The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-10
A BOONVILLE TRAGEDY.
Philip Weamer, a Well Known
Pilot Grove Farmer, Found
Dead in an Alley.
The Indications are That he was
Murdered for his Money
The Case ShrOuded in
Mystery.

The following particulars of tn,
tragedy at Boonviile, Friday night
are taken from an extra" issued yes
terday morning by the Cooper Count,
Democrat:
The citizens of Boonville were hor-
ribly shocked early this morning
when they learned that Phillip
Weamer, a highly respected citizen Of
tie Pilot Grove vicinity, had been
found at late hour last night in an
alley on Spring street. cold IN death.
Parties were at work in the Central
Foundry and Machine Shops. next to
the alley in which the dead man was
found, and when they started for
home the body was found in The alley.
The deceased head was facing south
and his feet north. Lying across his
body were two heavy lion or ties, that
had been standing for some months
just on the south side of the
shop. On the left side
Of the deceased face, cuts
and bruises Of various descriptions
were found and on his body where the
bars were resting. The left side of
his face was
A HORRIBLE SIGHT.
The cheek bone WIS forced through
the skin, and that portion of his face
was black and blue.
No one gives the same version of
the affair, and it is impossible to
ascertain at this writing as to just
how he came to lose his life. When
his body was found, a pocket book
sl6.10 was found. If he
was murdered, why was be not
robbed; but this question is answered
y everyone. The supposition is |
hat some one had heard him talking
bout selling his hogs and when he |
eft the saloon, thinking he had
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS
n his pocket, laid in waiting for him |
q the alley. knowing that he would
o through it on his way to
he hotel. When he reached
he alley he was sand bagged, but
be murderer became frightened
t the parties in the machine shop
nd left hi, victim untouched.
Another version of the affair is this:
hat he started to his hotel, and being
'mewhat under the influence Of
qnor, when he turned the corner he
llssed his footing, and when he fell
e pulled the iron bars over his body,
nd mis- head struck large boulder
lat was stationed within a foot of
here bis head was resting. A close
'server, however, will give little
eight to this conclusion, as it would
i've been impossible for him to pull
Re CRATES over him the way they were
und, and if his head had hit the Z
,ulder it would have been the right
lie tina. would have shown the
MARKS CT VIOLENCE G
stead of the left. d
The affair il quite a sad one and in n
probability the manner in which 9
e deceased met his death will never II
known, but some grave suspicious C
being INDUCED in. lg
A Democrat reporter was pat to b
TX on the case early this morning
d number of parties were inter
wed with the following result.
Charles Newsletter, proprietor of 10
Commercial saloon, was seen early M
8 morning by a representative Of q
Democrat, and asked if Mr.. y
Gamer was in his place of business e.
night: About ten minutes be- R,
e ten he came in my place in COM N
y with Ambrose Mengold they Sc
ked up to the bar and both Of : Sc
m Co
DRANK WHISKY.
y stood around until about twenty
utes after ten, when l told them -,
as about time for them to get a to- to,
re on them, as we had to close at g.
80. The old man and Ambrose w
ked up End took another drink
Mr.. Weamer asked him to accom-.
? him to the Farmers hotel; they no,
Ted out together, but l called ex,
brose back az I wanted him K
help me close up, and the
old man left by him:elf. At 1880 cor
'sed my saloon and remained out {
ont until nearly eleven o'clock, I
several times l locked around to s
vhat had become of him, but {
4 see nothing Of him and so went tres
y residence for the night. Early y
morning when l heard the old F