The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-03

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east with her knees drawn to her
stomach, and had been showed into
the ground feet first. She was bur
led with her clothes on, about ten feet
south of the house, where they lived.
As soon as the btdy was found word
was sent to Coroner Overstreet, who
in company with Constable Ramsey
visited the scene and returned at noon
with the remains. There were
no marks of violence on
the body that could be
discovered, but should there have
been any, it would be almost impOssi-
BILE to find them, as the body was 20
badly decomposed. The remains
were placed in the rear of McLaugh'
lin Bros, where they will remain
until after the inquest which will be
held tomorrow.
The supposition is that vii
hanson killed his wife in
the house, about in the pace
shown by the letter "E." An ak was
found by some boys about 100 yards
distant from the house covered with
blood and long hairs, and If
is supposed he used the
same kind of an instrument to kill his
wife that he used to murder the re-
mainder of bis victims.
A BAzoo representative called at the
Jail this morning, and, in company
with Sheriff Smith, sought Williamson
in his cell, where he was lying on a
mattress with his head thrown back
and eyes half closed. At first, Will
hanson spoke in a very feeble
voice, but when informed by
the sheriff that all such
pretenses would have no effect, he
braced up and spoke in a loud clear
voice. He answered all questions
readily and objected to nothing. To
Sheriff Smith, Williamson told the
following story.
"My wife visited some friends near
Calhoun during the first part of the
year where she STAYED about two weeks,
and returned to my house on Muddy
creek. She had been home about
two or three weeks when she was take n
with the cramp collie and died. We
had no physician, because l couli
not leave her long enough to get one.
| do not remember whether there
were any neighbors present or not.
She died about sun down and we buried
her in about an hour after che died.
We had no coffin. i do not remem.
Der how deep We dug her grave. We
buried her about ten feet from the
house. / was her third husband. /
was not acquainted with any o. my
neighbors. / was present when both
the old man and Charlie Moore were
killed. Charlie was out in the field
and was hit in the back of the head
with an axe. l helped TO bring him
in the brush. 1 came to town three
or four times to tell about Charley's
being killed, but my conscience would
not let me. Old man Moore was
struck three or four times with an
axe while he was sitting in front of
the fireplace. John Brennicke put
him in the cellar and threatened
TO shoot me if | did rot
put the dirt on him. l put the
mattress in the out house myself after
the old man had been killed, because
it was full of bugs. After old man
Brennicke found out / had the strycb-
nine in me, he tells about the whole
affair and tries to lay all the blame on
me-"
This is all he would say and the re-
porter bid him good morning.
The story about Brennicke killing
the old man is probably false, as they
are highly spoken of by those who
know them as being peaceable and
Iuiet sort of people. Nothing was
;aid to Williamson about his wife be-
ng found, but his location of where
'he was buried conforms strictly TO
he place where she was found.
LATEST.
Mrs. Moore. wife of the murdered |
man, was arrested at her home in East |
Sedalia late yesterday afternoon,
charged with being implicated in the !
rhine committed by Williamson. She
vas seen by a BAzoo representative
his morning to whom she stated that !
he had nothing whatever to do with !
he crime, and that when she found |
'ut that old man Moore had been muir
Tered she could not have been hurt |
worse unless she had been struck.
''Old man Moore and l parted about
year ago." said Mrs. Moore, and
t was on account of our families.
he cd man and got along as well