The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-16

Circus day Is usually . sort of holiday
a0d large crowds 81 i,-ople. un-u-l.~ciini
people are attracted Ia iown aud To ih
sharp-rs and confidence men, vino are al
ways ready Ia -lsoi their victims and gen
orally do so without much trouble. Y-s
terdsy was not nm exception "a the rule
and the sharpers and pick pockets got q,
their work. The blame cannot be who'll
charged io the management al the circu
~ all pr-caution Is taken Ia drive thi
81 ass Of bummer- away from the show TIA
the takers are hard ret Ia get nd 81
wiih the victims ti'emselve.
| THE FIRST VICTIM
as Johnny Hall. we'll kno~n in this city.
He had gone 10 the grounds in the morn
ing. to witness the rope walking. He had
ON him gold watch worth, $50 and :
chain made Of his SITES hair, and \ gold
clasp upon which. WAS from Rosetta To
John" In the crowding and pushing tina
took place. the watch was taken but ihs
theft WAS not discovered until Mr.. Hal
started to come away. Ii Vas Ia,
late then. Tie went home and pro
vided himself with another chain ans
a revolver and returned to the grounds
but he could get n" "ne to 60 through hin
again. The watch vas M old fa>hionc,
Eilery No. II 6S3 This Is the second tim.
Mr.. Hall has been viciimized by s!,owmen
The first occurred in small town in Wis.
collsiii. several years ago. He and his vile
we're stopping at hotel and in the ro"n
opposite Was an atiache If circus thai
was in the town. Mrs. Hall had a valuable
watch and jcwelry which she left in her
room while sine went out. Upon
her return she discovered that her watch
land jewelry had heen stolen. A P"rter o'
he hoa.e said that he had noticed tn 4
Snowman whose name vas Perry, aiia'
johnson. perping through the door. lie
vas watched and . warrant issued for his
arrest. lie Was allowed 10 60 abou; four
miles out Of town when he wss overtAkcn
by the Sheriff and Mr.. Hall. Probably
snrmising the intent of the Pursuers he
made an excuse 10 60 into the brush, and in
lev ,linutes he returned. He was searched
and breast pin belong 10 Mrs. Hall vas
found in his mouth. Search was made. nj
the place ia the brush where Perry had
gone. and covered by chip the watch AMI
balance "f jew-lry were fund. Perry wa-
brought back snL after a trial was seat up
Tor four years.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
DR.. T. T. Majors came very near losing
his fine gold watch at the circus. The
Doctor, accompanied by his wife and little
daughter, four years old, went Ia witness
the wire walking perform ,nce a, the show
4 very large crowd WAS assembled, ans!
while watching the l'erformanc the Docior
felt some one crowdins him, and looking
around he saw a man standing 10y his side,
who acted in very strange manner, a. Il.
kept moving around aud erowding ile doc
tor every chance he could get. Mr.. M jors
paid very little attention to the man nj
FIRST, bu. presently he felt something tug
ging at his watch chain, and immediately
clasped his hand on the pocket he u-uaiiy
carried his watch in. When he put his
hand on his pocket. he noticed the man
Who had been standing by his SHE run of.
He knew there MAS something wrong then,
and looking down discovered thst his watch
chain had been unlocked from one of the
buiton-i,oles of his vest, aud vas dangling
by his side, while his watch was about half
way out Of his packet. lie Immediately re
placed his watch in his pocket and KEEP. his
hand upon it all the time he WAS in the
crowd.
The man who was standing by the Doc.
tors side was no doubt Pickpocket, and IL
the Doctor had not felt for his watch Just
rs he did. would M doubt have succeeded
in getting away with il. The watch il
worth about $50, and has been In the
Doctors possession about twenty years.
ONE MORE VICTIM.
A woman wss Iobbed Of SD yesterday
while Standing near the ticket wagon. The
light fingered gentleman extracted her
pocket book in which was the money. No
clue to the thief.
STILL ANOTHER VICTIM.
big" Barney an engineer on the Mo.
p. Was relieved Of ten dollars aud hc never
knew how it MAS done. To rob railroad
engineer is the meanest crime that could
be perpetrated. Several other ihiefs were
Committed but the name Of parties and full
facts could not liz obtained.
FIGHT AT THE SHOW.
4 vegetable vender whose name We fail
Cd To learn. Was driving along by the circus
tent last insight. and happened To drive over
some loose canvass that was lying BY the
tent, when he was sci upon 10y one Of the
circus men aud beat and mutilaied ~ badly
that he had To be hauled Oh the grounds In
his wagon. A police officer started alter
the man who did the beating, but was una
bic 10 find him.
Several fights among tle small fry took
place but rs M one WAS killed they are eu-
titled To 4 passing notice.
SHARPER ARRE>rED.
When the show vas NJ N-vads CITY, this
state, fakir who Was operating a je~eIry
snap. Was arrested by the Sheriff upon a
charge Of swi"dling in the town previously
left. lie will iinSer awhile.
INTERESTING NEGROES.
A couple Of young darkies INDUCED in Il
pretty lively fight At the circus grounds
yesterday evening. aud created cons ..icrabl-
amusement for the crowd of people who