The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-11
POst-MOrtem Examination
Proved That no Human
Power Could Save Him.
He Makes Another Statement
Which is Withheld From
the Press.
Arrangements for the Funeral
to be Buried by the Elks In
Sedslis To day.
MORE DETAILS,


press Friday afternoon Col. Thos. B.
Price, who was shot by John Higgins,
a full account of which was given in
the issue of this paper on that day,
was still under the influence of the
euler tho. had been administered
while an operation, for the purpose of
examining his wound, was being per-
formed. He did not rally after the
operation was performed, in fact his
condition was critical all the time.
DIR. Mudd, of St. Louis, who was
telegraphed for from .Houstonia. the
evening the shooting occurred, arrived
in the city Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock and went at once to the hotel,
where he examined the wound, so far
as he could, and afterwards
HELD A CONSULTATION
with the other physicians, decided
that nothing more Guild be done,
other than what was being done by
the surgeons previous to his arrival.
Seeing the situation as it was, he
returned to his home the same even.
ing. Late in the afternoon Col.
Price began to sink and was almost
pulseless.
A little later, about $3.50 Prosecu-
ting Attorney Longan was notified
thst the colonel was sinking rapidly
and that be would have 10 commence
at once if he desired
ANOTHER STATEMENT
from the dying man. Another state
ment was made by Col. Price which
was attested to by Drs. A. V. Small
and E. G. Evans and A. G.. Baldwin,
but the statement will not be given
to the public until the trial. Soon
after the attorney had secured his
statement he commenced to sink and
lived until 11:15 Friday night, at which
time he passed peacefully away, sur
rounded by friends and immedia e
relatives.
AFTER DEATH
had ensued the remains we're turned
over to Coroner Overstreet who
placed them in Mclaughlin Bros.
charge, with instructions not to en-
balm them until Saturday morning
after post-mortem examination had
been held. Saturday morning
Coroner Overttreet, assisted by
other surgeons, made a post
norton examination. The in.
testines and liver were taken out and
it was discovered that the bullet,
which was tbirty-eight calibre, had
passed through one of the small intes-
tines called the jejudium and thence
to the liver where it tore a large hole
in the lower portion OF the right lobe
and then passed just under the skin
at the twelfth rib. The course that
the bullet took through the liver is
four inches in length, ''and that is
sufficient to kill an ordinary man"
remarked Coroner Overstreet to a
BAzoo representative yesterday after
uoon in the rotunda of Sichers hotel.
After the post mort en- had been fin
i-hed, the remains were again put in
Mclaughlin Bros, charge, who pro-
ceeded to embalm them.
A CoRoNER's JURY
consisting of Chas. s. Dexter, E. E.
johnson, Flaven Mcclure, G. G..
Taylor, j. G.. Perdue and Alex.
Blair were summoned and were
sworn over the body while it was be-
ing laid out. The coroner's inquest
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.
THE FUNERAL.
As soon as Col. Price died his rela-
tives and friends were notified of his
demise by telegraph and it was not
until yesterday morning, when Mr..
and Mrs. Bear arrived here from
Sweet Springs, that the time and
place of the funeral we're decided
upon. After a consultation with
friends and relatives, Mrs. Price de-
cided to bury her husband in the
Sedalia cemetery. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at / o'clock.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Farris, of the Methodist church
south, at Sicher's hotel psrlors.
THE ELKs HAVE CHARGE.
Mrs. Price placed the funeral in
the hands of the Elks entirely and to
that end at a meeting Of the lodge
yesterday morning committee was
appointed to take charge of the de.
tails and make all the arrangements.
The pail bearers that have been Sc
lected are j. d. Gibbs, w. 81. Pow