The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-05

Yet He - Determined % Lap
into tho Dark UnknoVn
with Sealed Lips,
Refusing 70 b IntorvioWod and
the Story q His Crime
Locked in the 1oOoo0eo
Of He Breast.

Lest Thursdsy evening . representative
Of the BAxoo sent to ClIosoe u -nse.sor,
il po.sible. to obtsin - sodi~ns~ vith
John W. P.ttes.0n. the nan convicted IL
The murder 0f james @. Clssk in 1863.
Upon arriving Il Clinton l. We oaly the
work Of . fee momeass 10 tipd Shend
Hopkins, Who readily eosaeatsd tc admit
hin, 10 the cell Of the mao whom Jury Of
his fellow mea he'd decided vss esilty
md Condemned him to die o. the gallovs
- An expisiiOn for his crime The ~.
porter. together siih the sher,G end some
three or four others vho had . curiosity 10
.ee the msU around vkUse 6'm, white
necx the hempen folds we're 70 leave dis
colosed mark. The Nae Of the fsbes -
introduced to NJ. Psiteeaoa Who spoks
pleasantly and 9th smile and cheerful
good evening Greesed bic visitor. After .
lev cOmOOs-plsce re0artn the Olhsrs
withdrew aud the reporter Wss alone With
the prisoner. Then the task comuseoced.
The reporter commenced By saying:
"How long have you been here NJ. Pat
tersonr'
"About ak month";"
How are you treated ?"
vi, tuey uSoS 0e WGsb. oStteS toou !
expected"
"Ho. old are you now"
"f'hirty.two."
"Where il your home"
"ln Livinesione county"
Have you . family i"
"Yee."
"Where are ihes ?"
''See here, you're . reporter, sinl you?"
The reporter reluctantly admitted thst
he was
SWELL. don't sant TO b impoli'e, hot
[; haven't any u-e for oew-paper men,"
Hive the papers 0isuaed you J"
'sowe Of them have"
81 would Ike to tell the readers Of the
BAzoo what you have to say If you have
no objections :"
81 bsven't any nee for RAzoo report.
era"
"Why,"
well. don't know; not that want 70
cut any body Of With short answrs."
Here the eheri6 cane in. hsvine in bic
haEd the revolver, IN ugly -lookinG weapon,
taken from Frank SPEAK, Who w,s there in
Jail.
'Is,'s ace that ?" said Patterson.
"Whst for :" asked The sheriff.
''Oh, / would just like 70 look as IT,"
at hasn't load in IT," and the sheriff
handed !, through the ban.
(Which way dces it shoot ?" asked Pat.
eenaOn.
"Its - dsneerOus one Vsy - seoshes,"
anav<red the eheriG."
''P.,terson examined the weapon curl.
ously, saying:
"Any man that would carry such thing
nueht 10 Be killed..
The sheriff then took the weapon aud
vent out axsin.
The reporter again tined to draw Pstier-
son out.
.'I-n' il pretty warn in here"
"WelI, aometimes."
"Hov do yOu sleep!
"Oh, pretty fairly"
"Wsrr you and your sife travelling
around the country when this oecurred!"
No. / thank you."
Aud Psttefs0n roae from HE seat o.
much n to e.y, "You don't catch me On
hat layout" Taking . seat again he
aid:
"How long have vou been in SsSsli. -
about month"
IL lived in Sedalia several 0ontbs end
housht | knew all the neWspares men.
rha,s Why I asked you. Exeuse ne"
THAT'S all right"
The reporter again tried il.
"When did you reesive the oese Of the
upreme courts decision ?" F,
"Tuesdsy morning."
"Have Won any hope Of co0outs- |
ion ?"
81 would prefer not to - iniervieved."
swell, il yon will not consent ] will bid
ION good day"
'1;od day. cir. Excuse ne IL have |
eemed discourisous, but the papers hasea't !
reased me right, and II talk 10 one they |
vill have mes hese By The huHdreds. Good |
We and take care sf youraelf"
And With . cordial hssdelasp through !
no iron ban the reporter vithdres, leav- |,
NJ him alose, With his so0panious and ,
~ own thoughts.
Pstterso0 h nov busy writing.
Pstterron u slender bsilt man, With |
ark hair, hssel EYES snd brown mousische. /
Ie does not besr the appearance Of . nan !
rho wou!d commit . eeld-blooJed murder,
nd to look st hin one 10 al0oet tempted
D believe him innocent. He u very seasi-
i've in regard 10 being Queseiosed. What
il Thoughts are when alone in HE cell or
uring the dark watches Of the silent
Ugh, With the dark picture Of the osn be
Tiled, lyiag % he oPra prairie. 9th
hoee gaping woun.ss in his bead, the CORY
aeh in his throat and the glsssy eyes up
lrned in . mute. yet eloquent appeal 70
Ne starry dome shove hin. chile the
iehtingsle and shippoosvill ~ sGriGhied
ON The epnt. no one ka0ss or cen
nov until the last great day, When The
rave shall give up it. dead ssd the secret
the dark crime Be laid bsrs before the
'es Of every inhabitsat Of The sniverse.
ARER GTY YEARE