Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-04-09
A KEYrssyyLLs NEGRO KILLED.
The City Election Last Tuesday End
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bright and beautiful. hopeful augury
of quiet election. but the days end
ing brougb, blighting refutston OF
the peaceful prophecy in the killing Of !
Harry Meyers. oolored. by William
White The tragedy was brought
about. as is too often the case, by
over-indulgcnce by al parties con-
cerned in that deadly draught that
steals away mems brsins-vhiskey-i
| the inevitable attendant Of every cleo
lion and that other curse Of the day.
ie foolish and criminal practice Of
tarryi-g concealed weapons IL IS
not our province to comment upon the
circumstances Of the killing. We re-
serve that duty to those who shall
conduct the judicial inquiry. Our
duty IS performed in giving the facts
as detailed by the witnesses at the
corooers Inquest. which wlIl be found
below:
TIE EVIDENCE
The first witness called after the
ooroner's jury w9s erlvsnei!ed was G.
M. Dewey Ir.. wAo testified as follows:
Il was Standing ia front OF my
store SaS Harry Myers come run
mig NJ street Tten he turned
when Standing on crossing between
my store and drug sicre and stopped,
facing south. Dill wllire was follow
ing HIM. White was about 60 feet
rom him shen I frs, saw him. Bin
yhi,e was walking Myers vas run
ng. Myers said: I'm cut your
I'D heart out Then White was a
ittle closer to him Saw nothing in
4 Myers hand. When MyersTsaid: I'm
cut your heart OUT Bill said: You
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pistol and came towards Myers to
within about IS feet OF him when he
shot. White shot four or FIVE times
Think when White shot first, Myers
was just starting to turn. About time
Myers turned 10 run Bill shot. Myers
ran down stree, and fell. Was
running while White was shooting.
Myers was just starting to turn when
White first shot. This took place
April 6:h. 1897. at KeytesviIle, Char
iton county. Mo-"
]. w. Hughes testified:
81 saw nothing Of the shooting.
Saw MYERS body after he vas shot. 1.
with others IN Hansman's saloon, was
taking about the election. Heard a
shot. then ! second. / looked toward
the do',r and beard third shot.
went To the door and saw Harry Myers
comirg wssl doan the street. He
came about opposite Hans mans sa-
loon. lroking back over his left shoul-
der. Re fell about opposite Hans
mans saloon. locked up the street
and ssw Bill White going south be-
tween Egan's corsr, about 20 feet
from drug store. He (whiie) had a
pistol in his hand. went ou. where
Myers vas. He was lying with his
head seainst the street car line. on bis
face. took hold Of him and pulled
fir, over on his back. Mr.. Moore
helped me. Saw knife by him and
picked II UP. II was a little horn
handle pockef.knife with two blades,
small blade broken of. yellow horn
handle. The knife was open. The
knife nTen was about six i,ches long.
Hhc lniie was lyins at Myers left I
AVE ne knife to J. !. Moore. /
fecognize The lnite stovn me by the
Coroner here rs the rife Myers had"
u. Moore testified:
II krow nothing of Tie shooting.
i heard II but 6idn't see IL was in
Dempsey's saloon taking. heard
forr or FIVE shots. came out then
and saw Harry Myers lying about in
front o. HansmaI's saloon, in the
street / stepped across street rail-
wav track WITH ood Hughes and
turned him over. He vas lying on
his face. As We turned him ve saw a
knife lying by his right hand"