Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
Musgrove Passes Away at
Midnight Saturday.
HIS SKULL FRACTURED
John Bradshaw, coIored Man, Ad.
nts Having Done the Work-Mus-
grove Was Buried This Afternoon
Coroner Holding Inquest.

From Mondays Daily.
Courtney Musgrove, the young
South Side young man, who was
struck on the head, week ago Sat
urday night by John Bradshaw, the
colored porter at the Hendricks and
Reese saloon on South Market street,
died at the city hospital at 10 o'clock
Saturday night. A post mortem ex-
animation was held yesterday morn
ing, and it was found that young Mus
grove had died from Inflammation of
the brain, caused by a heavy blow
from a blunt instrument, the skull nav
ing been fractured Coroner Throne
empanelled jury and an inquest was
begun this morning, but at IL o'clock
two important witnesses had not been
found and the inquest was adjourned
until tomorrow morning. The re-
mains Of Musgrove were removed
from the hospital yesterday morning
and taken to McIntire & Sullivan's
undertaking establishment, and they
were afterwards taken to the
young mans former home on Bard
well street, South Ottumwa The fun
eral services were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and were conducted from
the Second Baptist church by Rev.
John Hastie. Tnterment was in the
Shaul cemetery. The remains were
| accompanied to their last resting place
by large number of relatives and
friends OF the young man. The pail
bearers We're Charles Ryan, Walter
Benson, William Headley, Bert Ben
son, Clifford Johnson and William
| Benson.
UgIey Rumors.
Ugly rumors are being circulated
around the South Side where Mus
grove lived. 1t is said numbers of
people living there want to take the
law into their own hands, and it is al
legged that they make threats against
Bradshaw, the colored man who is ac-
cused of killing Musgrove. The off,
Gals do not fear any demonstration,
however, and say they will be able to
| protect their prisoner. Trouble is
looked for tomorrow morning, howev-
er, when Bradshaw is to get his pre-
! llminary hearing. 1t is said that he
will waive examination and be bound
over to the grand jury.
The Inquest.
/ The inquest this morning establish.
ed the cause of Musgrove's DEATH and
the evidence tended to show that Brad
shaWs truck Musgrove with the squee.
gee. Two witnesses who saw the
fight, were not on hand this morning
and for this reason Coroner Throne
adjourned the sitting until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. The jury is
composed of ]. B. Gephart, H. B. Wa
gers and John Mitchell.
The Crime.
The crime is alleged to have been
4 committed Saturday night, June Is
about 12 o'clock. Bradshaw was en-
gagged in scrubbing out the Hendricks
saloon at that time, when Musgroye
who had been drinking, came up to the
door and tried to enter, in order tc
purchase liquor. Bradshaw told hin
he could not go inside, and the mer
} held heated argument The matter
} ended, it is alleged, in Bradshaw strik
!, ing Musgrove over the head with the
; squeegee which he carried in his hand.
and the young man fell to the pave
. ment unconscious. Shortly afterwards
he was taken to Jail and kept there
, until the next afternoon, without eve
having regained consciousness. TIL,
officials believed the man was still
drunk, and did not make any examina
ton of his condition during all tn,
time he was in Jail. He never re
gained consciousness, and late Wed
nesday evening he was removed to tn,
city hospital where he lay in a stupo
until midnight Saturday night whel
he expired.