Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-21

one side and | OIL the other; passed |
the length of the train and saw seai-:
[ looked at Car and know seals Were
not broken eight minutes before Bur-
arrested the man.
Oscar Steers Was stationed here
last fall; last faii shipped three bI6es
of household goods to Richmond, Ky.
from John Wages to JOHN Wages.
Geo. w. Herd - Live III Dallas
county; have lived there ever since
was child; known Plus Durbin abou,
four years; sold him goods; he sold
me some whisky, one barrel full and
one partly full: he brought it in wagon
and put it in straw rick on farm OF
Jim Herd, my son; he put it there; my
son helped him some; bought whisky;
he had been ~ see me b9iCre; l asked
him If it was ali right, stamps, etc.
ne insured it, and bought; abOu. lasi
Aug. or Isl Of Sept, about three weeks
before he brought whisk l supposed
lie had not paid government tax and
wanted to put it in straw; ] gave Sl.5U
per gallon; paid hIn Sol; he said II
not all right 'Squeal OH Durbin;" go,
whisky about Nov; l never moved
whisky, but sold some of it; two men
caiue along few days ago and took
it; the same l bought of Durbin; had
measured out a small keg of whisky:
Gill and Burr came and got it; they
told me they knew a!i about it, that ii
| was in Jim's straw stack, told them il
was; bought part of Durbin's crop
of corn some time ago; he made crop
with MulhO land, his father-in-law
other Durbins have been down there;
[ received leiter-nO name to it
burned it-writlen in Lafayette coun-
ty; be ieve it was Odessa; Jan. 10:
no. hing in it about whisky; it said
| destroy everything that will lead to
| amy suspicion," that is about all; he
was down there three or four weeks.
| Cross ss-examinatlon- He got there
about 1st of Nov. sold me liquor about
lst of Sept, delivered about four weeks
after; bought whisky of p. Durbin;
paid part on it. was to pay balance
when sold it; Gill and Burr came and
got it; l came here with Gill and
Burr; was not arrested.
Emile Ortimer-Am conductor on
G. & A. railroad; was in charge of
train OH 5th of Dec; one car broken
after we lett Blackburn, between there
and Kansas City; it was sealed at
Blackburn; discovered at Grand Ave-
nue. station car was broken; found
some sacks that did not belong there
several boxes broken open, one box OF
toys; the seal was broken on car.
Cross examinatiOl-(irain sacks in
the car; think they were common grain
bags-cOttOi-whea sacks.
Frank Simpson-Live at Odessa; am
policeman; know p. Durbin; renem-
Der the time when car was broken at
Odessa, but not the date; Plus Durbiu
came down side track: l went Out
; about $3.50 q. m. to freight train on
; side track; saw Durbin coming down
rapidly, l thought he was some one
else; came up to me and I spoke; he
l did not stop; l told him to stop, he
d /; said he was DurLin; said he had
t ueen to a dance; he said it must be II
+ o'clock; it was lly 4; said his name
was Durbin; pulled bottle-I did no
: drink; started off in a dog trot same
l night men were arrested.
j. B. Quimby-Freight conductor G
Y s. A; OH 18th of April side tracked a
e Mayview. Discovered car doAr wa
y open. Was sealed when we left Slater
e 1 barrels of whisky stolen. Was mott
n fed by freight agent at Kansas City o
z shortage of whisky. AT COrder u hour
!. that night.
d Jack II. Mitchell-Condmctor on c
= & A. on Dec. 2lst was on train. Me
It Mr.. Shaw at Odessa, and he told IN
r his train was broken. l watched 10
Q goods along north side. 2 miles eas
;. of Odessa saw a man 80 feet from tn
track. Did not know the nan.
h II. J. Miller--iu Dec. was brakema
:. OF Tteight train. Net Shaw at Odessa
II ffdard II Shsw's train being broken
s After lefl Odessa saw person, at Wal
o nus Grove crossing, and two NOR
). three or four miles east of there. The
IF sGuatted down when they saw me. W
were watching for men or goods. Don
e know whether white or black.
9 j. Bowman-Sheriff. Assisted
'e making arrests. Arrived at Washing
e toms first about sundown. Wei
l. to John Durbin's. like came in abor
% O'Clock. stayed in house. john Du
,t blu asked if somebody had squealet
[ said l suppose SO. l went back I
II look for goods Two or three days after
j. Took Washington. Three quarters OF
II mile from Washing 'on's we dug Il
u. two sacks Of good, Washington tOI
ut where goods were. He said he got thel
,r in division. Divided at Sile Durbim
ii house. Brought goods to town. III
j. probe was got OH same trip. l had
slip of paper with drawing. Inforn,e
of it was at Sile Durbin's house, it W,
J. theie. Found goods under rail fent
III three quarters OF mile north OF Wasl
OF ingtou's house. His whisky was in
ot key. Could not find key, but foul
i'll key to key. The other two men we
OF arrested ut Odessa.
d. F. X. Tntt-I assisted in arrestir
he part OF the defendants, all the Durbi
except Pike at their homes, lie was
OF John Durbin's. Had information whe
er whisky was buried in stable at Jol
III Durbins. We found hole in the bar
Ill filled up about feet, evidently be,
o. recently filled with frozen earth al
e. manure, pieces of rails at bo,tol
, Did't see whisky that night. Cou
ro smell it very strong. Went back ne
Washington) where he had bur led ty
al barrels of whisky for john Durbi
IL Whisky was there where it had be
ae poured out. Nine steps from stai
he snow was full of whisky. Took sol
nc snow and put 1t in a bottle, a
then went near VIM. Durbin's a
as fonnd hole in the branch and d
ht down and found whisky where it h
Nv been poured out. Then Geo. Gill a
%; | went over to Sile Durbin's and fOu
UP that instrument. We had seen instl
ment before that. 1t was under pla
nc nc in the northwest corner of his house.
I'D Gross -examinatiOn-Can locate t
n place where the whisky was.
ass Lewis Burr On the "a OF Januar,
nd, wasthe C.&A railroad companv's del,
raj uve. Arrested OH the night of Jan. a
IDS between 10 aud IL O'Clock, John
iat Durbin and at same time John Rec
re both for breaking seals and attempt
he To rob car OF the &. j. A. railro,
ur- Had been riding on train No. II
lm the past month to catch robbers.
ne; the night OF the 9TH | got Oh at Hi
eft ginsville. Conductor Shaw examii
,ht north side and found them (seals)
IN: o. X. At Nayveiw, on sidetrack
nv examined the seals again, and ST.
ii: between two cars while there.
ore Odessa the engine stopped for lat
NV | Il II the rear end OF the train, oppos
,ed the mill, went out on left hand si'
,hn Shaw went one way and went to
S4, other side, when got five or six C
old from the caboOse land heard men on
TO other side. saw man try 10 open the
door, heard him try to open the do
b.t and cut the seal | watched him y