The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
Liza WEEKLY BAZOO. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1885.

claiming that while he received stolen
goods knowingly, or rather allowed them
to be kept in his house, it was done against
his will and permitted by him through
| fear of personal violence. As to the truth
of his professions, however, his past history
does not bear him out.
"I KNOW THAT FELLOW"
said gentleman in the court room at the
preliminary examination yesterday after
noon.
(Which one do you mean % asked the
BAzoo scribe.
sold man Shaw and his boys, too" was
the reply.
"Tell me VIII At you know of them"
"Well, the family used to live out by
Longsood The old msn served term In
the peniteniiary before the war and was
considered a very hard citizen. He was
finally run away from LongwoOd for steal
ing. is son, David, was whipped by
regulators previous TO this. After they
lett Longwood Dave was sent to the penn
tentiary from Califo MIA"
"What of the other boys
"The whole family had a very bad name
in our neighbOrhosd."
Such was the story Of the history OF the
family as given by the Longwood man.
Yesterday morning the prisoners were
examined separately aud each one of them
made a confession, the burlhen of which,
while admitting their own guilt to petit
larceny, was TO the effect that Elders was
the chief criminal and only real burglar in
the lot. After they had made their s;ats-
ments warrants were issued tor them by
Prosecuting Attorney Lamm and they
were taken
BEFORE JUSTICE HALsTEAD.
A motley throng followed the prisoners
from the calaboose to the justice court,
where Attorney Lamm sat just finishing
the writing OF the papers.
Consta bic Csrnes called the court TO or
der and Attorney, turning to the prisoners,
asked
(WHICH Is WILLIAM BRIDGEwATER?"
"Dat's me-" said William. "Well, stand
up, William" said Mr.. Lamm, picking up
the information bearing that n-me. Will
liam stood up. civilian Brdgewaier,
you are charged in this indictmen, with
carrying dirk-knife. What have you to
say TO the CHARGE"
81 guess hits so, Massa."
"You plead guilty, thsa?"
"Yes, sah."
"Have you got the dirk? Let me see."
"De police done got hit, boss, las night"
Marshal Barnett handed Mr.. L.mm a
spring dirk. After tumbling with it
awhile the attorney asked the pris-
oner to open it for him. Bridge
wat took the knife, touched the
spring and it few open with a suddenness
that made Mr. Lamm jump to a degree
(caused roar of laughter through the
audience.
"Order in court" cried Constable Carnes.
81 hope the Constable will have that
knife burned" said Mr.. Lsmm.
"William," he continued, "you are also
charged with stealing two wood saws"
Oats fact boss"
"You plead gully to that too, do you?"
''Yes sab"
"Well. you are also charged with steal.
ing eight geese"
"No boss OATS wrong. 1t was only four
geese"
"You plead guilty tie stealing four geese
then"
eyes sab, OATS what got"
"DAyID SHAW"
called the attorney.
David stood up.
David Shaw you are charged with steal
ing pair of rubber shoes from Galbreath's
store, are you guilty ?"
ayes sah."
Sand also a bolt Of Bingham from
Marean's."
eyes sab. got dat too"
"And q pair of boo:s from Courtneys."
"Dat's right"
"And pair of rubber boots from Van |
Wsgoner's."
"Dai's right, too"
"And two geese"
ayes sir, and a turkey"
"Oh, had not heard of the turkey be.
FORE"
81 got IL all the same, boss"
swell, we will put that down too. You |
are also ch.rged with breaking into |
Stephens store, in South Sedalia, in COM
psny with Charles Elder"
al deny's DAT story, boss. ] wasn't wild
Charlie. He done dat job by himself"
ALLEN SHAW
was the next victim arrsignsd.
"Allen, you are charged in the indict-
ment with receiving stolen goods, what
have you to saw"
"Well, boss, 1 didn't see de boys bring
no goods to my house. i saw some of them |
a day or two after they was brought, and
told de boys dey was gwine to git into
trouble and git me into trouble wild dem,
and dat dey had got to stop dat, but dey
tole me it was none of my business.
"You know the goods were stolen"
81 thought SO they told me they bought
them"
"Did you order them to take them
away ?"
"No sir"
''Did You throw them out of the house?"
"No sir"
"Did you inform the officers of the mat
Ier?"
"No sir"
"That will do"
MARSHALL BARNETT