The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
SIX THOUSAND
Was the Amount OF the Bur-
glary-One of the
Burglars
Arrested Here, Yesterday, by Mr..
Costello, Chicago
Detective.

A BAZOo reporter was informed o. the
arrival oil Two Chicago detectives in this
city, Friday afternoon, on the lookout for
some one; but nothing could be learned
about the matter until Yesterday afternoon,
when the party for whom they were look
ing
WAS CAUGHT.
The reporter was introduced to Mr.. Cos
tello, one OF the detectives, by Officer Bar
nett, ami CLEANED the following statement !:
NV name is Costello. Am conn cted
with the Chicago police. Have been
accompanied ON this trip by Mr.. Steve
Woods, who is detective for the st. Paul
IL Milwaukee railroad. We have been
after one oi the parties to a
$1,000 BURGLARY
which was committed on Mr.. Peacock's
jewelry store, on State Street, Chicago, last
winter A window was broken
by two burglars one night, about the first
of last February, and jewelry to the above
amount was distracted from the store.
About the 14th OF February
PHELTENTOP. THE LEADING BURGLAR,
was arrested and greater portion of the
jewelrv recovered but nothing could be
proven emphatically concerning Phelten-
tops guilt without the testimony of Geo.
Counsey, wfo was simply his helper in the
stealing and not a regular crook We de-
termined to hunt COunsey and allow him
to turn states evidence against Pheltentop.
Counsey left Chicago Immediately after the
arrest Of Pheltentop, and was not heard
from until
LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING,
at seven o'clock, when / saw letter
which he had written back to Chicago
from Jefferson City, this state. In that
letter he stated that he had remained in
the vicinity of Chicago until
ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO
when he started out with a friend in the
peddling business, and that they had
been travelling, in wagon, through the
country, ever since, dealing in rags, pro-
duce, small articles of clothing, etc
He also stated in the letter
that he and his partner intended to pro-
coed from Jefferson City to Sedalia.
Myself and Mr.. Woods left Chicago on
the Il o'clock train that night and came TO
jeff CITY We saw or head nothing OF
Counsey IN that city, and
CAME ON TO SEDALlA,
yesterday afternoon, to await their COM
ing to this place, provided they should
come.
The officers here were notified concern
ing the matter and as result OF there
vigilance, coupled with our own
WEI ABBED CoUNsEY
at Mr.Lewis' rag warehouse about o'clock
to-day.
We now have him in charge, and vilt
start for Chicago tonight.
We do not want COunsey so much for
his own guilt, but to act as witness In
the conviction of Pheltentop, who has
caused the police aud detectives of Chi
cago no little trouble. The burglary
referred to is probably Counsey's first of
Tense, and he is not regarded as a very bad
character. He was probably influenced to
completely in the stealing by Pheltentop.
He Is about nineteen years Of age, and has
parents. brothers and sisters living IN
Chicago. / was assisted nv Detective
Woods, because Counsey is likely to prove
VALUABLE WITNESS
i'm experimenting and convicting the par
ties to stealing which was committed on
the st. Paul Il Milwaukee road, some time
ago.
Counsey is rather a pleasant, intelligent
looking young fellow, and did not seem 10
be much agitated over his arrest, but prob
ably his GOODNESS came from the fact that
he is to turn states evidence against the
older criminal, and probably not be pros
ecuted himself.