Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-03

difficulty at Nelson Davis; Mrs Graen-
dorf lived up stairs: | was there that
morning; he was coming into big room
when first saw him; honse has
rooms; door from porch to big room
door from big room to little room; IA
door from porch to little room; Jeff
asked where was Jane; Jeff. aud
both in big room; told him Jane was
in the little room; he went in: | slept
that night in little room; Jennie went
to bed ut 5 O'Clock that morning; got
up soon As she came; had just come
out when jeff. came; she was asleep:
heard him tell her TO get up 3 times;
'now Cd d-n you have got it in
for You" and then he fired; he talked
like he was mad; half an hour after he
went in | heard shot; she ran out
through big room on porch; he follow
ed her; she was screaming; l shot in
room 2 on porch; ran around house:
when l came back she was lying on
ground dead; Jennie called me, "Oh
Sis; he shut the door and wouldn't
let me in; | was about feet from door
to Jennie's room; when Jennie ran out
had on only night clothes, chemise;
didn't notice blood; didn't notice her
hands; she had lived with us about 3
weeks; | had been there ever since
father rented house; don't know where
jeff. went; didn't see anything in his
hand; Jennie was taken to the little
room; don't remember the date; it
was this year.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Matte Jones has room joining big
i Voff t1n l,o, y
times, and said Cd d-n you have it
in for you and l am going to do you
up; didn't hear Jennie say anything !;
Jeff. was there twice before; Jane had
been there three weeks; don't remem-
Der the day of the week; Jennie's room
opens on porch; Matte Jones slept
there night before; 3 rooms opened on
porch; Matte was on porch; heard )
shots only, one in little room 2 on
porch; testified before coroner;.I said
l went to the door; Jennie called "Oh
Sis;;" didn't say Jennie said she
wouldn't; didn't hear her say anything ;
| could have heard if she spoke loud /;
there was no scufaing; jeff. shut the
door in my face before shooting; saw
none of shooting, only heard it; saw
jeff. last before he was arrested when
he came down there; he asked me
where was Jennie; he had been there
twice before; told him she was in
little room; heard, Jeff. Say get up {;
meyer heard her say anything; he did
not shoot till ran out; he shot on the
porch; shot in house and on porch :;
didn't see him fire at all; didn't see
pistol in his hand; could not see them
Qtfnp infn hne
standing at bureau when first shot fired !;
never saw him fire the pistol; did not
hear Jennie say "l wont get up?"
heard jeff. say Cd d-n you
have got it in for you, and am going to
do you up: after door was closed it
was half hour till shot was fired when
| got to Jennie, DR.. Russell and Irene
were there; Jennie was dead.
RE- DIRECT EXAMINATION.
Matte Jones staid in little room ;
when Jennie was there Matte slept in
big room; when jeff. came Matte was
on porch; was in big room, and Jen-
ME in little room.
RE-CRoSS EXAMINATION.
The door from the porch to the little
room was shut when jeff came.
Irene Sanford: - Am acquainted
with Jeff. Wilson 3 Or 4 years; knew
Jennie Sanford !; she was my niece; |
remember the occurrence of her death :;
was at home; she died at Hamlett
house, rented by Nelson Davis, about
$50 yards from my house l heard 8
shots was attracted by shots and loud
scream; was putting out clothes, and
ran to the window saw JEFF. look at
the woman and walk away, then come
back and look again, and again walk
away then went over; my house is
higher, and | can look down on the
other house. When l got there she
was just alive. bat did not speak. Jeff
went up toward town. After JEFF. lett
l was only few minutes getting over !;
was the second or third person to get
to her. Jennie had lived ut Nelson's
three weeks ; she was between 81 and
% years old; was colorcd don't recol-
lect who was there think Mr. Hamlet
and Mr.. Trigg were there Jennie was
taken into the little room; helped put
her in bed. and cover her over; found
blood Oh the bed-several large spots !;
saw DR.. Russell there; when inquest
was held Jennie was in little room
Jennie's parents are living her moth
er is in Colorado.
OSS-EXAMINATION.
Heard three shots; thought there
were four, but know | heard three; |
saw Jeff. come to Jennie, and it looked
like he kicked her then walked off and
came back TO her ,and walked off again;
II haI
sell got there; l testified before the
magistrate; l heard three shots; it
seemed like there were four; could see
the house; saw Jennie run ont of the
house; was looking at the house at the
second shot; was in my room when
heard first shot; saw jeff. gong to
Jennie; thought Jennie's body was
bundle of clothes; saw jeff. 90 up to
Jennie when first went TO the win
dow; saw Jennie when she stepped
off the porch; in all Instant saw Jeff.
come to her 4; it looked like jeff. had
gone around the house, and was COM
ing to meet Jennie it looked like Jeff
came out first.
Dudley Smith: Have been barber
IL years; knew Jennie, and know jeff.
Wilson; Jeff. worked at City Hotel;
heard of the sho oting; saw Jeff that
morning first near City Hotel; was
coming to the shop; it was between 8
and 6 o clock; next time saw him he
was i'll front of City Hotel about 6 or Z
O'Clock third time | was in Hagood's
shop door; jeff. came along and said,
"Good- bye, l am going to Jail, 1 have
killed Jennie come to see me and
bring me half pint of whiskv;' that
was between s and 9 o'clock jeff was
coming toward the courthouse; next
saw him in the court ROOM
Martin Collins IL resided here in
July knew Jennie by sight; knew
Jeff. by sight; saw the last of the
between them; first attracted
by the noise heard hallooing, looked
out at window: two women ran ont
on porch, and around the house; then
third woman came out; she went ont
at end of porch, then | heard pistol;
she dropped on her knees, then got up
and ran on street and fell; jeff. follow
ed her around the corner and went on (;
saw something in his right hand heard
: reports in house, and l on outside :; |
she fell almost rs soon as the last shot |
was fired; she had on white garment ::
she was running; she was hallooing
could not understand what she said !; |
when she fell he was within % feet of |
her | was at my west window about |
300 yards Oft; he went up Vine street |
TO Main street the last time could see
plainly he had 4 pistol i'm his hand; did |
not UO i'm the room whore shn ,v,-