The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13
GOBBLING THE GANG.
Nine of the C. & A. Train
Robbers are Now in
Custody.
They all Belong in the Vi
cinity Of Where the Crime
was Committed.
Good Prospects that the Entire
Party will Soon be Brought
to Justice.

W - uSVASO
Up to Yesterday morning nine men we're
under arrest OD suspicion vi having been
implicated in the Chicago & Alton train
robbery near Glendale on "Wednesday
night Their names Art As follows:
THOSE AREEsTED.
Sam Chapman and Greed Chapman, AZ
rested Thursday between and s o'clock =.
M. in the brush within a quarter ri q
mile of the scene Of the robbery.
John Bnrgler. arrested about 2 o'clock
Thursday evening. within a mile ri where
the Chapman boys were picked up.
JAS. Wilkersor. arrested about q o'clock
FRIDAY on Main street. KANSAS City, By
Detective Con. O'Iiarc. and lodged in the
Second street Jail.
Mr.. hurry, arrested On Sixth AMI Della
ware. Kansas City, by Deputy Marshal
HAYS. and lodged in the Second street Jail.
Andy Ryan. arrested 1t his home in the
ncishborhvOd Of "Elue Cmt." early FRIDAY.
John Land, arrested about the same
time ut his hoiuc i'm bod.
Charles Fisk, ARRESTED Friday evening
1T Blue Spring, by keshlcr and G@dwi in
ing by q y.oss. under command ri u. H.
Barr. and found ia the Sni hills.
This shows the result up to yesterday
morning, and il is not u bad one BY any
Incan>
The plan "i operations indicates that
the officers are now working Oh informa-
tion obtained from some one under arrest,
and the probability is that Sam Chapman,
or somebody else
HAS TURNED STATES EVIDENCE.
The officers seem to have their men
spotted" and to he picking them ur one
ut time with degree III assurance that
they have the right men that indicates the
possession of definite information from
some source.
Friday night farmer from the vicinity
III Oak Grove rode into Independence and
reported that about shutdown three heavily
armed and mounted men. whom the resi-
dents supposed to he jesse James, Frank
James and Dick Little. were seen riding
toward the Sni hills. The pursuing par
ties in that section we're promptly mott.
fled.
There we're said to i,e i've hundred men
engaged in the hunt in one way or an
other yesterday. scattered through Jack
son county and along the borders of La
iayette, johnson and Ray COMMITTEES. 1t
was thought that every avenue Of escape
from the county Vas cut ID.
HOW FIVE WERE CAPruREp.
4 reporter Of the Kansas City Journal
had talk with John Booth. who was act
ing rs guide for Sheriff Cason's party
Thursday. when the arrest OF the Chapman
boys and Burglar took place. Mr.. Booth
is an ex-constable OF Raw township, il
thoroughly acquainted with the country in
the vicinity Of the robbery, and an excel
lent man To have ON All occasion such rs
tn, one which called the party out. Ii
was owing very much TO hi, Presence and
efforts that the arrests were made.
As s.atei. Sheriff Cason and a posse OF
nine men left Oak Grove about half-pasi
o'clock Thursday morning. John Booth
acted Is guide for this party. Leaving
Oak Grove they Travelled ten miles vest
and near Billy Mungsll's farm the party
was divided and six men were sent to Lees
Summit to see II anything could he
learned there, with instructions # m Sher
i'll Cason TO meet him and the rest Of the
party at the county farm. Sheriff Cason.
samuel Payne, Steve West and Booth went
by the way Of Blue springs to Glendale
aud
THE SCENE OF THE ROBBERY,
Blue cut" As yet nothing had Leen seen
or heard Il the robbers. Arriving at the
scene of the robbery the ground in the
vicinity was most carefully searched for
that might have been dropped
by the robbers in their flight, and for signs
If horses. Nothing of importance was
found. and no signs OF hOrses. consequent
~ the conclusion was reached that the
robbers were not mounted While sitting
down and talking about what would b.
the best plan to pursue next, the Young
man, Sam Chapman, came up. lie vas
carefully 4 lestioned rs to who he was,
what he knew about the robbery. aud the
lay Of the land in tie vicinity. No sus-
picion was rs vet attached to him. No
one suspected that right here talking to
them wss one Of the very men for whom
they were searching 80 eagerly and earnest
". Again the party took horses and rode
south about one-fourth Of a mile. where
sheriff Cason Instructed q couple Of his
men to ride to farm house not lar away
20 see II any information could be gained. |
When they had returned the whole party !
started back toward
THE "BLCE CUT"
md when passing the sheriff's attention !
vas attracted BY Chspmsn's actions, who !
was sitting on . stump. He seemed TO be |
the party, and anxious to learn !
THAT they were after. They rode up To
him. and Booth remarked:
'SheriG, III take this young man behind
ne; think We can use him"
"Yes, we'll ride and tie il necessary
think We can make use Of this young
nan"
This conversation seemed to discomfort
Chapman, and it was noticed that he was
omewhatexcited 50 the party dismounted !
md had another talk with him. From
he conversation CasOn concluded that
Am Chapman's brother, Greed, had some J,
hing to do with the robbery, or At least
NEW something Of it. The sheriff asked