The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29
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/ mere WSe once true maXtm tnat one
half the world did not know how the other
Ihalf lived but the newspapers have ierretes!
out tn. secret and told all parties. One
half of this world lives by preying upon the
other half, and the ingenuity developed in
the manifold neiarious schemes for
.windling is astonishing.
The average man. secure in biz self con-
ceii, laughs at tho-e less asiute, who are
decoyed by some Of the many bare-isce,i
>hams and sub,erfuge-, bat by anil by some
heightened sharper come- along and gathers
HIM in, in some manner ar by some method
he least expects
The grand d. IL for sharPers Is the rail-
road car, where are collected g-ne,a ally
representatives from all classes ri s.cieIy.
Their peculiar circumstances Tor the time
being make j, imperative for NEST Fl them
tn be provided with money, according To-
their necessities or circumstances. Added
To this the enforced i,llsne>s, and weary
mono,ony Of the j'urney, most travellers are
alert to anv trivial incident or oPp'rtu-
nifty that gill vary u by any excitement or
pleasure. Thus. all the surroundings nj a
traveller are peculiarly favorable ior the
sharpers who work the trains.
Thee men. in personal appearance,
are generally eminsnily respectable,
aud .cme are large. Porly benevo-
lent looking specimens. who seem the
very personi6ca,ion OF gentili'y and good
nature. This is the most successful and
dangerous class. One OF this latter deserip-
ton has just been cap,"red. Three weeks
ago this man was IN Scialia and STAYED
number III days, probably arranging plans
for the future ar waiting for some oi hi-
pals. The K,nsas City Ird dcscribcs his
capture:
For some time past the authorities have
been ON the lookout for a confidence man
~ho has been plying his vocation on the va
rious railroad. leading into this city, and
close watch has been kept by the officers
with view Of takin, him in. Yesterday
morning at four o'clock, a. the Council
Bluffs train came into the depot, officer
Hunt saw the man he wanted get of the
train and imn,e,ii aieiy arrested him together
with another hard lookin; case who accom-
panied him. Both men were taken to the
station and locked up i'm the calaboo-e.
The man that the official especially desired
to capture gave his name ~ 10 Winters.
lie il q gray haired man, about sixty years
IL age, and looks like \ benevolent old gen
ilcman. lie claims TO hail from 1ndianap-
oils, and the police authorities say that he
IS one of the most notorious thieves AMI
3on6,ience men in the West. lie Is said to
he one q. the same party who pm, mp the
check game On the Swesie that was beat gu;
of SIS, in West Kansas. some time ago.
/. Is also asserted that he - the principal
in the robbery Of the old man IN the Pull
man car that occurred near the bridge
some time ago. \ man and his wife who
we're On their way To Ogden, Utah, over
the Kansas City, 81. Joseph X Council
Bluffs road, were robbed oi their packet
book containing their tickets worth SllO
The loss was discovered jus; this side al
Psrkville. The tickets were picked mp m
the car and returned to the owner by
brakeman, but the pocket book was
never found. The police affirm that Win
tiers had hand in this trans
action. 1t Is certain that he is an old
offender, and he will most probably meet
his deserts. His compsnion arrested with
him says his name is Mike Tobin. lie has
very sinister coun,enance, and it 'shishly
probable that he il also wanted by ,he
authorities somewhere. A charge Of va
gr.ncy was preferred against them. until
more substantial charges could be preferred.