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EDWARD D. WORRELL. 5

January 19.
Today the special term of the court opened for the trial
of Edward D. Worrell, a severance of the prisoners jointly
indicted having been heretofore granted. The prisoner was
brought into court attended by his father and mother, and
being ealled upon and the indictment being read to him,
pleaded not guilty.

D. Q. Gale,’ Cirenit Attorney; John D. Coalter® and W.
V. N. Bay,* for the State.

Uriel Wright,’ for the Prisoner.

and against the said Basil H. Gordon, then and there feloniously,
wilfally, deliberately, and premeditatedly, and of his malice afore-
thought, did shoot off and discharge, and that the aaid William H.
Braff, with the leaden bullet aforesaid by means of shooting off
and discharging the said pistol so loaded, to, at and against the
said Basil H. Gordon as aforesaid, did then and there, feloniously,
wilfully, deliberately, premeditatedly and of his malice aforethought,
strike, penetrate and wound the said Basil H. Gordon in and upon
the back part of the head of him, the said Basil H. Gordon, giving
to him, the said Basil H. Gordon, then and there with the leaden
bullet aforesaid, by means of shooting off and discharging the aaid
pistol co loaded, to, at, and against the said Basil] H. Gordon, and
by such striking, penetration and wounding the said Basil H. Gor-
don, aforesaid, one mortal wound of the breadth of one inch and
depth of six inches, in and through the head of him, the said Basil
FL Gordon, of which said mortal wound the said Basil H. Gordon
did then and there instantly die, and that the said Edward D,
‘Worrell then and thera feloniously, wilfully, deliberately, pre-
meditatedly, and of his malice aforethought, was present aiding,
helping, abetting, comforting, assisting and maintaining the said
William H, Bruff the felony and murder aforesaid in manner and
form aforesaid to do and commit. And so the jurors aforesaid,
upon their oaths aforesaid, do say that the said William H. Braff
and Edward D. Worrell, him, the said Basil H. Gordon, then and
there in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, deliber-
ately, premeditatedly, and of their malice aforethought, did kill
and murder, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made
and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State.

+ Gazz, Dante, Quincy. (1807-1894.) Born Amesburg, Mass.;
settled in Washington, Franklin Co., Mo., in 1837, and followed the
trade of a carpenter and builder for some time; built the first
briek house in Washington, was its Postmaster, 1838-1857, and
Town Trustee, 2841-1876; Presiding Judge, County Court, 1840-
1847; Cirenit Attorney, 1850-1865, 1867-1869; Circuit Judge, 1869-
1875; died in Washington, Mo.

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