The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-15

mistake the two men proceeded on foot
to this city, arriving here at night.
Leaving Steidle at the depot, Ault-
man went to the Simmons. house, met
Hamilton, and
UEFOLDED HIS PLANS.
The German, he said, was an ignorant
greenhorn, unable to speak or UNDER
stand the English language, and pos
sessed of 500 in money and conside-a-
BILE other property, which they could
easily get by striking him on the head
and stunning him to Inconsistencies.
Charlie demurred TO this, but his weak
will in the hands of this man was over
come. After settling up with Mr.. Cot
trell. and receiving a balance of some
$3.50 due him, he went with Aultman
to the depot, when he met and was in
troduced to this new friend. The three
then came up town in search of some
thing to drink, and applied to j. ID.
Eads, druggist, corner of Holden and
Pine streets. This Eads refused TO sell
them. at will make no difference"
said Billie;
WE ARE STRANGERS HERE.
and are going to Kansas City by the next
train" Eads still refusing them the
wine, they left and went TO Jacobs res
taurant. half block further up the
street, and asked fer liquor. Mrs. ia
cObs, the wife of the proprietor, in
formed the men she had nothing TO
drink but lemonade. They drank three
glasses, and returned to the depot.
After sitting there awhile Aultman pro-
posed TO Steidle that they take a walk
up the street. Charlie went around be-
hind the depot and secured an iron
wrench, such as trackmen use TO tighten
the nuts on the track bolts. He over
took the two walking up the track,
Aultman i'm front, Steidle just behind
him. When AultmaD knew that Hamil-
ton was present he began abusing and
cursing him in English for his coward
ice, and asking him
WHY HE DID NOT STRIKE.
When they had passed the Miller street
bridge, and were just entering the deep
cut there, Hamilton, at a given signal
from Aultman, struck Steidle just above
the right ear, telling him to the ground.
Aultman Immediately seized the man by
the throat, choking him as he rified his
pockets. The choking continued for
five minutes. or until, as Hamilton says
i'm his confession, life was almost ex-
tinct.
AULTMAN SECURED sTEIDLE'S MONEY,
watch, pistols, papers, etc., even turn
ing the body over until he could remove
his Overcoat. Express train No. 4, 90
ing east had just arrived at the depot,
and Hamilton says he became afraid of
being seen by the train men in the glare
of the locomotives headlight, and went
up the bank in the dark. Aultman re-
NAMED below, and after getting all he
could from the pockets of his victim.
dragged the body between the rails and
fled from the scene. They stood on the
bank until the express train had passed,
crushing the body in its progress, and
then went away. They then returned TO
the depot and started Gown the track,
going west. A mile or more from town
they went out few yards from the rail-
road, built fire, and by its light divided
and sorted their booty. All the papers,
photographs, pocket knife and other
small articles they burned. and buried
the watch and chain in the earth.
About O'Clock on the morning of the 3lst
they arrived AMI going to the house of ). J.
olphant. who keeps hotel. woke him up and
DEMANDED BREAKFAST.
He told them it was too early for his wife TO
get up, hut he would give them light lunch,
they saving they would return for breakfast. lie
ave them Iour glasses Of cider, me CHI csc and
crackers and two slires Of cake which they ate
and then went away. Bill lie ate n very hearty
breakfast, but Charlie ate not more than one or
two bites and drank cup of coffee. Charlie
pail Mr. 0lIphan- and tney went away.
At the Dept they board "a a passing freight
train and rode TO Kansas City. The conductor
noticed that they had been drinking heavily,
and that one IF them slept for nearly an hour.
Ouce within the limits of Kansas City the con-
'Iuc'or lost track of them AMI saw nor hearl
nothing more Of them until they were arrested.
AT KANSAS CITY
they took Steidle's trunk from the baggage room,
and took it TO tn restaurant of one James But
Ter. IN Kansas CITY. Kansas, where they spent
the night OF April lst. In the morning Charlie
says they took Steiiles clothes and traded them
to a second hand dealer for a new suit, paving
the difference Ia money. They traded his revolt
yer Tor a larger one, and at jewelry store
Charlie bought a silver watch and chain. All
the articles in the two trunks-clothes, boots
tools, etc., were positively identified by several
wi nesses, and there was no doubt as to the
truth of Charles story. This statement was
substantiated all the way through by the testi-
mOny of the large number OF witnesses for the
state, each ones eviIence appearing to be a link
10 make the chain comp etc. Each one seemed
~
ntting together to make one whole. like the diff
fere piec-s of q watch. One witness swore TO
I &c friendship of Steille and Aultman; another
began with their depa ture from Sedalis; an
other fUunt them a. MontserTat; the fourth de-
tul,d their arrival in this city; Hamilton finish
ed the story until their arrest, and on, no one
6ontradic;ing The other. each forming an addi-
tiOnal lin : in the indestructihle chain, whose
last link nds them to the gallaws
THEIR RETURN TO sEDALIA.
Alter their sentence had been passed il was
cided to bring them TO Sedalia aud place
{ hem in charge OF Sheriff Common, to await the
fai al day of execution. The fart being known
hat the would arrive on the midnight train Sat-
urday, created quite an excitement and hun
ireds of people 'ronged the depot long before
the ira n was due, in the hope OF catching q
glimpse Of tn m on their arrival.
The condemned men in charge of two deputy
sheriffs alighted on the south side of the train
and were escorted to the Jail followed by a Gu
rious crowd.
Bazoo representative had brief CONVERSE
ion with the murde rers after they had been
ockei mp, they being placed on opposite sides
Of the Jail,
Charlie was qui'e communicative and said th,t
he had been given n fir trial and expected to
meet his fate like man when the time came. |