Jeff. came down to the
house about O'Clock; myself and Rosa were
at the house; Jenny was in bed then; was
on the porch; JEFF. said good morning and
asked for .)ane; told him she was in the
room; he WAS just coming on the porch when
WAS sitting by the door; he could go into the
big room and then into Jenny's room; he
went in the big room; Rosa johnson was in
there; he asked her where Jenny was; he
said lO Jenny, Get up" he wanted her to
come IL the room; she said she wouldn't; be
said God damn you, get ups" she called for
Rosa; she ran out by lie and he followed and
shot ri her; ran around house; [ heard
shots, III the room and on porch; don't
know where Jenny went; saw her lying on
the ground near the gate, not dead: lived but
few moments ;dOn't know where jeff went.
small 81 bed room where Jenny was; l was at
Nels n Davis house in July 1854; jeff. went
into room Of an hour before shooting; they
were talking they came out of the big room:
could not see her hands; jeff. shot with lis-
tol; Jeff. said nothing; 1t was about 8 O'clock,
About when he came; saw him there once
before the shooting; there were three
wounds ON Jenny.
CROss-EXAMINATIoN.
Know jeff. and Jane. lived in Hamlet
mouse; Nelson Davis rents; heard = shuts;
don't know when l heard them; jeff, was
there but once before that know Of; Jenny
bad been there or weeks; jeff. never sIept
there; Know he never went there to sleep
with her; bed, bureau, washstand in big
room; Uncle Nelson and children slept in big
room; slept on floor in big room; Jenny
slept in little room; don't have to 60 through
pig room to get TO little room; he was in
there Of hour; heard him say Cd d-n
you get up; she said Cd d-n YOU aipt 60
ing to get up; she was in bed; had just g1ne
OUT on porch when he came: he asked Rosa
a % NIynS
the room OF an hour: l know she was in
bed when he went in; she was in bed when
ne shot her first time; was on the porch;
didn't see HIM shoot her in room; il Was
Jenny's room; Jenny rented it don't know
who paid rent; never saw jeff. there but
once before, good while before, about month
before; stald there all the time; was in my
room every night; am married; husband was
in Jail; stay at home at night.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
l testified before coroner.
RE-CROSS EXAMINATION
live in same house ; both rooms open into
one room; saw Jenny run by me; was on
in Lafayette county. belonged to Neal Chiln.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
Z. GraendOin lived up stars.
Rosa JOhnsOn-knew Jenny in her life:
know jeff; was at home on day of difficulty
1t Nelson Davis; Mrs. GraendOrff lived mn
coming into big room when l first saw him:
house has rooms; door from porch to big |
room; door from big room 10 little room: a |
loor from porch to little room; jeff asked |
where was Jane; JEFF. and l both in big |
room; itOld him Jane in little room; he
went In; l slept that night in little room;
Jenny went to bed at o'clock that morning
got up sooI as she came; had just come
'ut when jeff. came; she was asleep; healI
lim tell her to get up times; 'now Cd
In you | have got it in for you" and then
ne fired he talked like he was mad; half an
lour after he went in l heard shot; she ran
'ut through big room on porch; he followed
ler; she was screaming; shct in room 2 on
porch; l ran around house; when l came
pack she uas lying on ground dead; jenny
,alled me "Oh Sis" he shut the door and
wouldn't let me in; l was about 3 feet from
ioor to Jenny's room; when Jenny ran out
lad on only night clothes, chemise; didn't
notice blood; didn't notice her hands; she
lad lived with us about 3 weeks; l had been
here ever since father rented house; don't
know where jeff went; didn't see anything
u his hand; Jenny was taken to the little
'oom; don't remember the date; it was this
year.
CROSS-EXAMINATION,
Matte Jones has room joining big room; l |
leard JEFF. tell her tog ct up ; times and said
Id d-n you have got it in for you and
I'M going to do YOU up; didn't hear Jenny
,8V ANYTHING. left uyns fhpra tu,;,a