The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-28
HOLD UP YOUR HANDS.
Such was the Command Heard
Upon the Arrival Of the
Narrow Gauge Train.
A Couple Of Green Country ON.
Gals Succeed IN Creating
q Sensation.

When the narrow gauge train arrived
yesterday morning, anu just as the train
had come to a full stop, Two parties arose
with revolvers in their hands, and pulling
their guns down on a.. inofcnsive looking
passenger who occupied seat in the front
part of the coach, ordered MIN TO hold up
his hands. The man who was thus adj
dressed hesitsted for moment, because he
had NO idea what was wanted of him, bu,
again being sternly commanded 10 "hold up
his hands" he began TO elevate his elbows.
Higher yet" demanded the parties with
drawn revOlvers, and the terrified
Of the moment. threw bis
hands above his head, but this was not
satisfactory. "Higher YET" came the COM
mand. and with all the strength he could
muster, the quakiDg passenger stood on his
tip-toes. He was badly scare,, but not
near so much SO, apparently, as the
"grays" who attempted to arrest him.
Their hands were trembling, they were
shaking all over, and if by any possibility
their weapons had been discharged, the
passengers ON the train would have re.
ceived their contents. rather than the party
they were attempting to arrest. The thor
Oughly terrified victim of the mistaken
vigilance of the oficers who arrested him
of course had nothing to say. and did not
demur to going to any place where he was
ordered by his captors. Accordingly he
was escorted to the county Jail, followed by
q large crowd of spectators of the singular
arrest.
Immediately after his arrival at the Jail
the prisoner ives interviewed by a BAzOo
reporter. He was very communicative,
and looked anything but the red handed
murderer that he was supposed to be by
his unsophisticated captOrs. He gave his
name as Charles E. Green, and stated that
he lived in Randolph county. his post
Office being Clifton Hill, Mo-, station on
the Wabash road, about seven miles West
of Huntsville.
"What is the nature of the crime with
which you are charged?" inquired the re-
porter.
well, dunno. They say it is murder
committed in the state of Arkansas; but /
was never out OF the state in my lif-, and
this is about the first time | was ger away
from home. more than to visit neigh
bor."
The prisoner then proceeded to give a
detailed statement of himself and his trav-
els He said that he had been
visiting his brother, in Morgan county,
and an aunt near Lincoln, in Benton county,
and was on his return home when arrested.
The officers who made the arrest are
Alonzo Badger, constable al Lincoln, and
G. A. Tucker, deputy constable.
After talking with the prisoner the re-
porter interviewed his captors. Mr.
Badger. the constable, exhibited circular
Offering one hundred dollars reward Tor The
arrest of one William Lumley, a notorious
and cowardly murderer who killed Joseph
G. Hudgin on the fourth day of the present
month. The circular was signed by VIM.
B. Hoskin, sheriff of Mississippi county,
Ark.
The description given of the fugi tive
was: Age twenty eight or thirty years !;
height, FIVE feet eight or nine inches light
hair and light sandy moustache close
shaved face and weight about one hundred
and fifty pounds lean face, rather hollow
or sunken jaws; is said to have light COM
plexion, tolerably we'll dressed, and had on
. suit of rather dark colored clothing.
The prisoner answered this description
only in the slightest degree, SO far as his
general appearance was concerned. but
doubtless the officers making the arrest, in
their excitement, occasioned by the visions
Of the fat reward of 500, imagined that he
filed the bill to dot.
The oficisls who had, as they supposed,
not o. ly earnedo hundred lar, ), but had
proved themselves TO be shrewd d tective.,
we're at loss to know what course to pur-
'ue after they had bagged their supposed
game.
The prisoner was as ignorant as the Off
,ers, and the trio knew very much
less than the historical "ThOmp-
,on's colt" They visited the tele
graph Office, but no member Of the party
seemed 10 know what they wanted TO teie-
graph about, and then they returned to the
all.
"HOw long do you suppose ii will take
he embryo detectives of BAzoO man.
swell, il you have good lrck you nigh
get an answer in the course of a week." ne
piled the news rustler.
"Jewhilekins, have we got TO stay here
Iii that time"
"Well,no, you h,ven't, but unfortunately
or the prisoner. he will be required to be-
,ome resident Of Sedalia and guest Of
he sheriff tor thst length of time"
Finally the would-be Pinkertons, accom-
,snied by their prisoner. called on County
Heard, and that Official,
after hearing the statements of the officers
and prisoner, and after questioning the
after very closely. decided that the wrong
nan was in custody. and suggested his re-
ease. The verdant officers, who had long
re this taken tumble, were only too glad
If An excuse to let their prisoner 60. and he
relieved Of the responsibility which in their
ignorance they had SO hastily assumed.
The reporter questioned the constable as
20 the causes which led him to make the
Arrest, and in reply to his interrogatories
he guardian of the peace said that the
prisoner answered the description furnished
him by circular in many respects, and that
he had been seen iu the section
# the country where he vas arrested
or eeverxl davs. and HAVING