The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-07

How Hard Cases are Handled in
the Queen City.

''Do you see that fe low% inquired a
branch conductor of BAZoo scribe yester-
day mOfning, pointing to l. ng, lark fell
should rs from beneath a dude straw hat,
and were offset by a Il rec noustsche
uGder a nose who e chronic sDeer was q Dit
counterpart to pair of b ack snsky ewes,
and whose person was envelope1 in dirty
gray ulster, with small black checks.
The scribe barely had time TO catch a
glimpse Of the individual described when
the Goat house man seized his vslise in one
hand aud the victims arm in the other,
and
HUSTLED HIM OFF
toward that classic re,rea'.
ayes" responded the scribe, "I did Sc.
him for a wonder. What OF kim?"
"He is the slicket scoundrel ever struck
S,daIia. Keep your eye on him and you
will get an item" said the ticket p1ncher,
as he signaled to the engineer aid called
Gall aboard"
marked railroad polio .msn shortly al er,
I'll want 10 show you something"
The scribe boarded the moving train and
as it reached Ohio street the officer poin ed
at figure hurrying up Ohio street
"rbere goes the slickest rascsl ever struck
Sedaiii, watch him." said he.
1T WAS THE SAME FIGURE
that hsd disappeared with the Goat house
man.
The reporter jumped of the train and
with feeling oil awe, followed the inGi-
yidual, half inclined to believe him one of
The Ford boys In disguise. He found him
at S:cher's picking his teeth, and as he
seemed to think be was a half owner Of the
house, the scribe departed. Later on he
saw the same gentleman visit
the barber shop where he shaved
and took bath, displaying
quite a roll AS he paid his bill
lie remarked 10 the astC nlshed knight of
the razor, "I'm a bad man from away back,
psrd | am a thief, and just as veil own
1t, Tor every man yJu meet will tell you
am, and tellyou to
WATCH ME-"
Then he went back to Sicher's, from
there 10 a saloon and bowled up, then 10
the Democrat office, where he informed Mr..
Russell he was thief, or had the name,
but the fact was he was just out Of Leaven-
worth prison, and he didn't want the
papers to Set down on him TOO hard. He
mad lots of money, and knew where to get
plenty more. Then he struck out to Amt
The town red and himself black and blue.
He poured down the benzine at each water
ing place, and intimaled to the Iimid gin
singers he was
A BAD MAN
IL - al
street. Meeting a quiet little church
deacon he shook his fist under his nose and
informed him he was q regular fighter. He
could lick Morrissey. Sullivan, or any
other man, and would like to try his haud
just then on him.
THE PIoUs MAN
wos shocked and alarmed and fastened to
declare his ignorance of the Queeusbury
rules or any other rules outside the church
discipline.
Just then Officer Gossage stepped up.
whats your name, my famous thug"
said he.
"Oh, Murphy, O'Brien, or what yon id
please"
"Well, Mr.. What-you.d-d-please, 1
guess We want you 10 put in the cage with
the other monkeys. Come along" said the
genial Jim.
~ guess not" said Murphy, OF the
aliases.
But Jim took him by the collar and
yanked him to the cooler.
"wHAr's THAT FoRT
said he as he caught his breath af:er the
sudden transition.
"Drunk and disturbing the peace" re-
piled Jim.
as that the way you treat distinguished
visitors?"
"That's about the size of it /; they are al
ways made the city's guests, you know"
"What's your charges for the honor p
"His honor can best answer that ques-
ton"
"Let me see him."
|. 'Fiye dollars on condition you leave the
town forthwith, S25 if you stay" said his
honor three hours latter.
THE WILD MAN
OF many names paid the s., bought tick
ct to Boonville, and the last seen of him
he was trying to beat gray on last nights
north bound train.
The fellow clsimed 10 have come to
Sedalis from Brownsville, and to that
place from Leavenworth, where he had
Just been discharged from the military
prison, but his long hair and consumptive
looks gave the lie to that story. He said
his name was John Murphy alias James
O'Brien. be is a slick scouudrel and
Bconville will do well to watch him.
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