The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-01
BUTLER In JAIL.
Fatal Result of an Alteration Between
Two Higginsville Citizens.

DIR. b. f. Wilson, n practicing physi-
clan of Higginsville, and formerly local
surgeon for the Chicago and Alton rail
road at that place, died from the effects Of
a wound on the head, said to have been
inflicted by Ferdinand Butler, the driver
of a coal oil wagon at Higginsville, and
formerly a resident OF Lexington. Coro-
ner Straughn held an inquest over the
body Thursday, as a result of which But
Ter was placed in the county Jail to await
a preliminary hearing before Justice Rag
land, at Higginsville, to-day.
THE FACTS AS DEvELopED
at the %coroner's inquest are about rs fol-
lows: Buffers wife is a confirmed invalid
and has been under Wilson's treatment.
The latter employed a galvanic battery in
the case, and Tuesday evening, after the
supper hour, went to Buffers house, and
asked for the battery, saying that he
needed it in another case. Butler was
cutting grass in his yard with Il small
sickle,or grass hook, and did not leave off
when the physician spoke to him, and re-
quested his young son to go into the house
and get the instrument for the physician.
"iSOu IcilouSbEuicu WIFI buJltf ABOUT
sending the boy, fearing, it is presumed,
for the safety of the instrument in the
childish hands. The two men quarreled
at this, when Butler struck Wilson, knock
ing him down. He then went up town,
telling Marshal Bennett that he and Will
son had had a fight, and that he (Butler)
had felled the surgeon with Il blow with
his fist.
A PECULIAR PHASE OF THE CASE.
Marshal Bennett, the INTELLTGENCER
has been informed, went to Wilson's
house after hearing Buffers story, and
found him standing at the gate with a
surgeons knife sticking in the gatepost
beside him. Wilson said he was waiting
for Buffers return. The officer placed
him under arrest and TOOK him to the
calabOose. Wednesday morning, when
the Jail was again visited, Wilson was
found in an unconscious condition, and
suffering witt paralysis OF one side OF his
body. He was carried home, where lit
fingered until 1886 Thursday morning.
THE INQUEST AND POST oRTEM
Coroner Straughn and County Attorney
Aull were at once notified of the mans
death.and went to Higginsville Thursday
morning. An inquest was held over the
remains, when the facts related above
were developed. After the inquest DIR
Straughn and five or six physicians &
Higginsville held a post mortem examina.
ton, removing the skull about the wourC
which was near the top of the head. II
was found that the skull had been pune.
/ tured by some sharp instrument a holt
half an inch or more long having beer
made in the bone, and a part of the bon,
broken off. The instrument had zone wei
into the brain, severing a number of BLOOD
vessels, and causing excessive hemorrhage
1 MR.. AULL INTERVIEWED.
\ An INTELLIGENCE reporter met Count,
Attorney Aull upon his return from Hig
ginsville Thurday afternoon, and from hin
, learned the facts above related. Mr.. Aul
said he had not sought to develope nea
all the circumstances surrounding tn
I mans death, but only enough to caus
y Buffers arrest and detention. He believed
1t wa a serious case, and he would, in hi
g judgment, have little trouble in introduc
g ing sufficient evidence at the preliminar,
hearing to-day to hold Butler withou
9 bail to the grand jury. There had beel
}, no witness to the fight at Buffers gate
but Butler had told two or three storie
about it, and the wound in Wilson'S hea
plainly contradicted his statement tina
. he had only used his fist.
= Butler was placed in Jail Thursday after
: noon by Constable Evans,o Higginsville
M. G. James, of Higginsville, has bee
t retained as his attorney.