The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-01

"The wicked flee when no man par.
sueth." The point Of this moral will al.
orn this tale. Last Monday evening man
registered himself at the Ilgen House as
Jas. A. Eads, Vinita, !. T. and it 80 hap.
pened that about the same moment. Mr..
X. NJ. Ridgeway also registered, and Mr.
Eads and Mr.. Ridgeway were shown to
their rooms at the same time. Mr.. X.
being as-iged to No Is, and Mr.. Eads NJ.
10. Dy some mistake the men were lodged
in the wrong rooms. Mr.. Eads occupying
the room intended for Mr. Ridgeway, No. Is
and Mr.. X. IN Eads room, No. l9. In the
course of the evening some railroad men
called upon Mr.. Ridseway and look
ing over the register found him
accordingly booked in No. Is. and the por-
ter vas sent up to announce their call. The
porter went to the door of No. IS and told
the occupant that "a couple Of gentlemen
were below stairs who wished to zee him
right of" "Tell them I'll be down in few
minutes" said Mr.. Eads from within. He
had retired but he hastily arose and dressed
himself and did 60 down sure enough, but
il appears that he mistrusted some evil Was
about to befall him, that he was summoned
to meet two gentlemen SO hurriedly, and
opened the window, craw'ed out and cid
down an awning post into the street below
and disappeared in the darkness. This
singular movement was observed BY some
gentlemen on the street who suspected
that all was not orthodox at least and they
hurried over and informed Mr.. Hgen;ritz
OF what had occurred. Mr.. I. at once
Get about investigating matters and then
ascertained that the rooms of the two men
had been changed and that Mr.. Ridgeway,
who was being expected BY his friends in
the Office was in No. 10, and had been there
all the evening, and was unaware Of the
presence Of his friends, and that the sup.
posed occupant of No. IL, had escaped from
the open window Of No. Is.
1t is wholly matter Of conjecture a te
what is the cause Of Mr.. Eads sudden esca
p.de beyond the fact that he was fearful
that the 'cops" were on his trail, but fol-
what crime they should desire his arrest i.
best known BY Eads himself. He has been
lodging around town, yesterday and to-day
and in an interview with the porter Of thu
l.s~l -Lo.n L. for.I 1~~..:~- a. Ill a.
privately, yesterday, he offered him s., 81
to bring him his vaIise from the hotel
saying that he erred nothing for its content
save an addressed envelope which he woult
like to recover, and when told that he h.t
better return and get it himself As no on,
there wanted anything of him but tn
amount OF his board bill. he said he h,
"forged little note in Kansas City which
he feared would make him trouble"
He refuses to show himself At the hote
and in consequence of this his valise ha
been con6scaied to liquidate his bill
The envelope he referred to Va
addressed to respectable IN,
we'll known lady in this city, and con
tanned several sheets Of paper upon which
he had copied come poetry evidently in
tended to subjugate the hesrt Of the fai
one. but - none of the extracts are finishe
it is but fair to suppose that III
heart referred to has not surreu
dered. The valise also containe
some clothes. papers and accounts apps
rently OF private nature and we're not ez
amined, but which would identify hir
should it become necessary.