The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
WEEKLY BAZOO.
DANIEL DAVIS
Sold Property Which Did not Be.
long to himself and Was
Arrested.


Yesterday morning, young farmer by
the name of Dan Davis, about twenty-five
years of age, was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Mr.. Frank Houston, and
lodged in the calaboose.
A B1zoo reporter visited Davis and had
talk with him about the matter. Da-
Wis acknowledged that
HE WAS GUILTY
of what Houston had charged him with
and said he had been expecting arrest for
some time. From his statement of the
matter. the following facts were learned:
Mr.. Houston was agent for farm about
five miles from Sedal1a a, which he
RENTED TO DAVIS.
Davis seemed to :, a straight forward. hard
working young man, and Mr.. Houston ia
vcred him as much as was practicable
Davis was in need of horse and bought
one from Mr.. Ed. Stevens, of this city; but
he did not have money enough, by SIS,
TO pay for the horse and APP
piled to Mr.. Houston for the
loan of the amount. Mr.. Houston fur
nished the money and secured himself by
1AhlNv "A NORlNA1E
on the animal for the amount.
Davis afterwards traded the horse to
Mr. John Bellmer, of this city, for another
horse. The horse which he got in ex-
change ran away and could not be found
Davis gave the animal up for lost and sold
the chance of recovering 1t TO Mr.. Bellmer,
for $50. He afterwards found himself in
very
sTRAIGHTENED CIRCUMSTANCES,
and knowing he could not meet the mort
gage when it should become due determin-
ed to run away. But before he ran away
he fed portion of the rent corn belonging
TO Mr.. Houston and sold the balance to OBJ
tain money to aid him in getting out of
the state. Thus be not only intended not
to meet the mortgage, but
SOLD HIS RENTERS CORN.
Davis could not remember how much
money he received for the
corn sold. He left this county some
time in the fall After remaining away
about two years he concluded that he
would come back to Pettis county. He
RETURNED IN FEBRUARY
and went to work, by the day, on the fan On
of Mr.. j. n. Murray, on Flat creek, about
two miles from town. He has been there
ever since, keeping himself low until this
morning. Mr.. Houston learned he was i'm
town and had Officer Kelly arrest him.
Davis has a wife and one child His
present employe, Mr.. Murray, gives
him
GOOD CHARACTER.
He says he works hard, and is sober and
l.. T.
has always acted uprightly, as far as he
knows, except i'm this one instance.
There was something said to Davis about
bailing him out of Jail, but he replied that
he did not wish to
IMPOSE ON THE GENEROSITY
of any one ia that respect; but he will
probably think better Of the matter
He seemed much agitated, and seemed
80 think that his arrest was but Justice.
Steps will be taken to bail him out, not
wi,hstanding his wish to the contrary. i
The whole
SECRET OF THE AFFAIR
seems to be that Davis, when he found
himself not able to meet the mortgage.
began getting scared, sold the horse to get
money to aid him in going away without
thinking of how serious a thing, in the
eyes of the law, he was doing
He is ignorant, and ought to be dealt
with leniently on that account.
Davis bail was fixed afterwards at 500
He went on his own bond. He agrees TO
pay SO much of his wages per month until
his Indebtedness is Cancelled.
The arrest was, to say the least, farce
simply to scare Davis into paying what he |
owed. He was guilty of a criminal of |
fence, but no notice will be taken of this, |
provided he discharges the debt as rapidly |
as possible.