The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18

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4 Villsinous Plot % Rain Q Young
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81. Joseph Gazette. March. sth.
On Wednesday last . sheriff arrived in
s. Joseph. having in charge IN insane 70
man whom he brought for the purpose Of
placing her under The care Of d.. Cstleit,
Superintendent Of State Lusatic Asylum
No. 2. He had come trouble persasdias
The woman 70 accompany him, ssd her
daushses. comely young woman aboui
srveaseen vears Of age, was induced to cone
with the sheriff In order that the insane
woman would not suspect their real insea-
ton. Del. vering his charge 70 Dr.. Caslsat,
the sheriff escorted the girl to veil known
boarding house and registered their own
proper names. The girl was asigued to
room No. 5 and NJ. sheriff vas given room
No. 8. on the same 6oor. During the Al.
ternOon the Oficial left his room and en-
tered No. s, where be rs0ained Q short
time. While in the room m animated
discussion took place befveea him and this
girl, part Of which was overheard By .
lady bosrder Who occupied "a adjoining
room. From what could b heard, the young
man vas pleading with the young woman
not to tell something, and che in turn in
sisisd that she would tell # he did not
leave the room at once. This intelligence
was communicated 70 the proprietor Of the
house, end the night clerk ~ instructed
70 keep 10 eye on the myatsrious pair.
Later in the evening the young woman met
the lady ~ho occupied the adjoining apart
ment and stated that she Vas AFRAID 70 re-
main in her room alone over night. She
occupied the room assigned her during the
night, however, but the sheriff did not chow
up till about 3 o'clock next morning. when
he vent directly 10 his room, No. 9. and
remained until called for late next day BY
veil known gambler. The two took din
Ger together and left the house. bat in a
short time the gambler returned, and enter.
ing the house BY bacx stairway, proceed
Cd to room No. S. where 10 found the girl
and induced her 10 90 out walking With
him. This msp had neser before been
above the 6rst 6oor Of the hosss, and every
evidences goes 70 show thst he had been
posted concerning the Whereabouts Of the
girl. By the sheriff. The 6rst known Of the
ganbler's second visit to the house wss
when he and the girl came down the rear
and started out for walk. They
we're ''shsdowed" By IN aitache Of The
house, and after walking several squares.
they halted in front Of saloon. where hung
letters in gold "Lsdses' entrance" The man
tried to persuade her n enter. bat she as
once became very indignant and said abe
vished 70 retarn 70 the boarding house i'm.
mediately. It the sans lime starsiss Of in
the direction from whence they came. The
man followed and pressed her 70 comply
With his wish, bat finding that abe Vas
resolute, hs returned with her, and then
took his departure.
There va IN air Of mystery about the
actions Of the two mea which led the pro-
prietor Of the house to believe that q plot
US on foot 70 ruin the girl. and he decided
to give her . room nearer the oi6cs, where
the door could be easily watched. Nothing
VA said to her concerning the suspicious Of
the household, but the change We account
ed for BY some trivial excuse. and the girl
was left in total ignorance Of the real OBJ
jet. She appeared to be much better satis-
fed with the change than some Of the in
mates hsd thought abe would be, for there
were few Who had an idea that the girl
was Dot such IN unsoPhisticased young
thing - she appeared.
About o'clock yesterday morning the
schemins sheriff stepped up to the hotel
counter, and, asking for his key, said to the
clerk "No. s is my room, I believe" The
clerk politely but very e~phatieslIv in
formed him that his room wss No. 8, and
volunteered to show him the room. This
offer be- refussd, saying that he knew its
location. When Mr.. sheriff went up stairs,
he was followed with cat.like tired By the
clerk. who coscealed himself, With the n.
solve to zee what the achener vas up to.
The sheriff entered his room, but shortly
afterwards caoe ont, locked the door, and
proceeded down the hall 10 the room &C
cupied the night before By the girl. Here
be ssopped and knocking softly On the door
called, "Number Eve" This was repeated
three times. aud apringing fron hw place
of concealment shout this time the night
clerk demanded 70 know what ne ~ doing
there. The confused olicial stammered
something about believing that be wss 1t
his own door. and about having drank .
considerable quantity Of bod whisky. bot
his excuse would not "Wash" - the clerk
informed him, along With number Of ex-
oeedingly pon-compli@estary remarks
about his character ~ ss"tIsoaa, .
scholsr, ssd jsdes Il god whisky. By
HE tine half . dosss Of more boarden
wses - Tie sosoe. and learning The true
(aess II The ease. il vas With diGiculty that
they vsss prevented by oss q too Of Tie
more discreet inmates Of the house from
laying violeat hand % the corrallsd okcial.
They. however, gave hin . very SQUAD
tongue lsshiax. After the storm had rome
What sohaidsd, Mr.. sheriff became very in