The Tombstone., 1885-06-10
4 OC CIETETTE GF CRICKC-
 lIEN STPPEISED,
A Running Fight Between the Sedalia Police and a
 Party of Burglars.
An Officer Seriously Wound cd and a Knight of the
 Jimmy is Laid Out.

. th.s morning H A XlImcrfran. epa,..,..i
 al Ziinmcrmann x Hait.r'> flouriry lui.ls
 ana son Of the pr0Drieta., discove:c ed our un.
 known men breaking into ihr office of Bar. 1 Icy Bros. f"ur&ry. situated on 'Le E, u;hes.t corner oi Main .ni Ncrmo, streets. np;.n | sic tha mills. Alter ;Ler had entered .Er ! ciFrr y1Gn- I.!.u.r a..r blew his loI:cr ] t'i'. which had 'A- rj.i.. ot ar.a. ing -E . burglars ou.s.tn ar1in; hu: Gt' r. tc7 uiir. ! Ills -'a''hi"G, Ni;Hcn, ti-cr,-r.n. any one
 the? a@a;n entered tas e.l.e. Young Zi,!
 facrmsE 'aaa ta't Inc a~,.a,n io look cut iar ;hc engine :o~ l.w u5rlrn;s, and ran rn to~u. ,3;4@ OMcrr McGn.c at tihc Ga'iar res aU~.nt t=Ainc iEl.ru. hc -aii.,i hI-G o1. and led hiU. nf tre attempted ! ] "nie.at} a"d ta" ."A, accDInfgn d hy A. ]. ,i"sSa-c, ~hn happened io l,e there. started down 'cwa'd n-.,e,'s works. At tie coruer f Man aat Osagr they net Officer F!f,r,
 " hu, on learning ei their mission, 0cut uit! sAsm IL thr corner of NIt..t.rr si q Main stge is. Here Officer Mciiucc Mrssrs /. .,-
 ncrn.tG aHl G.sza:4 clu~..d or:r S5ir st.
 ;o tac rortl side. aat rgoccrdc,, down tke
 o.Gra L. Ecrmcnt street, Nh.ls Oii.e: Fitsr
 passed s"iim "p h1ai'eur tu the ..!tv ic
 'wccE Nam and Second, and thence w::tto To Vermont si r"t. corliug ou, ai tEr req.
 i i'- GrHEA.v W a-n N,L.usr reached th,,
 !cr.nsn' street junction he crossed b lhc
 -"uh sale F! hiSin street, wL:gt. brought
 Jim directly In front a. ,i. office. As he
 stepped up.n tAc s;icHalt. ic discovered tl,c
 is''rr of inan E in: rrG- ;rat. !:rrcutl! tle
 south window uf tIr Vermont street lror, If
 with revolver in his hand. Lc,eiin. his
 own revolver vFon the rrostratc figure l!.e
 offer commarJyS him :o drop iAs; gun
 faa 'hrow up iour !s.ds"
 Don; sheo,," cried the burglar, at ,he
 aaulr time rising to < half cree; position
 On!ccr NcGncc commanded him tn throw
 ur bis hands. Ju, instead ui Going 90 ,ht.
 burglar turned suddenly abcut and .t,rtyd
 l., nm south from thc o1icer. MeGace fol.
 iowyd Lic:, ca..iH. h,m to stop aut throw
 ID E!s hands. and ai the same ra.rnrf.t Ire
 burglar saw office. Fifer coming toward l;m
 at about lJ fee! distant and opened tiSc uprn
 him Ni;h las revolver, whiri WAS 3 Colts scii.actiu- 5s-caiibrc, at ti!e s'ras time cal.
 tug out: Don't shoot inc: doi.'; s!cC: me"
 Three shots wee. fired in tal id succession,
 by the burglar, the first passil 1" through
 Officer Fifers hat rim. the se,onl striking
 hin in ihc Jeff lower jaw ard penetrating to he ncigaborhood Of ihe throat. A ike o.
 ricer fell the thii1 si,ot passed over his bey!.
 Rapidiy recovering himself, hoyey.r, Officer ! A., |
 far r,ii: Ia.a effect. Just ss Officer NvC.ea i-aricd iia side and "rs>Yrd hi2 pi-io!, tAe aall striking him iu tLc :ef. breast ajovc he nipple. and ranging downward and back. ward passrd through the lung, the If: lobe Of the hear: and penetrated the spiEa col unin- The burglar fell dead ai McGnec's feet
 At this moment one o! he three who had been inside caHle to Ihe corner oi She office and fired at McGnee, !" bo s heeled in pursuit D: the HOW fleeing trio, who kept up R ful-!i- ade upon the officer, who, after pursuing him for some distance. turned back to iooi, after his injured com rade, who was found 10 be dangerously wounded. Ofic-s Prentice, who had heard the firing. arrived about this time, anu remaincd with Iae body of inc dead burglar while the wounded mau was taken 70 the station t0 have his wonnds dressed Before morning the coroner ST lived on the scene. and af:pr viewing the body. had it removed 10 .. undertaking es- tablshment where p"s;-mortem exam:ua- t;ou va, held and 2 verdict returned :hat
 That ihe deceased, whose name $ un- known 10 this jury, cs me to lis death rom tac effects of q gUnshot, received st the hands Of Officer George Tifar while in the faith;pi discharge of his off cial duty; and we, th" jury, further find ,hs shooting io oc d ju.:iGaoie homicid.."
 Aa examination of tbe office inside re- vealel tbe fact tEst the burglars Lad not been idle, ;hcy having =uccced-a in drilling Q quarter of n incl. hele tGrcug!i the safe | L.rec:ly il front C! iEo combination, and !! lad prepared to inseTt the powder .n t''e ] rHse, which .ay on Inc foor. in their Eas;T !! flight they let behind theIn all their tools ! sad dark lantern, aud nn the pcrson Of tls ! deceased was found co-nplete outfit of burglars tooi,, including flies, saws, sAs:e- i .on keys. e:c. i
 Over t,Coo peisons have viewed t':e corpse |, siace, Oni uo prs has oeva 3f.c @ iGeh.ify !! it. All tnai is known for crrt.ia is iha: Ee ! lag beea T; ihc city since ias: TkI5s5,y, aaG ! has beE seen nhod, The saloons and dsTc's {, Ee is Iaa3 oi sboat ?5 ye.;s ,: ess, liy:- :. hazie eyes, dark hair and mustache, we'll !, built and high, r-oeding forehead. There l were no paper, O. letters sboa, ais person 1, to giIe at lar 10 his iscp!liy.