The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-10
A STARTLING STORY.
How a Couple Of Stage Rob
bers and Murderers
Were Caught.
Patterson's pal" Charles Dorsey
Arrested in Indiana.
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1t will be remembered that about ten
DAYS ago the Post-Dispatch contained a
notice Of the arrival of Captain Lees, chief
OF San Francisco. California, detectives,
and Charles Aulls, detective in the en-
ploy of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express. The
two gentlemen came here after man who
has been in Jail for some time under
the name of John Kehoe, alias John r.
Collins. From information received from
Chief of Detectives Frank Watkins and
Hugh ONiel of the force, the California
gentlemen had come east for the man who
was wanted there. Upon seeing Kehoe in
Jail here Aulls Immediately recognized him
AS AN OLD CALIFORNIA CROOK.
Aulls is the ex-warden of the state peniten-
tiary at San Quenton, and the more easily
identified Kehoe because he had served a
term in that institution while he was In
charge. Kehoe's proper name is John b.
Patterson, and he was known under 1t
in California. The crime for which
Patterson is wanted In Cali
fornia is for highway robbery md murder.
On the first OF September, 1879, William
Cummings, q banker OF MOOre's Flat, was
on his way fgom that place to Nevada
City with two boxes of gold bullion,
valued at something over $1,000. When
within ten miles of his destination the
coach was stopped bv two men and the
passengers robbed in turn. When Cum
miDgs was reached he would not give up
his property, and in protecting it engaged
In a hand TO- hand encounter with the rob-
ber The banker was getting the best OF
the struggle, when Palterson's companion,
who stood off at a distance covering the
occupants of the coach with a shotgun,
drew near, and placing lis gun close to
Cummings side, fired, killing him in
stantly. The two
ROBBEBo AND MURDERES
then secured their booty and fled. The
authorities did everything in their power
to find the men, but their efforts were all
futile. When the discovery was made
that Patterson was in Jail here, and the
word sent to San Francisco to that effect,
the officials of the latter place were at first
incredulous, but finally they came here
last week and Patterson was identified as
the man who had the fight with Cum
mings, and who was well known through
the state. Patterson was caught here in
the eariv part of December, 1880, for
a burglary be had committed in Caronde-
let. He was put in Jail December IA, and,
at the next term OF the criminal court, IN
dicted, tried and convicted on a charge OF
burglary and larceny, and sentenced to a
term i'm the penitentiary. He took the
case into the court OF appeals, where II
has ever since been pending. During his
trial he
TRIED To PROVE AN ALIBI,
and i'm doing SO caused the dispositions OF
several persons i'm Indiana to be taken in
his behalf. A man representing himself
As c. HI. Thorne, of Union City, Indiana,
acted as Patierson's attorney there in TAX
ing the depos,tions. When the California
officials arrived here they tried by various
means to get Patterson to tell where his
companion was but they could not. When
they learned of the tact that the Geposi.
lions had been taken they at once sus-
pected that Thorne might be tue other man
thew were looking for-that is, the real
murderer of Cummings. So, on last Fri.
day. they started for Indiana and found the
man Thorue 10 be none other than Charles
Dorsey, Pat;erson's companion in the muir
der and robbery al Nevada City, Califor-
MIA, in 1879. The chief of police received
a telegram from Capt. Lees this morning,
stating that himself and Aulls would
probably arrive this evening with
THEIR PRISONER
Charles Dorsey, alias Charley Moore
has an extensive record as criminal on
the Pacific coast He was sent to the Cali
fornia penitentisry first in 1860, from Ne
vada county, for two years. for burglary
under the name of Charles Dorsey. After
he got out he was again sent from Ell Do
RADIO county In 1867 under the name Of A
ID. Moore for three years for robbery. His
third term was from Stanislaus county In
1871 under the name of Charley Moore
fifteen wears for robbery. He was, how
ever, discharged for the Ofiense i'm 1878
From that time until the murder and
robbery in September, 1879, was not heard
from, nor could he, as already stated, be
obtained after its commission. Dorsey Is
now Al years old and native of Kentucky
His height is FIVE feet ten inches in his
bare feet. He has dark complexion
black ewes, rather small aud set deep in
his head his hair is dark and straight
features square, cheek bones high, and be
looks as ii there might be some
INDIAN BLOOD IN HIM.
He is slender built has long, dangling
arms, slow motioned, with very SLOUGH,
gait. Is uneducated and reserved in his
manners, an inveterate gambler when h,
had money, and IS fond of the society o
women. Patterson has already been de
scribed as an athletic man of about 81
wears of age, and very good looking man
Upon the arrival of the California officials
tonight they will proceed to Jefferson Cit,
and lay the natter before the governor
and take the two men whom they have Sc
strangely caught to the scene of the muir
der where they may be tried. and if guilty
convicted and punished as they may de
serve.
Attention, Everybody
Our entire stock oil wooien goods to b
closed out in 80 days, consisting of jeans
ffannels, iinseys, tweeds. cassimeres, blan
kets. stocking warns, ETC., etc. WOOlel