The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20
w. J. McCOrd, a Sedalia Iron
MOulder COldly Commits the
Bloody Deed With a Sin.
gle-Barrel Shot Gun.
The Assassin Captured-COr0ner's
Inquest = Preliminary Ex.
animation to be Held
Next Thursday Be-
fore Justice Blair
Full Details of
The Tragedy.

The Tragedy.
The Sedalia Power and Electric
Light plant, situated on North Mont
teau street, was the scene Of . ghastly
tragedy at II o'clock last night.
At that time John Burres, the
electrician, was sitting in q deep arm
chair, near the double doors, in the
motor room, when w. j. McCord, q
a moulder at Wells & Cravens' Soda.
liz Iron Foundry, stole up within a
few feet, behind him, and shot him in
the back of the head with q single.
barrel, brightly FURNISHED shot gun.
McCord, after getting into the yard.
probably at the south gate. entered
the boiler room and there encountered
Fireman Nick Younkers. He carried
a gun under his arm and inquired
where he would find John Burress.
Being directed to the motor room, he
stepped out and in a moment the
report of
THE FATAL SHOT
rang out on the frosty midnight air.
The fireman at once fastened to see
what was the matter and
saw McCord fleeing through
the yard in northerly d.
rection. Upon entering the motor
apartment, which adjoins the boiler
room, he beheld Burress sitting in his
chair, his head reclining on his left
shoulder and the blood flowing IN q
stream over the chair and
out upon the brick floor. He did not
know that the electrician was then dead
and fastened to give the alarm. The
night policemen were promptly upon
McC Cords trail and be was
,oon overloaded by Officer Gossage
IN the Missouri Pacific railway track
between Lamine and Washington
.treets. The gun had already been
aiken from him by a Mr.. Mcdonald,
/ switch tender, and he made DO re.
;istance. He vas taken to the Gala.
oooee and locked up until Sheriff
Smith was notified and he incarcera-
ed him in the county, Jail.
DR.. M. T. Collins being summon
ID, arrived at the electric light build.
ne at few minutes after IL o'clock
md upon examining Burress' pulse.
ound that he
WAS QUITE DEAD.
There was a large, CHASTITY
,unshot wound at the base of the
rain, Immediately back of the left
ar, and from this the blood and
'rains were still oozing.
The news of the dreadful tragedy
Don spread even at that late hour and
here was not only great excitement
tut frequent threats of lynching.
thief Prentice and his force were es-
'ecislly vigilant, however, and no
erious demonstration was made.
The first thing a BAzoo
eporter, who was detailed
0 look up the matter, did this morn
~ was to visit the plant where the
DRY deed had been enacted. The
itrifed brick floor had already been
'ashed and scrubbed and there was
ut little sign of blood thereupon.
he chair, from which L
THE DEAD MAN
ad been taken and sent to McLaugh-
ms undertaking rooms, was standing .
,st without the door. 1t had not ,
cen cleaned and was spattered thickly
it'll human blood and brains. It was
ldeed bloody reminder of the mid
ight-murder. II
Superintendent A. L. Burr was
len seen in his office. He was very
UGH troubled. ''John," said he,
had been with the company two 6
,ars and was the best man we have
'er had. He was a foe engineer; :
fact understood the whole business u
oroughly. He was in his usual
vial mood all of yesterday and Ger. !.
inly had not the slightest Fremont. !.
)n of the frightful future. .
The jail was mex: visited and =
rough the kindness of Mrs. Ellis r.
NTH, the reporter was admitted. =
cord was standing behind the bars, y
rounded by q group of fellow pris- u
ers. He had not taken of his suit
clothes "A rusty, seedy, rough gray E