The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-02

! BIG CnEriOEHCEGAl(
The Sad Experience Of . Kick
| DRY County Hinsrat tho
Union Depot.
Re - Swindled Out OF $500 b.
Two Sharpero.
Ksn.as City Nail.
This a,orpins, on the Niaoo'i Pseise
train from the East, there arrived N old
gentleman named II. Z. Robsrta. He wss
accompanied ty bic vile and very eyed
mother. and grown sou. They bsd come ~
from Hickory cou"sy, No.. and yesterday
in Sedaiis, had purchased through ticket.
to COLORADO Springs. whittier they we're 60
ing to jo;n their relatives and 'peod short
time, .Dd shea 90 on 10 Leadville. They
had ,b~ir b.gxse<, which consisted of
SIX HEAVY Doxn
s!eo checked through to their point Of dee.
,in.,ion. They left Sedsiis early this
morning, aid i, vss sbou, 10 O'Clock .. n.
when they reached TIE UuioH depot. Their
tickets read over the A,chieon, Topeka 4
san,. F. rnsd. and change OF srsins vss
Necessary. These iour persona made the
ch.nxe ~i,hont any trouble. srd wers cum.
for, ally seated in the rear end Of the front
car. r--dy for inc train to pull ont. when .
tall. n-stly dressed end ples-ans appearing
NAN ENTERED rHE CAR
lie walked up 10 the old eentlemsn,
Roberts. and engaged him in conversation ;
said he w.s going to Colorado sprinGa TO
ser brother. sho lie . freighiee there
sisted that he was we'll acquainted about
that country, and having learned tbst
Roberts had scu- 1t the Springs. proits'ed
70 he we'll acquainted With them. In this
srtfui way he worked himself completely
into the favor Of the Roberts. About this
tue & LOO, beavy-srt. veil dreesed man
came NJ TO the fellow vho 6rst eniered, aod
told him that his
FREIGHT WAS READY
70 be clipped and must 20. but there vas
considerable money wanting TO pay for ID
transportation. The tall man then gave
R.herts i roll Of money to hold till Be
came back, going out With the loo man,
apparently to arrange about the freight.
Soon the tall man came hack and at down
By Roberi-, the latter returning the money
he b I'd heen given to hold. The tall man
then stated tina. he could not rsiss
QUITE EHoraH MONEY
to send his freight scrosr, and asked The
Old gentleman, Roberts. il he could not
lend him come. TIE ample old Usn rs,S
that be- could -psre sbou, $500. The conf
idenderce man said he could make out With
that. Atout this time the Low men enterrd
again with paper. which he presented 10
HE compsnion in the game. saying Il ~
thousand dollar check. and askiag come
wh money on it, he Vas 10 harry. and
HAD Nor THE TIME
{, attend 70 il 1t the bank. The old men
we se.in asked l.. aaaist in the matter. and
still! consented, turning to his vile, Who
W.. sitting hy. srd telling her to get os'
the money. She had it se.ed up in be-
in the packet of her silk dress. She pulled
the pocket cut end the tall confidence MAJ
took his knife, sqna,,ed down betvees
Roberts ard his wife. with his beck 10 ths
reet Of the passengers. and cut the
BAG Loose FROM THE DRE8.
Ee counted the money. il combating o!
Eve one hundred dollar bilis and sixty dol
lar in odd bilIs. The confidence man tool
the Eve hundred dc:iara. eaying that i
would Just sbccr do him, and gave Robert
six,y doll.rs back. He and his coopaoicn
Who had been standing near By all sh'
while, then reiir. i out the door, telling th'
old esr.ieman to keep hia seat - the,
would be back in few minutrs And ~
RcnERrs And RIs FAMILY
did at their about ten minutes. when thei
.u.picicne we're suddenly arrcused aos
Roberts srd his son s..ried ont !. searel
If the men. But they did not 6ad then
The game hsd been PLAYED skilfully an'
the thieves we're 90, nj sight and probahl,
out Of reach Tie proper authorities wer
promptly informed al the matter, a.
lChiaf Speers sna HE shle sssistsats ere N
a sharp look out. Robert. is psrhsp- sixt
yesss old He IL
VERY PLAIN Man,
and hs. the appearance Of mott being ~
qnain:ed With the ssys Of the world. u
has resided ia Hickory county. Mo a
+we!ve ,eau. There. about . month az
he snll HE i.rm f.w something over $50
and this wss all the money he he'd. He
miner by occupstios and wss going
Ieadsilie to follow that businea. H
mother, Who il with him. is eighty yss
cd, and for these old people 70 be ssrippe
of resrly ever. cent they had. is terrible.
He Was Mad, You Bet You.
From the Kansas City Journal ~ lea
that Conductor on Pullman sleeping {
on the Hanniba! and Chicago. Burlingt
and Qaincy wss in agony Of rage and d
gust yesterday. His home Is ia thst ci
He is married and keeps hcuse. A pcs
card Wa sent n his address the other d
notifying him that his perssnal tax =
due. He Vas on . trip to Chicago u
. his wife received the card. She did not
deMand il. and cent him, word 70 GO