The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-31
GOBBLED BY GOSSAGE.
Arrest Of Two Men and q
Woman From Jasper
County Yesterday.
They Are Charged With Adultery
and Fraud, But Deny it
Emphatically.

On Thursday Marshal Shy received the
following postal card from p. Conner, city
marshal Of Golden City, Jasper county, on
the line of the Fort Scott & Gulf road.
twenty-five dollars reward for the men
and woman who left here on the night Of
the 18th of July, with adark mule team
medium size, hi.ched to an Ellenburg
wagon. made ut Carthage, leading a nice
bay golden horse, or young man riding
the horse, or in charge OF both team and
| horse.
"rne young man is about twenty years
cid, coed looking, and light completed;
weighs about $50 pounds, name is Mile
ham.
"The old man is about forty-fve years
old, dark completed, dark eyes, dark mus
tsche, weighs abou, $50 pounds. tolerable
aeshy, has scar over eye.
"rhe WON IN is about twenty-five years
cd, light c"mpiectsd, weighs about 135
pounds, blind in ieit eye, with eye ball en-
larged, ard is named Elizabeth Mileham.
ARREST all anu telegraph me at Golden
City, Mo The parties are wanted for
adultery, fraud. ana taking property at
lached."
Tie card was exhibited to members of
the police force and they were instructed to
lie on the LOOKOUT for The parties wanted,
but they failed 10 show up-at least in the
presence of the officers.
Friday night The parties descri1ed arriv-
I'd at GOodwins wagon yard, wbeIe they
stopped over night. They gave it out that
,nev were en- route to ST. Louis from South
west Missouri, which ii has been proved
was the case They remained over in
GoOdwin's yard until yesterday morning,
when. at an early hour, before any OF the
employees of the stable were up. they
hiiched their team and drove IF, leaving
their bill unsettled.
George Goodwin, the transfer man, is one
of the earliest risers in the city, and he
noticed the team being driven off, but
thought nothing of it. A short time there
after, however, he learned that the parties had
gone off witt out paying their blu, and he
rerdered himself valuable by pointing out
The direction in which they had
gone.
Officer Jim Gossa2e was informed of the
+ffair, and when furnished with descrip-
lion OF the occupants Of .he wagon, felt
certain they were the same wanted by the
authorities of Golden City. Calling
one of Mr.. Goodwin's negroes
to his assistance, he went in
search OF the fugi,ives, and succeeded in
overtaking Them about four miles north
east of the CITY, when they were brought
back, and both men and the W.
man lodged in the calaboose. They admit
ted at once that they were from Golden
City, and said that they were going 10 st.
Louis and thence to Illinois.
A short time after the arrest q BAZoo re-
porter called at the calaboose and sought
an interview, when the following informa-
ton was CLEANED:
The elderly man, who is referred to in
the postal card sent out from Golden City
rs "the old man." gave his name as James
X. Winant. He stated that he was mar
ried man and had resided in Jasper County
for thirteen years, and his family was still
there. He had rented farm
in Illinois, he said, and
was on his way there when arrested. 1t
was his intention. il he found everything
all right, to send for his family at an early
dav.
When told by the reporter that he was
arrested on the charge of adultery and
fraud, he sai'' he did not know how that
could be. The young m IN travelling with
him was >. Il. Mlirnam and the woman
was Mileham's sister Lizzie
"Where are you taking Miss Mileham?"
asked the reporter.
"My brother" said Winant, married Miss
Mileham's sister, and they are living i'm St.
Louis. My sis er in-law wrote TO me to
bring Lizzie with me when / came 20 S..
Lous, and / am only complying with her
request. Her brother is with us all the
time, and do not think there is anything
wrong"
''What about the charge of fraud and
running of with attached properly" asked
the reporter.
"rhtre is nothing i'm it. The mule
team, the borse and the wagon are all
mine. and will have no difficulty IN Or w.
that do not owe dollar on them."
"Can it be-" 4ueried the reporter that
the authorities susp ct you of deserving
your family?"
"There is no ground for anything Of The
kind. bid my wife good bye when left
and told her would send for her as soon
IS possible"
The young man and his sister were next
INTERCEPTED and bore Winant out in all
his assertions. They said there was moth
ing wrong on the part of anv one in the
party and they were not afraid to meet the
Golden City authorities.
All three claim that the sum OF fifty
cents was paid 10 a negro at Mr.. Goodwin's
before they drove away, and
after they had proceeded mile
from town another negro rode up
to them and said there was thirty-five cents
still due, as their bill was eighty-fve
instead of fifty cents. This additional sum
was also paid by Winant, as they all claim.
Immediately after making the arrest
Marshal Shy lelegraphed the news to the
msrshal of Golden City, and lsit night re
ceived reply saying that he would start
lor Sedalia on the first train, and asking
that the prisoners be held until he arrived.
In The meantime all three are occupying
cells in the calaboose, but the fact that
they are under arrest does not seem to wor-
~ them in the least.