Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-08
DONNELLY On TRIAL.
lie and Will Mckinney Charged with
Numbering Sam Turner Last July
Being Tried Separately.

One night in the latter part OF
July, 1898, Sam Turner, who lived
near Thompson Station, was found
dying between Jefferson street cross
ing and the round house. He vas
supposed to have $15 or $40 in his
pockets. VIM. Mckinney and Joe
Donnelly, two well known boys Of
this city, were arrested and charged
with the crime of killing Turner
while intoxicated. After being ar
rested Mckinney made the follow
ing confession:
"Joe Donnelly and l took Sam
Turner down the railroad. AS we
went along Joe asked Turner several
times if he had any money. Turner
would say sometimes that he did
and sometimes that he didn't.
When we got down below Pollock S
mill, while walking along, Joe struck
Turner with rock.
"He fell from my grip. Donnelly
put his hands in Turner's pocket
aud took something out. We then
ran. Before we got far l said to
Joe: You have hurt that fellow
pretty bad; let's run back and throy.
some water on him. We ran back
and the man had raised up on one
/ arm. Joe said: Let's get away
before he knows us-the damn foe
amt hurt bad We then hurried
away"
Joe Donnelly made the following
statement before the Coroner's jury
THAT he and Mckinney left Turner
at the City Hall about II 80 O'Clock
at night. They then went to the
depot; from there to the Fire Brick
Works, then out to the Fair Ground,
where they remained until 10 O'Clock
next morning.
The Coroner's jury after examin.
ing a large number of witnesses
brought in the following verdict.
An inquest taken at Mexico, Mo.
county OF Audrain, this 29th day oi
July, 1898, before me, J. R. Fritts
Coroner of county aforesaid. Upon
viewing the body of Sam Turner
there lying dead, we, the jury-W
II. Wallace, A. F. Gentry, John T
Crews, n. F. Kilgore, D. C. Wrigh
and Henry Smith, good and Lawful
citizens, householders of Salt Rive
/ township-being duly sworn ane
charged, diligently inquire and trut
presentment made how and in wha
manner and by whom the said San
Turner came to his death, upol
their oaths do say that he came t.
Ibis death from a blow upon the heat
by the hands of Joseph Donnell,
and that w. w. Mckinney was al
accessory to the deed, being presen
at the time.
Witness our names as jurors a
we'll as that of the Coroner.
w. III. WALLACE.
! A. F. GENTRY.
! J. T. CREWS.
\. F. KILGoRE.
D. G. WRIGHT.
i HENRY SMITH.
Attest: J. R. FRITTs, Coroner.
/ vENIRE OF FORTY.
The following is venire Of th
forty chosen Friday from which
panel of twelve were taken to tr
the Donnelly case: JAS. r. Hayes
BENZ. F.. Orear, William P. Reed
! VIM. 0. Johnson, James Hunter
/ William B. Jones, James A
Lewis, Jno. E. Mundy, B. I
Doan, Henry Squirting, Wade L
/ Wood, Lawrence NJ. Hendrix j. "
. Gilpin, Richard S. Fletcher, S. N
Gilbert, Marshall c. Calvert, j.
Atkins, Sam. o. Wright, Robel
! Luckie, Chas. Schoeneman, Wn
Frazier, W. Ii. Mcintyre, John N
Smith. Frank NJ. Bruer, James
Brown, Zachary T. Botkin, Jos.
Ringo, ID. E. White. J. B. Fletchel
Caleb Berry, Dodd E. Elder, job
G. Whitley, Richard r. Bird, Jai
Braden, Thos. A. Crank, Robert
Heller, Henry Youngblood, job
C. Wood, Jas. A. Craig and Waite
Ellis. Sixty-seven were examine
in order to secure the above forty.