The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-07
ACCESSORY TO ARSON
Is the Charge Preferred by
q. q. Lusk Against En-
gineer Sullivan.
He was Taken to Parsons Last
Night and will Have His
Trial To-day.
The Statement Of Marshal Smith,
and Sulivon's Denial OF
tho Charge.

and Sulnvan's Denial OF
the Charge.
Considerable excitement was created in
railway circles in this city on Monday BY
the arrest of Engineer Walter Sullivan. OF
the K & T on . telegram from Marshal
Smith, of Parsons. Kah The message
simply asked for Sullivan's apprehension
and detention until N officer could be sent
for him, but the nature OF the charge on
which he Was wanted was not stated.
An hour after the receipt Of the telegram,
Sullivan was taken in custody and locked
up in the calaboose, where he Was visited
BY . large number Of railroad men, mostly
engineers and CONDUCTOR, Who were de-
sirous of knowing
WHAT WAS Wn0N0.
To all questions asked on the subject
Sullivan replied that he Was ignorant Of
any crime he had committed and the arrest
vas as much q surprise 10 him % to his
friends.
Mashal Shy was also besiesed BY anxious
inouirers, but be, too, was in the dark, and
could only reply that Sullivan WAS held on
a telegram from Parsons. Sullivan sigui-
fed his willingness to face any charge that
might be preferred against him, but asked
the privilege of being allowed the freedom
of the city under guard, which Marshal
1Shy finally granted and Officer Geo. Fifer
was deputized TO guard the prisoner.
At noon Marshal Shy telegraphed to
Marshal Smith, of Parsons, that Sullivan
vas under arrest, and ssked what charge
there was against him. At 4:30 p. m. he
received reply to his message, saying that
THE CHARGE WAS ARSON,
and sn officer would leave for Sedalia on
the night train and arrive here at $40 ..
10. yesterday.
The above facts were known to the BAzoo
Monday. but friends of Mr.. Sullivan felt
there was mistake somewhere, and in de-
ference to their wishes it was agreed by the
Dress of the city that no mention should be
made of the arrest until the arrival OF the
officer from Parsons.
Sullivan was kept under guard oil Of
Monday night and up to nearly 10 o'clock
1esterdsy noraing, when he was placed in
charge Of Marshal Smith, of Parsons, who
arrived ON the $40 O'Clock train with .
warrant charging Sullivan rs accessory to
the serious crime OF arson. -.
Soon after being placed in the custody OF
the Kansas officer, Sullivan wss again
PLACED BEHIND THE BARS
IN the calaboose, where he remained until
6:lO D. m. last evening, when he Was taken
90 Parsons, where he will have his pre-
liminary examination to day.
A BAzoo reporter met Mashsl Smith
soon after his arrival In 6edalis, and from
him learned the following particulars in
relation to Srllivan's arrest.
Rosa Gibson, . girl now about fifteen
wears of age, has, for tvo years past. been
making her home with the family Of Mr..
H. 81. Lmsk, who Is editor Of the Parsons
Sun. Prior to entering the service OF Mr..
Lusk she resided with Mr.. 6ullivan's fami-
". and left there against her will.
For . couple of weeks past Mr.. Lusk
has been greatly annoyed by several At
tempts to burn his residence, but the
MOST THOROUGH UvEsTlGAuoN
failed to throw the least light on the sub
;ect The attention OF Manhal Smith was
called to the matter, but he fsred little
better than Mr.. Lusk as regards ferreting
ont the perpetrator of the crime. Finally
Mr.. Smith called to his assistance MEM
Der of the police force. and together they
kent watch, but for several days were una
BE to obtain even the slightest clue.
At last, however, suspicion pointed to
the girl Rosa, and Marshal
smith informed Mr.. Lusk that
he believed she Was the party who
hsd been causing all the trouble, but Mr.
Lusk would not entertain the idea for .
moment. It was finally agreed that Smith
should eecrete himself in Lusk's house
and remain during Friday night, thus ena'
bling him to
WATCH THE GIRLS MOVEMENTS.
About 10 o'clock last Friday p. m. h
entered Mr.. Luskis residence and KEEP
vatch until about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, but was unable to detect anything
wrong. .,
building and had been gone scarcely ar
hour when fire was discovered in the sec
ond story of Mr.. Lusk's residence, mat
fress having been ignit.d by the incendIarv
Still there was no clue, but Marshs
Smith was more firmly convinced than eve
that Rosa was the person who was respon
sible for the mischief. 1t was arranged TO
Smith ard one of his policemen to watch
again Saturday night, and this time the.
WERE REWARDED FOR THEIR TROUBLE.
Smith stationed himself in the lower por
ton of the building while the policeman
went above, and through the long hours o
the night they watched patiently. AT
O'Clock Sunday morning the policeman
who was secreted in Rosa's room, had hi
suspicious confirmed by seein
her leave her bed, and an instant later SIN
went out into the hallway, where sh
lighted match and was in the act of ap
plying it to the mattress which had bee
once before fired, when she was taken il
charge by the officer.
This let the cat out of the bag, and Nj
Iusk and bis family
WERE DUMB-FOUNDED.