The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
THE McCOKD CASE.
Preliminary Examination Of W.
J. AcCOrd for the killing of
John Burress.

MCSOLu was 0IIotSu ot VIC OaAAnAuoi
court room before Justices Milo Blair
and A. D. Fisher, on charge of the
shooting and killing of Jno. Burress.
The state was Represented by Prose
cutting Attorney George Longs
Assistant VIM. Prigmoie, Hon. w.
d. Steele and P. H. Sangree.
The attorneys for the defense were
P. D. Hastian and VIM. Parmerlee.
The affidavit for q state warrant
made by Ellis r. Smith was read by
the attorney for the state.
NICHOLAS YoNKERs
being examined on the part of the
state deposes and says: Reside on
West Main street, Sedalis, Mo-, have
lived here four years. lately being en-
gagged in the gas works of which
James Montgomery is manager ; was
working there ON the night of Oct.
Is, 1891, seen a man looks like Nc
Cord Identities McCord) enter the
works little after II o'clock at night
with a slngle-birrel gun in his hand |;
couldn't tell whether it was a shot
gun or a rife; he asked fol- John
Burress, the night watchm IN and l
told him Burress was in the other 70 ,m
and told him how to get there !;
am acquainted with Burress and
on that night he was engaged at work;
heard the shot about two miDutes
after McCord left me. and left the
fire and saw McCord going from the
door; l went up to Burress and spoke
to him, but received no answer; he
was sitting in a chair facing south /;
went up to him and found HIM bleed
ing; l went out aud calied to the
police seen John Burress afterward
dead at coroner's inquest, this was in
Pettis county, Mo.
CROSS EN- AMINLTIoN.
Witness was asked to draw rough
plan of the building.) There are two
rooms and An office in the building
the boiler room is south of the ma
chine room and divided by a blick
partition McCord came in the south
west corner Of the building, and
walked up near boiler and asked
where walchman WAS /; the gun was
held under the arm and didn't notice
that he had changed position of the
gun after he went out after shooting;
he asked for Burress in usual way.
nothing nOticably exciting; when l
heard report of gun went out at the
northwest corner of boiler room, and
called to Burress and not getting an
answer l went up to him; it was not
dark it was the same man that / saw
leaving the building who came in with
the gun (; when l went in Bnrress WAS
sitting in a chair with his feet on a
stool and body inclined some to the
left; the wound was on the left side
behind the ear l didn't help carry
Mr.. Burress away.
JOE M'DoNALD
testified on part of the state as follows:
My name is Jos. Mcdonald reside
on Main street, Se1alia; been here 20
years; have been switchman eleven
months; was engaged in that business
last October; switch is on crossing of
Washington and Lamine have
known McCord four months /; saw
McCord that night in front of my
switch house door; Tom Hickman
was with him: McCord had single
barrel shot gun in his hand /; this was
a few minutes after II fireman asked
him what he was doing with the gun
said he had just blowed a mans brains
out said it was old man Burress son
and that he was going out to kill the
cd man; handed me the gun and l
unloaded il; McCord was drunk
after 1 unloaded the gun l had to 60
to my duties at the train and stood
the gun up in the corner; when 1 came
back McCord was gone, but he came
back in a few minutes and got the
gun, loaded it and sail lie was going
up to kill the old man: when he got
so yards from the house heard some
one calling me and looked around and
seen jim Gossage; we walked up the
track apiece and found M,Csrd about
three or four blocks from depot; Cos.
sage took gun out of McCord's hand,
it to me aud l unloaded it
then they took him down town !; |
didn't 60 to electric plant that night /;
know Burress by sight only.
Examined by attorneys for defense
as follows: asked him why he killed
Burress and his answer was that he |
had been buggy riding with his wife. |
MRS. vELLIE MC'CORD
being examined says: Resided in Sc. !
dalia eight weeks am not acquainted
with John Burress. deceased; have j
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