The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-12
81. JoE's SCANDAL.


croWO, Wnlcn mao ~ TINS Time assembled,
'Stop that man. He hes killed me-" and
like expressions. The first man proved to
be B. c. Arnold, and he was making tracks
down julie street at q rapid rate Of speed.
The pursuing man, David Rasure, was 80
badly wounded that he gave up the chase
at Second street. Police officers Oglesby
and Stanley had by this time arrived and
they started after Arnold. Mr. Z. E. Bacon,
who was also in the chase, discovered HIM
in an clubhouse back Of Dumkee & Gleitz's
establishment on Main street. Oglesby
attempted to arrest him, and he
SHOWED FIGHT,
getting ready to level his weapon on the
officer. The latter was too quick for him
and with his pistol pointed in his face,
compelled Arnold to hand over his artil-
lery. Arnsld was taken to the Marshal's
Office. where it Wa ascertained that he had
received slight desh wound in his breast.
The ball had gone through his vest and
struck his pocket book; slancing of with
out in6ieting injuries Of any consequence.
The book, doubtless, is all that saved him
from
INSTANT DEATH.
Arnold refused to make any statement in
reference to the affair, merely saying at
will all come out in proper time"
Dave Rasure, after seeing that the police
were after Arnold, was assisted 10 the room
lately occupied by Arnold, at the Bacon
House. He was properly cared for By the
proprietor and by F. w. Butter6eld, .
guest in the house, who was untiring in his
attentions. Drs. Geiger and Banes were
summoned and dressed the wounds. Il
was ascertained that he was badly wounded
in the arm and shoulder. After the ex-
element had about subsided, Herald re-
porter obtained from him the following
statement of the shooting, which il corob-
Grated bv his wife, who was present at the
time.
Mr.. RAsURE's STATEMENT.
Mr.. ID. Rasure says that ~ he opened
. nd stepped into the door Of the room his
wife mrs. Rasure) and Mr.. BIC. Arnold
were in the room. Mr.. Arnold. a. soon q
be saw Mr.. Rasure, stepped to the bureau
drawer, pulled it open, and snatched up .
small revolver, vhereupon Mr.. Rasure said
to him, shat he wanted no shooting, but
that he intended to have him arrested, and
that he should put his revolver down." Mr..
Arnold then laid his revolver down on the
bureau, and Mr.. Rasure stepped up to the
bureau and took the revolver away. Where
upon Mr.. Arnold took large navy revolver
from the same braves. and just a Mr.. Rasure
stepped to the door Of the room, he, Mr..
Arnold, fired ut him with the navy revolver,
the ball striking him about three inchesbe-
Low the top Of the LETT shoulder, passing
through the arm and ranging along jusl
below the collar-bone. lodging just nnde'
the skin on the breast bone; Mr.. Arnold
shot twice in quick succession then Mr.
Rasure drew . small revolver from hi
pocket and returned the FIRE. Mr.Rasure doe
not remember the exact number Of shots b
fred, but thinks three or four. and think
Mr.. Arnold fred at least three or four shoti
before running down stairs, when Mr.
Raeure started in pursuit - stated above.
AFTER THE rRUANr COUPLE.
Mr.. R.sure, hearing that Arnold and hi
wife were together, left Short Creek. vher'
he has been extensively engaged in mining
and started for Kansas City. Here b.
learned that they had registered At the lie
land Hotel a "B. Cole and Mn. Cole
Canton, Illinois, but had left for St JOSEPH
Saturday. morning. He came on to St
Joseph, and arrived here on the afternoon
train yesterday. From one Of the hackme'
at the depot he learned that the latter has
taken Arnold and lady to the Basol
House Saturday afternoon. He got in th
hack and at request was put out one bloc
from the Bacon House. he walked up 3
the house, and on examining the register
found written "B. C. Arnold and wife, New
ton, KS" On inquiry, he found them Z
be still at the hou(e. and was shown up Z
the room by Charles Bacon. What followe
has been told.
PRELIMINARY MArrERs.
What prompted Mrs. Rasure 2 take u
with Arnold is told In the following stat,
ment, which she made last night 70 Hsra
representative in the presence of Juda
Fleming, Maj. Buttsr6eld, Deputy Marsh'
Bennett and . few Others. She says that
called upon, she will swear to the truth I
her remarks.
| HER STATEMENT.
She says that Mr.. Rasure arrived at New
ton On the 4th of March, 1877, and that
April, 1872, he married her in Kansas CHI
and returned to Newton immediasel
They lived happily together until abo'
one year ago, when parties susp'cioned q
was not right between Mr.. Arnold and be
self, and spoke to Mr.. r. in regard to
The whole matter VA satisfactorily q
ranged, and they lived happily togeth
AGAIN. In July last Mr.. r. left her at Ne,
ton and vent to Short Creek, Kansaa, for d
| purpose Of mining. Soon after Mr.. r. went
, Short Creek she went down to visit hi
and returned to Newton in about o.
week. She next went 70 Short creek
meet her husband. shout the 6rse Of Fs
rusry Last, to make arrangements, il POI
bic, to move there. Wbilethere che recei
ed letter from c. 8. Bowman, IN attorn
Of Newton, saying that he had IN opp0rtu
;ty to sell her property in Newton, consi
| ing Of . house and two lots, and that