The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13
Mrs. Burglars. Reaching the house.
Rooth sent Chapman in, and very soon

mrs. Burglars Heachlng the house.
Rooth sent Chapman in, and very soon
! CREED CANE OUr TO THE CATE
Booth said. when he came up:
"IIow d'y do? Is yer name Chapman.
: Ycs."
: We'll. the sheriff is over here with q
party oi men and wants t. see you.'
What dos he wan,?''
/. ''lle wants information in regard a. the
train robbery
"By Cd. is it anything in regard Ia
. me-"
Il don't know. Get on this horse and gu
with me aud see''
! lie consented, and mounted the horse.
When he Was getting OIL Booth discovered
that he had two revOlvers ON his lerson
: lie told Chapman To 20 ahead for about u
mile and they would discover the party
F! Chapman objected to going in front, and
! said
. sd d--n it. ride up beside me- like
a man."
! NO, si-, l prefer to ride wher. ] am
Come on. I've got no pistols"
THAT don't make any difference" said
Booth, Il happen L. know better
NJ more was said. and they proceeded
until they reached the sheriff and his
party There they dismOnntcd and Chap
man was introduced to the sheriff. who
asked him n to the
PARTICULARS OF THE ROBBERY.
lie denied knowing anything about il.
The sheriff then said:
"Remain viii, Us | press YOU into ser
vice."
About that time. or 4 little later. man
1,,.l.. D..
! iur the arrest Oi the men. Deputy Sheriff
Holland came back with the messenger
and informed Sheriff Cas"n that he wanted
John Burglar and Creed Chapman. Ca>On
told him tina, he had Chapman in charge
and Immediately placed him under AZ
, r.st.
The whole party then mounted their
horses ard started on \ hunt for Burglar.
They had not gone far when they met
man in the road. He was recognized as
John Burglar. and placed under arrest.
The two prisoners, Creed Chapman and
Burglar, were put in the custody OF Sam
Payne and Steve West, and sent to indie
pendence.
Sheriff Cascn, Deputy Sheriff Holland
aud Booth then rode to Glendale and ar
rested Sam Chapman. He Wa taken 70
, independence i'm charge Of Holland and
Hcoth. and safely lodged in Jail. This
was about hali-past q o'clock p. m. Thurs
day.
RYAN AND SANDS ARRT4T.
Later that night, party consisting Of
Sheriff Cason. Deputy Marshal Ianxhorne,
deputy Marshal Holland. sheriff John L.
Hope. Samuel Payne. Mr.. Awhile, Oscar
Coggswell, Frank Wilson and John Booth,
started south for the ncighborhood Of the
robbery. Before reaching there the party
vas divided, one part, consisting Of Sheriff
Hope, Holland, PAYNE and Awhile, going
10 Andy Ryan's house, and the other part,
sheriff Cason, Lanshorne, Wilson, CogEs-
we'll aud Booth, going to the vicinity Of
Crackers neck"
The FIRST party found Ryans place, and
discovering Ryan in smoke house called
him out and placed him under arrest He
was evidently expecting to b. arrested, and
tried to conceal himself. One strong evil
ience Of Ryan's completely in the great
crime is that offered BY the resemblance
between some cartridges, one If which was
found near the sNne of the robbery. II
vas number forty-iOuP, and m3de for
breech-loadiny single-barTelled ride. On
one end vi the cartridge Was the letter
III" In
AGCN FOUND N RYANs POSSESSION
was y cartridge Of the same size and iden.
iical in all respects. Besides he had box
nearly filled with the cartridges. One
from the box placed xith the one in the
gun and the one picked up revealed the
fact that they we're all exactly zlike--so
near that one could rot be told from the
L. h. al -
ii q mask, made out Of q piece Of old
sheet. 1t looks as thought it had been torn
in two right through where the holes for
the eyes had been cut, leaving only that
part above the eyes. II was very rude in
all respects, and the muslin vas long
enough to tic back OF The head.
The party which vent to the vicinity OF
Crackers neck" Was looking for the
whereabouts Of one John Land. They
succeeded in finding him. II was then
scarcely daylight, and Land was found in
bed.
SHERIFF CAsOx INTEHviEwED.
Special 10 the Kansas City Journsl.
Marshall, Mo-. Sept. l0.-ShsriG Casou
returned from Jackson county this morn !
ing, and was interviewed by yos.r corrcs-
pOndent. In response To query ~ to !
whether he thought he had the right men, |
he answered: ayes. l am positive OF il,
and don't mind telling Won nv reasons,
though they arr simple enough. While |
We were in Blue Springs yesterday Sc
cured the names Of these fellows. rs we'll !
~ several others We did not arrest They |
bear the reputation of being the toughest |
boys in the neighborhood and the
citizens Of Blue Springs suspected them
from the start. Ny iniormanis were reli- !
able business men Of the town. Mat Chap
man, the young brother Of Creed, when
talking to me, said he vas positive he
knew at least two Of the robbers, and that |
they were probably in Clay county by that
time. Further Conversation caused him
to contradict himself y number of times,
and once, BY slip Of the tongue. let ont
enough to convince me his brother was one
Vi the party. Another thing particu-