The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-04-09

4 Hi"''Ni ttiC odS gage our OF the depot
which f'renchy had checked at Sc
daila. Had the baggage hauled up
| 10 Jun Butler s, on James street |.
think There is where he took al of
| his things wher he committed any
| depredatlons. We st..id there from
Monday noon till Tuesday evening.
bought valise and he bought a
trunk I also bought a suit OF
clothes. hat and a pair Of shoes.
two suits OF under clothes and y
watch and chain. | spent money
pretty freely. We then went and
had our trunk and ralise checked 10
>cdalia- We started Tuesday eve
nlng on the first tram. We went
down and got acquainted with i
woman. and stopped with her at
the LEROY House, at Sedalia next
day, "Wednesday. we spent money
Pretty freely in Sedalia. We were
arrested by several policemen 6 or
O while in bed
SIGNED CHAs. Hamilton.
CONFESSION OF Nv. II. HAMILTON"
w. I'll. Hamilton is the name | go
by. don't wish to give nv name on
account of relations. | am a Bavar-
ri"n was born and raised in Bavaria.
Have been in this country about II
wears NY age is IS. ! recognize
the body before the jury This
mans name is
CARL STEELE.
He is Il n,achniSt. and worked in
Missouri, Pacific shops, at Scdalia;
worked month or : weeks. The
wages We're ,o". and he intended to
go out west, and kept asking me to
90 with him. L told him | would.
Lett Sedaila at / O'Clock. March
goth. | t"!d him was going to stop
At WarrensDur@ for the purpose OF
seeing i friend bv the name of Char
he Hamilton. He agreed to stop
here too. and thinking Montscrrat
was Warrcnsburg we made mis-
take and went out Of the car; SO we
walked from MOntserrat mere II
was getting dark When We reached
here: while coming here he said he
had about SIOO. | did not have but
about $50. He said if my money
did not hold oui he would help me
out. Went 10 Simmons Hotel TO
- Charlie, leaving Carl Steidlc at
the depot. Charlie was glad to see me.
took me into the kitchen to get some
lunch for StciI!e. About S O'Clock
we started to the depot 20 meet
Steidlc and give him the lunch |
helped him to eat it. He expressed
a wish Tor something to drink and
Charlie Hamilton and | Went off to
get II. Went to ice cream saloon.
We took lemonade and some cigars.
Charlie Hamilton then asked me
about the pecuniary condition OF
Stcidje: how mucn money he had.
| told him and Charlie said 1t would
be ii goo! fat fish to catch. | want
ed 10 know what he meant and told
him If he wanted to go out west that
man was kind enough to let HIM
have 1t. He Quilted me down and
said never mind. he would fix that
that's all right. and we went
to a drug store to get some wine
but failed to get 1t. Charlie and |
went back to the depot to tell Stei-
die that we didn't get anything.
Charlie Hamilton then took the vallse
and deposited It with the freight agent
and Charlie invited me 20 go with
him TO where he usually spent his
and spare time. The train
(fr,eght) was just pulling out when
we started. We walked east on
the track, Steidle and in front and
Charlie behind. When we got into the |
deep cut heard something strike |
which sounded like metal striking
against something. | looked around. |
SteIdle groaned and fell. | was
surprised to see that, not expecting |
il. the least to see that, and made |
three jumps from him. Charlie |
cursed ne about being So coward'v !
instead of helping him. Charlie |
Nneeled down on the body and with i
one hand seized his throat and with |!
the other went through his pockets. /
The first thing he got hold of was
the revolver. then the pocket book. /
He let loose II Steidic's throat,
cooked the revoIver and pointed it at
me. TIN eatening to shoot if | should.
squeal. ana commanded ne TO help
lnm. pacIfied aim by promising
not to hole, and he proceed To get
everything out Of the pockets of that
man SeidIe. While hc was doing
this the body iIloved and ga>ped Tor
breath. He took BOLD a.ain of his
hroat and he'd him down. I told him
that would do and he again pointed