Dr. Davis Instantly Killed.
Dr. J. R. Davis, a young man about 24 years of age, a practitioner at Halls Summit, was shot and instantly killed while at the home of Fred Denhart last Friday night. Word of the killing was sent to Burlington and coroner Salisbury empaneled a jury, consisting of L. Ellis, H. C. Werner, C. V. Northcott, J. E. La Rue, H. L. Douglass and R. C. Huddleson and an inquest was held. After hearing all the evidence that could be gathered in the case the jury returned the following verdict:
"Dr. J. Frank Davis came to his death on the 3d day of February, 1900, by a gunshot wound; the gun that inflicted said wound being held in the hands of Fred Denhart, and that said wound was inflicted with feloneous intent."
Denhart was arrested, a charge of murder in the first degree being filed against him by the county attorney Frazier and he is now in jail waiting a preliminary examination. Denhart is an old soldier, has always been a peacable citizen and his only fault was that he would occasionally indulge in drink, and even while in his cups he usually went to his home, frequently locking himself in. He is a single man. Denhart has employed attorney Rolston to defend him and refuses to talk of the case other than to say that he and Dr. Davis had always been friends.
Dr. Davis, the murdered man, graduated from a Kansas City medical college about two years ago, settling at Halls Summit. His parents live at Wellsville where the body was shipped for interment. The man was shot in the breast with a heavy charge of shot from a double-barreled shot gun.
The evidence disclosed that Dr. Davis and Son Hill went to Denhart's about midnight. Denhart refused to admit them at first, but finally did. All three mend had been drinking more or less for some days. Drinking, stories and songs were in evidence. A pistol was exhibited and talk of shooting and nevre to shoot were indulged in. Hill says he went to the door and he heard a shot fired; he looked about and the room was full of smoke. When it cleared away Davis was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood, a great hole shot in his breast and he was dead. The neighbors were aroused and Denhart was taken into custody.
There has been a great deal of drinking and carousing going on up at Halls Summit recently, numberless jugs of whisky being expressed in from Kansas City.
To sum it up it is about this: Whisky, drunks, songs, dances, vulgar stories, exhibition of fire arms and a man shot and instantly killed.
We might point a moral, but what is the use? This thing will die out in time and other horrible tragedies will periodically occur just so long as whisky is carted about the country by the jugsfull.
Find A Grave contributor MayflowerPilgrim332
Dr. J. R. Davis, a young man about 24 years of age, a practitioner at Halls Summit, was shot and instantly killed while at the home of Fred Denhart last Friday night. Word of the killing was sent to Burlington and coroner Salisbury empaneled a jury, consisting of L. Ellis, H. C. Werner, C. V. Northcott, J. E. La Rue, H. L. Douglass and R. C. Huddleson and an inquest was held. After hearing all the evidence that could be gathered in the case the jury returned the following verdict:
"Dr. J. Frank Davis came to his death on the 3d day of February, 1900, by a gunshot wound; the gun that inflicted said wound being held in the hands of Fred Denhart, and that said wound was inflicted with feloneous intent."
Denhart was arrested, a charge of murder in the first degree being filed against him by the county attorney Frazier and he is now in jail waiting a preliminary examination. Denhart is an old soldier, has always been a peacable citizen and his only fault was that he would occasionally indulge in drink, and even while in his cups he usually went to his home, frequently locking himself in. He is a single man. Denhart has employed attorney Rolston to defend him and refuses to talk of the case other than to say that he and Dr. Davis had always been friends.
Dr. Davis, the murdered man, graduated from a Kansas City medical college about two years ago, settling at Halls Summit. His parents live at Wellsville where the body was shipped for interment. The man was shot in the breast with a heavy charge of shot from a double-barreled shot gun.
The evidence disclosed that Dr. Davis and Son Hill went to Denhart's about midnight. Denhart refused to admit them at first, but finally did. All three mend had been drinking more or less for some days. Drinking, stories and songs were in evidence. A pistol was exhibited and talk of shooting and nevre to shoot were indulged in. Hill says he went to the door and he heard a shot fired; he looked about and the room was full of smoke. When it cleared away Davis was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood, a great hole shot in his breast and he was dead. The neighbors were aroused and Denhart was taken into custody.
There has been a great deal of drinking and carousing going on up at Halls Summit recently, numberless jugs of whisky being expressed in from Kansas City.
To sum it up it is about this: Whisky, drunks, songs, dances, vulgar stories, exhibition of fire arms and a man shot and instantly killed.
We might point a moral, but what is the use? This thing will die out in time and other horrible tragedies will periodically occur just so long as whisky is carted about the country by the jugsfull.
Find A Grave contributor MayflowerPilgrim332
Dr. Davis Instantly Killed.
Dr. J. R. Davis, a young man about 24 years of age, a practitioner at Halls Summit, was shot and instantly killed while at the home of Fred Denhart last Friday night. Word of the killing was sent to Burlington and coroner Salisbury empaneled a jury, consisting of L. Ellis, H. C. Werner, C. V. Northcott, J. E. La Rue, H. L. Douglass and R. C. Huddleson and an inquest was held. After hearing all the evidence that could be gathered in the case the jury returned the following verdict:
"Dr. J. Frank Davis came to his death on the 3d day of February, 1900, by a gunshot wound; the gun that inflicted said wound being held in the hands of Fred Denhart, and that said wound was inflicted with feloneous intent."
Denhart was arrested, a charge of murder in the first degree being filed against him by the county attorney Frazier and he is now in jail waiting a preliminary examination. Denhart is an old soldier, has always been a peacable citizen and his only fault was that he would occasionally indulge in drink, and even while in his cups he usually went to his home, frequently locking himself in. He is a single man. Denhart has employed attorney Rolston to defend him and refuses to talk of the case other than to say that he and Dr. Davis had always been friends.
Dr. Davis, the murdered man, graduated from a Kansas City medical college about two years ago, settling at Halls Summit. His parents live at Wellsville where the body was shipped for interment. The man was shot in the breast with a heavy charge of shot from a double-barreled shot gun.
The evidence disclosed that Dr. Davis and Son Hill went to Denhart's about midnight. Denhart refused to admit them at first, but finally did. All three mend had been drinking more or less for some days. Drinking, stories and songs were in evidence. A pistol was exhibited and talk of shooting and nevre to shoot were indulged in. Hill says he went to the door and he heard a shot fired; he looked about and the room was full of smoke. When it cleared away Davis was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood, a great hole shot in his breast and he was dead. The neighbors were aroused and Denhart was taken into custody.
There has been a great deal of drinking and carousing going on up at Halls Summit recently, numberless jugs of whisky being expressed in from Kansas City.
To sum it up it is about this: Whisky, drunks, songs, dances, vulgar stories, exhibition of fire arms and a man shot and instantly killed.
We might point a moral, but what is the use? This thing will die out in time and other horrible tragedies will periodically occur just so long as whisky is carted about the country by the jugsfull.
Find A Grave contributor MayflowerPilgrim332
Dr. J. R. Davis, a young man about 24 years of age, a practitioner at Halls Summit, was shot and instantly killed while at the home of Fred Denhart last Friday night. Word of the killing was sent to Burlington and coroner Salisbury empaneled a jury, consisting of L. Ellis, H. C. Werner, C. V. Northcott, J. E. La Rue, H. L. Douglass and R. C. Huddleson and an inquest was held. After hearing all the evidence that could be gathered in the case the jury returned the following verdict:
"Dr. J. Frank Davis came to his death on the 3d day of February, 1900, by a gunshot wound; the gun that inflicted said wound being held in the hands of Fred Denhart, and that said wound was inflicted with feloneous intent."
Denhart was arrested, a charge of murder in the first degree being filed against him by the county attorney Frazier and he is now in jail waiting a preliminary examination. Denhart is an old soldier, has always been a peacable citizen and his only fault was that he would occasionally indulge in drink, and even while in his cups he usually went to his home, frequently locking himself in. He is a single man. Denhart has employed attorney Rolston to defend him and refuses to talk of the case other than to say that he and Dr. Davis had always been friends.
Dr. Davis, the murdered man, graduated from a Kansas City medical college about two years ago, settling at Halls Summit. His parents live at Wellsville where the body was shipped for interment. The man was shot in the breast with a heavy charge of shot from a double-barreled shot gun.
The evidence disclosed that Dr. Davis and Son Hill went to Denhart's about midnight. Denhart refused to admit them at first, but finally did. All three mend had been drinking more or less for some days. Drinking, stories and songs were in evidence. A pistol was exhibited and talk of shooting and nevre to shoot were indulged in. Hill says he went to the door and he heard a shot fired; he looked about and the room was full of smoke. When it cleared away Davis was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood, a great hole shot in his breast and he was dead. The neighbors were aroused and Denhart was taken into custody.
There has been a great deal of drinking and carousing going on up at Halls Summit recently, numberless jugs of whisky being expressed in from Kansas City.
To sum it up it is about this: Whisky, drunks, songs, dances, vulgar stories, exhibition of fire arms and a man shot and instantly killed.
We might point a moral, but what is the use? This thing will die out in time and other horrible tragedies will periodically occur just so long as whisky is carted about the country by the jugsfull.
Find A Grave contributor MayflowerPilgrim332
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