The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-07-15
Express Messenger Johnson Re.
fuses to Talk About
burlington.
His Lips Are Sealed at the Com
maRd of Assistant Superin-
tendent Case.
Sheriff Smith Has Nothing to
Say-TurlingtOn's Letter
From His Mother.

Copies of the BAzoo went off like
hot cakes last nigh, for every body
wanted to read the cOnfe; son made
by burlington, The train-rOboer aud
murderer. Not only was .hefe an I'M
usual demand for the paper in Soda
liza, but at Boonville also, and extra
copies were sent there this morning.
As Officer Jim Gossage perused the
confession he gave a sigh rs he
thought of the reward that had tScap-
ed him, and a'sO re allied what a mar
row escape he had at the hands of two
desperate men in the persons of Tur-
lIn9tou and Smith.
Sheriff Smith and Express Messenger
johnson, who went TO BOOnville yes
terday afternoon FIR the
purpose of having the latter
gentleman identify the prisoner
as one of the Pryor Greek robbers,
returned at s o'clock last night.
Mr.. Smith was seen this morning,
but positively declined to state
whet er johnson h I'd identified Tur-
lington. In fact he refused To be in
terviewed at all, and dism sscd the re-
porter with the remark that there had
been too much talking done already.
WOULD NOT TALK.
Messenger johnson was VISITED at
his home this morning, but che repor-
ter might rs well have rema ned at
the office for all that he learned.
"My mouth is Closed" said Mr.
johnson, "and L cannot give y.u a
particle of information as to Whit
| identified burlington OF not. | re-
ceived my instructions from Superin.
tendent Case, and | shall fellow them
to the letter, Notwithstanding would
like 20 answer YOU"
"Where can | find out what..I want
to know p asked the reporter.
'See Superintendent Frey, Detec-
live Kinney or Sheriff Smith,"
81 have seen the later gentleman
and he declined 10 be interviewed.
Would it not be the same with Mes.rs.
Frey and Kinney ?"
Il expect it would; in fact know
it would. There has been too much
talk already, and j do not think you
can get any information out Of any
one interested in the cas-. nOw."
ALL BROKEN UP.
"HOw did burlington appear when
you called upon him ''
'He WIS all broken up. He had just
received a letter from his mother,
who is more than so years ID, and be
was feeling very badly"
This was all that Mr.. Johnson
would say on the subject; but put
ting this aud that together it is do
lars to dimes that he identified
burlington as one of the Pryor Greek
robbers.
1t is true that the BAzoo has no
grounds for saying that the identifc.-
ton was clear. but it believes it, just
the same. Were burlington an i'm
poster, and his con 'ession a lie manu-
featured out of whole cloth, the ex-
press people would be only too glad
TO make public the fact. Does it not
look as though such would he the
case?
OF course nothing is known on the
outside as TO what will be done with
the two men who are now in custody
at Fort Smith, Ark, charged with
the robbery, and it is absolutely inn
possible to learn anything further in
regard to the case at this writing.
STORY OF THE ROBBERY.
The robbery occurred on Sunday
night, November 26, 1889, aud Mes
senger johnson made the following
statement in regard to it when he
came in off his run:
AS we'll SIS | can remember the |
train was slowing up at tie water
tank near Pryor Creek, and as
learned afterwards, Engineer Rssback |
was about to stop the engine under |
the spout, when two medium-sized
men, wearing masks made out of some |
kind of rough material, and with re-
volvers in their hands, jumped on the
engine and ordered the engineer |
and fireman, Frank Lauck,
to throw up their hands. Tney COM |
piled with the order. and the masked !
visitors searched for weapons, but
finding none, one Of them remarked |
that he would go back and uncouple
the express and mail cars from the |
rest of the train.
OPENED THE CAR DOOR.
"While one. man covered the ca /.