The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-03-09
DOOMED.
Chris. Young is Found Guilty OF
Murder in the First Degree.

The trial Of Christopher Young for the
killing of Stephen Ferguaon near Corde",this
county, on the night of December 10, 1881,
commenced last Wednesday morning.. The
following Jury men were chosen anu the uiai
proceeded with Hugh ID. Greer, Edward
f. Never, VIM. Y. Barnes, Alfred Nj. WEIGH,
VIM. w. Thomas, Simon Z. Kline, Jno.
Hogan, Sam'l Morgan. JnO. A. ThompSon'
joseph Day, Chas. w. Shieber and Arthur
l.. GarVir.
At 1 O'Clock Thursday evening the testi-
mOpy had all been heard and the argument
WAS commenced, with VIM. b. Wilson pros
ecuting attorney, aud Benz. Hardin. OF Mo-
beriv. Mo-, attorneys for the state and Jno
:. blackwell attorney for defendant. AT u
late hour Thursday night the argument clos
ed aud the case was given to the jury VINO
after being out for about an hour, returned
the following verdict
1--WE, the Jury, find the defendant, Chris
topher Young, guilty Of murder in the hrs'
degree, in manner and form as charged In the
Indictment. VIM. W. THOMAS, Foreman"
The prisoner was then remanded to jail to
aW ait sentence,
The facts Of the case. az proven, are sub
s,sntially rs follOws:-On the night of Dec
10, 1887, there was Il dance at the house o
Christoper Young, and at about II o'clock thu
beer gave out end Young In company witt
two others went to a saloon In Corder to ge
some more; they got 10 the saloon and me
Steve Ferguson and drank with him; founl
and the two other men then started HON
with a case OF beer. leaving Ferguson In tn
saloon; on their way Young and bis friend
met a man. whose name is supposed to hay
been Hare, carry ing II lantern and called
him to light them home; some ugly word
passed bet these men and Hare struc
I Young with the lantern and ran away, lettin
the lantern fall; the lantern was picked u
bv Hugh smith, who handed 1t to Ferguson
| who, il seems. had come up to a hedge Tent
near where this difficulty took place; Your
then came up to Ferguson and demanded
him to know who the man was that strue
: him with the ~lantern; Ferguson replied th
he did not know; Young then said to hin
Il '.steye, you are Il pretty good fellow and
4 know, and now l want you TO tell me
Ferguson insisted that he did not know al
some ugly words passed between then
Ferguson attempted to get away and In l
Y scufls the light went out; then two M
were then seen, perhaps indistinctly, TO mo
off in u westerly direction from The hedg
nothing more WAS known OF the matter un
the next morning, When the dead body OFF,
he auson was found; the weapon used wa
n large white handled pocket knife, with II
81 inch blade. Ferguson was stabbed In I
I'd right side of the neck. The knife was dra'
forward aud ,he right juguIar WAS severe
e. u, "iurirg death in u very few minutes. 1
Il oinud ran Tor 40 or 90 feet from where
~ bod lay. The follow ing state ment was V
h. unfairly made by Yong TO Mes>rs. j.
At LivcngOOd and W. X. jackson shortly af
tue killing: &c We, Peter Teux, Harry Hop
r nd myself. cane out of The saloon and I
ut n mar wItb y lantern aud asked nm TO sh
ID. Us the way across the railroad, down TO
hl house. The uan said he would not do 1t
laI said, You >on-uf .s-b-' and struck I'M
the fscc with the lantern. and ran away.
lr, | ran after him. Then Stel hen Fergu
III came and struck me. Then l opened
knife and cut at him. l held the kuiIe in
&c. right hand The man was standing in II
{ of me. After l struck l fell down too
tut must have cut him or there would not b
me been blood on the knife. | knew that l
on striking Steve Ferguson at the time.
no bis
CHRIS x Your
~ mark.
Young is a man about 80 or 81 years Of
ing '"', 80 - - Tho L,I1in1 Noon in
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