The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-10-07

Discovery of nescly 1.aM Ploe 10
Make HIS ESaSs-Rsther Tksn
Fail re wosSd hll Hib Jailers.'
From the Cheyenne Sun Of Sunday.
Ar announced in the court report
of Friday. Doc Middleton has plead
guilty and has been sentenced to the
term of Eve years in the Lincoln
psuitentiasy. Through the .viRilasee
of Sheriff Draper and Deputy Sheriff
John A. Martin the Details of Q
deep laid plan for the rescue OF
Middleton have just beens eQpght "a
light. 1t seems that he h9 3nds in
| Cheyenne who were will1ne TO aid
him IN his scheme to Nh Martin.
brsak Jail and escape, bit b cpd his
friends have been foile0 u teir at
tempt. Women. too, Who bsisg else
where, we're taking . hand in the
scheme. and to them ~ committel
the task OF conveying TO tie wife and
pals of the desperate the intelligence
as to what he wanted Of then and
! what he expected them to do n order
to effect his escape.
Some days ago Sheriff Draper and
Deputy Martin became suspicious
that a correspondence vas being
carried on between Middleton and
parties on the outside. They set
themselves to work to ascertain what
was on the tapis. A certain party on
the outside (whose name We will not
mention), was suspected Of having
received communications from Middle
ton. though by whom these mmsives
were conveyed to him was not then
known, although we'll understood.
Draper and Martin proceeded to
"put up" a little job on the party
Who was suspected of receiving the
communications. The party was
arrested, and the, following letters.
which explained the plot that was set
on foot to release Middleton. were
found on HE person before he had
time to forward them to the pals and
friends of the desperate. The intro
ductory part Of Middleton's letter, as
will be seen by our readers, is written
somewhat after the style of 'cipher
dispatches" and cannot. of course. be
understood except BY the parties for
whom the letter Was intended:
Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. a, 1879
NY FRIExD Go and Bi and Di and
]. C. and 10 and other Bi. I have
IN opportunity of writing you all
abont times to let you know how this
place is situated in here. ] understand
that YOU all are in the country and If
90 wish that you boys would come
and git me. 1t is easily done. Two
men or three can take this jaiIer with
out any trouble whatever. / will tell
you as well as | can about this jailer.
He carrys .he keys in the Jail with
him when he feeds ov mornings
between 8 and 8 o'clock evening be-
tween 4 and 5 either of these times
will do to make the break there is no
danger in doing this at all. Ri and
Di can come in teams and not he
bothered ~ any one. Come in a
wagon and tell folks they come from
the Hills it is all that | depend on in
getting out of here If Won boys don't
come and git me out l will never git
out. Thy will settle it with me for
some time. For Gods sake do sOme-
thing for me for this is the damdest
places ever got into in my life. /
can kill the jailer but / don't want tn
do that if / can help it but before l
will STAY here another month longer ]
will have to do ii. l would suicide
but l am afraid I would 20 to hell.
Can't you come and see what can he
done must get out Of here. Will
you get me out you can if you want
to. would 60 to hell for you.
d. e. MDLErON.
Following this is a few lines to his
wife and an envelope in which the
following letter was found:
Mas. MIDDLErON-Dear Madame ::
Enclosed find a letter from your
husband. He requests me to impress
it on your rAemory to attend in
person what he requested in case that
his friends fail to assist him he
desires you and your Father to be
up here to his trial in Nov. court
on the 4th be careful of
some papers you understand and
have the lawyer to bring them when
he comes up also to save all the
money you get until you hear from
him-send by the boys or bring with
you his gun and revolver, providing
you can do so without attracting too
much attention, aud be sure and
get the watch and chain from Dicker-
son. Mr.. Middleton desires me to
tell you that his health is improving
rapidly and he is all right lots more
he told me to tell you bat - you
have already heard from him doubtless
you will do as instructed don't forget |
10 burn all Texas letters do not write |!
to the Jail to denote that
you hear from him priva.ely-do as
he requests and you will be happy
ret. Respectfully.
A. WELL WIsHER.
p. 81 will write again somehow
do not feel just right although
hall mail this letter on the train it
would be fearful If the mails we're
satcbed | would 60 up sure but I
,uess it is all right.
Thus it will be seen just what their
Ian was. The swell Wisher" it
vill also be seen is we'll aware of the
act that he Is engaged IN q nefarious
and now that he has been
discovered at his work, and the
vhole plot revealed, he would
be doing a good thing for
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