The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-18
CURONER'5 INQUEST
Held To-Day by DIR. Overstreet,
on the Fatal Shooting
of Col. Price.
Startling Testimony Given by
Joe scott Who Witnessed
the ARRAY.

At 10 o'clock this morning the cor
oners inquest was held over the body
of Thos. b. Price. The jury con.
sistiDg of G. G. Taylor, G. s. Dexter,
Flave Mcclure, j. g. Perdue, f. f
Johnson and Alex Blair, were Ill
present, also w. d. Steele for the
state and Henry Lamm representing
the defense. The following testi.
mony was given:
AS TOLD IN COURT.
E. G. Gibson was sworn and gave
his testimony as follows:
| live near Housionia. / was going
home on the branch train on the at
ternoon of Nov. 9th, Mr.. Price and
Mr.. Higgins got into dispute l think
and Mr.. Price slapped him with his
right hand and then with bis left. AS
soon as Price slapped Higgins, Hig-
gins shot Price. did Lot see the
pistol. After they separated then /
saw the pistol in Higgins hands /
could not hear what they said. do
not know whether they ha I had any
trouble previous to this or not. / was
sitting two seats from Higgins and
Price was in the seat back of Higgins.
/ was sitting facing the men. i was
riding backwards.
o.. GREGG.
was sworn and said / live at Hous-
tonia. / went out on the branch
train Nov. 9th. 1t was about 4:40
when we psss,d Gentry station. l
was sitting across the aisle from Hig
gins. Price was behind Higgins.
The first thing that drew my st ention
was some said "let's stop that right
now" and then they shot. do not
know who said it. 1t was not said by
Higgins or Price. / saw or heart
nothing before this. / was talking 10
a conductor going to Lexington.
When the shot Was fired every b dy
went into The mail car, me one
pulled the bell cord and the train
stopped. Then we went back
into the car and two or
three had hold of Price. They told
Higgins TO put up his pistol, which he
had in his hand, and be did SO. /
saw no blows struck by either party.
There was no loud talking before the
shot was fired.
JOE SCOTT
Was sworn and said: 81 live in Pet
tbs county, near Houstonia. 1t was
on Thursday, Nov. 9th, on The even
ing train that goes out on the Licking
ton Branch. We were going up on
the train. ] Think the first tn At went
in the Car was myself AMI Mr.. l. ng4n.
The next two were Messrs. Gregg and
Gibson. l think Mr.. Higgins VS. the
next to come in. Then the remain
der Of the occupants came in. l
noticed Mr.. Price and Higgins,
after we lett town, talking
Prices face was toward me. Higgins
was looking at Price. Higgins was
sitting on the second seat from me
and Price right behind Higgins. 1
noticed Price talking to Higg ms. He
seemed to be mad which attracted my
attention. Price was shaking his
hand and seemed to be quite mad.
Both seemed to be mad, but l could
not see Higgins face. / could not
the conversation but /
heard part of it. Price said johnny
/ told you" something l could not
tel what. Higgins said "you did
not" or 81 did not" About that
time Price struck Higgins with his
left hand on the head. At the same
time he struck him with his right
hand and grabbed him by
the back of bis neck. |
Both men tried to get up. Higgins
had his head down and Price had hold |
Of the back of his neck at the time the |
shot was fred. Price raised up us he |
struck Higgins. Higgins was in a
position when he fired The
shot. l stepped into the mail car
when the shot was fired. They were
sitting on the left hand side of the
car. Mr.. Abe Simply stayed in the
car all the time. When l returned
to the car, Higgins was lying back in
the seat. / went up to them. Price
had Higgins right wrist. Price tod
Higgins to let loose. Higgins said
he would not. / took hold of the |
pistol and told Price to let loose which |
be did. Gregg pulled Price back by
the stove. Gregg asked Price if be
was shot. Price said "no." Ii
told him he was, and he said
/ then pulled up his |
vest and showed him l knew he was
shot before / pulled up his vest. 1
saw his clothes fly when the shot wss
fired. / do not know whether Prices