The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-03
The Moore Inquest Held To day
and the Verdict Rendered.
Williamson Rattles off a Spurious
Tale in the Jail to a Re-
porter.
The Dead Body of His Wife
Found and Exhumed To-day.

Information was sent to police head
quarters this morning about 10 o'clock
that an old man had attempted tc
commit suicide in Sicher's Park, by
taking strychnine.
Officer Gossage with two or three
others Immediately went to the park,
where they found 1hos. William
son lying on the floor in the
machinery ball. He was conveyed to
the Salvation Army barracks, where
medical aid was summoned and anti.
dotes were given. At the hour of 60.
ing to press his condition was favor
able and he will probably recover.
Williamson is man apparently so
years old and has been living with
JEFF Moore, two and one half miles
southeast of Sedalia for the past two
months. When questioned about bis
attempt to commit suicide, said he was
tired of living and wanted to meet his
God.
Later developments give better
reasons for Williamson's actions, than
stirred of living" About / o'clock
to-day, Albert Paxton, a farmer, liv-
ing two and one-balf miles southeast
of Sedalia, reported to Marshall Prem,
tice that the dead body of JEFF Moore
had been found buried in the cellar
under his CMoore's) house, and that
one Thos. Williamson was suspected
Of the murder.
Paxton was taken to the Salvation
Army, where he recognized William
son as the one last seen around
Mcore's place. Coroner Overstreet
was notified and an inquest will prob
ably be held next Wednesday.
Mr.. Paxton in conversation with q
BAzoo representative related the fol-
lowing:
Williamson came to this
section of the country bout
two months ago and has been staying
with JEFF Moore and bis son, Charlie,
who were living on their farm about
two and one half miles southeast of
Sedsiia and nothing unusual had
been noticed about the house or IFS
occupants. About a week ago Aug.
Brenicke farmer, living in the same
neighborhood with Moore, sold him
some rails. Moore commenced to haul
them away at once, promising to pay
for them soon. Brenicke went to
Moore's place Thursday morning after
the money. Moore told him he would
pay him the next day. Brenicke re-
turned to Moore's place Friday
morning but Moore was not
to be found. Williamson when
asked about Moore's whereabouts
said he did not know where he was.
Williamson was seen hauling dirt to /
Moere's house Saturday morning. |
This aroused the suspicious of the
neighboring farmers and this morning
they set about searching for Moore,
and his body was found buried |
in the cellar under. his house.
As soon as the body was discovered,
Mr.. Paxton started for town. He did
not know whether the body showed |
any marks of violence or not. Chas.
Moore has been absent about two
weeks, and it is feared that he has
shared the fate of his father
VIM. Bryan, captain of the Saliva
ton Army, told a BAzoo representative
that Williamson has been testify ng
there as to his conviction for the past
two weeks, and that his talk was
anything but like that Of person of
good mind.
Should Williamson recover from
the strychnine he has taken, he will
probably board with the state at JEFF
ferson City the remainder of his days.
In yesterdays issue of the BAzoo
was chronicled, very briefly, one of
the most atrocious crimes that was
ever recorded in the annals of the
history of Pettis county. As stated,
Jefferson Moore was found buried in
the cellar under his house, and that
Thomas Williamson, who had
attempted suicide by taking strych-
nine, was suspected, was about
as much Of the particulars as could