The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-02-10

very poor. He was cripple. He had
been in that condition five or SIX
years. He was aim st heiplss.
MRS. REBECCA y. ARNOLD.
! Born and raised in Morgan county.
Work in Sedalia. Did not know JET
ferson Moore. Got acquainted with
Willi-onsOD;.be acquainted with him
since las. July year ago. He often
came to see me. We talked abJu
being married. | was in Murgs N
county when killing occu red. He
had run in debt at boarding. house
where / s;aytd. We went on We'd
nesday night t. Salvation army TO-
gether. He. said: | expect | will be
arrested this week" He said Charlie
Moore, out on Flat creek, was miss
ing, and they suspicion ME. He said
Moore had gone TO Illinois
two weeks before. He told me to
watch the papers and keep him posted
about aff.irs. Wednesday night, as
We were going to the army he said /;
Becky, Pve got something for you,
and offered the watch" Filled to
lien ify watch. At last took the
watch, bnt il worried me- | never
slept any that night. examined
the watch The next morning and
thought | had seen Charlie Moore
have it once. L gave the watch and
some badges he had given
me, to the officers. He
told me he had got s400 from his
pap in Illinois and had bought out
the Moores. He gave me some nots 5
and said he wanted me to take them
and redeem the property. Notes
shown witness. Didn't have her
"specs" and couldn't red tie notes. |
A pair of glasses were borrowed from !!
a gentleman in the court room and
she thought she identified the hand
writing of the notes. as Tom William
sons. had the spotted fever when
II years old Am blind in one eye.
One side paralyzed. Am forty years
old. Have Ten married twice. Bob
OF my husbands are living, as far as
| know. Left me in Morgan county
six years ago at nv daddy's. Married
a gain two years ago in SedaIa. Thst
husband also left me. Tom William
son and me ia ked about
marrying, but l never in
tended to marry him, because | didn't
have too. We frequently took it by
spells to attend the Salvation Armv,
L went TO the Baptist church with him
one night. | was worship at Mrs.
Sprsgue's on South Ohio street. Viii
l;amson took his meals there, an slept
in Lawyer Simpsons barn. He id
he had six hogs out Oh Flat Creek to
kill and would then pay for his
board. He said be would !
pay some in wood. He also
had some cattle, he said. This was a
little while before Charlie Moore and (
Jefferson Moore were missing. He
was then engaged in chopping wood
IN the country and would come IN
nearly every day. l went to Morgan
n March and came back May II. II
went with him to the Salvation army
twice after that. He never beat no
irum, but | heard him pray and ties.
,ify when we went there. He also 6
'ang AMI went through the usual mo.
ions This was when he told me Char. ,
lie Moore was missing. The reason ,
didn't want the watch he offered me !
vas because I amt got time 10 fool
with watch. [ don't know how 10 !
wind it up and didn't know nothing
bout it.
II. W. BARNETT. I
Know Thomas Williamson. Was 7
eputy sheriff last Msy. | identify t
watch and chain given me by Mrs. a
funk on Monday evening in May. | T
ieutifY the notes also. Have been a
equity sheriff ever since that time. e
lave conversed with Williamson i'm {
egard to the killing of the Moores. / &c
lade no threats or promises. He a
answered in reply to my questions. $
t was a few minutes after he
as locked up-Ihe day that n
e was arrested. also e
al seen him thst day at the Saliva Il
rn army barracks, but he was then fl
l no condition 10 talk. He said h. u
idn't commit the murder, but assis- b
din burylDg the bodies. | saw him is
ext morning. he stated that he b
nd Charles Moore were working in a c,
ED nesr The house and they bad D.
Illing out and that Moore tried to cI
rike him with stick and he killed il
har!es with an axe. A short &C
me after that he said the old man h,
1T mad at him and threw smooth
g iron at him and he killed Moore. y,
he day the bodies were found saw III
williamson at the Salvation Army. 70