The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03


Paxton's arrival in the city
he was taken to williamson, whom be
identified as being the man suspected
of the crime. Paxton stated ut that
time that Williamson had been living |
with Jefferson Moore about two
months. He also stated that JEFF.
Moore's son Charlie had been missing |
for two weeks and it was feared that
he had shared the fate of his father.
The farmers made a search of the
premises and late that afternoon
FOUND cHAs. MooRE's BODY
buried face down in field about two
hundred yards from the house under
which his father bad been buried.
The next day, May 9th. an in
Quest was held on the dead bodies by
Coroner Overstreet who empanelled
the following jury: John Stryker,
F. 3. Mcclure John May6eld, Frank
Rose, NJ. O. Patrick and d. Hughes.
The verdict of the jury was that JEFF
ferson and Charles Moore came to
their death by blows which had been
struck by Williamson.
1t was remembered by some that
Williamson had wife. A search
was made of the place, some SIX miles
northwest of town, where Williamson
formerly lived and the body of his
WEE WAS rouND BURIED
near the house. The body was about
six inches under ground and from all
appearances had been buried in hole
lslsnting at an angle Of As degrees
with the surface of the ground.
There had been no coffin
and the body had been
nut in the hole feet foremost and her
knees were cramped up to her
stomach.
Williamson was charged with the
murder of all three. At fret he de-
MED them all, but subsequently ad.
mitted to the killing of the father and
son, saving that he had killed Charles
Moore about two weeks before be was
found, aud The killing was the reeult
of trouble thew had over the clearing
!, of some land. He further confessed that
| he killed old man Moore one week
later because he threw q chunk oil
wood at him. He denied
KILLING HIS WIFE,
saying that she was taken sick with
collie shortly after supper and died
within an hour-that he buried
her himself, being too poor to 60 to
the expense of a funeral, and that
when the neighbors noted her disap
pesrance he told them she had gone
to Calhoun to visit relatives.
On tn 29,h of May, Coroner Over
street held an inquest on the body o.
Wiliiamson's wife, at Mclaughlin
Bros. undertaking establishment il
\ this city, with the following jury: E
, E. johnson, foreman S. c. Gold, D
: Hughes, W. H. Ri,chey. Will Nc
E Cluney and Hanley Pilkiugtol, which
= after viewing the body and hearing
! the evidence, rendered the following
: verdict: "We, the jury find thu
t Mrs. Williamson came to her deaf
e by the hands of her husband who
] known as Thos. Williamson.
\ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION WAIVED
d On Friday, June 5, 1890. William
b son was taken before Justice Fisbe
II for . preliminary examination. A
d he was unable to employ an attorney
,f E. J. Smith was appointed by th
court as his counsel. Preliminary e,
animation was waived and Williamso
was remanded to jail without bail
avail, the action Of the grand jury.
re On the same day Williamson mad
h written confession to Sheriff Smit
6. embodving the facts rs above recite
- regarding the killing.
. INDICTED FOR MURDER.
ID At 9:45 o'clock on the morning
"Wednesday, Nov. IL, 1890. the gran
.liury filed into the criminal cou
VI room and handed in q bunch Of il
m dic,ments. among which were tv
II, bills sgainst Thomas Williamson
charging him with murder in the fir
degree. in the killing Of Charles Al
Jefferson Moore.
0. On the following Friday Williar
to son appeared in court and swore to
\ plea in abatement to the iDdictmen
~ which we're filed by the defendan
at attorneys. E. J. Smith al
in John eastman. Judge Ryland,
nd the criminal court took the matt
re- under adyisement, and the followi
day set the first Tuesday in Februar
" 1891. as the date for the beginning
ICE the trial.