The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01
BEHIND THE BARS,
Walter s. Chill es Arrested on
tie Charge Of Grand
Larceny.
He Says He IL an Innocent Nan,
but the Oficors Say they
Havo Him Foul.


ChiIds-, zee arrested last night BY Of6cer
Csrnss. charged With violating . city ordi
nsree hy bayins sni selling wood sithout
. city license. lie pleaded guilty this
morning, and . twenty dollar 6ns -. -
sess~d agsin.t him.
For nearly three weeks p,st Childes hs-
hen b. rd;ng at the P.ciic house. and
during his stay there Numerous articles be-
longing 10 the bosr.i-s- we're mia-ed.
Suspicion pointed to hun. and the
Gaze va worked up. This
morning. while he vas behind
tine bars for . violation OF the city ordi.
a ,ncs, a state warrsn, w.. sworn ont BY
Joe Peliis,. charging him With grand lar
csny. Peiiisr claims that Chiides stole
from MIN shirss. dr.wers. &c, and snoib her
boardes. named K.inge, cf the late fr,n Of
ro~er & kiing-, saloon KEEPERS. ayers thsi
he stole from him y silver watch. = Smith
& se>snn revolver, . psis 81 cuff battons
and other things. Roth "a; these parties
sese cn.vinsed tbs, Chilies had robbed
them, sni - come III the other bosrdes. sre
n'iGus certain articles Of wearing spparel,
etc. they. Of c.ur-e. lay il =, the daos OF
Chiides al.n.
A BAzoo reporter visited him at the
eal.boc.e at mon, ard learned the follow.
ins regarding his pact history: His home
j. IN Galway county, where hi, father
il erg sged in farming. Seine seren months
sgo he came To Scdslis and secured clerk.
ship ., the Leroy hcus~. where he re
manned about four months. Employed
there ~ dining room girl VA Mi.s Annie
Gicklcr 4" Whom Chiid~. paid 70 much sf.
ien'ion Ihs, the landlord in:erp,ssd his
ohj-e ion. A ro~ vss the result, and
Ch,idss was forbidden u vi.;t the girl.
This incsn.ed her. and she left. going to
her home in the country for = short visit,
and then seinrned q" her relative ir thi.
city. A rercr, ~. circulated that Childe.
had spirited the gi'l s~sy, Int there - no
Truth in il.
After ;essing 'he Leroy houss. Chilte-
remained n The c''y, trading =, times, and
-ss n,e: Ia b vel -u;.piied ~iih in,ney.
Dur;r. thu. time be bcsrisj ., Ks:.er's,
Nr-. Irx ne, Jay Gunid. At $ house in
East Se.lslis, a, e L.ndeii ani other
places.
BEING out ii ra;p:ormen;, he engaged in
.eiiinx cigars for smith. the L'mins s,reet
u manufacturer. bu; emsined only sbort
{ the. lie Wa aiss eraploy~d for three days
.s CLERK in the Grange s,ore wien il vas
cr1.lvciea ty NJ. 7. " r-vsnns-, and that
gentlemen ss.s lie G,.i no' DO bushes. on
The -q1sre. After leaving Tavenuer, he
rng-g,! ia n I-n-s>i trading business, and
cisiu.- -. VS. - smpioysd when arrested.
Tni. il ahout the substance Of hi. doings
since coming 20 Sedaiia. He also informed
The reporter Inst he had at one time been
an inmate Of the insane s.yIum Of Fulton
where he rsmSinsd = nuGiber u months.
He says he yet feels ''4ns~r" at times, snd
rng,ges in specuia'ion> in which he c.nnot
zee hi. vay cot, auj he ca"no; account for
doing 80.
He is . nsn probably thir,y-ivo years
pf sg-, a good i.iker, dre~-es veil, and
seems like . person who uss able In make
his vas through tie world without much
trouble.
When Intercepted as 70 whether he -.
gui:t' oi the chsrsc oi larceny, he answered
lhst he w.s rot, and be he'd no fesrs o. TO
The rsssi, Of On IL animation.
Alter having issrned HE tide Of the story
The 10lice we're interviewed. They claim
10 have the prisoner dead to right" Il j.
alleged that he cold the watch taken from
klirge n the proprietor Of the Sedaiis
house, in E,s: Sed lila, end il wss traded
BY that gentleman TO railroad man. They
rl.'u sl-o to have . pretty good idea - to
where the revolver ia. As To the other eoods,
hey haze no; yet located them
Chi!de. Lss beaten several boarding
houses here, aid the officers are 81 the
opinion ihst he will rot do TO bet on. He
10 still held By the city, aud gill be kept in
The co,ler until his Gre is paid, when be
will be turned over TO the state. In order
10 raise the money to pay HE 6ne he will
be compelled to write io his father in Cal
Iaway County, ard he will probably not Be
brought up on the larceny charge for .
couple Of days yet.
Patience end eeotleses are usefol and
powerful, but they cannot cure . cough.
shich, hoseser, Dr.. Bulr- Cough syrup
will slssys dc.
Married.
List night, By Rev. J. p. Fuller, at the
residence Of Mrs. McNellis. corner Of
Fourth and Lsmine strre,s. Mr.. w. w.
Campbell and Mi-s Maggie McKellsf.
TIE newly Welded couple ere veil