The Butler weekly times., 1886-11-03
Bloomington iii. Paragraph, Oct. 25.

Bloomington Cll.) Pantagraph, Oct. 20.
Just one month ago last SATURDAY.
evening at 6:3o p. IN. or Whereabouts
the iewelry store OF Mr.. w. 6. Beas-
ley, of Rich Hill, Mo-, was entered
by burglars while Mr.. BeasIcy was
at supper, and the thieves escaped
with goods valued at $1,000 to ST.
zoo. The hoodle consisted of 26
silver watches, No. IS size; eight
ladies gold watches; three gentle
mems gold watches, II carat fine
cases, aud two dozen neck chains
and Alberts, valued at from S. to
500 each. The robbers lett the
town undetected, and no cleW TO
their identity was learned from that
day until last Thursday. On Friday
young stranger entered HawlcY's
art and jewelry store, and proposed
10 Mr.. Hawley to sell hum quantity
of jeweIry cheap. Mr.. Hawley had
no objections To seeing the stuff AT
ieast, aud SO an appointment was
made tor s O'Clock that evening.
AT that hour Mr.. Hawley was ON
hand but the other man was not. On
Friday ano ther Young man visited
she store and made an appointment
for the same purpose and this ap
pointment was kept. The man
went and was admitted to the store.
and, opening a small vaisc, displayed
large quantity of watches, etc.
Strange TO say, Mr. Walter Hun
ter, MIR. Hawley's ieweler and sales
man, was for three years aL employe
Of w. g. Beasley at Rich Hill, and
same here only tew months ago
directly from his c,uploy. Just five
weeks ago last Saturday--a week
previous TO the burglary-Mr. Hun
ter had been At Rich Hill aud mar
ned IA young lady of that city. Ii
was quite natural, therefore, that he
should have learned all about the
burglary. lie was present at the
appointment between Mr.. HawIey
and the stranger aud al once recor
nized the goods belonging to his
former employer. Mr.. Hawlev
made some plausible excuse for an
other appointment, and as soon as
The stranger disappeared notified the
police. An hour or two later he
,gain chanced to meet the stranger,
md in the back room of well
known resort, was again shown the
lewelry and urged to make bar
gain, this time by both of the un-
known. He put them off by saving
that he could not at that hour obtain
she money, and on leaving the place
gave information to the police. The
police kept a close watch and at ,
o'clock Marshal Bentley arrested an
unknown man whom Sergeant
Davidson had spied standing IN the
Ahadow OF the stairs at the Ashley
house basement. This man wa,
identified by MIR. Hawley as one OF
the two who nd shown him the
'ewelry. He was taken to the CITY
prison and gave the name of jimmie
Carroll, and saiG that some ten wears
ago he was employed about the
sesioence OF DR.. ]. l.. White. OF
course he was reticent as to hi, con.
section with the burglary and the
'Si,spositlon OF the ''boodle," which,
together with Carroll's partner, is
ss,ll missing quantity. Whether
tne accomplice escaped the town,
taking the swag with him, or wheth-
81 he and it are both IN town, still is
conundrum that may or may no,
he solved. 1t is understood that a
seward of $500 is offered for the
sseovery of the stuff. Carroll, the
arrested man, is said to be quite no
ted in police circles OF St. LOUIS as
acrook and burglar,
Mr.. Beasley, the proprietor of the
E'ch Hill store, was expected here
sast night. He is a former resident