The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20

wife and the result OF this mistake
was last nights tragedy"
Mrs. McCord said that she did not
know very much about her husbands
early career. Since their troubles he
told her that he had once gone under
the name Of Murphy, but for what
reason she never found out.
After getting the $3.50 at the
foundry last evening, McCord lost but
little time in loading up on mean
liquor, pusnossly, no doubt, to brace
him for the bloody deed. Last Sun
day. he pawned his gun at Mr.. Brown
Shaunty's livery stable on the corner
of Second and Kentucky streets, as
security for a team he had hired.
Last evening he went there and found
the proprietor out. A negro boy was
in, however, and let McCord have the
deadly weapon, not knowing that it
was in soak.
THE MURDERER,
then, about IL o'clock showed up at
F. Pfofenhsuer's saloon on West Sec
ond street and while there
either accidentally or purposely shot
the coal scuttle to pieces. His gun
was taken from him, but he insisted
upon having it again, promising to
60 to bed at once. His weapon was
returned to him and he left the ga
loon.
At ten o'clock this morning, the
inquest was held at McLaughlin's
undertaking rooms, conducted by
Coroner Muehl, the following Jury
men having been summoned by Con.
stable Ramsey: w. T. Gorrell, F.
II. Mcclure, John Mayfeld, /. j.
Morris. G. J. Doherty and J. G. Per.
due.
Among other witnesses examined
was Everett White, who testified that
as he and Mr.. Heinsinger were going
north on Moniteau street about
II o'clock last night. they saw i'm
mediately opposite them a white
NAN STEALING ALONG
the east side Of the electric plant
building, going south, and peering
intently into the windows. Upon
reaching the southeast corner he
turned sharply and was
lost to view. He carried
a gun, partly hidden under his short
coat. White and Hensinger thought
it was somebody stealing coal, but in
q moment or two the report of . gun
was heard and the gentlemen returned
to the building and found Burress
dead in his bloody chair.
Switch-tender Mcdonald, Of the
Missouri Pacific railway, who stands
guard near the foot of Lamine street,
testified that shortly after IL o'clock
last night he heard some one talking
outside his switch shanty. Looking
out he saw McCord and Tom Hick-
man. He asked McCord if he was
hunting tramps with that gun. Nc
Cord answered that be had killed al
man with it and was going to kill
another. "He entered my shanty,"
said Mr.. Mcdonald, "and told
me that he had blown |
Burress' brains out. l asked him why
be had done it and he replied that
Burress bad been buggy riding with
his wife; we talked him out Of the
notion of killing old man Burress and
be turned the gun over to me. ] took
,ut
A LOADED SHELL
md set the gun in the corner. wen,
,ut to attend the switch and when |
anne back the men we're gone. He
returned, got the gun, reloaded it and
vent out.
1t thus appears that the gun was
n the assassin's possession when
lrrested by Officer Gossags.
The following verdict was returned
That the deceased came to his
leath from a gun shot wound enter.
ng the back of the head behind the
eft ear, passing through the base .of
he brain, the wound being inflicted
" a single barrel shot gun in the
lands of one w. j. McCOrd. |!
John Burress was about 80 years
Id and . very large, ine-looking
nan. He married Miss Mamie Tai
'ot, of Sedalia, eight years ago. He
'ad a great many friends and his
cath ie deeply deplored. His widow
, Frustrated with grief.
Mr.. Pat Grace, Of this city, knew
icCord in st. Louis % years ago.
lie says his name was Billy Murphy. e:
nd that he was raised by family BY
be name of Quigley. He says be left
hat city on account of some trouble
18th q woman ct the bottom of it.
No arrangements, at the time Of