The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
A SLICK SWINDLER.
A Bazoo Reporters Interesting
Chat With q Pullman
Conductor.

1--WE had q slick man on our train last
night" said Pullman Conductor RUSSELL
yesterday morning. to a BAZOO reporter, -
he stood in front of the Garrison house
picking bis teeth.
Who was it?" queried the BAzoo man
His name is r. A Mckee, although -
the time of his arrest he was going by the
name OF McKeever"
"What was he arrested tori"
Forgery Is the charge against him, and
as ne is nephew of the late Billy Mckee,
OF the Globe Democrat, the arrest has
been given con -iderable prominence"
"What do you know of the case %
"Well, will tell you both sides Of the
story, as learned II. Mckee was in busi-
ness in Lincoln, Nebraska, having for .
partner a nan named Clark. 1t is alleged
BY Clark that Mckee used .he firm name
in raising a large sum of money from .
Plattsmonth, Neb., bank, when hes uddenly
disappeared. -.
"For some days nothing was heard Of
the fugitive, although circulars, with pho
tograph attached, were sent broadcast
throughout the lanj.
FINALLY, one of the circulars fell into
the hands of the chief of police of Cab
weston, and he at once recognized in Mckee
y man who was in that city and known b
the name of McKeever.
"rhe chief lost NO time in hunting M
the supposed forger, and on finding him,
took him in custody and notified the Ne
brasks authorities.
SHERIFF R w. Hye, OF Plattsnouth, 40
once left for Galveston, and both he and
the prisoner came north on our tain Last
night. AT Fl. Scott they took passage sn
the Calf road. and will reach their desti-
nation to-day"
"You say the prisoner is nephew of the
late Billy Mckee,
Eyes, so was informed. He is . fine
looking, portly gentleman, about so years
old, and does not look much like q crim-
inal. He was permitted to travel withou1
shackles or handouts, Sheriff Hyer evi-
IDENTIFY not being afraid he would make an
effort to escape.
"What did Mckee have to say OF his al
rest"
"He did not appear to be in the least
concerned. He stated that w. NJ. Clark
and himself were in business in Nebraska,
and for some time past have been speculate
ing in school and county bonds and war-
rants in Nebraska. Kansas and Western
Iowa and Dakota, and last year their busi-
ness Appropriated between 100000 and
81, 100000.
IA disagreement between Clark and him
self occurred six months ago in reference
to a bond transaction in Lancaster county,
Nebraska, involving the sum of $50 600, in
which Clark negotiated the bond and re-
fused to allow him his proportion OF the
commission.
Sometime thereafter he (McKee) made
| a similar transaction, and refused to pro-
rate with Clark in the profits, when Clark
| took exceptions. He Mckee, told Clark
that he would PROBATE if he would give
him the proper credit on the Lancaster
company bond transfer. To this PROPOSE
ton Clark demurred, and Mckee left the
matter in the hands of his friends Tor al
lus,ment.
Mckee left Nebraska for Dakota In the
early part of August, and returned to
Omaha in the latter part of the month,
and Clark and his friends were cOgnizans
of his whereabouts all the time he was abb
sent. He said he left Omaha on the 9th
or 18th OF August for Texas, to look afteE
pine and other lands in the Lone Star
sta ;e, in the interest OF New York parties,
and was arrested at the instigatiOn Of
Clark for forgery"
ibid he say why he changed his name to
McKeever?"
"So, f. did not in'errogate him on
the subject lie IS :. hex one, though, and
if nney viii clear him, :" will never &c
| inside the prison ws..s Of The state"
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