Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-04-09

Myers broke away at the end of the |
passage. I stopped. Myers went
down by the well. and I heard him
making big noise there. don't
know what he was saying They had
gotten up to the northeast corner Of
Egan's drug store. When i got around
found there had been some shooting,
and Bill White was walking down to-
ward me- / can't say that anybody
hit Myers behind the saloon. Bill
White said nothing after the shooting
that I heard"
r I. Waugh testihe':
Il know nothing Of the origin of the
trouble. I was standing in front Of
vaughan's store vas first attracted
by the negro turning the corner at
Egan's, coming from the south. He
stopped there and turned and faced
south and drew a knife from his pock-
ct. He said: Ill cut your ID
heart or head I could not distinguish
which When he finished that SEN
teoce a white man appeared with
pistol IN his hand He came within
about Is or 10 feet Of the negro and
fred Myers was looking at him when
he fred After he shot, man con
ltnued to look at the man doing the
shooting, but was travelling west down
the street He kept going west look
ing back until the other shots were
fred Then as he presented pistol for
fourth shot found that I was in an
gle and turned and ran into
vsughan's hardware store Just as
ran m heard fourth shot fred 1
turned around and saw n man stagger
and fan. 4 didn't go near him after
he was down. I saw negro open
knife. Saw him pull it fsom his right
hand pants pocket
! Jydee Hsfry Lasder sssa6edrs. -
II know nothing Of the origin OF the
trouble. was passing on the street
from Cooks corner to Egan's corner.
When I got within Is or 20 feet Of the
amp post at Egan's drug store my at
ten:ion was attracted by Harry Myers
running up the street. When first
saw him he was, perhaps. 10 feet
above the pump. Myers got about
half way between the pump and Egan's
crossing that runs east. He seemed
to be running ciumsily. but vigorously.
The young man following came out
from behind the building and gained
on the negro rapidly. / thought it was
some fun and stopped. 1 was within
lI5 OF 20 feet of the lamp post. Ny
ers was between me and lamp post,
making turn west. When he got on
the crossing between Hills and drug
store, white was nearly on other cross
ing east and west from Egan's corner.
about Il or 20 feet from him. Then
was the first shot As the negro ran
up he didn't stop as far as / saw, but
he looked back. / saw dust come out
of the negro's overcoat when that shot
was fired. He drew himself up and
gunted- The other shots fired by
White think were all fred between
the two crossings White didn't cross
the crossing from Hills to Egan's.
The negro was running in the mean
time, getting further away. He ran n
little ways aud seIl on his face. While
my first sight Of hun was about the
time Myers got half way between the
pump and the east and west crossing
saw White pull pistol out. cock it
I still at that time thought 1t was in
fun i heard Myers say nothing as he
ran didn't see him stop on the
crossing east and west He turned
several times, looking back"
DIR. L r. Perkins testified:
81 am a physician. I assisted IN
the autopsy on Harry Myers We
found the entrance Of balls. One
was to the left check Of The hip. One
was in the left arm about the elbow.
The 3rd entered TO the back Of the mid