The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-22


that made q confession before was scaresi
= bit. Now hos did they know when
commenced getting scared? ] Jus, had u
tell, nothing else would suit. / had an
isies then that forced coniessiun would not
holi good.
Here Morton spoke up and said that
An honest Confession Ii good for the soul"
Then everybody Laughed, and laughed,
except George. George MAS too boh-st to
laugh.
R-what about ia. robIsry in Malta
Bend?
w-The Malta BEND parties recognized
me, but never was in Malta Bend aud
never saw the men before in nv life
R-The Malta Bend man j. named Vii
son, too?
YVES. but he aint no kin to me.
R-Whe.e il Your home
Win Springfield, No. Am single msn
Was forced into a confession once before.
] called u man d--n liar snd he knocked
me down and msuIed me unit; WAS forced
To conie-. that he was a gentleman. knew
It wasn't ~, but conldn', helpit.
A. n. UNGER.
German, who wa- arrested for forgery
short time ago. He WITS asked ii h. had
ANYTHING he would like To- saw.
u have nothing to .ay whatever.
R-Where j. your home Mr.. Cnser,
Ut iie.itarins and smiling AT present.
.hi. i my home.
R-rhe" you have nothing to >sy Tor
yourself ?
U-No. no, nos. At the proper time !
makes this all right.
Mkt csMe
ELIJAH WILSON,
vino t"id his story IN n very straight
him hi. natural -hrewsines. enables him 10
hide it very efieciusiiy.
X What are vop in i"r Wilson?
W-B"b M,rrow h1d me- arrested for
tie ,,iny his watch.
R-Jri Won do it
W.; oi course not. Morrow sent
Mare ., me and he told me they didn't be-
!ieve i took IL, but that knew the crooked
mao and could get it. aud Morrow wonii
pay me. They might Just .. we'll have me
To snyboiy ei.e ue. Bi; the tr,ui,ie
sss hal been in here about six months
and got clear, and this bur; -1m,- i.sl- a,.i
they were prsj'si:esd against ~.
H-Weii, s"st about The sntch.
W-NoS though, ,i.i- vas Il snal time
,o .n''s: AZ q art -, d-,-ctir., snd, snyhow.
make the drinks amt cig.'- ",; ii hem.
~ t,ii Kane. '.O',. ve.; eli. s~i the
wa'cn." l waited Till they both came. an,!
N"rr"s as.ie this proposition, "Wi!,,n,
we j MT tank ynl took the watch, but ycu
have AN idea who d,i. aud, A. the wstcl,
DOESN'T beiopg to me- bu, only p,wned, I
want YOU To- help get il .,ack." I diin',
knew "a thing about IL. but prom, iseti
to help ", il. Name and ven, down t.
the a irri>on Ilasse, aGd ! io.,led around
there making out like MAJ hunting ior tine
m-n--and taking a drink al his expsn>e
every once in awhile iiil finally ne got mad
aud called an officer vile, arrested me. H..
c"ui.int aires; M, h. -.i,i. without a war
rant "a. ,'.a; charge bnf he tr.k me Tor
sirnnksnns J.. ahi fined ne three .t.l!..s.
Have never been seen Nth "a watch.
Il You've hai your preliminary ,r;,l?
With, Vs.. The '>4a.rs sat me ND
hecau-e Morrow testified th,, lac knew me
and my fcrmer reputation, AMI that when
he snl J were talking IN from, oi his s.io,n
lac distinctly ixi: me take the ws,cl, from
his vest packet. Nox, I xss here after tina.
and s.ourd i,is house. N,w WAY lilnt he
have me arrvste.i at onc~? M, tia Il cli0nr
j. Just Jealous Ut u,e aud sn; T.. get tue cut
oi the wav.
R-wl,ere H.. Won liv.?
W-Wss 3orn and rs;se,. in Howard
county, Mo-. abDu: seven mile. froi. Fay
cite Am ni,rrie,l; my wiie live. in Car.
roll conr;y. ] stopped kere ~ wait fo-
mao an ms way to the Kansas Citv Fair.
k-You want an early trial
W-Yss. lexpsct 4 trial in November.
u inat take change OF Venue 20 john
SIN county. expec: to he able I" prove at
tie psop-r time that Morrow never b ID Any
watch. II wsS all cut and dried. The
mittimns xas all made out and LAYING on
the table before they tried me. | saw H.
JNo. MAN,oN
Was talked tn death next.
R-Who are you, what's yonr name,
where did you come from, what you in Tor,
where
Moot ME and George Miller in here
Tor sterling bay mare ION man near
P;tisville, L.f,yeite county line.
k-You any kin to the ManioEs who
used to live in Warrensburg?,
M-Ies. Woosison MAnion was NV I'M
Gle.
RI knew him-he used to keep hotel
in old town.
M-Yes; bat never was there much.
We Sere not ON g0od terms. ] live now
near the Johnson es'nn:y line {; am 'usrrird
AID got iour children; my vile "a y, hour
R-What ab0nt the bay mare?
M-rhey arrested Miller with the hosss
at Miami, and he told them that / had
Brought the hOne to him one night nj Mt |
Tabor church, in Lafayette county. / Was
in Lexington when I heard they had writ
out for Me anil vent down to Pittsville and
gave mv-e'! up.
k-Why don't you give bail?
G-Conid have given bond once bat
didn't We've hac one trial and both CON-
weed. Miller plead guilty. got new
trial, and he Withdrew his plea in order to |
testify against me.
R--Yon don't look to be more than |
twenty four.
M-Yes. I'm thirty two. Served three
wears in Shelhy's brigade. Will have
another iriai in December, John Cockrell
and Lev Houts are NV lawyers Am not
afraid III my trial. Will be able to prove
myself innocent.
"S,y Mister. ,re Won BAzoo reuorter
Just tell tina, yenti.smaiy contiactor-"
K-HOld on there. What's your name.
and what are YOU in for.
Ny name j. Os.stott.
j. H. ONsrOrr.
An in for stealing Brigg~' watch. Yon
lell that Sentitnsaaiy conductor on the N.
X. 4 T., formerly of the Chicago & North
sestern, that can nov replace them pants
stole from him in 1887. Stealing n not
~ good nov a. in these days when YOU
iidn't have tn have tickets tn psss on
freight trains. Tell him l struck fat job
,at on the Santa Fe road and got rich.
Will return compliments some day.
R-AlI right Ill tell him. What about
he watch? How did you happen to get
nso that scsspe?
Don, / fell down.
R-WheSe do you live?
OH Cedar county, Iowa. Havn's heen
o work lately. They thought ] was wear
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