The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-28

After Being Robbed Of o2S0, 600 in
Ohio.
A Remarkable Story OF an Ohio
Nan.

u A Remarkable Story OF an Obi,
Nan.
From the kansas City Journal.
|, Among those whO took passage on tn,
early train for the East yesterday morning
!. wss . man vhoe remarkable experience
since the advent Of the new year would
make the groundwOrk for an interesting
novel. His story, - told to friends in Kan.
! sas City. 10 Indeed strange one: Charles
Dunni"s. the principal in the singular cpl.
code. is rsrident Of indianapolis. Foe
several years be v.s owner Of large Jew
elry s,ore, but having cold ont. has more
recently conducted . large livery stable.
Dunning and other members Of his family
arr parties to a sui, involving the SUN Of
$3.50 OOO. the question st issue being tia, Of
heir.hiP. unnin&. il would appear. is the
chief obstacle To the succsss Of the contest
ants. Were he on, Of the vsv all would BE-
veil With then. The property ia somswhst
divided. consequently Duuning has law-
yer in Cincinnati looking after his interest,
- weil - one in Indianapolis.
On tie 9Th Of Janusry he Ma somewLst
surprised To receive . telegram purporiing
To be signed BY bis attorney. hut dated at
Dayton, o., which reads ~ follows: Come
here BY next train, and bring $500 wiih
YOU. Believe ve can settle the matter up"
A. the parties who were opposing him re-
aide in Dayton, Dunning came to the con
elusion tia, his lawyer md gone TO see
them, and u compromise wss about To be
Effected. Feeling quite ela,sd, he did not
stop 10 communicate the intelligence to his
wiie, sged mcihrr, Ut any one, but crew
500 frum the bank, sud leaving the stable
in charge Of his FOREMAN, ~ usual. psocesd-
ed to the depot. On the way he was hailed
BY friend in sleigh and accepted his in |
vitsiion tn ride. They stopped at several
boa ton saloons and drank, and when he took
his seat in the car he wss veil under the
influence OF liquor. lie continued TO in-
bibe freely on the wy. and on arriving II
Dayton Was still partly intoxicated, which
was increased BY the addition If several
more drinks.
Dunning ssatesrhst he mus, have i~come
40 drunk Ne to be unable TO take care Of
himself, zs what occurred to him remained
. perfect blank. for some time, when he
did arouse from his s,npor, and a CLEAN
Of intelligence entered his beiuddled brain,
i Vas not BY any ne; 81 his own, 80 to
speak, but the voices of two strange men,
who. as they roughly shook him, put pen
into his hand a"d sierniy Commanded
him to sign two papers which lay ON the
table. Casting ri. eyes around, he Was
aware that he vas in . small apartment,
rough in its surroundings aud dimly ,
lighted. lie states that he felt that To sign .
the papers would be . wrong thing to do,
and made IN attempt to shove his chair !
back from the table. when = revolver Was [
pIsc~d To either temple and .gain the stern 4
demand. sigh Jour name there, wss given, I
followed BY the startling exclamation. 'or f.,
suffer the penalty"
Dunning says that he distinctly remem- q
'ers that he then signed his name, but what =
occurred thereafter he vas unable to say. b
On avaking to consciousness. he Was in j
'o:el ofice sitting in . chair. Beginning
o feel about his pers0n he missed his watch
'nd chain, the former valued at 500. and
he latter even more highly treasured, he
nE present from his father in Law. A
ur.her search revealed the fact that hrs y
money Vas all gone. Pondering awhile he
'rose and approached the hotel clerk, ask 6
NJ il he had not given hin . watch and y
roll Of money for safe keeping. A mega .
i've reply being given, Dunning returned
o his seat, feeling greatly depressed in u
pirits, and wondering what had befAllen
i'm. Strange recolIeciions Of the little
ark room came to his mind. While thus %
10 solve the mystery, a ssr.n- "
er took seat beside him and said:
Excuse me, sir, but heard your ques- p
ion to the hotel clerk snd his answer.
eeine your despoodency and being nevs y
'sper man, have msne bold to question y
on and render such assistance o. may BE-
D ny power. My name il Coz. and am G.
ublisher Of . Newspaper Of Y.nkion, n
>.coss Territory. / have been east. and
- on my return home" q
Al this, DunninR says, be told his story b
D Cox, Who, after its recital, stated the q
ret and best thing to b. done Vas to see .
elective. One found, he was inforned Vi
he facts Of the case. and Vas not long In u
recovering that the svo men that had been .,
ZEN With Dunniug the day before had pur- n
has.d tickets and taken the tram for st. u
-0uis. y
Cox, il would seem, Was financially in . n
,uch better condiiioa than the majority Of
ewspaper men. Feeling quite an interest u
D the case. he proposed that himaelf. Dun oil
ing and the detective proceed on the next
rain, which Wa done, Cox paying the fare C
ali three. Arriving in 81. Louis the y
layton detective procured sasissance from d
he Chief Of Police, and together they we're O
. fortunate - to End the watch and chain p
. . pawnshcp, where il had been pot upl
pr SIS. In the meantime Dunning had n
yet IN old friend in the per~on OF hotel G.
eeper, vh" readily scceded to his reques,
,r loan Of $lOO. Cox and Dunring were q
9TH 20 rejoieed 1t the recovery Of the
's,ch they got Oh spree. Dunnins il IN e.
bic TO say what became Of his nevspaperI
riend. On returning TO hisssnses be found !! :
iuself seated in . passenger car, and. - "
he train stopped ss depot. asked the con- ~
ucsor: Ia
"wbat place n this!' -
"S2e6alia air - "