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

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stupe6ed condition and slept most oil
the time. Before the shooting Judge
Higgins was not in good health. l
prescribed for him. After Judge
Higgins was arrested was called to
see him and found him suffering from
a stiff neck. In doing SO discovered
a black spot on his neck even with the
shoulder. When l moved his head be
flinched and ssid it hurt. A blow
that would produce that spot would
produce death if applied on tie neck
in the right place higher up. Price
told me at Houstonia that he thought
he was going to die.
| DIR. W. ]. FERGUSON.
saw Tom Price after he was shot.
The witness described the locality Of
, the bullet, its course and where ii
lodged about the same as did the
other experts.
The defense asked the Doctor to
describe the position the victim was
in when the bullet entered the body.
At the suggestion of the states
attorney the court refused to let the
witness answer saying: "The jury
can tell that as we'll as the witness"
JvsEPH W. MYERS.
Live two miles north of Sedalia on
the Georgetown road. Am farmer.
was working Nov. Z. 1890, on the
grading of the road bridge near
Georgetown. l met Tom Price on
the morning OF the shooting in George
Longan's Office. He was talking
about John Higgins. He said:
"God damn him, there was
no man about him or any other of the
Higginses except Pope"
Cross examined-Flave Mcclure,
Prigmore and others were present
when Price said the words. He spoke
in loud tome so all could easily hear
him.
FOURTH DAY, DEC. 1S.-CoNTINUED.
The following evidence was intro
duced after the BAzoo closed its
forms Friday evening:
JOSEPH d. WICKER.
l reside in Blackwater tow nship
and am farmer.
Questionable you know anything
about Col. Price carrying concealed
weapons?
Objected to by the state.
Defense proposed to prove that the
deceased was in the habit of carrying
arms and that Col. Price, during the
campaign Of 1890, had q permit to
carry deadly weapons.
The court sustained the objection
and would not permit the testimony
to be introduced.
JUDGE JNO. P. HIGGINS.
l am defendant in this case. My
health was not very good previous to
Nov. 6, 1890. l weigh 120 pounds,
am fifty one years old. Was born in
Virginia. Price lived three milei
west of me. Got our mail q. Hous-
tonia. Was in Sedalia Nov. 6, 1890
attending county court. Had al
overcoat with me that day. In tn,
pocket was . pistol. don't know
when I put the pistol in my pocket
l was on the farm the day before anl
had the pistol in the pocket. I die
not think about it until / Was nea
Houstonia, then recollected of hav'
ing the pistol. The coat hung in tn
cloak room all day. adjacent to ih'
clerks Office. When went to din
ner at Kaiser's l left the coat and
pistol in the court house. When
left the court that evening it had moi
adjourned. l started to the depo
with the coat on my arm, but put j
, on before I got to the depot. l me
Joe Scott, Mr.. Shipley and his son
Abe Shipley before l got on the train
1 stopped and talked with Mr.. VIII
liams on the north side of the trail
on the depot platform. Scott, Gibson
Alva Scott, Stuart, Abe Shipley
Gregg and Longan were in the ca
, when went in. l sat down in tn,
3 same seat with Stuart. did not se'
, Price come into the car. l did no
know that he was on the car until b
commenced to talk to the man in th
same seat with me.
Question-Now then judge | wis
you would commence and tell the jur
E in your own way just what OCCURS
? there in the car?
al Answer-Well after Mr.. Price ha
| been talking to the gentleman in tn
t seat with me, after sayiuga few word
! remarked to me:
1 "Look here Judge, what did 20
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