The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-06

Word for may not get the chanc,
When I am laid at Kearney junction
if l should not best respects to all
everything is lovely and the COOS,
hangs high. expect rush at any time
/ rested Well last nj ht and had :
good time. All the Chicago chap
Wished that they had of seen me
Would like to of met With som,
there brave talking men l think tha
1 Would of got One Bite While the,
were getting a squar meal l would
of liked to of given them a chance o.
IN introduction while l had a pair o.
six shooters. as they ali seem to have
q kind of mainly feeling abut theil
Boones. if We all get there safe you
will heare from me again have had 9
great many questions asked me in the
Past Week, But of all the question:
I ever had asked me Vast While |
Were Waiting at your place young
Columbus man asked me for my re
mains in order that he mite DesecI
my body. My first thoughts were
Wonder if the fool thinks that / an
Dead l don't know Who the Chap
took me for But thought that he
mite be another convic of Columbu.
State Prison. | think that if had
ever met the Chap out any Where an
answer for his question Would Of bin
q charge from my six shooter Which
Would of Desected bis Person With
q hole Bout the size of a forty four
calender. Will close for the Present
tell all inquiring folks that Pam vel
feeling fine. Yours respectfully,
5. ID. RICHARDS"
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
is rather striking, owing to his height,
being six feet and two inches. He was
dressed, while passing through Omaha,
in an ordinary suit of clothes, wearing
a shawl about his shoulders. His ha;
pulled down over his eyes, but the
lower part of his face was plainly
visible. His nose is straight, his
teeth absolutely perfect, and the
general impression conveyed by his
is pleasing. Upon look
ing at him it was difficult to imagine
that he had been the murderous actor
in the homestead cabin where the
brains of an innocent two-year babe
are being beaten out upon the floor,
while the little feet are firmly grasped
10 the hands of the murderer. the
mother and two other children having
lust been beaten to death in the same
-oom. As Richsrds walked through
he crowd from the Jail to the bus he
ooked about him in an interesting
smiling pleasantly and show.
ng his white teeth.
HIS LADY FRIENDS.
Richards told a reporter that after
he murder he went down to Hast
ngs and staid from Tuesday to Fri
lay at Fosmer's, a mile south Of town,
With his Dollie, whom he told what he
mad done, and that when he left Hast
ngs he was to 60 to Chicago, and
here meet Jessie Warren, a sister of
'Dollie," who had taken a child of
'Dollie's back to Berwick Main, to
ret it out of the way, and that he and
)ollie intended to elope together.
sosmer is said to be respectable man.
Richards also stated that as he was
oming up to Omaha going East he
aw Deputy Sheriff Grebe of Omaha on
he cars east of Lincoln and that the
conductor had Richards picture and
alked with passengers Is to its resem-
lance to Richards, but they failed to
ee the resemblance and the conductor
Eas finally brought to the same
,elief.
Richards says he read the Bible
trough four times, a copy having
zen given him by an old lady upon
lis promising to read it. He also
oniessed to having read a great
oany dime novels.
ARRIVAL AT KEARNEY.
At 9:45 p. m. December 18th. he
'as safely lodged in Jail at Kearney.
herifs Anderson and Martin received
dispatch east of Columbus, stating
II quiet in Kearney. A later dis.
atch sent from a trusted friend
eceived east of Grand Island. stated
crowd was gathering. Sheriff Ander-
,n instructed his friend to be in readi. |
ese for later advices, and afterward |
rdered a boy to meet him with a
agon two miles east of Kearney
JUNCTION. The Deputy Sheriff. Lew
met the party at Buda
alton, four miles east. and reported
crowd of upwards of two hundred
'sembled. with what object not
nown. Conductor Kelley stopped
re train at point two miles east and
was taken of. still securely
tackled and hand-cufed and placed
q wagon waiting there, Sheriff
[artin and Deputy johnson accom-
awning. Sheriff Anderson proceeded
Kearney and responded to rash and
ger questions of the assembled crowd
: stating that Martin stopped off
it'll Richards at Grand Island, and
ould be along next day. Much dis
,pointment was shown by the
ovid. While Anderson was parley.
3 with the crowd and holding
EN-, Martin landed Richards
fely in the Jail. Richards
anifested supreme Indifference to his
/, was perfectly willing to be
ought directly 10 Kearney juno.
N, and said be had as soon
. one way as another. He talked
" to all, and gave to a re-
'rter of the Omaha Herald the
lowing
CONFESSION:
81 was born in Wheeling, West
irOinia in March 1365 Nv totlor