The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
BURGLARIOUS BREAK.
A Midnight Raid That Raises
q Racket.
Charles Sellers Again in Limbo
as a Burglar.
He Makes q Confession and the
Gang ia Pulled.

Last night, shortly after 10 O'Clock, no
little excitement was caused by the sharp
report of a revolver in the rear of G. Dun
cans grocery store, On East Main street,
followed by the sound of fleeing footsteps,
and soon after by several more shots and
cries of halt. A reporter was soon at the
scene and, as near as could be learned,
gathered the following particulars of the
cause of the trouble:
About the time mentioned, Mr.. Dun
can, hearing noise in the back
yard, went to rear window Of
the second story of the building
and discovered some one trying to effect an
entrance into the rear of his store. He
Immediately
FIRED AT THE BURGLAR.
who at once took to his heels. Officers
Kahrs and Mooney, who were near by ran
into the alley on hearing the shot End dis.
covered the burglar making time In an
eastern direction. They called 10 him to
halt, but he wss not In humor 10 do so,
but ran the faster. OEcer MOONEY, who
was little in the advance, drew his revolt
YER and
OPENED FIRE
spon the fugitive, but failed to bit him.
h1tSI q hui IdCt III COup1C Va bIOSb5 III
vas overhauled, however, and taken into
custody by the officers, who found him
to be
CHARLES SELLERS,
the coon arrested few days ago and sus.
pected of being implicated in several re-
cent burglaries, but there being no proof
against him by which he could be convict
ed, he was fined s. for late hours and
vsgrapcy. His time expiring, he was yes
terday morning released from the cooler,
and evidently started out to raise a stake
as soon as possible with the result as stated
above.
AT THE COOLER
He stated to question as to what he
was doing at the rear OF the store that he
was trying to break in, of course. He ad
mitted that he had an sccomplice but said:
II amt gwine to tell who he was. Gou's
got me and if you get him you'll hsve to
find out who he is some other way"
Sellers is evidently very hard case and
comparatively q new conner here, as the
police do not know very well although
they have had him spotted for some weeks.
His chances now are very good to go over
the road, and he certainly will be good
riddsDce to Sedalis's population, as he has
undoubtedly been concerned in more than
one of the recent petty burglaries and an
swers the description of the coon who at
tempted to break into Boatright and
Brsndt's stores.
he CoNFEssE.
Later in the evening Sellers made con-
fession OF his completely in nearly all The
receut uurglaries, including those OF Tues.
day night, duplicating, with himself,
David snd Allen Shaw and William and
Thomas III. Bridgewater, all colored, who
live near the Crystal Ice company, just
beyond the southwest city limits. After
hearing his confession Marshal Barnett,
accompanied by squad of police, visited
the locality named, and about / a. n.
SURROUNDED THE RANCH
and succeeded in capturing the proprietor,
Allen Shaw, his son, David, and the
two Bridgewaters, all of whom were in bed
but the boys confessed to having arrived
home only a few moments before the police |
made their descent. Dave Shaw, whom |
Sellers claims was with him at the time he |
was discovered by Mr.. Duncan, denied the |
charge, but said he had been to church and
then in the east part of town.
A SEARCH OF THE PREMISES
was made by the police which revealed a
barrel of dressed fowl, among which was
Mr.. Cnnner's geese, a lot of tools and vari.
Gus other articles which were identified as
having been recently stolen. A box and |
valise, and a large lot of other
clothing was piled into the hack
In which the police rode out and were
brought to the station house, the officers
walking back with their prisoners. An ex-
animation of the load brough in revealed |
among other things the following
GOODS WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED:
A pair of rubber boots stolen from Court
neys, suit Of clothes stolen from Lsrmy's
some time ago. A box of csndy taken |
from Stephens grocery Tuesday night and
a number Of Their articles from the same
place.
An examination of the coat worn By
Sellers showed it to be the one
stolen from VIM. Miller, his name
still being on it. Amongst the other
goods not yet identified is lot of smoking
and plug tobacco, q fine overcoat, mohair
blanket or buggy robe, pair of suspenders,
two pair of drawers, box of Key West
cigars (probably stolen at Baum's), a fine
vest pair OF buckskiH gloves. pair of red
yarn mits, and various ether articles
too numerous to mention. Dave Shaw
claims the box aad valise in which these
goods were found, az his property, and
also says part of the clothing is his, but
further claims that the stolen goods were
all the property of Sellers, whom the. four
stoutly claim did all the stealing by himself
and represented TO them that he had
bsught the goods. Their story
however, is considered very gauzy, and the
chances are favorable for all of them to get
lay over ticket for Jefferson City. Under
any circumstances the capture is good
one, as it has broken up another gang
whose depredations have been a source
Of annoyance all winter, the prisoners were
all held over in the cooler last night and
warrants will be served out against them