The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
THAT RAILROAD GAME,
As Played on q Colored Cattle
Man, in East Sedalia,
Last Night.

a
cattle man, from the Indian Territory, by
the name of Joseph Johnson, accompanied
by two other cOlored men and Officer
Pieifier, came to Squire Fishers Office to
SWEAR OUT WARRANT.
johnson. when asked by the Justice as
TO whom he wanted arrested and for what
ofense, related the following:
/ am a cattle raiser and shipper; my
ranch is in the Indian Territory. j am
ON my way to St. Louis, now, with five
Car loads of cattle. ] arrived with the
cattle at the stock yards, in East Seda!ia,
yesterday evening late, and
STOPPED OVER NIGHT.
Alter the cattle were unloaded and fed, /
went to the Sedalia house and put up for
the night. After getting my supper, |
went over to saloon on Third street and
took drink with the men that are help
ing me through with the cattle. We
had not been there long before six men, in
bunch, came into the saloon, and one of
them, walking up to me, said he and the
five others with him were the party who
would
RUN THE TRAIN,
on which nv cattle would be shipped in
the morning. He said he was brakeman,
and pointed out one of the six as the con-
ductor.
understood what he meant and called
the six up to take drink, thinking that
they were really what they claimed to be-
After short time the party who spoke
TO noe first went out the back way of the
saloon. 1t was not long, however, before
he
RETURNED WITH NEW GANG
and tried to get me to treat again, palming
the new men off as those whom / had al
ready treated. / saw the game imme-
diately and refused. Shortly afterward /
started back to the boarding house, and
was followed by the six. After We had
gone some distance one of them spoke to
me and suggested that 60 with them to
their caboose and sleep, saying l
COULD HAVE HIS BED.
refused theoffer. Seeing that could not be
sucked in" in that way the gang took
hold Of me and began trying to
60 THROUGH MY POCKETS.
This was on the street, but it was so
dark no one could see me. / halloed for
help and nv men came. The three of us
raised such racket that the scoundrels
were glad to let us loose.
They did not get any money from me,
but want the parties arrested for assault
with
INTENT TO ROB.
The drinks which "set up" cost about g,
bnt don't care for that. ! ought 10 have
had better sense than to take them for
what they said they were. They are a
gang of crooks who make business of get
ting money out of travelling men whom
they think are green enough to be "feeced"
without the crooks having to resort,to the
methods of
DOWNRIGHT ROBBERY.
That's the kind of men you have in East
Sedalia.
Squire Fisher prepared a warrant for
the arrest of such of the men as could be
identified, and put it in the hands of Officer
Pfeifier, who started out in search of them
Officer Pfeiffer turned the warrant over
to Constable Barnett and Ramsey and
they proceeded to East Sedalia and ar
rested two of the parties who were identi-
fed
The prisoners, Peter Shuler and J. o.
borne, were brought before Justice Fisher
and their trial proceeded with.
About 2 O'Clock, this afternoon, Officer
Meyers came in with another and lodged
him in the calaboose.
The third party arrested was Vincent.
He will be allowed to remain in the Gala
boose probably until Friday, when his
preliminary trial will take place before
Justice Fisher.
Shuler and Osborne were found guilty
in their preliminary trial and, in default
of $500 bail each, were committed to the
county Jail to await the next criminal
court.
DIR. Gross, of the St. Thomas res
taurant, was the man who identified
the three parties who were arrested. He
watched the whole OF the attempted rob-
berry from his house, through partially
open door.
The case will probably 60 pretty hard
with the bows.
Officer Prefer had fourth party in tow
who it is supposed had hand in the
crooked business. He, however. could not
be identified. He will probably acknow-
ledge his completely on promise of being
released for turning states evidence.
Burglars at Knob Noster.
Special to the Bazoo.