The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
SPARKS SPARK.
He Gets Away with a Widows
Funds.
Claims to Have Been Robbed in
Order to Hide il.

George Spar, who drives team
at the farmers' mills, seems to be
working up bit of scandal ON bic
own account in which he figures as
the leading part. The matter has been
brewing for some time but never be-
gan to fairly bubble until Monday
night, when Spar reported at police
headquarters that shortly after mid
nie bit while on his way home he had
been held up in front OF Longs store
on West Main street and robbed OF
some $50 or $50 in cash. AS the
police have for some time had an ink
ling that
MATTERS WE'RE A LITTLE CRoSs-wIsE
with George and owing TO The further
fact that they had been in the I'M
mediate neighborhOod of the alleged
robbery at ABOUT the time it was said
to have occurred and had failed to
see or hear anything calculated TO give
it color, their faith was not strongly ex-
cited in favor of his story
and tie matter WAS kept quiet in order
to allow a little investigation into the
affair. a prompt visit to the locality
failing to develope any discoveries,
nothing more was done until yesier-
day morning, when Officer Fifer took
the case in hand and began little de-
tective work. He was not long In
ascertaining that certain
MRS. MoIIIE PETERSON
who, with her little daughter, resides
in Stosberg's building on East Thnd
street, was, or had been on such term
of intimacy with Spar. who by the
way is q married man; as would war-
rant the conclusion that she would be
able to throw little light upon the
robbery business. Officer Fifer &C
cordingly paid her visit and learned
from her about the following story:
SHE KNEW GEORGE sPARR.
He had often visited her. On one of
his visits she had informed him she
had s115 in cash that she wanted to
deposit in bank. Spar told
her it was not the best way,
but for her to give him the
money and he wonld put it in a
down town safe where she could draw
out what she wanted without the
forpality of bank account and check
book. She was induced to turn over
the funds to him and he took them
away. She had since drawn on him
for $40 and for 500 which he paid,
bnt some two weeks ago the safe
SUDDENLY CLOSED PAYMENTS
and she has since then vainly endeav-
ored to secure the remaining s85 but
had been put off with one excuse or
another. Yesterday morning about 4
o'clock Spar visited her and inform
ed her that he had taken out the
money and started TO her house to pay
her but had been held up and robbed
on the way. She is much distressed
over her loss and begged Officer Fifer
to try and secure the money, as it is
all she has.
Officer Fifer then
VISITED sPARR
and interviewed him as to the matter,
He denied telling her he was on the
way to her house when robbed, al.
mitted having received the money
from her but claimed that he
had paid it all back to her, being
closely questioned he altered his story
as to the SS5, and said he paid it 10
another party who be kew paid it TO
her but
DECLINED TO NAME THE PARTY.
The police consider it clear case
of robbery of Mira Peterson without
the process Of holding up, aud unless
Spar makes matters all right he is
likely To nat himself into very hot