The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-31
HENDRICKS HORsETRADE.
He Makes a DECKER in Horse
Flesh But Gets a Wrong
Deal.
Captain Stevens Steals q March
and Shows Elueh Had.

euS NUMEROUS con- plalDtS concerning mlSe-
ing animals made by anxious owners,
makes il painfully apparent that these de-
predstors are numerously present. 1t is
some consolation, however, 10 SedaEans, to
know that Capt Ed Stevens is still alive
and well and resident of this locality, for
as a thief catcher the captain has long
since proven himself an adept, and it is
bad job for the culprit who gets into his
clutches. Yesterday the captain cut an
other notch on his door sill to mark an
other victim 10 his diplomacy from among
those who love horse flesh not wisely, but
too we'll.
About one o'clock
RATHER NKAT
appearing young man rode into the cap.
taiD's stable upon q very handsome mare
which be said he would like to dispose of
as he was about to leave for Texas
and could not take the animal along. She
was present from his fathar. but when
young man prepared to start out in the
world and carve his way TO fame and for
tune. 1t was necessary he should put
sentimentality behind him. OF course the
captain listened with respectful assent to
what was said, meantime sizing up his |
would be patron and the value of the ami
NAL, which he concluded would be about |
$50, but he saw in his man a chance TO |
take about $50 for it. After considerable |
dickering an offer of Captain Stevens 10
give SIS for the mare was accepted and |
check payable to Charles Hendricks given
therefor. Hendricks departed for the bank
where he was politely informed
HIS IDNTIFIcATIoN
was necessary TO secure the payment of the
draft Being stranger Hendricks took
the most natural course. He returned to
the stable and informing Captain Stevens of
the situation requested him to 90 down
and identity him. This of course he de
clined to do as be knew nothing of Mr..
Hendricks, but finally told him be would
give him $50 for the check. Hendricks
accepted the proposition.
look here said Captain Stevens, get
ting his Irish up, "you may think, young
man, that you are
PLAYING A FLAT,
but il is about time you should learn it is
sharp and pitched on key several scales
higher than you can reach to. That ami
NAL you have just been trying TO dispose of {
to me is worth just $50, three times the
amount you have offered to take for her.
This convinces me that you are sorely in
need of 8 guardian or that you never came {
by her honestly, and in either case there
seems to be pressing need for a guardian
OF some kind. Now / want you to own up !
all about this matter and return me that .
check or shall turn you over TO the au- 9
thorities."
This turn of affairs was unexpected to :
the amateur horse trader and in common i
parlance "struck him all in heap" caus- :
ing him to tell SO many contradictory stories .
as to entangle himself in a mesh of con- !.
fusion from which there was no way out n
but by
OWNING UP,
which he finally did, stating that he had =
stolen the animal from the farm of Hugh n
Ross. six miles north of Warrensburg, at I,
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. He further =,
stated that an accomplice OF his named n
ames Kane had taken the 10 ate 10 the an h
NAL at the same time, and gone iu the di- b
lection of Lexington, Mo-, to dispose of II
lIm, and that they were to meet at that W
own yesterday evening. h,
in the meantime Captain Stevens had n
Notified the marshal of the matter, and
everal officials putting in an appearance
It this juncture Hendricks was turned over
n ugly looking revolver was w
ound In his possession, and he was th
cooked for carrying concealed weapons. In
HENDRICKS
laims to have been school teacher in of
'lstte county, this state, and to have gone nc
D Kansas City, where he spent the winter N
nd formed the acquaintance of Kane. The th
NO left Kansas City and went to Wsrrens- vi
urg Monday, where they concluded to be- he
ome knights of the road, and in pursuance Al
that design made tour into the coun-
y, which resulted in the stealing of the W,
nimals mentioned. He claims to be of w
pod family, and says this is his first ex- al
erience in criminal life. Iu
Capt Stevens yesterday telegraphed the Sd
ty marshal of Warrensburg, of the cap pr
Ire, and also sent a telegram to the mar I e.
lal at Lexington, asking him to keep a ol'
ba mt in an .nno.raroo COZ A'Ni ch,
Marshal Barnett was asked last night oil
hat he proposed doing with Hendricks.
Well" said that genial officer, "he will MOI
It about $50 line for carrying concealed VA
eapons tomorrow, and / shall hold him raj
r his fine, which he cannot pay, until the the
,hnson county authorities can get out the No
oper papers to secure him." ais
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