The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-06
A COLD TRAIL,
A Chase After the Supposed Han
son-Gorham-Case of Mis-
taken Identity.

Never in the history of Central Missouri
has the country been so thoroughly aroused
as il has heen over the acts of Frank w
Hanson alias Gorham, who made his ap
pearsnce here one week ago, osteDsiblv or
a cattle purchasing expedition, the particu
lars of which have been given in thi,
paper.
On Sunday morning last Sheriff Franz
Rog, rs, of BoonvilIe, received the follow
ing postal card:
CARTHAGE, Oct %, 1883.
Frank Rogers. Sheriff of BOonvile Dea,
Sir nOtice the account Of your pursuit
Of Frank w. Hanson, alias GOrham. A
fellow has made proposition to me Il
form stock company. He claims to bt
from New Mexico, where he has a large
ranch and herd of cattle. / met him thi.
morning. He is making inquiries about
men here who are wealthy have an sp
pointment with him on Monday evening
j suspicioned hun as a crook. He will
weigh ,35 or 40 pounds, is thirty-twC
years Of age, of light complexion, has
blue eyes, light red moust che, and red
rudy face. Has the appearance Of expo.
sure TO The weather.
If you want this man telegraph me q,
Carthage, Mo. Respectfully.
u. w. TAYLOR
7. Size came from the north this
morning.
On Sunday evening Sheriff Rogers and
Austin SPEED, Of Boonville, passed through
Srdaiia. Ell route to Carthage, thinking 10
a certainty inst the man described in the
above card was no othor than the very one
they had been looking for, as it is a mos,
exec lent description of Hanson alias Cor.
ham.
Rogers and Speed arrived at Carthage at
two O'Clock yesterday morning They went
TO the Harrington house and the man was
i'm his room. having registered as d. C..
Pryor. New Mexico. The porter of the
house Was sent TO Pryor's room TO get in
on The pretense of looking for or to get
something. This worked admirably, for
they su cerded i'm getting the room open.
Then Aus; in So eed, Rogers and the clerk
OF the house moved on his works and
found him ready 10 receive them-be-
Oh, The alert and nervy.
Pryor, who was in his night clothes,
was covered with pistol by Speed.
and told to "hold up his hands" This he
did. and the sheriff placed on the hand
cuffs.
This is nothing for me-" said Pry or,
''fnr this is the third time l have been ar
rested by mistake recently, and it is all a
mistake pow," he continued quite COM
placently.
Explanations followed. He opened his
valise and exhibited snch evidences tha
convinced the Boonville gentlemen as
they were on a very "cold trail"
Mr. Pryor is of the firm of Pryor Broth
err, ranchmen in New Mexico, and very
extensive stock dealers. He showed
papers that he sold seventeen car loads of
cattle on the oath instant, at Kansas City.
Rogers, Speed and Pryor all went to bed
yesterday morning feeling, perhaps. a little
disconnected at the turn things had taken,
Pryor, at being arrested, ard Rogers and
Speed at not finding their man, BIZ, yester-
day they made up over bottle of Carthage
best imported goods, ::and all travelled last
night on the same train to Nevada, Pryor
going to Kansas City, and Speed and Rog-
ers to their homes at Boonviiie, passing
through Sedalia at ii O'Clock.
Again Mr. Hanson alias Gorham, has
not been captured, and the cattle are rest
ing unessily in their pastures green, as
they are probably aware that the cattl,
crook is still at large.