The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-02-01
STUFFING A POLICEMAN.
How the Man from Indiana
Came to Hunt for His
Niece,
And While Searching for Hel
Got Other Parties Into
Trouble,
After Which he Skipped the City
and Now Jeffress Mourneth
kuchly.

After Which he Skipped the City
and Now Jeffress Mourneth
Euchly.
He came in on the express from st. Loui
lssi Wednesday afternoon and took quar-
teis at B0nner's Main stree; restaurant
where he gave his name a. William Viii
son, and claimed Indianapolis o. his plac
Of residence. The next morning he me
Officer Tom. Jeffress on the street, and call
ing him to one eide, exhibited photo
graph OF . young lady Of about seventeen
years, whom he represented AZ his nice
who had eloped with man from Indian
spells named Mcdonald. He had
TRACED THE COUPLE
to St. Louie, where he learned they hst
purchased tickets for Sed .lis and had lef
for this city on the 10Th inst Wilson VA
. coed talker and he had no difficulty il
convincing Jeffress of the truthiulneas O
his story, and the officer promised to do nj
in his power to ascertain the whereabout,
of the missing girl, whoae name Was rep
resented to be
ELLA WILSON.
Wii-on al.o represented himself a de-
:ective, and a. such asked permission tc
search the various houses Of Ill shape fol
his niece, but Jsffres. referred him to the
mayor for such privilege.
On the arrival of every train Wilson
~ss at the depot, eagerly scanning the faces
Of all the females. and during the days and
nights he made inquiries At numerous
places throughout the city, but up to Sat
urdsy night no trace Of The lost one could
he fnd-so he said. But nov comes the
part that proves conclusively that
WILSON WAS FRAUD.
At half-psst 3 O'Clock Sunday morning.
a negro woman named Mn. Butler, Who
lives on ST. Louis street. called ~ the reei.
dence of Officer Jeffress and informed him
that . party Of men were at her house, and
had been raising a terrible disturbance.
JefFrsss Immediately dressed and FASTENED
to the scene, where he found Eve men, one
Of whom had beaten down the door, while
The entire live had conducted them selves
disgracefully. Two of them took to their
heels ard made their Escape before
being identified. The remaining three
we're fodnd to be the men
above referred TO. Wilson, and
Charlie Cook, of Holden. and Al Black,
Who lives six miles northwest Of Sedalia.
JeHress took Cook and Black into curtody,
and told Wilson he had
BETTER GO TO BED,
which advice he was not slow in needing.
JEFF ess brought his two prisoners down as
far o. Second and Lamine streets, where
both broke away and ran, Cook going
south and Black ives, on Second. Jefress
says he WAS sat,s6ed Eiack was the man
who had battered down the door, 40 took
after him and allowed Cook to escape. He
pursued hin a. far as the csiaboose, the
fleeing msn being some thirty vards IN i'd
vaDce. At the cslxbooee corner Officers
Csrnes and Shanawerk came upon the
scene. and the three pursued Black, calling
upon him repeatedly to stop. He refused,
when Jefiress
FIRED TWO SHOTS,
and Csrnes and Shsnawerk eeveral each,
bot stiIl there was no stop for Black.
AT Kentucky street he turned north, and
ran to Main, where he Was found concealed
in the Pearl river sewer, and was brought
out 10y Officer Schanawerk, who crawled in
after him. He Was taken to the calabooee,
where he spent the sabbath and was visited
by his father yesterday afternoon.
This morning he was taken before Re-
corder Fraker to answer the charges Of in
toxicst;ou and disturbing the peace, when
he
PLEADED GUILTY
to both and wss fined SIS, which he paid
into the city's treasury. Only two witness
e., both colored women, were examined.
ard they said that Black was the man Who
kicked in the door, and had also threat
ened Mrs. Butler With revolver.
In conversation with BAzoo reporter
Black gave his story ss follows: He and
Cook came in from the west Saturday
night at ii o'clock, and both we're pretty
drunk. At the depot they met the snide
Wilson, who represented himself
as . policeman. They kept company To-
getber for two or three hour., drinking in
the meantime, and ct last Wilson proposed
that they visit
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION,
Offering to condnct them to one. They
agreed, and Wilson, when admission vas
kicked in the front and back doors.
He supposed Wilson was an officer sud had
q right to do what be did. He denied that
he had a revolver, and seemed sorry for
his part of the disturbance.
The most guilty one of the party va un- |
aoun'eoiy wilson, VINO, after the arrest oil
The other two, made himself scarce and hes
not been .een since. A portion of Black's |
tory is probably correct, and il Wilson /.
iound, he should receIse the Iull penalty
If the Law.
1t does seem q little strange, though,
hat Isffress allowed himself to be impo-ed |
npon - he wAs, snd in future be will |
probably eight shy Of those Who court his
'avor and ill him with tsfy.
The general impression il that Wilson il
! crook who was trying to work the town.
Marshal Smith ssys If be had run across
he fellow Saturday night he would have
,ad him on the rock pile - . vagrant
Married.
At the Chatho!ic church, BY Rev. Father
yr.h.un l.st NIGHT NJ I.un>. Mn.uk, .s