The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-21
THIEVES TRAPPED.
And All of Them Have Made
the Queen CityT heir
Home.
Two Of Them Captured by the
Fly Cops in Response to
a Telegram.
It is Alleged They Committed
Burglaries at Madison in
December Last.

On the 9th day of last December the lit
tie town of Madison, i'm Monroe county
twelve miles north of Moberly, and an
equal distance south of Paris, was thrown
into state of connection by the announce
ment that the X. & T. ticket Office, a
hard ware store and a shoe store had been
broken open and a quantity of goods car
ried off. At once Marshal Wade. of that
place, set TO work to lind out the
PERPETRATORS oFTHECRIME
but for time he was discouraged and al
most gave up hope.
He at last discovered clue, however,
which pointed to Sam Jewell, young man
about twenty wears of age, who has long
made Sedalia his home, and who at the
time was working on X. X L. constrnc-
ton train near Madison.
Yesterday afternoon Jewell WAS found on
board a n Il L. train at Boonville, and
was at once taken into custody, charged
with the robbery. He weakened instantly,
and while being taken TO the Jail al Paris,
informed the officer that Geo. Joslin, :,
Young married man of East Sedalia. and
Oscar Graves, aged 22 years, employed as
a dav laborer bv John G.. Newman, i'm this
city. were his accomplices i'm committing
the crime.
A dispatch WAS sent to Marshal Shy,
asking him to
ARREST THE PARTIES,
and this morning both were taken in charge,
Officer Meyers capturing joslin and
Jim Gossage looking after Graves.
The former was the first one arrested,
and after being landed i'm the calaboose a
BAzoo reporter interviewed him: He said
he was innocent of the charge, and would
not have any difficulty in proving ii. The
night the robberies were committed he
claims that, i'm company with his father,
he slept i'm Jim Barret's hotel i'm Paris, as
he was working near that place on a con-
struction train. He said he knew Jewell
THE MAN WHO HAD GIVEN HIM AWAY,
and denounced him in the most bitter
language.
While he was talking To the
made their appearance at the
calaboose and claimed the prisoners at
tention. Mrs. Joslin, ST., contradicted her
sons statement about his being in Paris Oh
the night of the robbery, December 9th.
She said he hired to work on the construc-
ton train on that date, but did not get
away a that day, owing 10 some trouble
about the passes, and spent the night ut
home This statement was pronounced
correct by George, he saying he had been
MISTAKEN IN THE DATE
when previously speaking to the BAzoo
man Mrs. JOslin said she had no fears
for her son, and the young wife was equally
positive that he would not have any diff
Guilty in proving his innocence.
Al this stage in the conversation
Graves was marched into the calaboose
carrying a carpet sack that looked like il
might have come over with Christopher
Columbus. He claims Crawford county as
his home, and was also employed on the
construction train at the time of the rob-
berry, sleeping in the caboose that night.
He said he knew Sam. Jewell, but never
met yoslin, whowas
POINTED OUT TOT HIM.
When the crime was committed, Jewell
was working at Madison with steam
shovel, and was quite intimate with both
Graves and Joslin.
Among the goods taken from the build
ings burglarized were thirteen pistols. two
or three dozen knives. three boxes Of razors,
two pairs of boots and an overcoat. A por-
ton of these, ii Is said. were
recovered from party to whom Jewell had
sold them.
Jewell was i'm this city last Monday and
spent portion of the day at Mrs. Joslin's
residence. He is represented as a tough
customer and will undoubtedly make trip
over the road.
Joslin and Graves were taken to Paris
this morning, where they will have an ex-
animation tomorrow.
LATER.
Since the above was put in type. the
BAzoo reporter met Officer Maj Myers and
from him learned that Jewell is wanted
mere for receiving part of the jewelry
stolen by negro woman from Mrs. Bar
ret's hired girl, some two months ago, and
selling it. The woman is now serving out
a sentence in the county Jail for this theft
Through the arrest of Jewell, the officers
here think that light will be thrown on
some important matters they are now
working up.