The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-14
HALL-WITCHER TRAGEDY.
Full Particulars of the Killing
OF g. F. Hall.
Capt. Witcher Held in 10000
Bail tor Murder.

The following grlphic account of the
killing of c. +. Wall by Capt. Wich4r is
taken from the Cleburne Texas Chronicle
OF April 3.
During the past few days the killing of
Charles F. Hall, by Viue, mt Witcher. has
| be n the subject of much interest. The
killing took place thursday morning, at
| the r,sIderce of W,icher, about twenty
mil S orthwest from Cl-burne, in johnson
county. L. seems III at both men were
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WHISKY.
On Monday Wicher came to Cleburne
and returned h.me we'll supplied with
viii ky. His vii was not ut home, hut
was st-ying witt Il brother, q few miles
from WItcher's r.sidenCe. Wit her ard
Hall were frieuds AMI on good terms.
The farms, or At ches are only a few
miles apar'. WItcher went to III rs and
il dg@d with him sdsy night. Wedres-
day both r.turGed to Witcher's place and
bO'h unj5r tie influence Of whisky. At
some time during the day or late in the af-
'ernOOl lot wOrds passed tween the two.
l. Vie at night sbIut III or II O'Clock,
Wi'ch went To a DeightOr, Mr.. Pet. rst u,
who res ldes about On -fJLr.h of q mile dis
tant, nd requested him TO go with him
and take Hall from his house, otherwise
he might have him to kill, as Ii II VAS
tire a:euing his life Mr.. Peterson went, as
rogue It'd, but upon arriving at Wi;eher's
house, Hall had let. Peterson returned
o his home, and when he next saw Hall
he was In Witcher's b. use, cell in death.
Holl returned during the night to
Wi ch.r's place, after Pes rson let and
knO1ked at the door. Wucher arose,
pened the door and found Hall.
"Wha' are you d1ing her ?" said Witch
er.
Il AN about to frcez,,'' r.Iled Hall,
and / " Mt TO warm"
wITCHER INVITED HIM IN,
And az out o'cl, OK Mrs. Peterson, liv-
ing one urIh of a mile $ at, SAYS she
hserl the report of gun, ard looking out
in Tie directIG n OF " itch. RS, saw him run
out OF his house with his gun in his hand.
In short while Wi:cher went to Pet-r-
son and stated tn Il he had killed Hall.
Wi cher came 10 Clenurns, Friday, TO give
himself up, but NET officers Boyd and
Keith going out for im. Witcher waived
an examining trial and gave bond for the
sum OF S3,OO0.O0 After the facts ad-
v,nced In circumst initial evidence, brought
GU. in COroners inque :, Wiicher wss
subsequently, re-srret md his ooLd was
incre d to tn Thousand dollars. He is
now in Jail Ia defsul; OF tai.
The following named gentlemen COM
posed the fury of inquest, empauneled by
E>q. Arnold: Sam shelton, u. l.. Moss,
w. J. Adams, A. Martin, JAMES Partridge
snd j. c.. The jury sdduced the
following:
HALL WAS FOUND DEAD
in Witchers hou.e, and The circumstances
go to show that shotgun was the weapon
used To do the fatal Il. ed. Hall was found
head ON the floor, STOPPING over on his
knees, MS hands unler h body, near his
face, wi b his head resting Oh tie Il or, the
top of his skull blown off ard han ng
down in front. 1t was evident that the
shot had been direc el at The back of the
head. which was Ia accordance with the
surroundings aud the statement of Wicher,
VITO says that deceased was sitting in a
chair. The following diagram represents a
plan OF the room in which the killing Oe-
CURED