Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-05-01
svILLE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MAY /, 1908.

White turned and came out OF
the store and went down the
street; went on into the store,
but before I went in | made the
remark, Bill White had killed a
man; I saw him fall at the last
shot; | had not heard any talk
between the men; after l got
into the store went up to the
man whom | found, face down.
ward, across the coalbox; asked
who it was that was shot; and
some one said it was Charlie
Coleman; then asked some one
to help me get him up into a
better position; made a hurried
examination of the wounds and
considered them fatal; Coleman
lived ABOUT two or 2 1-2 hours;
I was present at the autopsy
which revealed that Cole
man came to his death by hem
orrhage, caused by the sever
ance of the renal artery.
Alex Taylor testified: l was in
Frank Whites store April q, be-
tween 8 and 8 o'clock p. m; l heard
four pistol shots; first heard one,
then three more with few seconds
intervening; saw none of the
shooting; l left Mr.. Whites
store and went toward Thrash's,
but did not GO in; staid behind
brick wall until after shooting
was over; | saw Mr.. Coleman
lying across the coalbox; Cole
man asked for some one to lift
him; took hold and asked some
one to help me; Bill Veal did SO;
we laid him on his back; Cole
man made no other remarks; l
do not know who shot him; I
think all the shooting was done
inside of one minute.
w. G. Agee testified: l was
coming up from Mrs. Whitesides'
to my store; was near the corr
ner of Charlie Chapman's fence
when l heard two shots, and in
few seconds l heard a third shot;
| went to the back door of my
store, but it was bolted and Mr.,
Harmed opened it; went in and
asked what the trouble was in
Thrash's store; he did not know;
went out at the front door and
was told Bill White had killed
Charlie; before the third shot
Thrash's back door was opened
and l heard some one say before
the third shot was fired: ''Bill
don't shoot or don't KILL" or
something of that sort; did not
go directly into Thrash's store;
told Lewis Harmed what the
trouble was aud then went into
Mr.. Thrash's store, when l found
Charlie Coleman was being held
up in a sort of sitting position; l
did not hear him say anything.
Miller Lewis, COL, testified:
l was in Mr.. Thrash's store,
when I heard shooting; l heard
three pistol shots; l saw a man
shooting, but did not know him;
he shot MIR. Coleman, whom l
know; while was getting Some
meat for breakfast my back was
to the stove and Mr.. Coleman,
when l heard shot which, I
thought, was a torpedo thrown
on the floor; l paid no attention;
the second shot l heard some
loud talking which caused me to
turn and look directly back
toward the stove: l heard Mr..
Coleman speak; he said: ''No I
didn't; I could not understand
the other man; l don't
know what he said; being excit-
ed l never watched to see the
man shoot again; l heard the
pistol crack the third time; the
man that did the shooting was
raising the pistol up; recognized
Mr.. Bill Ward just behind Mr..
Coleman; l heard him say:
"Quit, Bill;" at that time l made
for the back door; / saw Mr..
Coleman make no resistance
John Aldridge testified: was
in Anderson's drug ~re last
evening; l heard shootins about
half past s or something like
that; I heard some one shoot in
Thrash's store; at the time of the
first shot l could see no one; at
the time Of the second shot was
down in front of the drug store,
where could see in Thrash 3;
/ saw man get up from the coal
box behind the stove; l saw Bill
White on the opposite side and
he made another shot; l ran out
in middle of road and could see
it was Charlie Coleman; | heard
somebody say: ssOh, don't
shoot me any more;" at the
fourth shot Coleman fell over on
fho ooalhOx. Mr.. Rill White