The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-13

Z as standing IN front oil the DOteI, utste
,efore o'clock, when he saw the Colonel
irive by the hotel in Mobsriy buggy, the
horse seeming fauguesi. The Doctors sus.
picions having once been aroused. received
IN Impetus. and he at once ielegrap5ed to
Mr.. Williams. The Telegram read % fol-
lows: "What is the Count doing here /
with Moberly buggy aud honse p (The
Colonel is almost entirely known q The |
Count") To this telegram the Dr.. received |
the following: "Hon.e and buggy all right |.
but
WATCH THE COUNT"
This was forwarded by Mr.. Williams, End
DIR. Browne NJ once communicated the facts
to Mr.. A. Glas-cock. the sheriff 81 Audrain
county. The sheriff told the Dr.. thst he
would watch the Count, and "a he had
couple Of deputies disengsged, be would put
them into service.
Possibly there in no better manner By
which l may explain the pusu'I capture,
and subsequent events, than ~ inserting
Sheriff Gl.--cock's letter.
Ia Go. ". BGooNE. Moteriy. Mo-:
DEAR SiR-we had long and tre-ome ride aher
III. Col, M~ir>. and finally overlook hum nj harm
house fifteen miles northeast of Mexico. We
tracked nim altogether T.. h'- buggy TRACK Mh~n
he left MeNlca he inquired the road 10 Louisiana.
The LOUISIANA 1n1 hlbnursi rom soIneu INV"
two and a half miles east Of Mexico When we
reached tiie forks at the roads, ws met gentle
man that told me he met = man drvnssa top hug
~ and . black horse on the Hannibal road. about
six miles from Mexico. We Unveiled about twenty
miles ON the HANNIBAL road, and made inquiry.
and learned that Meirr Mas about ihree-i"urths
of AN hour ahead, and had inquired the road To
Hannitai by santa Fee, m Monroe county, and
went on al,Dut two miles further on tie Hannieai
read, and learned that Meirs vas about thirty
Florida in Monroe r.,,nry. We travrIed on the
Hannitn4i road about one and q half miles. and
found by the buggy track that he had LETT the
HannItsi read, aud wss travelling east We Soi-
lowed him about and half miles, and over
took him nj old man Nosmaws. Here he repre-
sents-i hIfrself to he sn lbian doctor aud prnc-
Moyinaw- aud If Tor some disease Of long stand
ing. aud TO s~ll them medicines worm 10 LOT
s. 5S. The men that went with lfe arrested MN
and searched him. but could md nothing on ms
person OF possession answering the description
will here state that when We arrested MN ne
that Is Meirsl said, "What are you agoing to do
with m.." and he VAS answered, I'VE are going
10 take YOU TO Fulton. then asked him ~hen
ne had left Fulton , his answer wss, he had never
been there. ! then asked HIM when he had lett
Moberly, his answer WAS, "Ahout . montn ago.
want with me. Now find them. I have not got
any watches but this oDe. at the same tune pun.
ing out his watch. | told him TO hold and ex-
PLAIN himself to what We wanted &Ith him. he
said, .'Oh. ! know What you are after lett Soo
erly yesterday morning. Now lind them
said to him, What do YOU meant Explain yonr:
he SAYS tlat H. all right" Now. doctor, IL he ~
not a guilt, man, what does he mean by saying he
knex what we wanted, Doctor, he has made
some threats against YOU. and says he will make
q; hot for yon. think you had better Frefare To-
meet him, and dom; let hum get any advantage OF
you. think he one oil the biggest frauds eve!
met with. and a. certainly the most accom- Psied
liar ever SAN. II Ma. IN debt Go the devil .
| thousand liars, and lac would not take Meirs Tor
| the debt, would not pay the debt. ana informed
H.. Han. .sAr
| Ii 10, tell the young lady for me she had letter
see her grave. Doctor, thus man Baker ~ NO
TREND Of yours, bat a warm friend 81 Mcirs had
almost forgotten Ia state that when We returned 10
Mexico I preferred a charge against h'n vi Al
! tempting To- pTactace msdicine without register.
Ins and Meirs arralgfsed tefore D. r. hitt. ana
! postponed until Monday, and ma default Of -"
Trail, committed 20 jail. Then Meirs com
me uced i-sging like . puppy not To bc placed IN
Jail. He said lac would telegraph 10 Capt: hsker
J 10 come down and hail him. told hun would
grant him until midnight. and II Capt. Raker came
down TO go his bond, would not put hun IN JAIL
and the captain and city marsha: came dosn
the freight tram, and did MOI Ja Inn. ana this
morning the ia plain went his bond and both
started IN buggy tor Mossr'y. Capt. Baker says
Meirs AT his house IN bed the night oil the
robbery ! had almost forgotten To- mention.
when he wa, arrested .se SAM you standing IN the
door at Mexico. and he suspected we had our IN
formation from YOU. told lam yen had told the
4 Of some houses bnrclaIized in Mcssriy Saturday
night and some lady had seen him and believed
she recognized him IA the street as the man she
saw an her house. This conversation VAS ae",;t
road Ia Mexico. think the goods We're expressed
To u. '.rsen. l.ousuns or Hannibal from c"e "f
three stations, to-wu- y. nirn. sturgeon or Cen
--...if.i. Ia i..e near from YOU soon-
Respectfully yonrs,
| Mrx;co. Mo-, Man s, 1870.
4 II rom the foregoing letter Of Sheriff Glass
cock, il il PLAIN that he has not formed a
very favorable opinion OF the Colonel, or
Count IA he has been dubbed during his
stxy here. The Count and Captain Baker
arrived here Friday morning from Mexico
and soon after their arrival the following
note was forwarded:
| B-L-LCD.
"Messs. Williams and BrOone:
Ihave arrived in Mobe. IL and want to
zee YOU Al the KothweIl House ut ten o.
clock this morning. Satisfaction mnst
and shall have. II you do not come to-day
you must suffer the consequences your
selves. Bring your friends With you.
| JOsEPR Mur S"
This gave the impression to many that
the code was 10 be resurrected in our city,
and your correspondent at once applied
the "BAzOo pump" 10 Broome and Will
iiams but found them rather non
committal. The letter Vas shown
to me however, and At once proceeded 70
the "seat of war" % snxiously awaiting
the engagement. Al 10 o'clock preciaely,
the Count with two of Mobesiys citizens
(who state they accompanied him to keep
blood from being shed) With Williams and
Broome and A s. Hall, entered the door
Of the Rothwell House. In thee quarter
of an honr the party came down stains
minus the count. There were no blsncbed
faces: neither were there any powdec.be.
erimed visaeea, mutilated carcsaes or
nothing 10 indicate the meeting . stormy
one
THE PUMP
was again applied TO one Of the parties Who
had been interested and with result, bet
ter than attended his previous effort which
j. given ss follows-
Correspondent-well. what happened up
Stain?
Interested Party--Oh, they did not effect
any great purpose.
C-What happened when you 6rst en-
tered the room?
P.-Well, the doctor Was standing op-
posite the Count, and informed the Count
that he had ascerts,ned the fact that he
1.-THE COUNT had threatened to make il hot
for him, and wanted to know Il it va %.
Them Csrmody stepped forward and told
the gentlemen that he was there 70 keep
blood from being shed. and requested those
Who had arms to give them up. Dr..
Broome stated he a. armed and At once
gave up his pistol TO Dr.. Carmody.
C-Did any one else give up their
weapons
IP-NO.
Gu, do you think any one elae had
any?
P-Yes, the Count. think did. He
kept his hand in his pocket all the time
and hear he always carries pistol.
C-Do you not think Broome acted
foolishly in giving up his revolver, after
what the Sheriff had written him in regard
to the Counts threats?
IP-No. For there we're parties stand
inn pear him who vonld have uerfornfed