The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-16

office. DID not see Condor Friday.
Saw him yesterday moruing.
J. II. HEUKEL
testified I'm 1888 paid noe for
Condor and Condor gave me his
note for the amount gave the note
to Parmelee for collection The
coroner here stopped the evidence Of
this witness as being immateril.
]. SMITH.
testified: II know W. J. Condon--
| knew there Was trouble between
him aud VIM. Parmelee. Saw Con-
don alive yesterday. He was al my
office AID had some talk
with him. He did not
mention Pancakes name in my office.
yeslerd4y. Saturday ! wrote paper
and Condor aud Parmelee b tn signed
it | addressed it to The piymaster Of
the Missouri Pacific railway and told
him To mail it. He afterwards said he
did so. That paper was intended TO
settle all differences between Condor
aud Parmelee. Saturday, | asked
Conlon to go to Parmelee's Office
vi h me. He refused and said he
would thre,h Pa melee if he went
then. | siw threatening letter
Condor wrote to Parmelee.
THE CoRoNER's JURY
retired al 1 o'clock, u. 5:15 returned
the tollowi G
VERDICT:
I'VE, the undersigned coroner's
jury, after mature deliberations, fiud
that W. j. Condor came to his death
from bullet fired from pistol in the
hands of VIM. Parmelee:
f f johnston, foreman; Richard
Ritter, Ge,. Wirthers, Jno. w. TIipp,
Jas. D Brien, w. :. jackson.
EMIL MUEHL,
Coroner.
PARMELEEs STATEMENT
as follows was then read to the Jury
by Mr.. Lamm:
SEDALrA, No., "Wednesday, Feb. 9, '92.
Out of respect not only to the cor
oners jury but to tue just demands Of
the public, | make this statement:
The trouble has left me in no condi-
lion at this time to III Ike full and
C INJECTED narration of all the facts
which otherwise ! would gladly give.
IN the litigation with Condon / only
did what honestly considered my
duty as lawyer in the interest Of my
client. Mr.. Condor hal as / under.
stood bis attorney, first Mr.. eastman
and hen Mr.. Smi'h. l thou. ht I
had set led all or was
about to settle the case
sa isfac orily with Mr.. Cashman, but
Condon wrote me no: only an abusive
but threatening letter and there was
a hitch i'll the negotiations between
Mr. Cashman and 1, l showed the
letter to Mr.. Ca.hman, after that Mr..
Smith negotiated with me for Condor.
| thought the matter wholly settled,
and an agreement in wiring was
made to settle on a certain basis.
There was some delay. Smith was
looking after it, and | believed the
papers were sent off by him, but did
not get a-ound right away. On Fri.
day | believe of last week Condor
came to my office and threatened my
life. Others were present and they
can tell what occurred. l think 7
showed the threatening letter to Mr..
Smith, also to Prosecuting Attorney.It
was on account of the family of Con-
don and desire to have no further
trouble about the matter with him
that was prevailed upon by my
friends not to have him arrested
after he sent it. On last Friday the
officers were called upon to prevent
Condor coming to my office to do me
mischief On yesterday he came
twice, tue first time, / think Doctor
Collins heard part Of what happened.
MIR. Condor came back afterward
and | was sitting at the table writing,
he undertook to compel me to do
rs he demanded then and there.
He assault ed me by approaching me
IN threatening attitude, aud under
.aking to draw, as | honestly believed
weapon, | could only judge what he
Intended to 10 from his language, his
his anger and conduct at
he TIM, AID at prior times. l then
eachei quickly in drawer, drew my
Weapon lhereirom and presented it,
nj in my sgitation and fear tod him
o stand back and throw up his hands.
lie did neither and ! shot twice. I
elieved at the time that in his fury,
e was about to undertake to kill me
nd carry out his threats. l do not