The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-07
SHOT TO KILL.
A Sedalia Sensation in Which
Several Society People
Were Involved.
Alleged Injured Husband Makes
A Plunge For Life-Fright-
fully MangIed.

Union depot at 3 80 o'clock yester-
day afternoon by an alteration be-
tween W. II. Hogg, department
clerk of Division Superintendent &.
H, Clark, of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, and Porter II. Haley. late a
travelling man from Chicago, who re-
Gently became connected with u
Kansas City grocery firm.
A BAzOO representative was stand
ing near the baggage room, just be-
fore the hour for the arrival OF the
3:25 passenger tram from st. Louis,
when q mob OF men and boys was
seen surging toward the main en-
trance Of the eenueman's waiting
room.
Somebody raid. "a man has fallen
out of window"
Once inside the room the reporter
saw a young man, bloody and reclin-
ing on one of the seats. A great
throng Of people had gathered around,
among whom were policemen and
physicians
Rumors were rife, and of the widest
possible character. The young man,
bleeding badly, was seated near the
stove in the center Of the room.
He had been found . few minutes
before BY Mr.. T. G. Price, manager
Of the Union Depot News stand.
In q big pool of blood, face down.
ward, and legs and arms outstretched,
was Mr.. Haley. There was great, ugly
pool of blood on the plank sidewalk
and 30 feet directly overhead, shat
tered window glass.
An investigation into the trouble
by q BAzOO representative soon dis
closed story which is given, sub
stantially, AZ follows, by Mr.. Hogg:
About 3:15 o'clock in the afternoon
u gentleman, whose name, az subse-
quently learned, is Porter H. Haley,
called upon Mr.. Hogs. at the union
depot, and invited him into room No. 8,
which Is situated down the hall, on
the second floor, TO the west.
Mr.. Hogg responded promptly to
the summons that a gentleman desir-
ed TO see him.
Upon stepping out Of his room he
was confronted BY a gentleman who
invited him to q private apartment
No. 8. Upon entering that room, Mr..
Haley, it is claimed, closed and lock-
ed the door.
Haley at once made known his
mi-sion. He told Hogg that he( Hogg)
had been too intimate With his wife
that he was the cause Of her downfall
Mr. Hogg disclaimed any such
charge. He told Haley that such was
no, the case, and there could be no
foundation for an accusation Of this
kind.
High words we're passed. Hogg
said to Haley:
If you have any claim OF that kind
against me, let US have a third party
present or let it he settlsd BY legal
process"
OF course, more words
followed this, and Haley,
who had held his hand in his left
bosom all the time. suddenly drew
forth revolver.
Haley was then sitting directly in
front of and almost against HOgg,
who was sitting TN an operators
table.
Instantly, upon Haley drawing the
deadly weapon, hogg sprsng upon
and grappled with him in deadly
A large, broad table stood in the
centre Of the room. The two men.
fighting tor life. were cliRched like
tigen. Haley was the longer and
larger. Hogg was the smaller
but mere munrular. Haley had the
weapon in his hand. and w2s trying
to u.e it: self-cocker, though it was,
and loaded in all five chambers. it
tailed to do the deadly purpose.
Hogg. by almost superhuman
strength. wrenched the revolver from
his antagonists hand. and both reached
their feet ut the same moment.
Hogg, ~ soon ~ he got
possession Of the revolver. At
70 hammer Haley over the
head With it, but 4 line stretched in
the rt,om. IN which we're hung 4 lot
Of small articles, interfered, and bis
efforts in thiedirecti0n wereOf no avail.
Mr.. Hogg-and he says he doesn't
know just how it happened-then
fired At Haley. The latter sntici-
pated this action. and. to escape,
plunged headlong through the win