The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-26
CONNER'S CINDERS.
How ]. w. Coulter Made His
Bed in Jail.
And Conner Gets Into Trouble
About a Fire.

/
ing Of July 3rd, the BAzOo published a
special telegram from Clinton, announcing
| that the building occupied by Stevenson
Il Conner, dealers in hides, furs, wool, ETC.,
had been destroyed BY fire that morning.
Mr.. James Conner was in Sedalia that
Saturday night registered ut John Kaiser's
ton late that day. Sunday morning
Conner received telegram from his part
ner that the house they occupied had been
home.
INSURANCE POLICY.
The firm of S. Il &. had their goods
insured in the Clinton Fire Insurance
company of New York, Of which f..
w. Snyder was the local agent.
Mr.. Snyder telegraphed to Mr.. 4. S. Barry,
the adjuster for the company, Of the loss
and that gentleman promptly put in an APP
pearance. He viewed the ruins where his
possessions At that time lie. Mr.. Conner
made oath to the loss the firm had sus-
tanned and the insurance company paid
the 81 ,4SO, all being well satisfied with the
result of the settlement, and Mr.. Barry
departed hence to look after other ashes
and cindcrs which the company he repre-
scented had On interest in.
BONBsHELI.
J. w. Coulter, who formerly resided in
Sedalia, was in the employ Of Stevenson 4
Conner, travelling and doing other work
After the fire he wrote the following letter
CLINTON, July g, 1877.
Messrs. Stevenson 4 Conner:
Yom will make it pay to give me 500
To leave here this morning.
Your friend,
J. W. COULTER.
s. This is business. / NAV have To
stay several days vet, unless YOU pay me to
leave. }. VIC.
COULTER STAYS.
Coulter did not go. lie staid i'm Clinton.
lie stays in Jail with Patterson as a guest
Of the county.
Coulter WIS arrested on Il charge of
X. f.. Lewis, Justice Of the peace. The
preliminary trial resulted in his being
bound over To await the action
Of the grand jury. In default of $1,000
bond he is held safely. The penalty for
Matchmaking is from three TO seven years
in the Fenitentiary.
ANOTHER TALE Is TOLD.
In the progress Of the examination Of
Coulter. developments were made which
made Mr. SNYDER think that the firm OF
Stevenson Il Conner had received pay from
the insurance company for goods which
were not i'm the store al the time of the
fire. and To- that end Mr.. Barry sworc 4
warrant ont against Conner for obtaining
money under false pretense>, and his ex-
animation * going oh n this time before
Squire Lewis.
THE FIRM.
oi Stevenson X Conner was formed las, |!
December, and have enioyed fair rcpnta- !
ton since their business career com
Conner i on; on $1,000 bond. while |
the examination is in progress.
Dickinson, Fvke and Armstrong. attor- !
news for the state, and McBeih X Boone !
for the defendant.
Special To- TN. Evening Baz"a.
CLINTON. July 10.
The evidence WAS this evening closed. |
and Conner was held To appear al the next |
circuit court in the sum Of $1,000. He |
promptly gave the requisite bond.
CLINTON CCLIINGS.
John Elliot is nursing one of Jobs !
comiorters.
The trial of Conner is heard ut the |
court house.
Circus in town to-day and a big crowd |
i'm attendance.
Mine host Of the St. Stephens feeds his |
boarders on eggs and toast.
-- Doane and Marsh p. Wright
have bought the Clinton elevator.