The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11
CLIFFS CATCH.
Thurstou's Talk in . Tight Place.


The Job that Was Put Upon Him
in Holden.
Nearly all of our older citizens will re-
mewber Cliff. Thurs,on, Who in 1873 vas
q very popular horseman in Sedalis, and
Who sas we'll known and generally liked
By oil of the most prominent horsemen in
Central Missouri. He - connected With .
high family, has always borne . good
character, and the following account will
be heard with regret By his many friends.
He was brought down By the authorities
Of johnson county on ThuradaY night, and
incsrcerated in our Jail for safe keeping.
This vas the frst intimaiion that any Of
his friends had that he vss in trouble. and
we're it not that false and damaging reports
had been circulated against him, the BAzoo
would not refer to the occurrence; but ~
he il poverless to refute them at present
himself, q BAzoo reporter yesterday Wis
tied him in Jail to obtain his statement,
which is n follows:
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO
he left his home in Wisconsin With the
intention Of going to Texas. At Chicago
he met an old friend. who vas veil sup.
lied with money, Who proposed to 90 With
him. but who had TO 90 to Kansss City
first. To that place they vent direct. and
during the joli6cation that eDsued they be-
came separated. and it ia supposed that
Thurston's friend pursued his journey
alone, thinking the former had preceded
him.
After the departure Of his friend. Thur
ton soueht employment and in his quest
came across lightning rod man named
Hicks, who owed him . considerable sum
Of money. Thurston asked him for . por-
ton of IT,. and vas told BY Hicks that he
vas broke that he had just got new out.
ct and vas about to start out on the road,
and a. soon ~ he could make any thing be
would pay Tbuston.
Twoor three days elapsed when Thun-
ton paid has hotel bill, which took all bis
money. Hicks the made proposition TO
Thureton that he 20 down To Holden, where
some men owed him.
HE COULD COLLECT THE MONEY,
and in the meantime he (Hicks) would
meet him there in short time. Thunt0n
agreed to tie proposition and vent to Hol-
den, with letters or orders for money upon
some persons there. among whom Was .
livery stable man named Carter.
When Thunion arrived and presented
his bill or order, Carter said be did not owe
Hicks anything. and Inst he had gone into
partnership with man in the livery busi-
ness and could get no money out Of il. But
he treated TLurston cordially, nevertheless,
and
INVITED HIN TO DRINK
frequently. They played cards together oil
day Last Monday. and II Carter's- urgent
solicitation Thurston drank more than v.s
either healthful or prudent for him.
That night Carter. who appeared TO he
very dissatisfied with his business adsin,
represented to Thunion that he had three
good horses in the stable, and made the
proposition that they Garter snd Thur
toni should saddle the horses that night,
and run them of and then. when he Gar
teri would pay him handsomely. Thurston
told him be vas not in that kind Of bushes,
and utterly refused 10 have anything 70 do
With it. Carter then eaid that he had 4
watch and several hundred dollars
IN the SAFE
in the Office. and proposed that they open
il and get it. Thunion told him il his
watch and money we're in the safe, the pro-
per way to do Vas for Carter 70 90 and see
his partner and demand his money and .
settlement.
On Tuesday, Carter and Thunton were
again together. and some time during the
day, or il might have been the day proceed.
ing, Carter asked Thunlon il he could open
safe il he knew the combination. Thur
ton replied that he could, - he once kept
books for bank.
Tuesday night, after supper, Carter came
to Thrrston and said, excitedly, "Come
with me down to the stable, for I'm going to
GET NY MONEY AND NJ WATCH OUT OF
THAT SAFE!
Thurston accompanied him reluctantly,
although he thought il Wa all right and
that Carter what he represented himself to
be. They went down to the stable, and
Carter said the combination vas 20, Is and
so, and asked him how he should proceed 10
open il by those numbers. Thursion inform
ed him, and Carter did ~ directed, bat the
lock would noe respond TO the combination.
Thurston then told him that those num-
bers could not be the combination, and that
he had better 90 and see his partner, Sui
livan, about il.
Carter then asked Thurston to Try and
open il. Thur.ton complied. but the lock
would not yield to that combination.
Then Carter said that he would open il,
and got down end vent to work al il. 10
about Two minutes
CARTER OPENED THE SAFE!
and sure enough, there wsa watch, - II 10
verify his assertions. Carter took the
watch and handing II to Thunton asked
him to put it in his pocket. Thumtoa ~
fused. and told b'w to pus il in bis own
pocket. Carter asid he did not have his
vest on, and that he had . bottle in his
pants pocket. At HE esrne~t solicitations
Thurs,on put The vaseh in biz pocket for
Carter.
Tnurston then aaked him where The mon.
ey that be hsd been talking about, and