The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-11-11

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The Head cas.
The cor0ner's inqlsstov the body
of the late A. R. Head was commeno-
cd ct the family residences In Pleasant
Valley township last wednesday
The proceedings on Thursday were
adjourned to the Court House in
sailna, where they were continued
until Tuesday night. when the jury
returned their verdict ss follow:
STATE OF KANSAS,
SALINE COUNTY.
An fEqulsition holden ai the city Of
Balina, Saline County, State Of Kan
aas, on the 4th day Of November, A.
ID. 1855, and succeeding days up toand
until the 9th day Of November. iB said
year, upon the body Of Adam r. Head.
Of Pleasant Valley township, IN said
county, there lying dead, by the jurors
whose names are hereto subscribed.
the said jurors upon their Oaihs do
say that on the night Of the 81 day Of
November, A. ID. 1885. one Waters
ChillsOn, &c the township Of Pleasant
VALLEY Aforesaid, 10 said county, did
then and there, with a certain deadly
weapon, commonly called q revolver,
then and there loaded with gunpOW-
der and divers, TO wit: five ieadeu
bullets. which he the said Waters
ChIllsOn, then and there 10 his hands
bad and held, Wilfully, deliberately,
pFemeiltatedly, and by and Of bis
malice afOFethOught, and nulaWfully
and feiOniOusly did infiiet q mortal
wound on the head and neck OF the
said Adam r. Head, Of which said
mortal wound he, the said Adam r
Head, then ana there Instantly died I;
and 50 the jurors aforesaid do say that
the said Waters ChillsOn did then aud
there wilfully, deliberately. premedi-
tatedly, and By and OF bis malice RfOre-
thought, unlaWfully and feiOniOusiy
killed and murdered In the manner
Aforesaid, and by the means Aforesaid,
the said Adam r. Head; and we do
further find that one Michael Weis
Wss an accessory, aud was present aid
ing snd sbetting him, the said Waters
ChillsOn, IN the unlawful and ielOni-
Gus commission Of the murder afOre-
said.
In testimony whereof, the said
jurors have heFeuntO set their hands
on this 9Th day OF November, A. ID.
1886.
ND. TOBEY,
G. 8. CONRAD,
WALTER KNTTTLE,
HENRY l.. TwINING,
Phillip HAUss,
j. B. WHITEHEAD.
Attested by me this eth day Of
November, A. d. 1885.
n. J. BROwN, Coroner.
The evidence adduced before the
coroner, according to specials ia the
Abilene Gazette. was as follows:
Mr.. Wels stated that he and Mr..
Chillson LEFT the city Of Salina about
half past 9 or 10 o'clock on the night
Of the Sd instant. When about q
mile west OF Mulberry bridge they
overlook Head, who was driving
hOmeward in his buggy and they,
Weis and ChillsOn, drove for some
distance behind him 10 q tWO-horse
buggy owned by Mr.. ChillsOn. They
passed Mr.. Head, and ss they were
passing Mr.. Head asked ChillsOn
whether that was him. To this in
quiry ChillsOn said it was and drove
on, when Head followed. After pass
ing the residence Of Mr.. Banks, Head
called out 10 CbillsOn asking him IT,
he had anything to drink, to which
ChillsOn replied, no; and asked Head |
in return fhe had anything. Chill
sons buggy was stopped aud Head !
drove up by the side Of it on the |
right, and then ChillsOn Informed |
Head that he had something TO |
drink. All three men drank, and |
Head invited ChillsOn 10 ride with |
him. ChillsOn got into the buggy |
with Head contrary TO Weis' protest, |
and Head and ChillsOn drove OfftO- |
gether &C fast speed leaving Weis |
behind TO follow with ChillsOn's team. |
Wels did not see either OF them any |
more until sitter the murder when he /
found CuillsOn q short distance be /
yOnd the road leading of to Mr.. /
Heads house. ChillsOn Informed /
him when he drove up that he had |
had q terrible fight with Head aud /
believed he had killed Head. Weis |
told him perhaps he had not killed /
Head, and told him 70 get into the /
buggy and 60 home. ChulsOn then /
said that his arm was broken. Both /
men after getting into ChillsOn's bug /
gy drove to ChillsOn's home, ate sup
per, fed the horse and started back /
TO Salina In order 10 see a doctor 20
get the wounds Of ChillsOn attended /
to. They reached the city ofSalina
on the morning Of the fourth, about /
8 O'Clock. Mr.. ChillsOn had his
wounds dressed and was then taken
TO jail and Weis saw no more Of him
that day.
The next witness was deputy sher-
if Chase, who testified to hearing
ChillsOn and Weis enquiring for
Head the night Of the murder.
Sheriff Bartlett being sworn testi-
fed that he asked Mr.. ChillsOn to ap-
pesr before the jury, but that he re-
fused 20 do so.
The last witness sworn was Harry
Anthony, who testified that Mr..
Weis told him that Mr.. ChillsOn
would kill Mr.. Head one Of these
days. Weis told Anthony 50 on the
18th day OF October, at the sale Of
Mr.. Gordon which occurred on that
day.
The next witness was Fred Wild
man, Of this city. Heard no declar-
atiOns from Mr.. ChillsOn on the day
or evening Of the Srd Of November
preceding the night Of the murder.
The next witness was Mr.. Burch,
whose testimony was substantially |
the same as that Of the preceding
witness. @. w. Gibens, Of Glendale
township, next testified. He stated
that ia q conversation with Mr..
ChillsOn during last winter, the pre-
else date Of which he could not give,
Mr.. ChillsOn told witness that be had
q few days previous to that day,
looked all over Salina 10 find Head
to kill him, and ifhe had found Head
he would have killed him, no matter
how Il would have resulted to him.
Prosecuting Attorney Moore being
sWOrn, testified that during his three
years. occupancy Of the Office he now
held, that persons informed him OF
their fears Of blOOdshed between
Chillson and Head, and that he has
told Head and ChillsOn 10 desist from |
any trouble between them and live
In peace with one another. DR.. Gel.
lens testified that he performed an
autopsy upon the body Of Head, aud
found that a bullet had entered near