The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-21
THE OTHER SIDE.
There Was no Attempt to
Block belongs Trip by the
City Marshal.
A Straight Story, Which Fully
Exonerates Bob Shy in the
Affair.

the reason why Detective belong failed {,
arrest the perpetrators of the Kahrs rob
berry. Its publication caused no little com
ment in police circles, and it wa
charged that it was an effort to throw q
damper on Marshal Shy's candidacy anC
election for a second term. This charge is
totally groundless, for the BAzoO's report
ers do not appear as partizans in the present
campaign, their only object being to give
publicity TO events Il they transpire with
out regard to fear or favor.
To deny that there is a want of under
police force, would be absurd, and the
article Of yesterday was proof positive tina,
such want or lack does exist. This much
by way Of preface.
AS in all cases, so in this, there is
another side To the issue, and the BAZOC
now lays before the public the statements
of
1t had been agreed between Marshal Shy
who I, IL he had been wronged in Fridays
article, and q BAZOO reporter, that they
together would visit, yesterday morning,
Mr.. George Kahrs and his father, and
from them learn just what was said and
done on the Sunday afternoon spoken oil
Friday.
Accordingly, after police court, vest ter
day morning, the marshal and
the reporter went out to Mr.
Kahrs' store and made inquiry for Kahrs,
pere. That gentleman was not in, but
was soon discovered coming across the
street. He vas spoken to, and the follow
ing conversation took place between him
and the reporter:
"Mr. Kahrs, you have, doubtless, seen
yesterdays BAzoo and in it the article
about Detective Belongs failure to arrest
the parties who robbed your safe?"
The gentleman said he had seen the
statement in question.
what have you to say about it?" was
the next inquiry.
"Well, I'll tell you," said Mr.. Kahrs.
Zone day, the date / cannot give, Mr..
me and said that he could arrest the rob
bers, who were in Kansas City, il We would
pay his expenses. The proposition was
taken under advisement by as, we telling
Mr.. belong that We would meet him at
the station house on the following Sunday
afternoon and let him know our decision.
This we did do, and while there Marshal
Shy came in. He knew nothing about this
meeting, so far as know, but just hap
pened to come in. / tapped him on the
leg with my cane and asked him to step
out in the hall with me. He did so. /
then told him what belong had said, and
asked him what to do about it. He told
me to do as, l pleased, that the loss was
mine. and If 1 wanted to put up any
money for expenses toward catching the
robbers, to 60 ahead. then saiC that /
and my son had concluded to offer
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARs'
reward for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers, and that we did not think ii
worth while to put up for the expense OF
catching them. This was all that passed
between Marshal Shy and myself and we
went back to where Mr.. De Long and NV
son were. / then told the former of my de-
cision and he did not 60 to Kansas City
that night. Marshal Shy did not say thai
money put up for his expenses would be
blown in or words that would imply that"
"Did you or your son agree to give Mr..
DE Long money for his expenses, that Sum-
day afternoon
"No, sir, We did not. We only agreed to
meet him and talk the matter over"
"You did give him money afterwards
how was that"
"Well, a day or SO after that Sunday
meeting, Mr.. Hickman came to Inc and
said that DE Long was a first-class man
and that We ought to furnish him the
money for his expenses. We then decided
to do so and gave Mr.. De Long twenty dol
lars. He went to Kansas City, but the par
ties he wanted had left that city and he
could not arrest them. This money has
all been returned to us by Mr.. DE Long
and the city, SO that We are out nothing. /
think the detective had strong clue, but
as we did not put up the money when he
first wanted it, the clue was broken"
"Then Marshal Shy did not prevent you
from furnishing the money that Sunday
afternoon
"No, sir, he did not. He never
said word against it and l
have told you all he did
cav. We acted independent of what he
said to me, as We had, at that time, deter
mined not to furnish funds for any expense
in catching the robbers. We thought
that the reward We proposed to give was
enough"
But did you not agree to give Mr.. De
Long fifteen dollars, that Sunday after
noon he went prepared to go TO Kan
sas City"
"No, sir, We only agreed to meet him at
the station house and talk the matter over.
That was ALL"
The reporter then went into Mr.. George
Kahrs' store and told that gentleman
what his father had said. He confirmed
everv word Of his statement and was very
emphatic in declaring that Marshal Shy
had not discouraged them in putting up
money for Mr.. De Longs expenses. Both
these gentlemen say that they did not tell
anyone that the marshal had prevented
the detective from going after the robbers.
Thus the city marshal stands completely
exonerated from any blame in this mat
ter, . fact of which his friends were fully
That there has been some false
statements made to the BAzoO, is clearly
evident, but who made them has not yet
been clearly defined. The end of this mat
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