The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

Lamm-We offer the statement OF
Col. Price, made on the morning of
the 7th of November. 1890. just prev
ious to performing the operation.
Judge Shirk-We do not object to
the reading of the statement, but
shall show by Mr.. Quisenberry, who
took the statement, the circumstances
under which it was taken.
Attorney Lamm then read the
statement, as follows:
VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
Statement of Thos. B. Price, of the
particulars of his being shot by John
p. Higgins. of Pettis county, Mo-,
Nov. 9Th, 1890.
Questionable. Price just make a
statement of everything that occurred
there yesterday.
Mr.. Price answered Il went into
the car and sat down behind friend
of mine. l did not recognize him for
long time and finally be recognized
me. Then Mr.. Higgins came in and
sat down in front of me. 1 was right
behind him and struck up CONVEX
sation with the other fellow. Judge
Higgins turned around and made the
remark that the fight was all over or
or something like that and l said l
did not know who was elected, or
something to that effect, l says
Judge, bat in the meantime We had
asked for bridge across some creek
and it was talked about very early in
canvass and during the canvass.
Question State what he then said.
Auswer-He said he was going to
grant the bridge, that the fellows up
there had treated him very ugly, and
l told him the bridge did not interest
me any, and he allowed it did. and
one word brought on another in
regard to the election. and he passed
the lie, he said people had been telling
a lot of lies ON him. told him l had
not told any. He says, 81 do not
say you have, but others have, and
he brought the same subject up again,
and l told him l had never told any
lies on him; and he brought up the
subject sgain, and he said he did not
think I had told any lies on him and
l says, 81 can tell you why l voted
against YOU" and he said ''out with
it," but 1 do not know the words said,
and l told him, sit was because you
sent those fellows up there to force us
Ito vote" and he said
IL was an internal liar and
l Gays, "John, don't call me liar, l
wont stand it," and he went on and
gave the lie again, and l slapped him
and he shot me.
Question. Did you slap him or
slap at him?
Answer. l slapped him on the
head.
@. Did you slap him with your
open hand?
A. Yes sir, 1 slapped him on the
head, and he shot me
@. He shot Immediately after you
slapped him?
A. Yes sir, he pulled q pistol and
shot me through his overcoat pocket
O.. And that Was all there WAS Of
it?
A. Yes sir.
JOE c. LoNGAN.
I reside at Houstonia. knew Prics
| in his lifetime and know Judge Hig
gins. 1 was in Sedalis Nov. 6, 1890,
4 and went home ON the Lexington
branch train that evening. l wenl
into the car with George Gregg and
Joe Scott, also E. e. Gibson. Mr.
Alvin Gregg Was in the opposite sid'
of the car from me. Judge Higgin'
was in the seat behind me and Col
Price was in the car behind him.
saw the difficulty on the train
i Col. Price said to Judge Hiegin
"you did write the letter you agreed
to regarding the Buckuer estate"
Eyes 1 did" said Judge Higgins.
| "No you didn't" replied Price.
| The lie was passed and then Pric'
raised up and grabbed Judge Higgin
and struck him. I don't know whelh
er be struck him with his open ham
or clencbed fist.
i Col. Price had Judge Higgin
Gro ded down in the seat. think ht
tried to raise up but could not an,
about that time the shot wac fired.
pulled the bell cord and the traiI
stopped. l saw no pistol. 1 saw NJ
fash.
The cross examination brou ght on
no new matter.
JOE SCOTT.
i l reside near Hughesville. Kne'
Price and know Higgins. Price wa