The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-03

The post Office at Eldorsdo Springs ".
entered BY burglars recently and ali th
loose change carried of.
I'm the circuit court 1t Spring field, No.
Saturday, George Haines, charged will
bigsmy, entered plea OF guilty, and wa
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary
The evidence against him show. that b.
has not less than three wives living, each
OF whom he married when they we're purs,
girls.
The large hardware and furniture
store OF Saunderson & Wilson on Park av
enue was burglsrized last Friday night al
Rich Hill and about SIS worth of revol
vers and cutlery stolen. Entrance wa.
gained by breaking a glass in the stor,
door; then lifting cross bar holding th,
door. There is no clue to the perpetrat
ors.
EARLY Thursday morning a carpenter
named Chas. 9. Lincke, committed suicide
at his home in Springfield, by shooting
himself in the head with revolver. The
act is supposed to have been prompted b,
broodiDg over fns ncisl troubles. The de.
ceased was bachelor about 10 years old
and came here from 81. Louis. There were
papers on his prison showing that he was
mason and d member of meridian lodge
at st. Louis. Coroner Vanhoose held an
inquest to-day, and verdict was rendered
in accordance with the above.
in the Dent circuit court, special term,
just closed at Salem, No., james Critics and
Henry c. Bell, charged with breaking into
the Salem depot and robhing Adams Ex.
press compauy's safe on the 23d Of last
month OF S5l, were tried and convicted.
Bell getting five years and Critics two years
in the penitentiary. Sheriff Reyborn left
Saturday morning for Jefferson City with
the prisoners. Critics turned states evil
dence and gave full outline from the wit
ness stand.
letter from Lawrence Gardiner, secretary
OF the executive committee of the insuger-
alton ceremonies, which IKE pl'ce in
Washington, ID. c., March 4. assigning him
prominent place in the civic proc ion
for the first Cleveland flag, and the escprt
of thirty-eight men, raised in the United
States, at Moberiy, Mo-, july 4, 1884, and
taken down November 8, 1884.
Last Saturday night the Carthage
street railway barn was discovered TO be on
fire in the office. The greater part of the
property was consumed, comprising thir
teen mules, five horses, three street cars and
one baggage wagon. Two street carriages
and four horses were out ou duty at the
time and one horse was rescued As soon as
the fire was discovered. In the loft was a
large quantity OF hay, straw and feed,
which defeated the firemen in their efforts.
They brsvely worked and prevented the
destruction o. a small restaurant only three
feet distant. The loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000 insurance about "a 600
The case of the State VS.. Hugh Cowan
and w. c. johnson, on trial for the murder
OF Doug. Norton, at Lehigh, last Novem
Der, was given to the jury Friday evening
at O'Clock, and after celebrating until 6
O'Clock Saturday morning, they returned
verdict of not guilty, on the ground of self
defence. The verdict was great surprise
to the friends of Norton, while on the other
hand, the scquitlal of the defendants was
looked for with almost certainty by their
friends.
Johnson and Cowan on being discharged
Immediately left for Lehigh.
The killing was done in q saloon in Le-
high, a mining town in Jasper county.
Norton was known to be a desperate man,
and had made threats against Cowan, his
partner IN business, on account of some
financial difficulty When Cowan entered
the saloon he (Cowsn) decl ired himself the
best man 10 the town. Norton drew his re-
voiver and commenced shooting, but Cow
an and Marshal johnson, who seemed 10 be
prepared Tor the occasion, succeeded In
killing him. Ihs evidence on the trial
seemed to convince the jury that the kill.
ing was justi6able.
"A band OF men, some, il not all of
them, well-to do farmers. living near Odessa.
Lafayette county, have been arraiyned for
ommitting highway robbery, the Chicago
< Alton railroad company being the victim
Of their depredations. For the last ten or
Twelve months that company has missed
goods from their regular merchandise train,
which goes loaded with merchandise from
last TO west daily. The train is through.
,nly maFiug stops when necessary to take
,oal, water or pass trains. On reaching |
Kansas City and unloading often goods were
ound missing. Their mysteriC us disap. |
,earsnce caused no little annoyance. and |
he value CT the goods missed within the |
lbove period amounts to $500 or more. |
The company employed detective in the
'erson OF Louis BIrr 10 ferret the matter
ut. For several weeks he has been living
4 Odd ssa, sDd recently arrested John Dur
I'm, Plus Durbin and John Reed, who he
lleged were breaking into cars OF the mer-
handise train while il wss switching there
ne night: These were taken 10 Hig"isss;t
'eek and was continued on motion of the
eIendants until last Wednesday. twas J.
no1ght that the case sgainst them was /.
'eak, lacking positive evidence. Since
nat time, however, Mr. Burr has found ON
re premises of the Durbins several cases
r3ots and shoes and other merchsndise. {
p barrels OF whiskey which were taken
oui Ine tram lew weeks ago, have also .
as The evidence adduced thar on Issi d
tuesday, Mr.. Burr, Sheriff Bowman. Dennty Z
,erIH Jackson and Frank Y Tn,t T.. .