The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-27
Ben. ?. Burch Makes q Cow.
ardly Attack on Officer
Jim G0ssage,
While the Latter was Electing
Him from Smiths Opera
House.
The Wouid-De Murderer is
Arrested and Placed Be-
hind the Bars,
Ano will DC Fl Jsecuted TO the
FaiIes; Extent o: the Law.

1-BSSs 6klSDI o. trfc Lt- ~.
ben. y Rlrsp, = brakeman emp.oye-'
Us IN. Missouri Pacific railroad. mad. s
, rloe, Novar,.l, stt,np: 10 mul,ter Office.
Jane GD~sag- OF me stairs 4y les.iins e.
smith opera h0p-e, where Prof.. Taylor
tn, lla.ioriS', r. H. giving ~ entertainment
la>I uighi. The circgm-, nCs-, which III
10 tie Assault. =. isarn.>f o. Z EAl.-J rc-
,,orser. ~iiu hsD.-sn,.l e. hy nesr the sc.n-
III the assault II IN. iirns !: took I.lsc.., are
a. iolic-s About mine O'Clock Burch az
yl;-c al 10. loor OF Ihe o,-ra house for
Admission, ira: - Zee 30: 10 ticket
An6 las drinking, ke ~s= refused.
( Thi: seen,,,i % make ban very nail an,i h,.
cpuiul.aC.d - -. = tU--, sh.H priC.T
I jane iiossase s-ao jn,- IUiy At the ball.
att. p..G n pXsiiv hiuI. Will. BurCh
was pzrleyi ing -i-h inu oticcr snvgt enter
ins, hr. Rob, IaAHorLy, the butcher, cam.
M o. n. head - the stare. when Burch
turned Oh him ari cnIcmeo'.,i ~ w. som.
v-ry Dad largu.ge. Tho .il;rrr r.I.ou-
strq,c3 Sith h;n. Tor this anr t"l; him h..
woniG nave . l22I- the hall. aiLr APP
plying yiir epi:n.: tos ard ih~ officer And
saying nc ''woUlc e; ,V-H. Burch 4lkcd
down the steps.
tie then pT5cce;ed % a. = p,,t-r's
book store rh'.rs IT, oDagbt = cheap clasp
hnji. ~,sE hiai- .o,ut three and une-
half io.,n-s H. i.ng:h. lie then opened
IN, khii., stuck u. blade up his sleeve
end returned & the opera hou~e. Wh.u
~ arrived 4; th. door n Vas m.-i bv the
Officer, 10 told him thst H., would
no: under any circumstance i,, hi,u
enter the hal! BpFch ss.'n commrncrd
Supplying I'll. ephiIhsIs To thc officer, but
lis: no. .l,.n.r. 70 s.riE. him.
Tie uibcer Jneu took hold al IN. drunken
rough AMI lrd tio' ,c the bottom Of the
step. ~heu, j1s- e Gv--ase m@s turning
&" r-Iuru up stairs. BE-ch struck MIN
mHricfou- bios iI the forehead With ;he
knife.
1ne Officer Erappl,3 with ne co~a,A
and thFs~ him e. b.. lEssnI,r.- hat Not
before NJ had sIcc,>-'ci IN cutting tn
officers thick ovarcpat trss .hry,i,. va
;he knife tAkcr from him.
Chiei Suy Sr3 nit - Ms-punau. .h"
harp"E".i g. h.. H"sr. '"sri the cutie and
sn8 rsu - 'sp-sssvs s--.-lauc. ana tyyk
the prisoner g a." station.
Gos.d.e proceed q" J- Fiei-lmAun'-
drng -,ar., where ta, -ound ~.
~ auiu,.l .,'i.i ir.....: a tirsi II - ~ sup
po--,' Ih.. . portion q! ih, Did, which
hsd t--.a broken OF 49, sticking IN ih,
has is"a1. huI pH s.. arch being Iua.i,.
T. S4s found hat u broken yie,',: bad
nevE picked up - = by and TAKEN home.
lh. ~uUH.i, sl,hsu.l "a ugly looking oc,.
: not considered dangerous.
tn searching TO-. prisoner - zig. station.
4 .si.-.r- s-f.--# ..aff..s-.
s"r >igua3 h., prJm.i...r. r,iirua.i officials
t. also Ea0 g dI4.l"G3 piu cId 40 IT,
mon.y ~. prr..ri... - horrible appear
aR,e A. ihr station ing covered With
HYS oas ~ -" gt,,-c .rcr, :h., officer
thra~ han during ir- seattle 2rd blood
iron. 'h' officers womb.
The prisoner J. = native - Decatur,
Illinois, here a. g.T.uIS resided. IL. has
oniy be"D ~ tie employ % the Pacific
about tvs uloutns, prior l9 this having
h-1n iselgh' conductor "n the Wabash
liz has i brother s,il! ia Ia -n.pl5y ~ Tire
" aoash a. 4 conductor. -ud on. a. ti.:S
city sh0 j. employed - = news agent on
III. X. s l. IT, j. D; g.,,-i iamiiy. and Is
? yul-t. = 4c-abi, ulu Sh,n sn.--r, but
~ier under 10. influence oi liquor l. a
perfect demon, - lii- ScJipns demonstrated
last evening.
Alter the officers wound had i--eu dressed /!
b. returned 10 duty. bat shortly after vent 4.
L. his nome. un the north side ~ to-. rail (
road This is the second time this officer
has b-en assaulted and severely hurt Will. /.
ia tiie di-c!i,-se u his duties within the
last three months. III. frs; assault having /.
iN>-n committed during thC isir. %; thr-. .
drunken r,ucns. named Bridge. Berger 4
and Bost~ica. H. deserves graf credit /
ior ms cooiu.-,, ..ud bravery ON both oi .
thess: Oo.,;,sions =, b. couid nave shot his .
a>ssilsnts down aud b--en perfectly .
Justified.
Burch was is.sn before Squir. Wehber /
this morning, ai;-r Icing fined ia the police /
court. on a cha ge % assault with intent 70 .
Kill. lie hat biz case continued until to-
morrow. and In default "f = S:i5n bond vs.
sent t. jail. His brother, Charley Burch.
"ho restless "a this city, has employed an
attorney toileieui him
The wound on oibo,r GO>sage'S head was
again dressed tai. morning. and tine laccr-
lied scalp wss seNed Up. file was on ia.
street 'h" most Of the day, bu, i "nDplain-
Ing considerably sboat the w0uud.