The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20

give him q chance to pick
some shot out of his car
cas-, and that he was mad
at him any way, for using bis land
for the purpoi +, he did. Mr.. Anamoss
told me on one occasion that he would
get . pension and divide it with me
Is soon as I married his daughter.
He would often come over to where
Charley Moore and myself were at
work. On one occasion Charley Moore
asked him for his daughter. He told
him be could not have her, and they
began to quarrel. Charley struck at
him with an Ak. Mr.. Anamosa
grabbed it and started toward Charley
Who Immediately took to his heels.
He then threw the Ak at him the
blade striking him in the back Of the
head and killing bin. He then told
me If did not help him bury the
body he would kill me also. He went
to the house and got a horse and
pillow and commenced blowing trench,
/ leading the horse and Anamosa
doing the blowing. We covered him
as good as possible and them narrowed
the surface. Mr.. Anamosa then
brought some watermelon seeds and
planted
EIGHT HILLS OVER HIS BODY.
He then told me to 60 to the house
and sta1 on the place and if Mr..
Moore asked for Charley to tell him
that he went to town to get married
and would remain q week and when
the week had expired Mr.. Anamosa
would come over and see me. We
went over to the house and Mr..
Moore asked me if / knew where bis
son was. 1 told him be was in town
to get married. He then became very
angry and threw q stick Of wood at
me, and not being satisfied he threw
q fiat iron at me which struck me In
the back of the head and knocked me
on the stove. / was senseless, and
when / came to be was standing over
me swapping . revolver at me. l went
to the porch, got an AZ, hit him on
the side of the head, and another
blow ON the forehead which killed
him. Mr.. Anamosa during the time
stood watching the proceeding. We
let his body lie where it had fallen
until after We had our dinner, then
moved it to the cellar where we left
it remain until the next morning
when he hauled three loads of dirt
and placed it over the body. 1t was
Just one week after his son was killed
that he also met the same fate at our
hands. Mr.. Anamoss then told me
to write bill of sale for oil the stock,
which I did. 1t was afterwards intro.
duced
As EVIDENCE AGAINsT Me.
Mr.. Anamosa told me to remain quiet
and he would have deeds recorded in
my name and then be would come
and live with me the balance of his life.
1 went to Sedalia to he ex smined by
a physician and returned about mid.
night and found Mr.. Anamosa and
his daughter at the house. I asked
them what business they had in my
house without my consent, they i'm
mediately departed. The next morn
ing I came to Sedalla accompanied by
the elder, Miss Anamosa, We went t.
The Salvation Army headquarters,
remained for Q short time, / then
gave her notes and Salvation Army
badge and told her to get a lawyer
and 20 out to Mr.. Moore's place and
take possession as ] expected to be ar
rested that morning. l then bought
some strychnine and went out to visit
Mr.. Moore's sister and informed bel
that her brother was in the best o.
heal.h. I then went to cabin jus'
north of the fair grounds and Dor
rowed . cup in which to take tn,
poison. I then filed it half full o
water, put the poison in it, but drop
ped it. At this time l was on tn,
dancing pavilion, but I Licked up q
| much Of the drug as possible and tool
what remained in the cup and theI
returned the cup. On my way bacl
TO the dancing stand I commenced 4
feel
THE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG.
I could hardly stand erect aud m,
head began to cause me a great dea
of pain. / rolled of the STAND and hat
hard work to get back again. bu
6rsily succeeded and the officers foun'
me lying there senseless. The mex
thing knew was lying in the Sd
walton Army barracks and they wer
giving me some medicine which ease
my pains they then removed me
the county Jail. I do not remembs
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