The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-03
EDWARD DIRCK DIES.
The Result of Saturday Nights
Pool-room Fracas.

Edward Dirck, the young man who
was shot by John Wicher last Satur-
day afternoon in the pool room kept
bv the latter on West Main street died
yesterday morning at the residence of
his half brother, Riley Dirck. After
the deceased's wound had been dressed
his relatives were quite hopeful As the
chances for his recovery were good
But As time passed on, and morning
grew nigh, his condition was not "a
favorable As that Of the evening he
fore and from that on lie continued
sinking until $50, when death came
to his relief.
SHORTLY AFTER DEATH ENsI'ED
the body WIS turned over IL Coroner
Muehl and removed to Mclaughlin
Bros. undertaking establishment where
a post norton examination and the in
quest was held.
After the inquest the body was re-
moved to 4l9 East Seventeenth
street, the residence of a sister of the
deceased, from where the funeral took
place this afternoon at p. IN.
POST MoRTEN EXAMINATION.
y post norton examination of the
body was made Yesterday afternoon
by Coroner Muehl and the physicians
who attended tie deceased before his
demise.
The examination revealed that the
ball passed through several of the
small inteSiines. Some little time
was spent looking t;or the bui,e: but
without success and i. is thought to
have lodged in the vertibra
CoRoNERs INQUEST.
An inquest was held over the body
of the deceased yesterday by Coroner
Muehl at Mclaughlin Bros.
The jury assembled promptly at 3D.
clock and after being Sworn over the
body OF the murdered man the fol
lowing testimony WAS taken.
Riley D;!ct,:-i WIS present when
my half brother was shot. 1t wa- in
John Wicher's billiard hsll. Tom
Barker, George and Edward Dirck
and myself were engaged in game
of pool. The trouble was over the
payment of the game. do no;
remember exactly how it com
me1ced. The first / knew of
1t John Wicher struck George Dirck
over the head with a cue. Edward
Dirck then jumped into Wicher and
commenced hitting him on the head
with his fists Dirck was getting the
best of the fight when Wicher threw
his hand to his hip pocket end drew
his pistol and Immediately fired. /
could see that one shot struck him in
the abdomen and the other in the
neighborhoCd of the right thigh.
Wicher jumped back little rs he
drew his pistol. They were close 10
gether when Wicher shot Dir.k 4,
struck Wicher once after the first sl,o. |
was fired. After the second he ran !
and fell outside the door.
George Dnck Il live on a farm ten
miles south of Sedalia, with ny broth |
er Jacob Dirck. do not know how
the trouble commenced. paid for |
the game which Lad lost laid mycuc /
ON the table and started 10 go out
when suddenly Wicher struck me over
the head with a cue did not have
any words with Wirher before he
struck me. | did not observe any
quarrel between Wicher and NV
brother After lein struck | d.!
not know ANYTHING for some time.
was not aware that the fight wa gazing
ION or that my brother mad been shot.
! fell To my hands and knees wien
struck. was walking away iram
Wicher when he struck me.
C2arence Ma"nty Il live in Se,laiia.
| saw Edward Dirck shot SATURDAY
afternoon. The two nen that have
just testified and deceased with anolllrr
man were carousi:ig around consider
able that afternoon. The quarrel
commenced over a game OF pool Al
ter the game had been finished. Wicheri
asked the men who bad lost the game.
The one called George Dirck said no
body lost it. Wicher then said there
is 20 cents due me on this game.
Wicher then asked Riley Dirck who ,
was to pay for the game. Before ,
Riley Dirck answered, George Dirck :
said the game was on him and told |;
him to take it out right there, rapping ,
himself ON his breast. Wcher turned
and walked to the front end OF the
house and returned in few moments.
He again asked who the game WAS on.
Riley Dirck replied that he did not :
know. George Dirck again said the
rame WAS on him and To take II nut