The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-12
Mr.. Green Mcfarland was The next


at the house ten or fifteen minutes,
when | went to Beaman Station.
Al was at the coroner's inquest. Us
shown the handkerchief.) saw that
handkerchief, or one Just like it,
VIXEN | went to the house. / heard
Fischer say that be had found it
twined about his wife's neck.
THAT was before the time of the
inquest. At the coroner's jury, he
stated that he had never seen the
handkerchief before. 1t did not be-
long to him."
Cross-examination al went to
Mr.. Fischer's about 2 o'clock in the
merDing. l had spent the
evening at a neighbors, and
started for home about l o'clock.
met the colored boy, Gilbert Hut
Gibson, and Mr.. and Mrs. We're. as
they were going towards Mr.. Fischer's.
1t was about halfmile from Fischer's.
We all went together, there, to the
scene of the murder. | was riding, SO
was the negro. Mr.. We're was
walking.
Gin travelling the road, / went with
the negro. We talked over the mat
ter.
When | first saw them-Gilbert
and the Weire's-I called them. and
they told me that Mrs. Fischer had
been murdered.
Gilbert never told me anything
about any rags burning. He had not
told me anything about having smelt
burning rags, of this / am positive.
Ed.'Dirk next testified as follows
II live seven miles northeast of Sc
dalia.
/ have lived in that neighborhood
for ten years. 1 was in Sedalia last
Friday one week ago, and met Mr..
Fischer.
saw him at the auction store
ON Ohio street. There was
an auction there, and they
sold some handkerchiefs. He bought
some. One red. one pink ,one blue, a
white with red border and another"
He then showed a white handker-
chief, with red border, as one which
would resemble one OF those purchas-
ed by Fischer.)
The auctioneer sold the handker-
chiefs five for quarter. l passed
them to Mr.. Fischer after he had made
the purchase.
Cross examination Il live with
my father, and have lived at the place
where we now reside for two years.
Previously we lived at LongwoOd for
q year. Before that we lived eight or
nine years east of where we now live
we had moved from Beaman then. /
was born in Cooper county.
II am 19 years old.
II am acquainted with Mr.. Fischer,
| have known him for six months or
a year. He lives about two and
half miles from our place.
81 only know Fischer by sight,
knew him in this way only. / have
not spoken to Mr.. Fischer since
the murder. but have spoke to him
before the murder.
81 have met him on the road fire.
quently, and he has greeted me on
each occasion.
II came to Sedalia last Friday
week to purchase an ak. came in a |
wagon with others. They were Jack |
Wasson, John Cross, Lige Ramsey
and Jim Ramsey.
They don't live at our house.
They passed our house on their way
into the city and | came on with |
them. We left the city about 9
o'clock.
81 was at the auction about half an
hour, but do not know exactly what
time 1t was.
at was some time about 3 o'clock.
There was quite crowd in the auction
room. The day was rather bad an!
the ROAD muddy.
81 knew no one in the auction room
save the .wo young men who went in
the place with me.
mir. Fischer came in while | was
there. | am not positive whether he
was alone. | saw him in the auction
room and think that he came there
after entered.
Il don't know how long Mr..
Fischer was there. | had purchased
NY pencils and combs before |
lotIced Mr.. Fischer. Ii
was net long after / purchased the
combs six for a qlarter-until |
bought the pencils. | do not know
he exact time"
A long and tedious argument about
i lie ensued, in which Mr.. Steele, for