The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-29

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NJ 16aay.
A P,isky LAes,s WsaaaaussTr True
Wife.
A arresa Il The depot Last night caused
Considerable ssnaasioH assoas the bys'asd
era. aud terrified . family that had but j,ss'
been seunited. A1oeg those vho awaited
The arrival Of Tie Missouri Pacific train
fro0 the Esst, 1t the depot yesterday even
ing. Us . middIe-ssed senisrly dressed
osa. vhoae anxious manner as~ured the
observer that his motive in being
there vas far different from the
idle eurioassy that actua.ed nt~t Of the
shroaG. He knew hat upon The coming
train VS. his vile end ivo children, and
Be ~ ssxious u catch the 6rss glimp.s
0f ehe Vell loveul f.epa
Soon . pu6 u white steam was seen BY
the vaichen.. asd . moment later the train
thuad~red up 10 the platform amid ell the
confusia. smoke and elatser that usually
attends such arrival. Among those whO
got % the train vas . lady and too chill
drsa. accompanied BY IN elderly gentle
man. The instant the watcher saw them
. look 81 joyful recognition lighted up his
face. and in an other instant he Vas kissing
his vie and children and warmly grreting
the elderly eeasieman, Who Va his father.
in Lac.
But there Wa another party 10 this meet.
ing Who k.si stood in the bsck ground and
quietly watched the weIcoase, and after the
6rsi greeting. were over s,epPe.i forward,
lightly placed his hand upon the husband.
shoulder and Informed him that
NE wAs UNDER ARRExr
Their sstoai-hmeni quickly turned to
grief when the officer informed them who
he v.s. ios il vss mn other than Msjos
John NJ. Cuveli, the fsnsons Western
se<st aud j~teriive ii the u. s. Postal de-
psrsm~mt. He imusrsiiai~ly took his pris-
"'er, scc"mpani-si BY his family. To room
NJ. II in the Garri~,n HDuse. where .
guard vss sislioOe,i to watch the prisoner
uaiil the Eastern hound train should NJ.
rive.
The prisoner IT 6rst actually hsoke down
bot SEEING the di-irs-s IL his vile snd chill
sl'en. recovered himself and sought tn
mitigate their misery by comforting 49,
.ursDces. A. only . f-s bours would inter
vene between their arrival and hin depart
ure. his family reasine,i With him. and the
per~isieot sep.rtrr did hoi interview the
prisoner, but conienied himself With learn
ing the
PARTICULARS Of HIS CRINF.
- given By Major Joha F. Croveli.
He name n William Cundif[. snd his Of
frnse was rubbing the United States mail.
Cnndih wss mail carrier between Salem
and Ripleys Mis-. in Virginia. On the
18th u June he opened one Of the mai!
pouches anil took therefrom seven register
I'd packages. Containing money and j~welry
10 the amount Of $469.35. o. far ~ a.cer-
laioed /; but the contents Of one oi the pack
sges II not YET thoroughly known. After
FORGING PosrNAsrERs RECEIPTS
Tor the registered packages he made prep
assiioes Tor his eight. knowing that deiec-
lion Of hn crime would he bat the work Of
. short time. He hired man 10 carry the
mail In his place. attempted to mi.leasi h,-
neiGhbon in regard To the manner Of his
departure and his destination. and came
vet On The csm tn grow up vi:h the coun-
Try. He came siraight tn S~sislia
and took Dsde,ngs With Mn.
Barber, vho n . reiaiive of his wife,
~ Main sssees, over the Globe saloon
He arrived here On July ID. and has .i"-e
keeping quiet and discseei, wait.
ing The arrival al his family.
A short time elapsed before the discovery
u his crime - the pns-ol6ce department,
Nd vhes il - known the department
Feat IN vosk 1t once viih that vigor and
sxPestWsss that constant experience has
bsOughi 10 perfection. The CT me and PER
petsstos known, The Hexssiep vss iodiscoser
Al vheresbouts aud effect his srre.l.
THE SECRET MACHINERY
u he dspastDens vss 81 in motion, end
Asjos Csovell and Col. Schusrte detail ed
o vask Up ths ease.
IL - ksovm that CawsliG had relatives
% Texss and ut Sedalia. A watch Vas
ssps sPos his family and pp"a their mail
Il vaa scoa sacertainei
hat Nh. Cusdi6 vss about 70 go we.t."
md later sacestaieed that she had started
By her father. They started
ro0 Chsisliaabure, Virgins, on Tues.lay
'vesing. and arrived in 81. Louis ys~terd.,
The CaadiG. will rsnemter 81.
Louia. for too nice ssran9e. maj. Crovell
md Col. Sehuarte) were Ut the depot, and
COX especial palma 70 help them, giving
hen isIosoasiaa - 10 their roote, buying
heir tsekesa. esr.
cA1CnIR0 THE QUAkRY.
The party t"ok the Missouri Pacific train
u e. L"sis yesterday ~ossine. and Msj
Cs0vell al-o sook the came train anil en-
'cossed himself in the postal csr. having
Nm. Cuadi6 vaiehed in ease she GIT % II
Ny way ssssioa. Whea the train arrived
here be $40 Cusdi6 step forward and greet
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