The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19
TIE HEADRICK TRIAL
State Making a Strong
Case.
The Jury Listening to the states
Witnesses With Il DETERMINATION 10
Hear Every Word,


yesterday. .hfter the selection OF the
jury to try the rase, which jury con-
, sists of the following persons: Henry
Nasterling, Lo@ia Schmidt, II. =.
6. NJ. Dram, Kirby Wise, Benjamin
Gradcu, August Hcuer, Max Birk, H.
Il. Slinkard anG Joseph Call. the
trial commenced. The cogrt room
was packed to its fullest capacity, 20
murh so that The Judge stopped the
proceedings until it was partially
cleared, when the taking of testimony
began. The defendant. HeadI.ick las
ia Very youthful appearance, being
about ~ years old: his emotions. if he
has any, are well concealed: and he
appears quite composed and indifT-
crent. We give below the testimony
OF tl,; two eyc witnesses Of the Tragedy.
Mrs Lail, who y:..S the wife of the
murdered man. testified that their
farm was about three miles south Of
IJac6~on: that the family was composed
Of herself. her husband and her daugh-
Ter. and h,d becr Iivin,- on that farm,
for about - yearS, her husband was
II years old 1T the time Oi his death.
Heaurici:- tie defendant. began work
for her husband ,c,.c time in March
IIa,- ana worked there abort tbrcc
muath- when he, Vas arrested ana ta-
|! ken from lie ia.u.. He was arrested
Tor driving .arsc and buggy from
Jackson. After his arrest. and about
three weeks bcf0r. tie killing. he re-
ituIuea 10 yncir home after his clothes
and ga, not again seen on the place
untiI ;he morning Of IL ,.a-edr. GA
THAT morning witness an her daurh-
ter mad MIXED the co.,S arJ wci.. IN
their way 10 the spr;ng .pGs. with -.
milk: lc. husband va Win them till
they reached the barn ana he vert in
there. Her daughter asked him what
he was @Oirg To do: he IOOhc,! ..r.-
land rcJ.icG Iaa-hiEg!v that b.. la#
forty things 10 90 ihat dar bu. a..
nor know which be would do fir.
" .tnr>s and acI. daurhlr... "-.,.. O.. -
TIE direction o. The spir" .os,n md
saw ii.adricl; coming through me
zat, a.1 goi1- lp-ard rGe barn .hcre
li.r husband was.
Mrs. Lail was asked to STATE in
HER own way what .heu .c.gtr,d. -ha
IrcplieG. Wen. as ny daaof.r,. -.
| IN front Of ne she left the .eaf,. ,,,.., |
land wh,n J went thpour1 ,f,a o.,.,, 7 |
saw him com. in The o,r.r ,,.,.... : |
walked on and I said to her ..T,...
| goes John HeadricF: We waIl,ad nm !
fast down 10 ...e sDrino and inst a.. ,.,.
| rot inside g.. the sUripn. hnus, dnn,. |
heard the rst nistol sho,, We 1n.h
| broke ana ....i ana saw my husband /
come RUM. down to the -uriD.r and
Hcadriri after him. sbootinu him
When he rot even with Us. he fell, He
looked back and saws. ".John. plca.n
don't shoot any more | cot over
the fence and went and fell across him
and he lHeadrick shot me through
the back. He shot AIr. Lafl several
times after he fell. lie stood RIGHT at
his feet and loaded his pistol. then he
shot me through the back and beat me
across the head. and my daughter
..hoIlcrcd'. ..John Hcad,icL, vbo+ do /,
mean. you have wrecked NV life
forever. you've killed papa and now +
you are killing mamma" He showed
her back and told her to hush or he
would kill her, that he did not want to /
kill her but he would if She did not }
hush. He took the pistol and started !
to the house. thought he was going /
to kill her thought / would ret {
away and tell grandma. wanted it ,
to be let known who done it. Then | i