The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-09
A GOOD IMITATION
OF . Virginian Last Night BY
Being Robbed BY Three
Card Monte Mem
When he Had Almost 1oo0h00
His Future Home ct Pilot
Grove, Cooper County.

Last night, on the Missouri Psc,Ac vsse
bound passenger train, No. 3. Coodoesor,
DeBois. . gentleman whose meme u ].
E. Smith, Who, With his vile and family,
wa removing from Albemsr e. W.. 70
PHO, Grove. in Cooper county, w. robbed
by three card monte men.
! The manner Of il Wa ~ follow:
When the train wa some disssuce sast
Of Chamois, . msn came into the car and
asked Smith to allow bin to occupy The
car seat With him. smith msde room ioe
him, and they soon fell into conversation
With each other in regard to elections. eli
mate and soil Of Missouri, etc. soon .
slick looking sentlemsn, Who scsed - il In
liquor, came in, reeled up over the sect and
began attempting to draw them into con-
versstiOn. Smith. after some hesitaney an
swered his questions. The man sitting By
his side positively Refused n answer sis-
gle question, or even look a the apparent
drinksr for some time and saying 70 Smith,
let the old cot co." all Of which Rsissd
Smiths confidence, but the "old cot"
stayed right BY them. that being part Of
the programme. After converting . short
time he began telling them (for they both
grsduslIy became interested in his CONVEX
sation.) thst he vss from North Casolins,
that he had been to Sc. Louis, snd De.
scribed with veil feigned back woods style
the many wonders Of the city, and said: II
Vas robbed Of $500 while in 81. Louis."
They asked him how? He answered, by
cards. will show you" An overeoss vss
spresd out on Smiths knee. The isignisg
1runkard produced three cards and begsa
Tipping them after the three card moess
s,yle. soon the man sitting By Smith
offered to bet. Several bets Of SO sach we're
made, money up, the man With the eards
taking the money every time. The losing
better. becoming excited, drew out large
rol, Of bills, selected 800 bill, asd asked
Smith to change ii. Smith counted out
500 6v es snd tens, the man took The
money, s,ill holding the 500 bill in his
hsnd. Just st that instant another %, Who
wa . click looking rooster, wearing 20
licem sn's star on bis coat. seissd Smith by
The arm, snGerly saying II arrsss you tor
gambling. DoG't you know, sir, that is i
contrary to law" Smith protested thst -
vac not ssmbling. Two OF three oshsss
rushed up and all began talking. The train
wa then just starting from Chamois and
The man With the cash escaped. The po-
Iiceman stayed 90 the train aud kept that
man substantially under arrest, though b
did not stay BY him, all the way from
Chsmois to Jefferson City, where b left
The train. smith told BAzoo reporter
that he hunted for the conductor bot could
not find him. He also said that the colossd
porter on one Of the sleeping cars was tslt-
ing very con6dentislly with the men Who
robbed him, bot % to whether the porter
would be abe to identify them hs does not
Know. Mr.. Smith il man Of wealth, eul-
lure and undoubtedly honesty, but too
.on6diDg for man Of his sgs end wealth.
he will engage in business II Pilot Grove.
After nsrratios the above to BAzoo ~
porter to-day, he said ats good ini-
'iation to Missouri. I'll not bite aeain."