The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-25

remember what they were. Arnold then
got up and more words passed between
them. / took hold OF Arnold and told him
10 stop, that as
CHARLIE HARDY WAS DRUNK
and h@d the scissors and might hurt him,
| he refused 10 listen TO me. / then let him
go and took hold of Hardy and told him
10 have no trouble. About this time Har
dy and Arnold were getting close together.
and as stepped back, they began striking
at each other. They then clinched and
several blows were struck by both. Arnold
said George, take him off" HARDY
then said: Take me off or will kill him"
then pulled Hardy off and took hold of
Arnold, when be said 'T am cut in three
places" He sank down. / ran tor assist
ance. When l came back Huff and Griffin
were there and Arnold Was dead. Hardy
had disappeared.
THE VERDICT
That the deceased, VIM. Arnold, came to
his death by the following wounds: One
IN the neck, three in the left arm, one in
the hand and one in the left breast Jus
eelow the collar bone, the fatal wound
beers the one near the collar bone, severipg
the main artery; all inflicted with pair
OF scissors In the hands of Charles Hardy.
The BAzoo is authorized to publish the
following:
$3.50 REWARD.
The above reward will be promptly paid
by the Undersigned at Sedslia, on the re.
ceipt of evids nee that Charles Hardy. who
murder. WIN. Arnold, at Syracuse, Mo-,
August 21St, is in the cu.t)dy of the sheriff
of MCrg,n county.
THos. ARNOLD & Sons.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDERER.
Charles Hardy is twenty six years old.
five feet eight inches high, weighs about
$50 pounds, and has light mustache.
Charles Hardy's parents reside at
Syrscu'e, and are well-to-do, respectable
tanners. The y'.ung man is wild, reck-
less fellow, addicted to drinking, and has
given his parents and lr Gods much trouble.
He has formerly, until few months ago,
been in The employ of the 81. Louis Wood
and Gutter company, at st. Louis.
WILLIAM ARNOLD.
Ike deceased was a farmer, about q
years old. His father Thomas Arnold, the
we'll known MERCK ant tailor, resides In this
;lty, as also does his brothers. The de-
ceased was brother of Conductor Thomas
Arnold, we'll known In Ssdali', and on the
Pacific and NJ. K. & L. railroads. The
amily are in deep grief at he sudden and
lncalled for taking off of the son and
brother, who was a man of many fine at
ributes, kind hearted and generous, and
me who died with few if any enemies, aud
legion of friends. The funeral will take
lace to-day, his earthly remains being in
erred at Syracuse.
TELEGR4Ns.
The following kilograms were sent from
syracuse yesterday:
TO A BROTHER OF HARDY.
SYRACUSE, No, August 81.
Eco. Hardy 81. Louis
Come home on FIST train.
Mrs. A. HURDY.
ANSWER.
UNION DEPOT, ST. LOUIS, August q.
frs. A. Hardy. Syracuse.
Your telegram asking me to come home
eceived. What is the matter? Answer.
GEO. HARDY.
SYRACUSE, August q.
leo. 81 Hardy, 81. Louis.
Brother Charlie and Bill Arnold had
uarrel. Bill was killed.
RICHARD HARDY.
Thomas Arnold, father of the deceased,
legraphed to chief of police of St. Louis,
snsas City and all surrounding towns,
wing a description of the fugitive and il
hardly possibly that he can long elude
TEST.