The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-30
CODY'S CARD.
An Inmate of the Clinton
Jail Speaks His Little
Piece.
he Makes q Few Remarks
Concerning Ex-Detective
John belong,
And Asks that He be Not Judged
Too Harshly Until He is
Convicted.


Thomas Cody is one of the three pris-
oners now held in the Henry county Jail,
charged with having committed couple
of robberies at Clinton, and said to have
been implicated in still other crimes. He
seems to think an injustice has been done
him bv certain publications made, and asks
that the following be published in his be-
half:
CLINTON, May %, 1882.
EDITOR BAZoO:
Will You allow me little space in
your worthy paper, to contradict at least a
portion of an article published in q Sc
dalia paper of the 18th inst, in which
the SO much self-knOwing person, or in
former, has taken the opportunity of
disappearing me to the best of his abil-
ity, and also Of charging ME with most
every crime committed around the central
part of Missouri for the last two or three
years. Now, that this lnfOrmer has known
of my doings and whereabouts, he ought to
have applied for situation ON the detec-
tive force, and SO have made sure OF
my capture and conviction. / wish
to call to his mind that he is, and has been.
laboring under some very sad mistakes, As
it is only about one year ago since / was
released from the custody of the Sedalia
authorities for an offense committed Will,
under the influence Of liquor, and for
which | was severely punished. Twill adj
NIT that during my confinement tfere /
succeeded in making my escape, which was
NJ more than any other mortal would do
under the same circumstances. Liberty is
sweet, and the man who would not try to
regain it would indeed be fool. don't
wish to deny anything that have done but
| want To vindicate myself of all the charges
preferred against me by the parties, who l,
TO the best OF my belief, don't even kro
by sight. / suppose ii is John belong
who has impaired this valuable informa-
ton to the papers, and he has never seen
ME i'm his life until the Other day in Gin
ton, when he found out who | was through
some parties who knew me. This sup
posed detective, in my opinion, could de-
tect free lunch on bar-rOom counter
about as quick as ANYTHING, If Sedalia was
supplied with them. Or, from what hear,
he detects all and every tramp riding into
the Sedalia yards In box car. / have
right one. Ii the people of Sedalia choose
to call me Ross, it is no fault of mine
have never given it to them As such and
also want it understood that have never
belonged to any gang, but nearly always
travel alone. He has got me accused OF
blowing safes in Higbee and Moberly, two
towns | have never been in. Last summer
was east working on the Vandalia line,
railrOading came back to Missouri last
January, and have been in Kansas CITY
nearly ever since, SO could not have been
operating much in the central part of this
state. / have been making my living BY
gambling, I will admit, but never by rob
berry, and those people will find that they
will forever fail to implicate me with any
burglaries committed in this state or any
other and | will prove il to them at
proper time. l know that ii man has
ever been in trouble once the natural cOnse-
quence is he adjudged guilty II he should
be so unfortunate as to ever get into any
more, and | dOr't tbs nix this person for
telling lot of falsehOods to prejudice the
minds of the people against me, and |
will venture to say that they have no evil
dence, or ever will have, 10 show that |
was implicated In the robbery OF George
Kahrs for at no time that have been in
Sedalia lave had any partners. | was
told by young man from Sedalia, about
two moAths ago, TINT was suspected OF it,
and | will say it surprised me very
much. l came down to Sedalia
shortly after and showed up all around the
city. Why did they not arrest ME then,
as they were 80 sure of my completely,
instead of coming out now and denouncing
me as robber and burglar just to ihjure
HE in nv coming trial.
Now, As lar as Johnny Brockschmidt is
concerned, he might have belonged to
gangs as far as know, but it is not at all
likely, rs he has been at home all the time
until about two or three weeks before his
arrest, and as far as Burns is concerned.
suppose he can answer Tor himself.
have known him some time, but have
never been with him.
Respectfully,
THos. Copy.