The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20


and make his escape with his keys.
The Sheriff. assisted by the City Mar
bhal, vent into the Jail aud found West
outside OF hi. cell. inlo which he MAS
quickly re installed.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
On Tuesday. MAY &. it was discover
ed that West had again cut the bars
of the cage. and that everything was
in readiness for another attempt. Tut
again it was discovered just in time to
frustrase his dearest hopes.
1t appears the nephew Of the Sheriff
had entered the Jail. aud stood talking
to West outside the cage. in trout Of
little iron door through which the food
Of the prisoners is passed. As the boy
was engaged III conversation he rested
his hands on the bars ahpve the door.
and felt them give to his pressure. A
little closer examination disclosed the
fact that West had been up To his old
tricks, and the Sheriff Was Informed OF
the fact. 4 critical inspection Ut the
cage was made. and il MAS found that
he had cut the bolts If one vi the bars
above the door, 80 that il coul'l be
showed up. leaving space. with little
bending If the bars "n each side. large
enough for q man To isss through.
Vests First Confession
Was made on Thursday. May l., aud
published in the Boonville Adr.Ttissr,
as follows:
l swear To the truth and nothing
but the truth: Sir Mr---The
truth is better than lie. When j
left home I left with Gus W1s!. the
day the sun was in eclipse. So,h ri
US went To Green Ridge; then took
the train for Texas. We went as far
as Parsons. Kansas; There We left
the NJ. X. II +. X K. aud went on
the l.. l.. 4 u. X. R.-went to Kan
sas City; on around To the "knoi~'
(Knobno>ter) eight miles west 81
I.amonte there he lett me, then
vent to the &. L. A. X X. to work ;
after eight days left there and start
ed for Illinois where my father lived.
came To- HughesvilIe. Pettis Co.,
where man Was. and as came up
10 where he Was sitting do"n on the
platform, l passed the time ut day Ia
him and SD did he In me. We COM
menced to talk and he asked me where
I was going. also nv title; | sold him
that was going To lliin"i>. INV title
was John !. West. Then he saIi he
was going to Illinois himself AMI ! was
glad tn have his Company On the way.
Then I was going TO stop 1t Hughes
ville-he thought it nnt worth while
To stop. and he had M time Ia stop.
50 we went on and came Ia G-"rge
town aud went tn barking saw logs. !
don't know the name If the man We
worked for jus; now. We then came
to Sedalia and he an, got parted and
was parted until near noon. when ]
started out If town. When ] came
out about mile. he was sitting un'ler
the shade of bush in fence corner.
I asked him his name which he would
MT tell me for some time, and then he
said his name was Frank. and his
other name l can't think Of at present.
He told me that he changed his name
rs often rs once u month and asked
me If ever changed mine. / told
him I never did. which Is u fact for |
never did change my name, for il was
NV own name and had M right to
change it and never will so long as
life lasts. We passed ON through some
towns and the town beyond Pilot
GrOve-he wanted Ia rob u store there
and wouldn't do it, and in fact We
pretty near parted there. We came
to Pilot Grove. he. had me do the
talking for be could not look at man.
He didn't say he couldn't look at a
man, but l could see it. He got me
to 60 and get some whiskey, and |
didn't want to get it. / got q bottle
Of whiskey and | and Frank went on
from there and when We went ON from
there We stopped in a log house and
got from a stable some hay and straw
to make bed to sleep on. l took
about three drains out If the bottle
and told Frank that didn't want any
more and he kept on until l got drunk;
and Frank didn't get as drunk as ]
did. for wasn't used to drink very
much at time or very often.
Well said Frank-John l want Us
to get to BOonville Tomorrow Well,
said I, can't We get further than there?
Yes-then Frank studied for some
time, when he asked me if l ever was
in Boonvllle? l told him / had, and
about the town. We went to sleep at
last and about one o'clock he woke up
and made fire. When l woke be
had good FIRE. We had q smoke
Frank had a large stick what h. used
Tor a walking stick. He thought We
could make q raise easy and not have
to work for it, and l wanted to know
how We could get it. Well If you 90
to Boonville with me tomorrow. We
will look around there and see where
some one lives that has some signs of
q man that has good deal Of money.
Would it suit yous he said to me.
That wouldn't do Us any good to see
where he lived. I sand. he would not
give it to US. Well. said Frank. We
will break his neck and take the money
from him. told him Frank. you
can do it, If you want tn. / vas sit.
ting .iown aud Frank was laying
down.
Well. John, Frank said, you can
watch for me and ] will do it No /
won't watch for you, you would kill
him and then take his money and
leave hs children and his wife to suf.
fer for you-that won't pay-then
Frank told me that / shouldn't 60 With
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