The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-02
A Former ''BaZOO" RepOr-
ter Killed at SCOTS
Station.
He Left Sedalia Monday Night to
Beat His Way to st. Louis
to Look for Work.
While Intoxicated, He was Run
Over and Mangled by q
Pacific Train.
The Sad Termination Of q Life
That Should Have Been
Successful.
The Remains Taken to Jefferson
City and Buried by the
County.


| Information was received in this
city last evening of the killing of
Arthur Gage Millen at SCOTS station,
at 1:l5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
by being run over and K lied by Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train No. 2,
which left this city at ll:20 o'clock
yesterday forenoon for st. Louis, in
charge Of Conductor j. K. Merrifeld.
From the best information obtaina-
BILE Millen was intoxicated at the
time. He sat down upon the depot
platform at SCOTS and was led away
once by the station agent, who warned
him that train No. 2 was
about due and as it did
not stop he was running q
a great risk in sitting so close to the
track. Scarcely had the agent en-
tered his office before Millen returned
and resumed his old position on the
platform, with his feet dangling from
the side.
An Instant later Conductor Merri-
fields train came speeding along, and
before Millen could arise, hi, legs
were caught by the baggage car aud
he was thrown beneath the wheels
his body being mangled in a horrible
manner. A justice of the peace from
Jefferson City was summoned and an
inquest held, a verdict of accidental
death, caused by The deceaseds neg
ligence, being rendered. Later, the
body was conveyed to Jefferson City,
where it was buried at the county's
expense. AS The deceased had been a
resident of Sedalia for two weeks, and
only left here Monday night, the fol-
lowing brief history of him will be
read with interest:
Two weeks ago last Friday night
Arthur Gage Millen arrived in Soda
liza, he having beaten his way from
Warrensburg on the front end ola
baggage car of train No 4 Scarcely
fifteen minutes later he entered the
BAzoo editorial room and Intercepted
the city editor as to the chance of Sc
curing at least temporary employ
ment. He was in hard luck, he said,
not having done any work since early
in January, when he assisted in get
ting out the holiday edition of the
Omaha Herald. His conversational
powers were excellent and calculated
to impress a stranger favorably. He
gave every evidence of a thorough
knowledge of the newspaper business,
and on the following day was set to
work to assist in getting out the
SUNDAY MORNING BAZoo. He Ia
bored faithfully, and so well did he
perform his duties that on the follow
ing Monday he was given what would
have been permanent employment
had it not been for his great besetting
faul,-intemperance. He remained
with the BAzoo until Friday of last
week, and even labored portion of
that day, but left the Office soon after
z o'clock in the evening and was seen
no more about the establishment until
the next morning. At that time he
made his appearance and q glance was
sufficient to convince any one that he
had spent the night in dissipation.
He had lost his hat, and his clothing
was torn and covered with mud. He
was not asked for an explanation, but
simply informed that his services
would be no longer required. He was
paid what was due him, and with the
money received purchased a hat and
pair of pantaloons.
He then realized his condition for
the first time, it appeared. and ex-
pressed regret for his conduct. He re-
NAMED about the Office during the
greater portion of the day and drank
but little. He spent the night in the
editorial room, and Sunday wandered
aimlessly about the city. Sunday |
night he slept in the calaboose, and
on Monday morning announced his
intention of leaving for st. Louis.
During the day he made two or more |
attempts to catch a freight train, but
was unsuccessful. He then decided
to board Missouri Pacific train No. 4,
which leaves at Hos p. m. A few
minutes before the hour stated he
made his appearance at the depot,
with q half pint bottle filled with |
LIQUOR in his pocket, and when the
train pulled out he boarded it, taking |
a position on the rear platform of the
front baggage car, from where he
waved his hand as q token of fare
well to a couple of friends who had
accom- panied him to the depot. That
was the last seen of Arthur q. Millen
in Sedalia, and nothing was heard
from or of him until the receipt OF the
;nforuation of his death last evening.