The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-03-11

determined to defend the prisoners at all
hazards.
TOM BRowNTIELD.
The BABoO man, in company with John
Cason, went TO Brownfeld's room. A man
was at the door with gun, but on learn
| ing who they were they were admitted.
The prisoner was half reclining ON a BID
handcuEed. He is a smooIh-faced fellow
with fair, bright eve. He was dressed in
dark suit, white shirt and collar and
had ON low cut shoes. Cason commenced
| TO ask questions:
Cason Where did you come from the
other dav?
Tom From Burden Kansas.
(Which way did YOU come?
Tt don't know, only | come by rail-
road.
C.-What road did you come?
Tt dent know the name Of the roads
] come through It Scott
C.-What day did you leave Fl. Scott
Friday
C.-Now, be careful and think certain if
You were In Scott Friday.
I'll am not going TO answer any more
questions. ] have told you all an going
TO 30 YOU can quit as soon a. you please.
Some other conversation passed between
them OF not much moment when Cason
was called out of the room ard Felix
Black and brother of the prisoner came
in.
Felix is an attorney and went to a re-
mote corner OF the room with BrOwnfield
and held a long conversation in a whisper,
while the brother sat on the bed and pulled
out large pocket knife and listlessly
opened and shut the same for some time.
BRowEFIELD's BROTHER.
Tom Brownfeld is a son of John and
Eza Brownfirld, who reside a few mile
from Windsor. The parents are separated,
do rot live together. John Brown6eld, jr
older brother of Tom, is now serving a
term In the Missouri penitentiary for
stealing mule from John Snyder on Sun
y night, Sept. 10, 1882. The mule was
hitched al the rack of the church at La
monte, and while the rider was a! worship
John stole tn animal and come 10 Sedalia.
The next day he sid the animal Il Capt.
Ed Stevens, who suspiciOned something
wrong and turned him over To the officers.
John plead guilty, Nov. Is, 1852, and was
sentenced To two years.
HOPKIRKs MOTHER.
Early in the night Frank Hopkirk's
mother arrived and was conducted TO the
room of her son where she remained until
the train started for Clinton, when she went
with the prisoners, officers and guards TO
the county seat
THE CROWD DISPERsEs.
On the departure of the rain north at
$50 p. m, the Green Ridge delegation
went home. The train shat took them
away brought Sh-riff Hopkins and Prose
cutting Attorney Lewis who at once went
to the Bass house and were in consultation |
with the local officers and citizens.
At midnight the crowd had gone from |
the hotel but the moons ashy light shOne |
down upon small knots of mpn In various |
parts of the town in the vicinity of the no. |
tel They were discussing the situation |
and as some unknown person would APP /
proach their voices would fail into a loud |
whisper, but gradually they dispersed TO
their homes and the place was In slumber |
the guards, officers and attaches
Of the hotel.
CoNFEsSES THE CRIME.
About / o'clock Yesterday morning Ca
son sat in a room In the second story OF the
MOTEL talking to Frank kopkirk The boy
,at on the bed, and beside him was his
aged mother, heartbroken. Everybody
talked earnestly.
Cason is a smooth talker and very
earnest one. He said
"Now, Mrs. HopkirE, / believe you are
he mother of this lad ?"
81 am" said the lady, "and have al
Ways endeavored to have him do right"
he continued, looking earnestly into the
yes OF the detective
Cason.-It would be much better for the
,oy, snd his cause would stand better be-
ore the country and before the jury which
ries him If he will make, at this time, q
LEAN breast of this whole affair, telling all
lie knows of the blood stained crime which
S now sgitating this community.
Mrs. Hopkirk.-I think so, too.
And the mother looked her son straight
n the eve, at the same time csressingly
his soft, brown hair back from
lis forehead with her wrinkled and wan
and.
Cason-I am not caring for Brown6eld.
But am going TO protect Frank from the
mob. That boy, If he is In this bloody
rama, has been led into il by others older
nd more accustomed to crime.
Mrs. H.-That is so. / know Frank has
cen led into il by bad men if he is impli-
ated.
Again, she looked him square in the
ace, as only a mother can look, but not a
ord of ensure fell from her lips. 1t was
DO late for censure.
"You had better tell all you know,
rank" said the mother patrOnizingly to
er boy.
THE BOY TALKS.
81 will tell the whole story as far as
now; have come home to die by the
nth" said Frank, looking at Cason, who
as incontinently chewing mouthful of 9
Mountain Navy" tobacco, nd listening to !
very word that was being dropped. II
Cason-[ Addressing Frank HOpkirkl.
What is your name?
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