The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-20
A KING OF BEATS.
A Dead Beat and Tramp Who
Tramps and Beats His
Own Mother.

mention few days sgJ OF the arrest of a
couple Of hard characters named King and
Whitney, suspected Of being couuteTfeiters,
but Who were afterwards Les of with fine.
for drunkenness, because no sufficient evi
dence could be obtained to WA. INT their
being held on the other charge. Thomas
King not having any funds TO pay
his fine, served FIVE days on
the rock pile, and at the
end Of that time was permitted to seek
shelter at the court house until he could
hear from bis mother, 10 whom be had
written, in Christian county, Illinois, for
money. Yesterday be received very az
fectionste letter fIOm her accompanied BY
an order for $40. In the letter the mother
pleaded With her son TO get his property
and available sssets together and TO come
home and stay with and provide for his
wife and four children who reside in that
county. He departed from the station
house 10 high feather and with many
assertions of his deep sense of gratitude
TO Marshal Barnett for favors received
and promise to at once obey his mothers
desires. Ii was but a few hours, however,
until the greater portion of his money had
been expended for bulge and he YVES as
tipsy as any old topper could desire. he
had with him for q companion In his
orgies another member of the tramp fra
ternity and q patron Of the Hotel de Bar
metz, named Hubbell. About 4 o'clock
Officer Mason, of the railroad force, APP
pesred before Marshall Barnett with the
pair ard informed that functionary that
he had arrested King at the
instance OF Hubbell, who claimed that
KIM had on
PAIR OF GUM ovERsHoEs
18Th from his, Hubbelrs, wife and which
he refused TO give up. An OMNIBUS frown
ovespread the countenance OF the marshal
as he recognized the pair.
"Do you say be stole those shoes from
your wife, said he, addressing Hubbell.
NO." said Hubbell, shut they are mine
and loaned them to him and be voDtgive
them up"
Shave you got vile ?" asked the mar
shall.
"No," said Hubbell.
"Sil down and take off the Shoes" said
Mr.. Barnett, addressing King. "Ain't you
ashamed OF yourrelf to come before NE in
this situation after your promises and the
letter and money sent you by your mother"
King gave up The shoes and then at
tempted TO urge the marshal out of the
idea that he had beer drinking, but both
men were dismissed with severe lecture
and warning that unless they left the
city they would be run in and severely
punished.
HUBBELL
claims to be In search OF work, snd has
been in Sedalia about q week. He says
his relatives live in the neighborhood OF
Gr<enridge, and he promised the marshal
he would 90 there on The first train. He is
about % or "a years of age, tall and slim
build, with anything but a progressing
and is evidently not very ar
IDENTIFY attached to anything requiring
either great physical or great msnsal
labor.
is man OF perhaps SO years of age, tall,
coarse and evil locking. rough and abrupt
in his sddr, IS and evidently a very hard
case, by trade he claims to be painter,
but il Is doubtful il he had any legitimate
calling. He admitted he had q wife and
four caildren in Christian county, Illinois,
and says he came ost west with view OF
locating somew here In Missouri or Kansas.
He further states he had $500 with him
when lie started, and that about $500 of
il was stolen and the rest
expended on the trip. He claims
to have been from home about a year, but
says he has means there and thai his fam
lily are amply supplied. But il is quite
probable they would tell q different story
could they be interviewed. Since he has
bsen here he has sought or kept nothing
but the lowest company, and when first ar
rested was making the rounds with Whit
ney. who claimed TO be selling a patent
churn. But whose actions indicated
the public was the ehurn IN
question, and he was acting
In the capacity of the dssher. If Mr..
King keeps his promise and leaves the city,
this msy be the last time the BAzoo will
have 10 mention MIN, but the proba oilities
are he will do nothing Of the kind bat re-
main, 10 sooner or later furnish a first class
item by his rascalities.