The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-19
A FOOL AND HIS HONEY.
a Case Which in the Hands OF the
Police Has Developed Some Curl
Gus Features.

81. Louis Times.
About two months ago we'll know fas
mer OF considerable means, living nea
Pennington, Missouri. while on littl
er spree in St. Louis vi.ited one of the Al
mond-street dens. where he Vas robbed o
!" $40 in cash. He had come to the city To-
It the purpose Of squaring his accounts will
certain business houses With which he had
been dealing during the year. lie perform
ed the journey in one-horse spring wagon
}. bringing with him few articles Of produce
= which he wished to dispose of during his
stay. He chose q cheap boarding house
onSecondstreet. and after finishing his busi.
] ness, repaired thither late in the evening.
leaving his wagon hitched out side until
=. he could take . couple glas.es Of beer.
He met couple Of bummers inside, Who
insisted upon his taking glass after glaas Of
various kinds Of liquon, until the old
D mans blood coursed hot through his veins,
{ and he became beside himself. The re.
morssless rascal not being satisfied With
the degradation to which they had reduced
their aged acquaintance, insisted that he
pay visit to one Of the dark dens On Al
nond street, assuring him that he
would be we'll pleased With their society.
The invitation was accepted, and all three
clsmbered into the wagon and drove
around to their Destination. Going into
the bar-rOom the three men sat down at I, |
table, around which we're seated as many |
viIlainous females. There they sat and
talked for some time, indulxing freely in
drink at the expense Of their country Gus
toner, who in the jisordered state of his
mind never dreamed that any scheme of
fraud was on foot. He had about $50 in
b" pockets with which he freely paid the
expenses OF the carousal, and in small
satchel which he carried on his arm vas
$40 MORE.
Alter being in the place for some time he
repaired to another room With one of the
girls, leaving his salchel on the table where
he had been sitting. He was out of the
room but few minutes when he returned I
and began to settle his account With the
place. His salchel remained on the table !
as he had left it. and finding that the money O
in his pockets for some cause unknown did {
not number As many dollars As il ought, and
not enough to pay Up, he opened his satcheI, {
expecting, Of course, 70 end the $40. This q
was not the case however, .
HIS MONEY WAS CONE a
Then he noticed that his two companions h
were also gone, and when he began to real b
ise that his money vas stolen and souxh, !:
his wagon to return home, he found that b
also had disappeared. u
Half sobered with astonishment and an. n
prehension, he staggered back to his board.
ing hand retired to his room, not speaking h
Of the affair to soul. The next morning. o,
however, bright and early found him at the "a
Four Courts con6ding his case to Sereean, y
Rilliett. who could give him but little en-. a,
enlargement Recognising the stranger a ID
IN Odd Fellow in good standing. the Ser "
'eant loaned him SO with which to pay his Z,
expenses home and put his case in the hands III
Il Officer Dowd and Sergeant Leonard, Who eli
re on duty in the neighborhood in which tn
he lOas was sustained. A
The old gentleman offered q reward of IN
'zoO Tor tire recovery Of the property, and ut
security for the loan received from Ser IN
cant Rilliett gave him q check on the
'oatmans Saving Bank for 1000, to be III
rawn on the 5th of February in case the or
"enty dollars was not paid before that al
ime. -,
The 9th OF February came and passed and tn
be twenty dollars did not come But the Ser. Vi,
eant did not attempt to cash hls check and eli
imply wrote to the gentleman to know Why II
had not paid the debt, in answer to which re,
'ceivea letter from the farmers daughter Of
atins that her father had died on the 5tb,
tier being out Of his right mind for several IN,
AVS previous and that she knew nothing of ca,
'e debt mentioned. The poor old fellow was Oh,
Early dead. and being seventy yeas of The
e had most likely surrendered much of lat,
is remaining vitality during the deSauch ito
'ove recorded. Ee was vidower and 9
aves but one child, Who is heir to all bee
d property-ahout $780, 900. The young thu
dy seemed totally ignorant of the trouble cir
r father had had, and when she received tio
'other letter from Sergeant Rilliett stat an,
6 that he held her fathers check for one q O
ousand dollars, which he would draw IN the
ne the debt Was not paid. she hurried to of
. Louis and settled the matter, receiving tbs
e check. III.
About the same time the ofices above BY
med succeeded in catching vii
THE TWO RAscALs the
no had stolen her fathers horee and tris
'gon and SIC. One of the fellows gave
the wagon and the other gave up half At
E money.
The prosecuting witness being dead these Il
'mpa were released. ATTIC
The young lady took the $3.50 which was LING
covered and gave over the horne and sect
'son to pay the reward. Neither her nor the
E Sergeant had seen the rig, which had
en- sent up to the Mounted District soon Joe
YER the recovery. Both wagon and borse a.
d been rather badly used. and bat little -. -
re had been taken of the hurse 1t the ssso
ounted District stables. the
The young lady had returned home, and bro'
Sergeant had the horse and wagon
ought to down-etable and exposed for
e. He, having assumed all responsibili. 8,
in the matter, 10 somewhat perplexed fun.
y. - the hone has since died of blind and
&Een and the wagon cannot Be sold for form
ne than SIS and there In ov;c~ . .s.ll.