The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11

The IiaurO IL 1GiGht Have Cut In
the AttaWay-Able Matter.

From the 81. Louis ssar.
Ths Atsavay-Abls matter occupied con-
siderable time this morning in the general
run Of conversation. The Office Of the Coal
Oil Inspector, on Chestnut street, was .
point objective for some Of the reporters and
they found neither Mr.. Attawsy, Who had
gone to JeAssson City. nor Mr.. Able. who
had gone ous on other business. Part Of
the o@cs-vhich 10 located on Chestnut
street, under the Polytechnic Institutes
occupied BY Mr.. Harrington. in whose
employ is . very Intelligent lad named Had
10y.
This boy made statement to Ssar re-
porter that Mr.. Able had given him book
to keep on Monday morning which wss
inscribed Walter Pierce Oil Co" and told
him to keep il for him until evening. What
ever the book might have been or what
bearing il had on the case, be could not cay,
bat be probably made mistake in the name
which might have been "Waters 4 Pierce
Oil Coupany," whose sstablishment il
located 1t the corner Of Third street and
Washlnstoa avsnus. Young Hadley says
that that evening he had returned the book
to Able and had taken . note TO J. j. DAILY
d Co, stating b must have book ordered
or another oas; whether Mr.. Able he'd r.
ceived the lpek or not be vss unable to
cay, but thought be hsd; had noticed no
unusual amount Of book keeping going on
that evening.
A visit to John J. DAILY 4 Co.. DEVELOPED
no new facts. An ordinary account book
had been ordered Feb. I, and had bsen
charged Feb. 3, and vss presumPsively de-
elined. There were no special marks about
il and il Vas charged ut 81 26.
The Waters, Pierce and Co. Oil Company
was next called upon The secretary, Mr..
Adams, stated that Able had made his in
specsiom at the works Of the company at
Thirteenth and Gratiot and Eighseenth
and Randolph, and hsd presented his bills
On the day prescribed and been psid there
for. Nothing was known at the Once ~
sarding him beyond this, and hs Wa only
seen there once or twice . month. His
operations were entirely With the S0Per'nr-
tendent, Mr.. Findlsy, who received the
goods and shipped them. Had there
been any storage in the barrels
these would have been reported
at the Office Of the company. and there vss
not . single cass Of that kind known. Al
for the difference in grades Of soods the
company ssdsavored ct al times to keep
is up. Tha only difficulty was the effect
that very cold weather had On lsrd, and
even carbon oils, very often congssling the
former % that il vas hard to draw 1t, ow-
ing to congealation.
The reporter talked With . humber OF
Abls's friends during The morning and they
oppressed thensslvss very much surprised
1t shs news Of h,s arrest. They Invariably
REGARDED him . young man OF sterling
qualities and more than ordinary good
traits. One or two were decidedly opposed
10 Tie trusting Of irporsant duties in the
hasdD of the.s % young. - there was
great deal Of teapsasios connected With On
o6cs Of Tie Kind. Mr.. Attavsy vas OBJ
ssss very often ssd the whole rspoosibali-
u fell upon Able. vho vas too young to
shouldes Il Sill at The sane time conn
denes w. expssssed that there ~ noah'ng
q oil in Tie charge beyond what might
sma.sss from personal dislike or oPPosi-
ton.