The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-25
RATIFIED RAMEY.
A Man Who is Either the
Largest Liar On
Earth
Or is Suffering from the En-
fects of q Protracted
Drunk.
The Story He Told a Bazoo
Man of Killing John
King at Oswego.
Upon Investigation. However, it
Proves to be Without the
Least Foundation.
The Man is Taken Into Custody,
but Subsequently Makes
His Escape.

4 lew minutes before seven O'Clock YES
terday morning, while the BAzoo's corp.
of reporters were seated al their desks
there walked into the room shabbily
dressed man who bore evidences of dis>i-
patton. Walking up To- the writer II.
said:
Are YOU reporter Tor this paper"
Being assured that such VA, the case, he
said:
I've got an item for YOU :. there was a
man killed at Oswego, Has, last night"
The stranger WAS instantly given seat
and told 10 proceed with the particulars,
when he related the following:
Between eight and nine O'clock FRIDAY
night, in a house of ill-faue 1T Oswego,
Edward Ramcv shot and killed John
King"
After relating this much he paused,
seemingly forgetful of where he was.
what was the difficulty about" asked
the reporter.
"Over a girl named Ollie De Croft. She
is Kings solid woman, but Ramey WAS
paving her some attention, when King en-
tered the room and became greatly en-
ragged 4 quarrel ensued, and King
drew a dirk knife and cut Ramey in the
breast, after which Ramev drew his reyoi-
yer and fired, the ball passing through
Kings heart, and he died without utter
ing sound"
WAS Ramey fatally injured -:
No, he made his escape
"Anv clue aS To- his whereabouts 80
Yes, I'm Rainey-l am the man who
killed King"
At this the reporter began to smell a
large sized rodent, and the features of the
narrator OF tie bloody deed were closely
scanned. If was noticed that his ewes were
restless and he seemed Ill AT ease, as If la
boring under SOME great trouble, or suffer
ing from the effects of pro,racted de-
bauch. The latter was the theory seized
upon by the writer, who determined, how
ever, to sift the matter To the bottom
He was then asked what his object was
n relating the fact if he was really the
murderer, when he said:
"Well. my people live at Galesburg, ILL.,,
and they will get TO hear Of
this. L want you to publish the
straight OF it, and 1 wan, you 10 send
marked copies of your paper to all rhe pa
pers in Galesburg. 1t will nearly kill INV
mother. am sure, but want her to know
just how it was"
This satisfied the reporter tina; Ramev
was Oh the verge oil deiirium tremens. but
he piled a few more questions, with
the following result:
lie stated that he had been running as
brakeman on freight train between Par
SONS and MTskogee for some weeks past.
The man King, whom he had killed, was
an entire stranger. He expected to be ar
rested for the crime, and guessed he would
have to pay dearly for his rashness He
said that Immediately after the killing he
left the house and took north bound pas
senger train and had only arrived in Soda
liza few minutes before.
After reciting this much, he started 10
60 out, saying he did not know how much
longer he would have his liberty.
He left tho room, a BAzoO reporter fol-
lowing him, and on meeting Sheriff Con
ner, the mans story was related To
the officer and few minutes later
Ramey was in custody and taken Ia Jail.
He still stuck 10 it that he had committed
the crime, but told the sheriff he thought
the murdered mans name was Young He
was placed i'm the work shed i'm the rear of
the Jail until a telegram could be- sent 10
Oswego. IL is a weak, wooden building.
and Ramey had been there but a short
time until he kicked off board and made
his escape, since which time nothing has
been seen of him.
After the lapse of a few hours Sheriff
Conner received telegram saving that no
crime had been committed a; Oswego, nor
was Ramey known there. This settled il.
so no further search was made for him.
Later i'm the day it was learned that
Ramev had been employed As brakeman
on the X & r. between Sedalia and Par
sons. He was discharged Friday night and
paid off and given pass 10 Hannibal.
He at once commenced drinking heavily
and his nights spree is the cause Of his
having imagined he killed a fellow man