The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
The Alleged Addor Robber
Bound Over in the Sum
of $1,000
And in Default Of Bail, Goes
to Jail Until the Next
Criminal Court.
The Testimony ofthe officer Who
Successfully Worked up
the Case.

Il ~as nearly 10 o'clock Yesterday morn.
ing when the case OF the State ". Frank
Mills, alias Harry WoodwOrth, charged
with burglary and grand larcsny, was re-
snmed in Squire HalsteSd's court. The
court room was filled with spectators, and
the reporter noticed many faces which
were present when the examination b-gan
Friday aflernoon. The testimony intro
duced On that occasion was considered very
DAMAGING; To THE PRISONER
by all who heard it, aud M doubt many
w.r- present yesterday fvr The purpose vi
hearing the evidence oi Mr.. D~LOng, to
whom great croft is due for frrreting out
the crime hIch Was thought AT one time
TO be almost uufa'homab!e.
As soon n his honor called the case,
Pros, cutting A t.rnev Heard arcs. and
laid the state would not introdure any fur.
Their testimony, but leave the Cause rest
" here il y as
Mr. Steele, counsel for the defendant,
asked that Miss Lizzie Wirgcs b. lied to
the stand. but as she was not present, it was
suggested that
AN OFFICER BE SENT AFTER HER.
Mr.. belong ut once volunteered to
bring the lady to the court room, but Mr.
Steele suggested that il would be b tier Ia
have another person go after her, rs he de
sired To place Mr.. belong ON the stand
To this D~Long demurred somewhat
saving that he would re absent bnt few
minnre<. and with that he left the cour,
roynl Ten minute later he returnad " III
Miss W:rges, and they entered The room
together.
Mr. S'eele must have changed his mind
about the witness lie desired to examine
first. for he announced he would like for
Mr.. DE LONG TO TAKE THE STAND
instead of Miss Wirg,s.
Mr.. Heard said he supposed the order oil
the preceding day, that the witnesses b.
separated, would hold good, and on the
court deciding in the affirmative, Miss
Wirges was about to be escorted into an
adjoining room, when, as she was taking
her departure, Mr.. Steele made an effort to
converse with her. but the courts attention
was called to the matter by Mr.. Heard,
and Steele was headed off During this
conversation Miss Wirges had gone FROM
the room, and Steele follow,d her, although
Commanded not to do SD by Squire Hal
stead. Constable Carnes was sent after the
somewhat excited attorney, and the court
remarked that If he refused to return
FINE WOULD BE INFLICTED.
While this was going on, the prisoner
sat at desk in the northwest corner Of
the room, and was busily engaged in
writing y letter. After a lapse of FIVE
minutes, Constable Carnes returned with
Mr. Steele, and in order that. mo one might
converse with Miss Wirges, Detective
Eugene w. Vest was deputized to enter
tain her in the adjoining room.
Squire Halstead remarked to Mr.. Steele
that he would not permit him to hold q
consultation with Miss Wirges, and if he
again insisted on so doing, he would 6ne
him.
This brought forth from Mr. Steele the
rejoinder that il was the courts privilegs
to fine him, but in case a fine was in
Aicte,i he would take il toa
HIGHER COURT
and see IL such proceeding wsuld be
tolerated. He remarked that neither
Miss Wirges nor himself were under arr ST
and he cisimed he had a perict RICH, to
converse with her, as there was nothing i'm
the statutes to prohibit it.
This ended the wrangling for the time
being, and Mr.. DeLoDg took the witness
chair and waited for Mr.. Steele to COM
mence the examination, evidently in no
hurry 10 volunteer any informstion.
"PieaSe stite to the court all YOU know
about this case, Mr.. belong" said Mr..
Steele.
Ask me the questions you wish answer.
ed" replied belong.
Quite lengthy discussion ersued be-
tween Messrs. Heard and Steele as to the
manner at conducting determination the
court deciding in Mr. Hesrd's favor, when
Mr.. DeL1ng proceeded.
DE LONGS TESTIMONY.
The prisoner here, Frank Mills. was ar
rested At Galesburg, ILL.,, for completely i'm
the Addor burglary. He was arrested on
the 9th Of February, by the marshal and
one of his officers, On information sent then
on postal card by me. ! was notified of
his arrest BY the sheriff of the county.
received the information on the 9Th OF Feb
ruary, and on the evening OF the 10th of
February | went to Galesburg
gave description on the po>tal cards of
the men who were supposed to have
COMMITTED THE CRIME,
but did not mention any names. On ar
irving at Galesburg went to see the pris-
oner who is now on trial here, and recOg-
nized him as a mao who had been pointed
out to me in Kansas City, last fall, under
the names of Harry Owens, Frank Mills
Harry Woodwork and Harry Miller. He
was also known as ''Scotty."
talked with him in the Jill at Gales.
burg, but did not recover any Uf the stolen
jewelry from him. got nv information
from Chief of Police Speer., of Kansas
City, that watch. supposed to have been
stolen from Mr.. Addor, was in the posses
sion Of Miss Wirges, who lived in Karsas
City, and that
IT WAS SENT To HER
from Galesburg by this prisoner. / have
no letters i'm my possession written by de-
PENDANT, but was shown one in Kansas City
u IL