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

deceased, whose name was Carl
Stiedle, in Sedalia and soon learned
that he had considerable money.
Stiedle said that be wanted to 60
west. Hamilton informed him that
be had friend at Wsrrensburg and
suggested that they 60 to that place
together and from there the three
would 60 west.
In accordance with Hamilton,s
suggestion, he and his victim left
this city last Sunday evening for
Warrensburg. They got of at
Montserrat. Hamilton pretending
that he thought they had reached
their destination. This of course was
done for a purpose. From Monster.
rat they walked to Warrensburg, ar
irving there about dark. Hamilton
at once introduced Stiedle to his
friend, Charles Hamilton. and then
taking the latter aside, told him that
the stranger had money and wanted
to 60 west. IL,
The cupidity Of Charles Hamilton
was at once aroused, and he remark
ed, "That is too fine hsh" to allow
to escape, Then
THE MURDER AND ROBBERY
was planned. The unsuspecting
German was then decoyed into
deem cut near the town, and upon ar
irving there, the bloody deed was
committed without any prelimlnaries
or loss of time. Picking up a heavy
track wrench which lay near, Chas.
Hamilton dealt Stiedle powerful
blow on the head, telling him to the
ground, after which he threw himself
upon his victim and
FINISHED HIS MURDERoUs WORK
by choking the remaining spark OF
| life out of the dying man. The two
tends then riffied the person OF the
dead man, taking his money. papers,
and watch and the checks for his
baggage which had been sent to
Kansas City. They then placed the
BODY across the railroad track and
going into the woods about a mile
and q half from the railroad track,
built fire and burned up all of the
effects of the murdered man, except
his valuables. The watch they
buried. They then climbed up on an
embankment overlooking the track
, and saw the express train
RUN OVER THE BODY.
:, The train did not stop and the MUIR
!, derers descending from the bank,
walked to Centerview, There they
took a train and went to Kansas City,
where they procured the trunk Of
their victim, by presenting his bag
gage check, and after securing some
cold coin contained therein, it is sur.
9 missed about 500, shipped the bag
gage to Sedalia, they following on
Tuesday.
; Billie. during and after, his confess
sion was very cool and requested
Sheriff Russell to send
A TELEGRAM TO CAROLINE sTEIDLE,
: the sister of the deceased, at Erie.
Pennsylvania, where she is employed
az a domestic, requesting her to come
: and get the body of her brother. He
: also asked for writing materials, and
wrote a letter to the sister of the muir
dered man. The epistle is written in
> a bold and legible hand, and Is adj
: dressed on the envelope to "Miss
Karoline Steidle, servant girl, Erie,
Pennsylvania. Following is verba-
tim copy:
= Miss Karolina Steidle:
MY LADY There is no language
by which could express fully my
1t grief and sorrow since | knew myself
e guilty of being complicated in the at
e tempt to kill or assault your brother
Carl Steidle. By the rougish hand o
!e a certain Charles Hamilton was YOU
l, brother knocked down with an iroI
Ie bar, and after not being dead yet, lai'
le across the rails of the railroad track
"a of the Missouri Pacific, 80 as to b
crushed to death by the weight OF tn
}, train. He completed this must crue
II Job of slaughter the much easier as q
kept me by the point of his revolve
from preventing him.
VI Forgive me, I beg, for not havlDI
I. sacrificed my life for your poor brothe
Carl, but believe me that man scare
y. the life out of nearly. L expee
to get Justice done me by the jury
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