The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-07-13
j. CURTIS ROSS,
A Tramp Who is Dude Enough
TO Part His Name in
the Middle.
He Concludes to 60 Into the
Horse Business But Lays to
Whiskey the Determination.

Yesterdays BAzoo made briei
mention of the arrest about midnight
by OGcer Wentzelman, of one j. G.
Ross, on suspicion of being a horse
thief. Ross had disposed of the
animal to an uptown livery stable
for a very small sum, and the officer:
being informed of it, spotted and
located him at the Central hotel
Marshall Jackson giving orders TO al
low him to remain there. unless be
showed a disposition to leave there
before the proper information to
warrant his arrest could be Oh
tanned. About midnight, however,
Officer Wentzelman became convin.
ced Ross intended to leave, and al
once arrested him. On being locked
up and confronted with the charge,
Ross made clean breast of the mat
ter, confessing that he stole an animal
in Howard county. and that he was
the party described on a postal card
in Marshal Jackson's possession
offering a reward for hisapprehension.
A reporter called upon Ross at the
calaboose yesterday land CLEANED from
him the following statement:
Il am nineteen years old and past,
he looks to be about 81 or % year:
of age. ] was born in Illinois and
have resided there and in Missouri
and Kansas; | came TO Howard
county, Missouri. about three weeks
ago, and went TO work for Mr.. j.
WUOdson, harvesting. Mr.. Woodson
lives about nine miles from Fayette.
| quit him last Wednesday and went
to town, where / went on a spree. Last
Saturday night l went back to
Woodson's and took horse from his
stable and rode him off,"
Officer Gossage-''Was it his best
horse"
ROSWELL, yes, about the best.
| rode the animal to Pilot Grove,
where / traded it to Mr.. Woodbridge,
the livery man, for a mare
/ traded even, ] then rode
the mare TO Sedalia, and
traded her to a livery man and ]
guess YOU know the rest better than
| do"
Reporter-"YOu said you were born
in Illinois, does your parents or rela.
tives reside there ?"
Ross-'No, my father is dead and
mother lives in Kansas"
Reporter-"What part of Kansas"
Ross-'I don't know. | have not
heard from her for more than a year.
Reporter-"What does your mother
do 2"
Ross-"She is farming. She owns
a good farm and a good house there.
Observation-Disclosures is the
farm 2"
Ross-sI don't care to tell. (the
tears starting in his eyes, l would not
have my mother know of this for all
the world. 1t would kill her."
RepOrter-"Is this your first of;
Tense p
Ross-"Yes, sir, and God knows il
will be my last"
Reporter-"How came you tC
steal the horse then 7"
Ross-'1 don't know, only because
/ was drunk l suppose"
Representatives, did you. get
your whisky"
Ross-"At the saloon. There is two
in Fayette )"
Reporter-"I thought the saloons
in Howard county had all beer
closed ?"
Ross-"Yes, but that was not done
until Saturday night"
Marshal jackson stated that he had
telegraphed Mr.. Woodbridge at Pilot
Grove and also Mr.. WoOdson il
Howard county apd would deliver up
Ross when they came on the 6 p. m
train. When the train arrived Mr.
Davis came down from Pilot Grove
but nothing has yet been heard from
Mr.. Woodson. Mr.. Davis recognized
the horse and the man, and the ami
NAL was delivered to him and taker
back to Pilot Grove. Ross is still held
here until Mr.. Woodson can be heard
from.
A telegram was received at mid
night last night, from Richard Wood
son, saying he would be in Sedalia to.
day to look after his horse and Ross.