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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
BOLD BURGLARS.
They Get Away With 80 600
in Goods.

From a gentleman who came in on the
east bound train the BAZoo leprns that
burglars entered the larg dry SCOTS ard
notion store of C. Il. Au,tia IL c., Kapsa~
City, Tuesday night, and succeeded in car
rying off about $1,000 worth of goods, con-
sistirg of 81, 200 worth of watches, chains,
jewelry and silverware, $50 worth of toile I
S. t., silk handkerchiefs, etc., and a small
amount of money from the drawers, the
balance Of the loss conS;s sting OF miscella-
nenus articles.
The thieves effected an entrance though
the cellar boring away the lock communi
eating thence TO the store room. They
took things very cody going so far as to
fit themselves with shoes, has, etc, and
leave their old ones. They also secured
valises from the stock In which to pack
their goods, taking care to secure the very
best.
The residence Of Judge Baily was also
entered but they were scared away without
securing any booty. The thieves are be-
lieved TO have taken the Lexington branch
road but may cut across toward the main
line. Parties have been sent out in search
of them ard kilograms have been sent to
all points and there s. ems little doubt of
their III. innate capture,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
A Fatal Quarrel.

From a gentleman who Just arrived in
town, the BAZoo learns of fatal tragedy
which occurred at Walnut, Kansas, on
Sunday last. Two men Standing on the
street of that place became involved in a
wordy war about some trivial matter, bUt
finally separated before coming To blows
After short time one of the men returne Il
TO the scene of The quarrel and found his
antagonist leaning with his arm on sn ice
chest with his back toward him. With
cat-like stealth the man slipped on his
unsuspecting foe, and with a large knife,
dealt him blow on The neck that almost
severed the head from the trunk. The
victim of the asSassin's knife lived but a
few minutes in great agony. The wife If
the murdered man was at an up-tairs
window and witnessed the cowardly attack
on her husband.
The murderer left the city and was fol
lowed by sherifi's posse, who captured
him on Monday at Histville, Kansas, and
took him back and lodged him in Jail.
The name of the man who did the cutting
is Perry Kirg, but the name of the muir
dered m n could not be learned.
The informant SAYS that very little Svm-
pathy is expressed on either side, as both
men were desperate characters.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
PlattSburQ'S Pulpit.

Rev. d. c. Browne left yesterday evening
for Plattsburg, Mo, TO attend the great re-
vival meeting which commences there to-
day under the management CT Rev. Sam
Jones. Speaking of which the Plattsburg
paper says:
The revival meeting to Re held al Platts-
burg July 10Th, has awakened very general
interest in that section, ard it will, no
doubt, prove success. Over 100 tents.
double that number of cots, and a grand
canvas tabernacle, capable of containing
seats for 5000 people, have been purchased
and are being rapidly arranged for the Ie-
ception of the numerous visitors that have
already made arrangements TO be present.
Besides the immense seating capacity of the
tabernacle 5000 seats have been realty and
comfortably arranged in the natural park
that surrounds these mineral springs, and
within hearing distance of the speskers
st. Joseph will have daily excursions, while
Leavenworth is working to that end with
every promise of success. Special rates
have been secured from sll points on the
Rock Island aud Wabash railways. The
evidences are that the revival ct the Platts-
burg mineral spring park will be as great a
success as Sam Jones reyivals always have
proven.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
THAT ENCAMPMENT.
1t Ought to Come to Sedalia.

The First regiment, NJ. s. g., have not
yet decided at what point they will hold
their coming annual encampment, COM
mencing August 10. TIE BAzoo has had
occasion to say hers tofore that the best
grounds and the mos; complete Appliances
and needs for such an occasion will be
found more complete, aces sable and con-
venient at the Sedalia fair grounds than at
any other point in the state, in addition
to which Sedalia POSSESSES Better
and more direct railrosd connection with
every part OF the state, and will undoubt-
edly be able to furnish larger and more
apprecia,ive crowd of visitors. Mr..
Sicher has offered The use of the grounds
free, and In addition to the e, other msrke1
advantages. they offer ample room for
tie handling, c'msirg and drilling OF
5000 men.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
DIkBOLICAL.
An Internal Machine for Railway
Brakemen.

Yesterday gentleman brought to the
BAZoo Office a machine manufactured from
telegraph wire which, from It's make and
the place in which ii was found, reveals
an amount of diabolism in its author which
ought to cause him 10 dangle al the end of
a rope attached to gallows ten times as
high as Haman's.
The wires were bent into fork at one
end and at the other into The shape of a
hook, Just ihe size to catch a mans ankle
firmly in It's grasp; half wsy between the
hook is attached a leg some two inches
long. When this machine was found it
was attached TO the rails of the track near
the switches west of the Union depot, the
fork end being passed under the rails at
the fro, allowing the hook, upheld by the
two inch leg to protrude over the track in
such manner as 10 readily catch the leg
of any pas ing pedestri.n, but especially
that of the ublucky brakemane, whose duty
should call him to the spot. The wire is
at the BAzoo office, and railroad men are
invited TO call and examine it In order that
they may know Whist kind of a trap it is,
and If possible detect those who SET it or
may hereafter attempt TO set like traps.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
ANOTHER ONE GONE.
Edward T. Majors. an Ola Resi-.
dent, Dies at His Home.

Yesterday at six a. IN. the soul of Edward
I. Majors p ssed from earth At his friends
II the land beyond the dark waters which
separate time from eternity.
Mr.. Majors was born in Kentucky and
came to Missouri in early life, ,tiling in
BenIOn county which for many years was
his home, and where he served several
trims, prior TO the late war, as county
clerk. Some years ago Mr.. Majors re-
moved to Pettis county where until Eve
years ago he carried Oh farming. At that
time, however, failing health and sdvauc-
ing age caused him to Withdraw from
&C i've life and settle in Sedalis, where he
has since resided an houOred and respected
citizen, dying at the age of sixty, ripe in
years, honors and usefulness, and leaving
behind him four children. three sons and
one daughter, to take up the lines where ne
lid them down. Two of bis sons are d
Kansas and enc In Arkansas They have
been tt, graphel 20 and as soon as they are
heard frODe the time OF the funeral W II be
made public.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
HERE AND THERE.

-Krsas City secur,s the branch peni
Tertiary.
Mad dogs have made their appearance
IN Macon county.
Malignant dyseatsrv has made il, ap.
Pearance in epidemic form In Rich Hill.
Rich Hill reports h surrounding
cCrn crop to be good, bat somewhat weedy
The buS'ne coil ge men have in
held notable me ting at Jacksonville
III.
Franks, the champion roller sk,te
dude OF the world, exh tel hInlse al
Nevada, Mo-, last night.
A very interesting NEE ting is in prog
rsss q; Ren'ck in the Union church, being
conducted by the Methodist.
Jack DawsOn's saloon at Nevada wa.
robbed Saturday, and four men arrested or
suspicion OF being the burglars.
Mrs. Moss, wife Of Thos Moss, a large
contractor at Higbe., died 10 that place
Monday morning after a lingering illness
Mrs. Ella Prathe', OF KirksyilIe, No
attempted suicide by taking 20 grains al
morphine. Her physicians saved her life
The first wagon load of new wheat 70
reach Joplin was brought in Friday by s
NJ. Field and delivered to the Joplin mills,
Mr.. Field lives north Of Empire City and
has thr shed 325 bushels.
-Ssrcoxie hiss entered the lists as a
competitor for the locstion of the south
west IL sane asylum. She proposes TO See
Carthage 10 the way OF induc meGts and
go one better. Sarcoxie is gri Nv.
Sunday the east bound passenger train
wEen about quarIer of a mile west a
Sha'toD, small stat on on the G.. Il A.
raIlrosd, ran over colOred giri about two
We rs old kIllingrer almost in family.
The southern boys took all the cream
at he Philade lphia competition dill, the
awards and ng, Houston, (TexAs) Light
guards first prize; Montgomery (Aia }
GrayS, second; Mobile (Ala.) Lomax rifles,
third.
TIE Bsx er Springs mob hanged the
rape nerd In an untiLisT ed house at Girard,
owned and built by Mr.. Arthur Sharp.
Since the lynching Mr.. Sharp's family de-
Glaze they will not live in the house, aud
Mr.. Sharp has secured the names o. all the
membrrs Of the mob, and has determined
u institute suit against them for damages.
Mrs. Louisa Miller died this Monday
afternoon at tie residence of hers N in-law,
Mr.. w. s. Pope, in Jefferson City, after a
Lingering illn' s. from cancer Of the breast
Mrs. Miller was born in Howard county
seyen'y-six years sgo. In 1927 she mar.
ried the late George w. Miller, for many
Y, ars judge of the judicial court, and in
lS2S lOOk up her residence in that city.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
ATTEMPTED Burglary.

Sometime during Thursday night some
unknown party attempted 70 enter The res.
idence If Mr.. Derman, northeast of the city
limits, with the evident intention of rob-
berry. They cut large hole in the south
corner, but fsiiirg TO effect an entrance in
this way they secured chair which had
been lett in the yard and attempted to get
in over the transome. About this time,
however, a large dog belonging to the
prem SEES came around on his tour of in
spection and taking in the situstion st a
glance he proceeded to lasceraie the calf
OF the intruder's legs to degree that made
him yell with pain and caused him to evac-
uate the premises so suddenly the awaken
ed inmates could have no time to interview
him. The police were looking for him
YES erdsy but failed to find him, the on
ly clue procured beirg the statement OF one
party that he had met a man who was
complaining bitterly of having tesn dog
bit and who seemed TO be suffering terri
bly,.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
A QUEER CASE.
a Son Arrested for Assault
Charges His Father With
BiQamV

George Dudley, the East Sedalis grocer,
yesterday had his son arrested on the
charge of assaultirg a Miss or Mrs. Sarah
Puckett, who has been residing at Dudley's
the past two or three years. The young
nan was taken before Squire Rife, and on
the testimony of Dudley and Pickett, fined
Stand costs, in dtfau of which amount he
went to Jail. He seems 10 be young man
of Oldest, quiet ways, and unused to the
inside of the cour;s. He wept bitterly
when sent to Jail and had The sympathy of
those present.
He stated that he came to his father
from Dayton, Tenn, some seven weeks ago,
but had met with very harsh treatment
since his arrival from his father and Mrs.
Pickett, whom be states his father claimed
was his wife. Yesterday young Dudley
determined 10 leave and asked for his
clothes, when words passed between him
and Sarah Pickett, and she made hostile
demonstrations toward him. In order to
escape he pushed her aside and left the
house. This, he claims, constituted the
assault.
The plaintiffs however, swore be struck
the woman, but there were no marks to
show it.
Immediately after the fracas Dudley
bundled Sarah Pickett into his delivery
wagon, drove down to the court house, Sc
cured license from Recorder Conner, and
was married 10 her by Judge McClung.
Young Pickett, in his trial, stated that
his mother was living at Atlanta, Ga, and
that she had never been divorced from
Dudley. Dudley, however, claims he has
patent divorce from New York court,
and thus the mstter now stands, but steps
have been taken by the authorities TO learn
the facts in the case, and if t4e sons state.
ment is corroborated Mr.. Dudley will be
at once prosecuted on the charge OF
bigamy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
DUDLEY'S DIABOLISM.
He is Arrested for Open AID
Notorious Adultery.
His Concubine Shares a SINH
lar Fate.
Another Chapter in a Very Sad
Story of a Crime.

The BAZOO yesterday stated that George
| Dudley had prosecuted his son for an as
> ,ult upon a Mrs. or Miss Pickett, who
hes for some time past been living with
| Dui.ey as his housekeeper, and thai young
| Dudley had ben sent to Jail in defanlt Of
, 81 fine and SITS. The further statement
was made that Du Hey and Puck
EFT had gone TO the re order, secured
n license and b, Ell MARI by Judge Nc
Chung, OF the probate court, and that il
was charged that Dudl-y had a wife Lying
in Atlanta, q orgia. Ii now seems the
fact of Dudley marrying the woman,
Pucke.t reveals another phaZe of the dark
story not hereto fore given the public, viz
that the woman has been living an concu-
hinage with Dudley, End on the strength Of
this fact both the partiGs were aIraignsd
before Jus tee Hslstead, On the
CHARGE OF ADULTERY
After a preliminary hearing OF the case his
honor bound Dudley over In III. sum OF
Il 900, and PucSe t or Mrs Dudlev, as she
nov claims To tie, IT tie sun OF 500, TO APP
pesr before him on Wednesday, the Dad
inst, to answer to The charge. Messrs. Hall
& Bel er signed their bOnd.
That this Is not the only charge 20 which
Dudley at least will have 10 answer gr.ws
more and more appar. mt each hour, as
there is little doubt that his much wrong
Ell wife and family in Atlanta, Ga, will
demonstrate that he has never had any L.
gal release from her and that to her snd
Der offspring he owes aliee i~nce and sup
port 4 letter from her to Dudley IS now
In the hands of the authorities which be
gins by sddIesiug him as her 'desr
hu- bini" and then after describing
the restitution of herself aud family. men
tio0ing that her oldest son, the only stay
The next oldest, the young man whom be
unless she sOOn received some money from
him she would come to sedalia to seek
him. In the past there has been no little
comment In regard to the conduct of Dud-
ley, especially when
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR,
and the chrTgs has time and again been
male that ne was living criminally W tn
the woman TO whom he was yesterday
married, but bee tuse Of the fact that the Of
fic ais charged with the enforcement of the
LAYS took NO sters toward his arrest or to
ascertain as to the truth of such rumors,
the BAZOo has not at any time felt auihOriz
ed to make public these charges as facts.
1t is to be hoped, however, that now the
matter has been taken under inve. tigat;on
that the authorities will not allow it to rest
until every fact is revealed, and il one half
that is charged sgainst Dudley end Pickett
prove true that they will wipe out the
shameful disgrace so long permitted 10 GO
unchecked by sending the culprits to spend
the remainder OF their lives behind the
bars of the penitentiary.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
SHELBY'S BRIGADE.
They Will Hold a Levee and Re-
Union August 25.

1t is announced that Shelby's Brigade,
c. 5. A, will hold a grand reunion AT
HigginsriIle, Mo-, August p, 10 which al
ex-confeGeraIe aad ex-union soldiers are
cordi' lily invited.
Following is the programme and an
nouncemer of The ommlitee:
Captain :. ID Conner, of Lexing'O on, Mo-,
chief marshnl; G. c. Catron, of Higgins
vile, and George w. Lankiord, of Mar
shall, assistant marsha!s, and Captain A.
Lesueur, supe, intendent of enrolment and
badges.
All soldiers on arrival in the citv will
repair to headquarters, register, receive
badges end fall in line under command OF
the chief marshal, who will direct and con-
troll the line OF march.
The following speakers have been inyit
ed, and will address the reunion at the fair
grounds, TO wit: Hon. George q. Vest
Hon. +. NJ. CockreIl, Colonel ID. Z. Dyer
Major William Warner, Hon. John l..
Peak, Hon Xen. Ryland, A. j. Had, esq +,
Gov. L. L. Crittenden, Col. George ;.
Rsihbun, Captain r. Collins, Hon. Jsre
Cravens.
Arrangements hsve heen made to REFUGE
fare on all railroads, and special facilities
prepared tor the comfort, convenience and
enjoyment OF all.
Let all the brave old s1ldierS. whether
union or confederate, who were foes in the
field of battle, come and united in friendly
greeting on the campus of peace. No liqror
will be allowed on the ground, but there
will be an abundant of wholesome refresh
mentS. Our generous women-wives,
mothers and daughters-are requested to
bring well-filled baskets, that an old fash
Toned feast may be enjoyed.
All soldiers having badges admitted to
the fair grounds free on that day. Four
excellent brass bands will be in attendance
and discourse inspiring and patriotic
music. Let everybOd come.
By ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Commence the Year Right.

Don't make too many resolutions, but
hold on like grim death to those you make.
If yoar physical systsm is out of order you
should attend TO that at once; for ITS no
use trying TO KEEP a stiff upper lip when
your kidneys or liver are taking the cour-
age out of you. II you have really made
up your mind TO turn over a new leaf,
commence the year by taking thorough
course of the celebrated Kidney Wort.
Thousands Of people testify to Its good
effects for kidney diseases, biliousness, piles,
etc.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
DISMISSED.
The Krebs-Osgood Rabeas Corpus
Dissolved.

By mutual consent Of the attorneys of
the litigants in the KrebS-Osgood habeas
corpus snit, the case was brought
before Judge McClung, OF the pro-
probate court, for final hearing yes,er-
day. The withdrawal of Governor Mar
makuke's warrsnt having made it appar-
eut there could be but one result OF the
suit, aud the fact that OsgOod's attorney,
w. ;. Shirk, desired to leave the city last
night. rendering the calling of the case
yesterday or its deferment until to-day,
the time set for it, immatrrial.
The parties appeared about ) p. m. yes
terday, and af err a very short hearing.
Judge McClung dismissed Mrs. Kr,bs ard
Mrs Sayder from the custody OF the shs riff
and forbid their moleststion by the Kan
sas parties, and thus ends the boldest at
tempt to kidnap by l'w ever attempted in
Sedalis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21

-Yes.e day vas pay day on the Missouri
Pacific road.
The passenger trains are being we'll
patron!z at present.
-ChilIs ard fever are growing epidemic
along the railway lines.
The boy in the shops find the weather
getting rather salubriouS.
The internal mschiue to catch brake
men has been turned over to the police.
Train Master Flanders returned from
Jacksonville yesterday and was circula.'
ing about Ssdalia.
H. w. Clark, train master OF the East
ern division of the Missouri Poetic road
inspected the Lebanon branch yester-
day.
H. E Mitchell, operator at the hospi
tai, has resigned his position and ret-rn
ed 10 his old quarters in the general
office.
A numuer of the California excursion.
lists who were on their way west, got left al
Jefferson City yesterday and had to take q
regular train.
The infant child of Conductor Fl. S
Feldtot was buried yesterday. 1t lived bu
few hours after birth. Mrs. Feldott i:
quite i'll.
"A couple of the railroad boys enjoyed
a pitched battle, Heenan style, before &
crowd of fifty hoodlums in the western sub
urbs yesterday afternoon.
There was a good many disappointed
travellers on the east bound trains las
night, because of the absence of chair cars
They having been taken off to accommo
date the Rocky Mountain excursionists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
GreenridPa RurQlars.

AT an early hour yesterday morning two
persons, said to be tramp printers. named
White and Finn, en'er d The store of W
ID. Fellows, at Greenridge, and succeeded
10 carrying of considerable qusnlity OF
goods.
The parties were in Sedalia the day pre-
yious, snd word was sent here TO arrest
ih,m should they show mp, but it was
learned later they had gone south. Their
arrest is certain, however, as notice has
been sent to all points within reach to look
ont for fhem
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Bacly Bruised.

Thomas Hastings, a yard switchmaa in
Missouri Pacific yards, vas thrown from
the cars east of the general Office yesterday
evening ~ coming in contact with the
water spout OF the tank on the east end,
which had fallen or been left down. For
iuna;ely he was knocked clear of the
trek, and thus &c ped beiag run over,
though he was severely bruised by the fall.
Few AIKEN to the hospital where, after
an examination, the physicians prcncunCe ed
his W unis not dangerous.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Stolen Goods.

Lucy Rollins yesterday swore ont a
search warrant for the premises of Kate
Wright, for the purpose of unearthing Ger
tain wearing apparel and pictures, which
Lucy claims were feloniously distracted
from her by Kate. The constable succeed
ed in finding some of the pictures, Gut the
other articles were non est. Kate will have
a hearing before Justice Rife to-day. TIE
parties are colored.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Can If Be .

1t is currently reported that tsilor 40
years of age is about to be married to 6
girl of ID years in East Sedalia, before the
fuling of another moon. The girl is
nothing but mere child, and though poor
and lowly, if her parents are willing TO this
sacrifice, il still remains clearly the duty of
the community to see so hellish crime is
not committed. In some of the states the
penalty of such a deed is death, and it
ought to be in Missouri.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given, that the under
sigued, John Montgomery jr., executor of
the estate of Thomas J. Montgomery de.
ceased, will make final settlement of his
accounts with said estate as such executor,
at the next term of the probote court OF
Pettis county, Missouri, to be holden al
Sedalia in said county, on the 10th day of
August, A. d. 1885. JNo. MONTGOMERY jr
6-l6W3t
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Gone at Last.

The sad announcement reached this CT V
last night tina; Mrs. Jane Il. HarSOcd. the
sister of Governor Marmaduke, he'd died at
her home in Kansas City. She has long
been a sufferer and her.death is no surprise,
but her family will none the less have the
full sympathy OF the entire people in their
hour OF bereavement. Governor Marina
duke, d. w. and Vincent Marmaduke
passed through the city yesterday on their
way to attend tee funeral.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Notice.

All whom il may concern are hereby
notified that at the September term 1885
of the circuit court of Pettis county, Mo-,
the undersigned assignee of r. B. Shumwsy
made an assignment for the benefit Of his
creditors will apply to said court for dis
charge from his trust.
7-14wSt ], c. THOMSON.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-21
Burglars Again.

Burglars entered the store of James
Ysncy at Otterville, last Thursday night
and distracted SIS in cash. A telegram
was sent 10 this city stating that the bur-
glary was believed to have, been committed
by negro, "a description of whom was given,
and yesterday Chief of Railroad Police
Mason succeeded in arresting a colored
man giving his name as Jesse Pierce, who
seemed to fill the bill. Pierce admitted to
having been at Otterville and knew of the
robbery, but protested he had no hand in
it. No money being found on his person
he was released.