The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-19
JAMES CHASTAINE.
Tho Career and Death Of q Noted
Southern Criminal-His Es-
caps from the Missouri
Peni,entiary,

Peni,entiary,
F.Vm tie N-s Orleans Pic,yGse
There - . vacancy In the rogues' ga,
lery. james ChA.taIne, the noted house
hr--k.-. Az. blos-r. nur:tsr End c,nvic',
; "a 10 ...Jre, sni III .-iciar- l. h-nc-ia.;h a.
%" Ss.u- ~ the io.ior, sGd C'rt. Leonard
4 ,.oir, therefore. las rrGiov-,i il irYm ~,
,ar,"i;nd Iss 'n,i transferred IL L. the w-.'s
l...skvl--'rs srsvs o. the pictures of all Ie
.Un,t ta~ breakers.
Cns-ta,a,.. wEo, tat recently, ard 40 tal
- kno~n Ter the fir-i tune. visi,et New Or.
|. .s'.., aessu .,i- career in M-mPhls, Te,a
\ native 1T Ger-gIs, he secured Il position
81 ho"kke, per with M,ssrs. Fig. Harvey \
S'clar,:snn, IN that citv. HIS Iove u
VIA, ~o:nea and -p"rtIng life CENTRALLY
'i"; onir Introduced him into +,a.! {, mrsny
Snd excuses OF ali kinds, hut led him t,
ais hr-t fsise stsp-sppropri, ing the
.nc,sy oi The firm by which he Vas sn.
;.:srr.i. and b. b~-sme = fugitive, xirh.i.e
name of = dsiaulIer following hius every
where.
When mex; heard i-o;a CT sstsIns had
mate Hot Sp iGgs, Aix., Ia tsmpn.a-.
hnine. but detective Pride. II Mem,hi- 20.
lu~es; :Ilm il.tl,.r lie II 4 TO Naive n
ATs., and the deiso:,V. william I'll! yur>ue,!
l,iD, 'Gt Chss aine. sb, -in.ng glimpse OF
tine Csic-r, -p-'. iu,c the ~oai~, sn.i, =i,rr
long and srduous flight, managed to e.
cape. He VA, however, subsequently, cap
ture,i IN It. Louis, while endeaycring 90
recover his baggage, which WAS being
watched bv the detectives. Ch sstsine MAS
conveyed back To Memphis, ~here he
VS. sentenced for three years, bur Was psr-
doned by the governor through the exer-
ton 81 the vile whom he al 40 cruelty
wronged, but Who firmly believed she still.
retai med portion Of his lave, with which
abe nigh, win hIm back 10 the path oil
recsi;ude.
subsequently, Cnastsia went TO ~. Louis,
where he RECOMMENDED In. operations, and
sank loser end lower, AMI from d.
!.niting cashier became n common thief
truly n great fall. tie va detected in the
set 81 stealing on oveTcoai out OF u biIiiat,!
saloon, aud received therefor = sentence 81
fifteen years IN the psni;eu:isry, but Ell
.rc,ei his escape IN route To- Jsh-rson e., v.
by = daring leap fIom the train While run
hing al iuii seed.
Iii. ~i.r:r ,sni:t. .rIl.ide,l mys;eTy for
s,me t,ri.. na. nne ai;at =;s,isnt police
man IL, X ,u@'.s City arrested hIn, Coming
cut o; Z dwelling hour lSs,iei down with
piuEi T. sn,i he ..sin appeared d
prI-onrI at the bar g! jHSlice. Vii. sentence
this time NJ tw.nty iOgr Years in the
pen Tertiary at J,f!sfs1. City, and this
i;m- he VS. AZ rig0rUU-is guarded that he
arrived there abUut two year, ago safe end
.pun.
On ,Ls 10Th e Navet,b-r last Sour of the
nn>t aptGTiog- criminals fHi ss>pera,ia,-
th-f ever dissrr.-: '.i- ar sny other cGu,-
I.iIinity, escape. from ire SIsso' ri pen,-
Tertiary. Ga-;on ;is k"h-p, alias Hoa.. :
land, the mock pri-r, whose history Ia well
known IN this Community, n hsing The
prince %! confidence men, and who is be-
lieved 1t presen, to- ne occupied IN delud-
IT,. the communities in South America !;
rious b1rylsr, and Wright Christian, slia-
Rst White, were the four men who escaped.
O,ic-. outside the prison walls, the four
men separated, and although large rewards
were offered Tor their apprehension, none ex
csvt Ch.-: ains were ever recs rtursd, and b;,,
very ii't.- %. their subsequent nioveDsn,
are Known
C.as.ain- turned his footsteps To The
land OF ~. st;vi;y, AID operated ex,.n--
lively IN Alsbaaia. The ski.iful u,xnne. in
which he penetrated his many rohleries
Cor a long time placed AZ defiance the eX
pertnsss ii the best detective, and hi-
strocious burg;srie- were conducted with
safety. lie had assumed the alias 81 SUIT
ton, AMI beirg = man 81 education, and, in
his DAYS OF refine u,en:, he ~ou many
friends who we're unaware of HE means OF
livelihood.
Several bold and daring robheries fol-
lowed, among them the robbery OF MIR. j..
G. Guice, . cotton merchant at Enfsuls,
Alsbama, where $1,000 worth OF i-weiry
and number of gold watches we're stolen.
Chas,sins With his plumber came to New
Orleans and disposed Of lot OF the stolen
i-~slry. He then took the ,rsin back to
Montgomery. Ais, where the chief OF po
lice, Gen. Allen, obtained description Of
the escaped Missouri consic,, which an
swered that Of sutton exactly.
Ou tuesday last he was arrested while
play ing q game of cards IN . saloon. Cnas-
,sine accompanied the officers and accepted
the situation gracefully. On his way to
police headquarters, however. he saw an
opportunity Of giving HE captors the slip,
and he seixed upon il With asidity.
Capt. NJ .rtin, one oi the officer wlo had
arrested Chastsine, drew his revolver and
fred twice at the fleeing burglar. Both
bullets took effect in the right aide, but
Chasia;ne continued his hixit for some
diSt.nce ere he fell, m0rtAl!y wounded.
he wss broaght TO the police station,
where he confessed his name and his mis-
deeds. and shortly afterwards died.
In his ruom a, the National hotel we're
found three va!i-es containing = large
amount ii stolen property.
Chsst.ine's solvent in New Orle,Rs Was
une xyecte.i. aod his stay uas OF short du-
rsiion. There il no doubt bu, that lie sclsi
lot o: the stolen isweisy in this CITY,
! which, however, fnr lack oil sceurste de-
.cripsios, will scarcely he recovered.
I His picture te,oksns a man about thirty
I four ye,rs Of age, with no heard, dark hair
AMI eyes, AMI slight mark on the right
side Of his forehead.
/ III. was y desperate character, and bors
the scars 81 several wounds which he re-
ceived while engaged in some oil his wild
freaks. lie hal . gunshot wound through
the lei, hand and q scar on his right wrist
When sre.kiny he suffered badly, zne
VS. msn somewhat remarkable IN aP
pearance.
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