Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-21

al Odessa and came back 70 the school |
house and found the boys waiting; tine
goods were taken to Sile Durbin's IL |
his two-hOrse wagon; goods divided |
up; the boots were large, grain leather,
screw bottom; this probe is what we
used to open cars with; John Durbln
had it at his house; BuiDgarner |
made it to dig holes i'll the ground;
somebody else made the handle; Ii
was before Christmas, two weeks,
when we made raid and ! got rocking
chair; we, Will Durbin and went one |
night to Odessa to hunt some hogs;
we met at whistling post; VIM. Dur
bin, Amos DurDin, John Reed, Bent
Barker aud Pres Durbin were there;
we broke in Z or 8 cars, got nothing;
This is all we did; | remember the ar
rest of John Reed and John Dur5in:
Pres Durbim aud l were at the whist
ling post; Pres Durbiu's mother told
us John was arrested. Pike Durbin,
John Reed and [ went to break into Car;
Pike Durbin was OH John Reeds shout
der; Pike Durbin told me so ;this probe
was to reach the cleats at top OF cars
John Durbin had two barrels Uf whisky
in his stable and one barrel in hollow
talked with John Durbin one week
before the arrests were made; in ali
meetings and plans was most always
ut John or Pres Durbin's 1--WE were no
titled by one getting OIL horse and no
iii, ing us or by ringing the bell: then
the others came; bell Oh post east ct
the house; We were called by taps,
and then the regular ring; bell runs
all times of day; could be heard two
V,,I, selected
was crossing and we could have fire
to sit by while waiting; December 2 LIST
STAYED i'm the schoolhouse. 1t is or
24 miles to Durbin's house; slight up
grade at the Grove; Butler Barker was
in the raid; was at Corder with fres
Durbin and Jim Shipley about the 9th
of December: went and broke in car;
| cut several boxes but found nothing
we wanted; Car stopped and we jump
ed out; hunting valuable goods; cut
seal and pulled off cleats with hatch
cts; while at Corder broke into ware.
house to wait for the train and carried
off few sacks; Pres Durbin and l
broke into the warehouse; divided the
goods at Sie Durbin's, each got share
and took them home; Negro got as
much as any one else; when Reed and
John Durbin were arrested, Pike Dur
bin got away that night and went home
and hid goods and notified others; L
talked with Pike Durbin the day be-
fore arrest at his mothers; Pike said
he could have taken a revolver and
run them off.
CrOss-Examined-I was not caught !;
l live in this county; am 35 years old !;
never was in the Illinois penitentiary ;
lived here nearly all my lie; was ~
years old when went to Illinois. l
was in all this stealing. Never been
arrested. Got my part of the plunder.
Got OH pair of the boots now. Bought
these clothes. Worked in Illinois tor
:. the money to buy them. In the first
raid Amos Durbin and l went to Cor
| der. Got boots that haul. The second
| trip Pike Durbin and went to Corder
, Got two barrels of whisky. l sold my
part to Pike Durbin. Got 500. Pike
i said he sent it to Dallas county. They
told me of raids they had made before
] l went in with them. Twas with then
all the time. l told about this stealing
two weeks ago, told Mr.. Blackwell
Never talked with Burr before talked
with Blackwell There was no agree.
! ment with anybody about my being ie
i off. I was in several raids. Neve
made anything out of it. Shipped 500
or 5000 worth uf goods to Kentucky
No return from iheui yet.
. Redirect - When talked wit!
Y Blackwell | had never seen Burr
Il Blackwell made no promise abou
f what was 10 be done. Kentucky good
D were sold to John Durbin's uncle, VIII
v will send money the lst of March 1885
= S. Summers-I bought 100 pounds o
= lard of young man. 1t was beantl
1 ful lard, but it came back. My wifi
: tried it. Could not use it. Cost
# cents. and came to 50. Did not motto
O ANYBODY with the young man at tn
a time. TGeo Gill was called in and vii
It ness thought he might be the man VIII
n sold the lard 10 him, but couid no
e positively identify him.
e j. E. Wagoner-My partner last fal
: was Mr.. Sewell, in the lumber busi
g ness at Odessa. NV yard was i'll rea
II OF the salo N. Know John Durbn
Il DON'T know Pres Dun bin. John bough
It lumber last fall two times. Septe'nbe
!, "a, John got I5G feet OF lumber dresse
& on one side. Got It Oh sn order OF q
IS 2. Durbin.
K Commercial hotel. Bought 30 gal
/; last ia |, about 2a5 pounds. did n(
IN use it for week or two. When e,
% to using it it was no account. (Gi
/; was brought In but witness could nt
1t identify hllu Lard weighe by E,
ut Davi-, III wagon. Put scales In II
30 wagon.
el Ell Davis-I weighed some lard ft
|; MIR. Williams last fall, about the latte
ID part of September; owner of lard Hi
Ds Wi liams was present; we put scales
n wagon; Young man sold lard; am III
n certain have seen young man since
e think have.
OF Cross examination-Man sold lal
as had full head of hair, so far as | know
le he had his hat on, dark hair.
mt A. j. Bumgarner-Am blacksmith
I'd Odessa; know John Durbln; have i
T. distinct recollection of having mac
III the probe in court, or something iii
to it: don't know for certain; the artic
sc we made was for post hole digger.
* Cross-examiuation-T article W
of made while John Durbin and l we
We up town TO get a drink; don't kno
oy what the article was; it was in loo
r did not go back to shop after going |
or town with Durbin.
Oh G. b. RUSSELL am agent Pacii
H. railroad at Lexington; ill fail of 10
i'm one shipment was made over our 10,
at 10 Kentucky; III forenoon, III SepieI
IL Der parties came to depot TO expire
mt goods; wanted To ship to Richmon
he Kentucky; | had no rates: sever
as days 10 get rates; shipped goo
as about Slh OF Octobei: sold man III
tic shipped them Il ticket east soInew her
III think East st. Louis, on 20 Sept;
I'm got ticket; he lett money with me, 81
we plus TO be seut TO him; memoranda
eft mi-laid don't know certainly The nan
lid got Durbin III my head somehow; II
hi, S3D with me; shipped goods; treig
IN: Sl7 20: think the name was Durbl
Ike have the surplus vet: never had al
or body make any demand Oh me tor
ent told him $50 would, no doubt, INC
of than cover the costs of freight; I
": books show 3 boxes that weigh
Oh, l,G00 pounds: goods shipped to DO
vas Wages, Richmond, ny; Oct. b, lo
md over the Pacific railroad; hGuseh'
or goods; shipped from John Wages
md John Wages.
vas Cross-exam know Il
tx E; | have seen the man since.
out John Shaw-Am freight conduc
ky on {. & \. railroad. Was III chal
ar of train Oh 2l,t OF Dec.-train No.
we Ia charge of No. II on 9TH of j;
ths lSS1 IcXaIniuel seals at side track