The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-23
TRICKY THOMAS.
He Proves to be a Slick One but
Comes to Grief at Last.

Brown nau claimed 10 nave receiver
it from another party as gift. For
prudential reasons the name of the
person he designated was not given.
as it Was desired by the authorities to
make case against him if he was
guilty. The party was brOther-in
law of young Brown, named Thomas
Shackleford, residing in the southeast.
ern suburbs Of the city, who has
long been suspected of ways that are
crooked, though he has thus far man.
aged 10 elude conviction. Last spring
his brother, in company with several
other colOred sneak thieves and bur-
glars, was given term in the peni
tertiary which he is now serving out.
At the same time Thomas was suspect
ed of having been implicated in the
work of TIL gang but there was not
sufficient evidence to convict him.
Yesterday Thomas was summoned
as a witness for the defence at the
preliminary examination, before JUS
tice Marvin, of young Brown. He
wore unhesitatingly that he had Civ
Ell the coat to Brown and explained
his possession of il by stating that
he had bought it from a large man
on Main street for the
sum of fifty cents. The man
claiming that it was too small for him
and he could not wear it. When
asked if he had any witnesses TO prove
the purchas4, he said he had. That
c0lored man named Brown was with
him at the time. Brown was at once
summoned and when he appeared,
promptly cOrroborated the story of
the purchase, saying he was present
and recollected the transaction very
clearly. At this point it began TO
look as if both young Brown and
Shackelford were going to slip through |
as wrongfully accused coons, full OF
childlike innocence. But Attorney |
Lamm concluded there ought TO be
somebody guilty, since the coat had
been proven TO be the property of
McCullor.
"YOu say you saw this transac-
ton ?" he asked of Brown.
eyes, sab, | does"
"You could not possible be mis-
taken as to time, place or parties%
"No, sah."
"Would you know the party who
sold the coat if you were to see him
now ?"
eyes, sab, | think l would"
"Well, what sort of a looking man
sold the coat to Shackleford ?"
"It wasn't no man it was a boy"
GA boy was it big boy or a
little boy ?"
at was little Teller. He said de
coat was given to him and it was too
big and he couldn't wear it
This testimony being opposite to
Shacklefords statement rather set the
defense back and caused Justice
Marvin to conclude the best thing he !
could do was to discharge young
Brown and give Shackleford thirty
days and cost in Jail, which was ac-
cordingly done.
This however did not end Shackie-
ford misfortunes for the day. No
sooner had he found himself trans
formed from witness to Jail convict
than the constable proceeded to serve
another warrant upon him, issued
from Justice Halstead's court and
charging him with petit larceny of
wood and axe handle timber from
the premises of e. f. Beaman. He
was at once taken up to that court
and arraigaed. The evidence proved
satisfactory and Shackleford received
an additional sentence for five DAYS
and costs. Altogether, it is safe to
saw Shackleford will have comfortable
quarters for the butt end of the win
ter.
Give EIy's Cream Balm a trial.
This Justly celebrated remedy for tie cure {
of catarrh, hay fever. cold in the head. ,