The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20

Eighteen miles southeast Of Peoria, and
went into gunshor, where he. under the
pretext OF wanting 10 get ramrod. took .
survey Of the shop, which Was burKlasiled
that night. Rande vas suspected, but
must have disappeared On the same night.
He turned up again August 9Th in the little
Town Of Gibson, seventy Eve miles from
Peoria. in IN adjoining county. On that
,iay, while Charles kelden and his wife
we're 1t church some one entered their resi-
dence and purloinesl various domestic
articles On returning from church and
seeing that thief hal entered his dwelling.
Belden looked about the house for
FOOT PRINTS
ri the culprit, which he discovered leading
into . corn-6eld near BY. Summoning a
hslf-dozen neixhbors the self authorized
posse proceeded 10 track the thief, and
came upon him near the center of the field.
At fr-t the thief, Who proved 10 lie none
less than Rande, took u his heels. l;y this
time the story that thief was in the corn
field spread Though the town, and rein.
forcemeni- 70 the number 81 ltsI had joined
in the exciting search, scattering IN every
direction through the 6eld.
Rande sovn gave up the leg business Il
resort 10 an attempt 70 intlmidsting hi.
pursucrs By pulling out long navy re-
volver, aud firing il Unfortunately at tl.s
crowd in pursuit. This was returned, hat
with no serious effect to lsandc. On tho
other hand.
RElDEN WAS SNor
through the head. killing him instantly
4. - al. 1-.l1
death Was 80 horrifyins 10 the Pursner> thai
they gave up the chase for the time io z ,,h
or around their fallen companion, Will.
Ransle took advantage 81 the excitement, e
escape from the corn-6eld int" a nci.hbor
ing wouls. In the corn-ii-lI skirmi~l
Ran,le had dropped his coat and ve>i
There were picked up AMI hidden in ih,
lining al the vest pockets was found N
ceipi, which has doubtless proved Hand,'
death warrant, n il was by this paper hc
Was subsequently 'given away" Til. re-
ceipt wa> from the exPrcSs agent at Elm
wool, Ills. l;zndc evidently thought ihi
rvceipt Lost. Mr.. Hitchcock, the sheriff 6
Peoria county took this receipt, which M
for Money lett at the express Office To !@ fer
wsrlcL Ia Wright. the pawnbroker. Ia pa,
for valisc and contents on which he la.
received money. To Wright Kan.l- wr"i,
the following letter:
RAHpE's LETTER.
AMERICAN EXrEE-~ COMPANY,
EiNwOOI,. ILL.,, Nov. y, lS...
Mr.. Ed. Wright, I'awni'rokcr. Vine sir--i
-. Louis, Mo.
SH-I LETT . valise at your Store July 1
and yOur clerk lent HE "ne dollar ISL ar.
charged me ten cents Ter the lie al IL g..
ten DAYS. but rs l have been sick for ihrc,
weeks since that time | could not send To-
II soooer. send you fifty cents rs interest
and charges. and with YOU I" tie piece u
rope around the vsli-e I" keep il shut, an.
sec that four books, jones 4 Morrow
Practice 81 Medicine, two volumes, AMI Ia,
copies Of Bvrons p,ems AMI one >oIdiel
dress coat, pair Of drawers, cite. are in il
and attach the enclosed card 10 il, md
will psy charges lex. charges to Decatur
where will receive il, and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
FRANK RANDE.
Eimwood, ILL.,
Mr.. Wright had comp led with the re.
gu 81 i'm the letter, anu sent the bundle a.
Decatur. Illinois. Hitchcock went 10 :e
catur Immediately on ascertaining this fact
from Wright. The vslise was found in the
Office Of the express agent at Decatur. The
agent vas made aware Of the facts m the
case and instructed 10 keep inviolab!e
secrecy. II Rande called he was to he ar.
reste,l. II he wrote for the vali-e the let
ter was To he Forwarded 1t once to Hitch.
cock. With the arrangements Hitchcock
left the matter to work out its own saliva.
ton.
Three weeks ago Frank Rande wrote the
following on postal card to the agent at
Decatur:
Copy Of postal c.rd address:
Express Agent, Decatur, Ill.,: Will you
please inform me bv postal card what the
charges are on my brown leather vali-e, sent
from st. louis, Mo-, about the last al
July, 1877. I will send the charges ON NJ.
ceipt of card. Address,
FRANK RANDE,
kokomo, lad.
iPostmarked at Lafayette, Ind
This Was the first intimatiOn IL Rande'.
Hitchcock then went 10 No.
komo. Ind. with Kimsey. the superinteni.
ent Of police At Peoria. After waiting ten
III.
Hitchcock and kimsey returned 10 h.ca-
tur. and left instructions again with the
agent who vas to arrest him, or telegraph
tn eiihe: Of them Al Peoria. On the 9TH Of
Rande called at the Office. The
agent told Eande that he had not seen the
rali>e, but at once reached for the telegraph
and sent word to Kimsey that his man was
in town. Rande
sNELT 4 Not'sE
and got out Of town immediately.
Last Friday. Kim-ev came himself Ia
81. Louis. and laid the matter before Chief
McIlonough, who instructed Officer O'Neal
10 assist kimsey in the case.
Mr.. wRTIHr'> STATEMENT.
Mr.. Wright saws that in August last
Rsnde. who was then nnknoxn to him.
,alIe,l at his place of business and pawned
a valise, supposed to contain clothing,
stating that he would cali Tor il in a week
Or two. lie did not call. but telegraphed
On from st. Elmo, ILL.,, TO
sEND THE vALI.E ny EXPIRES.
which was done, the Company paving the
smount oi tine loan, ont of money furnished
hem BY Ranie. Shortly aitervard the at.
Tempt 10 capture the
ST. ELMO MURDERER,
whom. il will be remembered. killed man
md his wife at st. Elmo, Ills, and who
'hot two Of the officers Who were in pursuit
IF him, the
Discovery OF wRmHT's PAWN CHECK
Eas made. Rande having dropped it at the
lime If the attempted arrest. This led 10
he fact that the valise vas Pawned here in
i. Louis, and the Sheriff Of tho county in
which St. Elmo is located telegraphed to
,hief McDon0ugh tn hold the valise.
The Chief gave notice To Mr.. Wright, and
Wright tclegrsphel Rande that the valise
lad been sent according to orler. not wish.
ng him to know that the fact ii its Ieiny
here had been discovered BY the officers.
Ir: Wright was instructed by the Chief Of
'oiice To keepa
SHARP LOOKOUT FOR RANpE,
IS he was expected in St. Louie s1n.
The following is the account Of Rsnde;s
apture in St. Louis. and the
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
hat IL resulted in: