The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29
BAGGED
Are the Cincinnati Policeman's
Murderers
And They are a Desperate Trio.

INDIASAroLI,. January 25-This
morning Marshal Manning received a
telegram from Conductor Smith, Of
the Incoming train from Cincinnati.
to meet him. Manning. in obedience
TO the request. met the train at New
London mnaccompanied by any one,
and ignorant that anything serious
Wa on hand. The conductor then
informed him three men had boarded
the train fifteen miles out from Gin
cinnaii. who answered in general
way of description given of the bur
glars who murdered Officer kunkel in
Cincinnati Yesterday morning. After
leaving Lawrenccburg one ofthe brake
men "a, i'm the scat with them, and
ENGAGED is CONVERSATION,
during which one Of them, VINO reg
i,tered n John Davis after the arrest
thi> evening. voluntarily mentioned
the murder of kunkel and regretted
il hal been done. All three pre-
sentei weary appearance. which
Davis explained, saving that they had
been up all night. and while other
matters were being talked about,
Davis several times referred to Kun
ker< fate. II seemed TO burden his
mind. After boarding the train
, Manning found he had aough crowd
10 deal with and called for volunteers,
and it Was arranged that nothing
should BIZ done TO excite suspicion nm
/ Ill
AFTER REACHING THIS CITY.
The train stopped as usual at the
car shop, within the city limits, and
the three men attempted to leave the
smoking car BY the front entrance.
but found i, locked. This alarmed
them, and they rushed for the rear
entrance and were met By Manning,
who collared the first one, who is call
ell the Kid" and called upon the
others to surrender. The second drew
his revolver. and Manning released
his hold on the first. and grasped him,
sending the weapon down Ia the floor,
aud forcing him back. During the
Scufiie the weapon was discharged.
TIE THIRD ONE,
who is called Weaver. then fired upon
Manning. and with his cooked revol.
yer drove the passengers from the car,
1.-THE Kid" clearing the platform.
Chief Fire Engineer Sherwood of this
city, showed disposition to interfere,
but he..was marched out. and before
the passengers could rally, or the train
, hands cooperate. Manning's prisoner
forced himself loose, and joining the
kid on the outside. all three start
|, Ell OH run for street car several
squares distant. The passengers and
train men opened fire, which was re-
turned with the design of beating back
the pnrsuers and giving them ma
. ,erial lead They then
CAPTURED THE STREET GAR
aud compelled the daiver TO gailop until
,hey net the incoming car from irvinsion
which, they ais" captured. turned ont
several ladies, went through one college
student. and, while two guarded the man
one held his revolver 10 the drivers head
and compelled him IN turn abcu, and drive
his team at full speed. At two miles from
the CITY the horses feli. and the Weavel
;artv then took 10 The woods. In a shor
time the Sheriff and Police Chief organized
. pursuit, and a detachment Of militia, LED
= byCpptarns Forbes and Campbell
Flushed THE GAME
in vineyard six miles distant from ia.
cIiy. Shots were exchanged, aud after
,wo-mile run, during which the milItii
turned out in every direction. the gam
WAS surrounded IN barnvard and captured
They had thrown away their weapons
and also every scrap that might lead I,
Direction On their return Ia the city
b Weaver said he resisted Manning secaus,
himself and party had been on; ION 4 lay
and mad the doodle with them, an,
DAVIS swore he had some OF the 'queer.
which be had been passing, and he feare'
|, arrest from that.
,, THE KID SAYS NOTHING
. beyond joining Weaver and Davis in deny
ing that they had been in Cincinnati al tn
time of kunkei'- death, and Weaver re
, marked that last nigh; they were in Con
ner.yille, aud went down this morniny ol
the Valley Junction, then he changed q
Cambridge City, bat In talking oi th
: knnkel affair iniimated 10 Capt. Foric
that kunkvl had no business Ia interfere
To the Globe I,aaOcnd. correspondent the,
= denied knowledge of the Cincinnati murder
4 and Davis affected utter Indifference, an
!. vet he was keenly anxious 10 learn wha
charge va. preferred, and whether the
. w,,ld lie iorw xriel To Cincinnati for trial
At POLICE HEADQUARTERS
= they registered a. John Davis, Franl
Weaver and Joseph Davis. The firs
r named il evidently the leader. lie
=. aged about ihiriy-iive or forty. strongl
!, built. medium-sized. dark complex
ion. dark hair, aud very resolut
y look. His companions addressed him a
Bill. Weaver il five feet ten inches Ii
height, Irish nationality, heavy SET, ihirt
wears Of age, light complexion. and larg
ewes which have peculiar glitter when x
cited. joseph Davis, the Kid" Is small
sized, boyi,h looking, slight dishguremen
q: lover Jaw, dark hair. All are smooth
II faced. AMI dressed in dark clothes. The
were first SLATED" for assault and batter,
bat the charge Was afterwards changed ,
murder, and
THEY WILL BIZ HELL
to val; the action Of the Ohio anthoritie.
!, Notwithstanding the several hundred shot
fired by both parties i'm the city ard durin
the chase in the country, no person was in
jured, and the only thing killed was
farmers dog; killed by stray bullet. Al
together they showed wonderful nerve. an
their resistance under the odds again-
them Is regarded as 4 marvellous exbib