The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-09

ally tAdL COulu tC upOu.
The first story set a6oat that he was IN en-
ploye of Chris Aidsy faded away ~hea the
person alluded to app: AIRED on the street in
good health. One gentleman, however,
CLAIMED TO KNOW THE NAN
and sta ed to the BAzoo scribe tn I he vas
In Sedalia about one year ago that Re APP
piled to Chris Aldsy for work, but was not
employed. Shortly after be left da la,
and was not seen here until last Tue'd v,
when he called upon The gentleman refer
red 10 and saluted him as an old scquaiLt-
ance. The gentle man stat further tn: (
the deceased gave his name as John Lock
man.
HAS HE SCAR
on his left srm, just above the chow ?''
ssked stranger Of the undertake. about
noon yesterday.
"Yes sir" vas the reply. "a very d ep
one"
"Well, be looks Just like a cowbry |
knew two years ego out ON the pia,Os by
the name of Ernest Bsrnhsrt," said the
stranger; "apd if it is him, he has a SC IT
there, received from an arrow wOuId in
lic:ei by Indisrs."
"The wound will answer the descrip-
tinD," sad the undertak. r. do y-u with
to examine it,"
"No, sir. He looks like the man though,
but could not swear II his idenii ""
At 10 .. IN Coroner 0verstreet, with Dc<.
Small, Schmit and Hunlock, he'd an au-
topsy, and il was determined TO keep he
body as long as possible, for the purpose
of getting it Identified, If possible and
TN closed the proceedings until
The Inquest.
At p m. jury was empanne,led COM
posed OF Messrs. James +. Glass, jr G. +.
Spr.y, T. F. Arnold, 3. g. Ms>oph l., w.
J. Blair and F. j. Mcclure, who, alter
viewing the body, repaired to { Toner
Overstrret's Office where the following .vi
dence was hesrd:
IRA ZIMMERMAN.
Am engineer ar the Farmers mil $ on
West Nam street. noticed four men pass
the engine rom about a m, In Il few
minutes after / heard a noise across the
sereet at Ross blacksmith shop | went
out 10 the front of the street and saw four
men over there. They come out and went
west side. They struck some matches and
a We 10
the south window on the west side and
after trying to get in failed, then thy went
around inside tue yard 10 the least do and
got IN. saw the Il .sh OF the dark lantern
alter they ent-red. then blew pJlice Ell.
The burglars came out but seeing no one
the went back aft'r a few minutes. / then
went TO the market house TO End tn. 30 ice
Finding none, / went TO The lunch 81 ,nd al
The Pacific bar found Prentice and Nc
Ghee there. McGhee came out and told
him about the burglars. Andy Go.sag- mad
come out with him, and We all tbr,e went
10 the corner of Main and Usage, wh,re We
net Officer Fifer and told him. When we
got to the foundry che man was out ;dr
He is the one that got killed. |
lid mol 60 quite up Officer McGhee went
20 the lamp post. 1 heard him say I. rsw
lp your HAMS. ] hen the e was shots fred,
10 not know how many. Three mep rau cut
If Barley's Office and down Mfin ,tree', sas
me Of them throw away his dark lantern
After the shooting went over to the officers
md they told me one man was led
>ro= sexamined. Cannot describe the men
Who escaped, don't know deceased. i man
Who looked like him used TO work for + $,
coy ~ was JILL bhihh ih~ hSh NaA1c
Town Moniteau street.
ANDY J. GossAGE:
was at the Pacific bar lurch |
tand about 2:45 this morning in mpany
With Officers Prentice and McGh.e We
we're ting a lunch. Ira Zimmeru an
,ame TO the door and called Niche ou;. |
went with him. Zimmerman id bur
liars had broken into Barley Bros. oftice. |
We all three ran up to the corner Of Man |
ind Ossge streets, where We met Offi-er |
Fi.er aud told him what was up. He peIt
With us. We all ran down to the corner OF |
Main and Kentucky. Officer Fifer LETT Us !
Ind Second, and wer { down through il 10
Vermont street The rest Of Us ran down |
Main street to Moniteau; there We cres.d |
,ver to the mills, and went down on tn
,orth side to Vermont street Oacer
AcGhee crossed over Msin street u Bar
ey's. When he got to the lamp post h
aw a man laying down on the west eide Of
he Office. He pointed his pistol a. Inn
Ind said: "Throw up your hands or / will
he OF you" He said that about a dem
lines. The man started to run sou'h ON
Vermont street. Officer McGbee followed
linn and kept saying throw up your hands.
The man saw Officer Fifer CON-
ng toward him and commence
h0oting at him, at the same time calling
Don't shoot me Don't shoot me - The
nan shot three times and then Officer
'ifer shot just as McGhee grabbed the
nan and wrenched the pistol from his
and. 1t was light enough to tell one man
rom another. 1t was moonlight at that
ime. After the shooting | saw the other
hree men coming out of the east door of
be office and through the north fence onto
iain street. called to Officer McGLee,
tho came back and followed them to the
orner of Moniteau and Main streets. They
red three or four shots back at him.
When they got to the corner they stepped
round the stable and stopped, and one of
hem stepped back and fired again. Icall-
i to McGhee 10 look out when he turned
be corner. Two of the men went south
nd ono xont porth nm Monitoan straat \.