The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-06


Wilson's Crime.
On Thursday morning, July 3lst, 1884,
Lexington was thrown into q Wild state OF
excitement BY the rapid Changing Of the FIRE
bell, and many who heard il naturally
supposing serious conAagration to be
raging, and knowing the disadvantage un-
der which Lexington labored in such an
event, were made to feel much anxiety.
An excited throng soon gathered at the po-
lice headquarters, from which the bell was
rung, and il was then generally made
known that q murder, disbolically shock
ing in the extreme, had been committed,
and the alarm was given that the murderer
might not escape, it not then being known
that he was In custody, having surrendered
himself to the iuiler's son, with request
that
He BIZ LOCKED UP.
The crime was committed At the two story
building on Seventh formerly called Vine)
at its intersection with South street The
lower story-a basement-was occupied by
a colored family, Mr. Charles Grsendorf
living In the upper rooms On the fatal
morning JEFF Wilson. who was then head
cook at the Laeelsde hotel, notified his
subordinates in the kitchen that he was
going 10 the postoffce, and instructed them
TO attend to the breakfast Leaving the
hotel he took n course opposite 20 the post
office, and proceeded directly to he house
where Jennie Sanford, his mistress, made
her home when not occupying his room.
Reaching the house he asked of Matte
Jones, a colored girl whom he met at the
door II
JENNIE WAS AT HOME,
and receiving an affirmative response he
opened door 70 enter the house when he
was told that she was still IN bed. He
paid no heed to this, but passed in, and by
another door-an inner one-there being
two which opened int ..er apartment, one
from porch and the other from he room
through which Wilson passed-he entered
a very short time he was heard to say,
"Get up; want you to go to town." She
refused, still remaining in bed, when Viii
son said, "Now, Cd d-n you, I've got it
in for you, and intend 70 do you.r Sim
with the threat came a shot,
followed by piercing screams, Grazing with
fright the other inmates Of the house. The
door Leading to the porch from the room
in which the shooting occurred was sud-
denly thrown open, and out came Jennie
CLAD ONLY IN CHENIsE,
fleeing from Wilson, who was in pursuit,
and who fired twice after the woman had
escaped from her bed chamber, both these
shots taking effect The woman dropped
to the ground, Just outside the gate, and
Wilson, walking to her PROSTATE body,
kicked her once or twice and started up
town. He stopped at the hotel bar room.
called for drink, which was given him,
when he told the bar keeper, Mr.. Ed Wolf,
what he had done, and babe him goodbye,
then he went to the kitchen, where he told
The hotel help of the killing and babe
Them goodbye, saying he was going to Jail.
He made one more stop before
HE REACHED THE PRISON,
which was At Hagood's barber shop, where
he told of what he had done. When he
reached the Jail he asked TO be
locked up. but refused at first to tell
Why he wanted to be made a prisoner
Finding he had to make the cause known,
he told Mr.. B. A. Chinn, the jailor's son,
Who at once placed him in a cell. By this
lime the news of the killing had spread,
md the alarm, as above mentioned, was
sounded, that the apprehension of the
murderer might BE- affected, his imprison-
nent not having become known. The |
rhine was hesrtlessly atrocious, and due |
mainly, as the evidence at the trial dis |
L. .LzS -
medical experts who had made an ex-
animation of her body testify, was fired
BEFORE SHE LETT THE BED.
The ball jus, touched the point OF the
aw, scarcely breaking the skin, making |
My a slight abrasion; then il skipped
be neck, entering just at Its base, in
ront the course of the bullet was
downward and backward, lodging 4 couple
{ inches below the left shoulder
'lade. After this wound was inflicted the
Eoman, frenIied with fear, and crazed with
ain, leaped from the bed and tesring the
DOR from its hinges, never stopping to I'M
pailing fence, few feet from the end of
he porch, in her fight, before she fell.
his was unaccountable vitality and &C
ivity to the physicians. The second bull
et took effect in the 6eshy part OF her
light thumb, from which il passed into the
Trist, continuing in an upward course and
odging in the elbow joint.
THE THIRD AND LAST SHOT
Thich took effect-some Of the witnesses
sstifying that four were fired entered the
ack, cutting passage between the seventh
md eighth ribs, following a declining
curse to the pelvis.
Twice Sentenced.
In October, 1884, Wilson was arraigned
efore Judge Ryland, charged with murder
, the first degree and was found guilty.