The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-07
ROBBERS ROO5T.
Their Rendezvous In Hudson
Township Invaded by
Omcers.
And With the Law to Back Them
Bring the Rascals to
Justice.

WhD ave until qIite rec entity resided
IN III ts)u tDw IshiD, BItes county,
Missouri. About FIVE yeirs ago a
n,1 with a family consisting of a wife
AMI child. by the name of A. r NJ pore,
moved into Hudson township and
leased t6g acres of prairie land from
John ID Myers. One James Emory
lived with this m IN Moore and seemed
- he wholly under his influence, and
rs a matt-r of fact was possessed of
but little seuse. Tness parties worked
we'll for about two years. AMI they
we're free from suspicion. DARN.
the winter of 1888. stranger
came along the public road on horse
back and stopped with Moore He
claimed to The neighbors to be on the
HUNT FOR Stolen HORSES,
and hal many cards in hi. possession,
which he showed around. The man
gave his name as H tit. NJ ,ore and
him attended all the dances far and
near. and H lit shovel large sums of
money to the giris. Hit rem lin ed
with M ,ore about six weeks, and
when he separated M ,ore soil of a
considerable portion of his stock and
left with him. His wife and Emory
rem aimed on the farm. These parties
were gone about two months and re-
turned apparently full-handed. They
we're at home short time and left
again. and after an absence of some
time M 'ore returned home alone and
appeared very angry with Halt. In
the spring of 1880. NJ pore moved on
another farm. H, had become angry
with Sim IN Gilbreath because he re-
fused to rent a farm, and short time
bsf,re he m ,ved from of the Myers
farm the grinary, containing grain,
fan mill AMI other farm implements,
m ! = new buys and harness in a shed
WERE ALL CONSUMED BY FIRE
about two o'clock in the night time.
These rnen were m ii and under the
influence of liquor that night, and it
was always thou ,ht they did it. While
living on the Myers farm. one James
Hickm IN. then Young m IN AMI sin gIe,
cane up from Miller county, Missouri
AMI lived with More. This m,n
Hickman induced Athatia TAYLOR to
run away and marry him. Hickman
purchased four acres of land due south
frIm HUDSON, about two miles and
half from here, and there he located.
He was accused of stealing from E.
4. Girl and the other neighbors all
the while he lived there. He was
considered dangerous man, and the
citizens thought they could better
lose little corn and meat and p pta-
toes than have diff ;ulty with him
The neighb ,rs resOrted to all kinds of
mems TO buy his farm, but
HE ALWAYS REFUSED TO SELL
u1til afser the stealing from Margaret
Bryner and Judge r ,bords. GA the
night Of the 18th Of June, 1881, some
ons enuere l the house through an open
winicw sud took $3.50 AMI a watch
sai manv other articles out OF the
houss. Mrs. R,bords awoke and
called to the judge, who was lying on
the q ,or in an adjoining room,
but the p,rties m ,de good their es-
cape. The nei shb)rs tracked the
parties nsxt day a considerable dis.
lance. One Taom,s r. l at the tim,
livel with Hickm 10, and he left thes
early next morning, and lit
tie john Hickm IN, left also. Jane
HickmM rem tined at homs blu
seem 81 frightened. He hsd his life
prep trei AM left on the cars for
Miller county 10 q short tims. They
gp mt considerable money before
leaving. AMI went of O, the cars.
THEY TOLD CONFLICTING TALES
about how they obtained the money.
Alter being gone awhile they returned
ani sold the four acres Of land.
They rem ,insi away until the m opey
VAS spent, and finally returned. Sus-
picion always rested on Reed and the
two Hickmans. Anthalia Hickman
VS. inrim ste with oil grandmother
Bryner. and it is said she impart-
ID tho knowledge. Hickman
Va arrested AMI placed under . ST.
500 bond. He ran offand left his
father to pay the bond. After
u ,,rs loctte1 his family the second
time he left homo and would begone
from two to four months, and on his
return would be accompanied by
i've aud eight armed men Tney
would remain at the house of Moore
IbDut tw, weeks, and each time they
vent AMI como
SONS HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED
or horse stolen, or saddle or harness