The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-16
Desperate Attempt of the Pris.
Oner to Escape From Limbo
While i'm Kansas City.
Not Only a WOuld-be- Murderer
But Thief, FOrger and a
Gigantic Fraud - His
Trial This Evening.

Constable Ramsey returned las
night from Kansas City with E. NJ
Scrtt, who is wanted here to answer
TO a charge of shooting with Intent
to kill. The shooting occurred at La
monte early 1ussday morning, which
was &C asi"ned by Scott being put of
the train at that point.
Tuesday morning just after mid
night, a west bound freight, in
charge of T. G.. Butts,
pull ed out of Sedalia and was
boarded by one E. NJ. Scott. Scott
who was carrying a brakeman's lam
tern and possessed every appearance
of being a railroad man, approached
Conductor But and asked rhut he
be allowed to ride to Kansas City,
stating that he was a railroad man
ami displayed a letter signed by
w. B. Lyons, which Mr..
Butts at once pronounced
a forgery. Scott was informed
that he could not ride end was told
to get of when the first stop was
made, which was Lamonte. Scott
got of and as the train pulled out
fired one shot at Butts who was stand
ing on the hind end OF the caboose,
bu- the blu let vent wide of the mark.
AS soon as The train pal ed into
Kansas City Mr.. Butts fixed him.
self ard kept sharp lookout for the
gentleman.
His watch Was rewarded Tuesday
evening by finding Scott in the Union
depot at Kansas CRY where he was
arrested aud lodged in jail, and held
until a warrant cou d be procured.
MIR. Butts came to Sedalia yesterday
and swore out a warrant against
Scntt charging him with sh otng with
intent to kill. The warrant was
placed in the hands of Constable
Ramsey who in company with MIR.
Butts went to Kansas City yesierd ~
evening, secured the prisoner and re-
turned to Sedalia last night. Sent
was taken before Squire Fisher this
morning and committed to Jail to
await trial.
The above is not the only ofense
Scot; is charged with. Last Monday
night soon after conductor VIM. Lan-
son and crew came in on their run
from the sDulh man came to them
and asked permission to sleep in the
caboose, giving them the same talk ss
was given Conductor Butts. They
gave him a key to tie caboose
and told him to leave it in the dor
when be lett the car. On their re-
turn to the caboose they found that
the man who stayed there had gone.
taking several small articles with him,
which was lantern. On hear
ing of SCOTS arrest this morning, f.
w. Hammond, a gentleman brak ny
for Conductor Lawson, appeared in
Judge Fishers Office and identified
Scott as the one who was allowed to
sleep in the caboose the night the
articles were stolen. He also idenli-
fed some brushes, towels and other
thin gs that Scott h>d in his va!ise.
The prisoner was taken before
Squire Fisher this afternoon to
answer to the charges preferred. the
lawyers were slow in getting ready
for trial and up TO the hour Of going
TO press nothing had been accom-
plished.
This afternoon z. W. Hammond
swOre out a warrant charging Scott
with stealing from the caboOse.
glTe III ii 2suhday issue Of this paTer.
The following dispatch appeared in
the GlObe-DemOcrat this morning:
Kansas City, Mo-, September II.
e. NJ Scott IVES arrested at the
union depot this morning as he stepped
off the incoming Missouri Pacific
train from the east by Officer Reedy.
The arrest was made at the instance
of Conductor I. e.. Butts. Scott got
on the train at SedaIia lest night, and
st Lamon;e, a small st ton this side of
rendered the conductor Letter
him to pass over the roa-;,
which the conductor pronounced to be
forged. Conductor Butts started to
put the man off when Scott pulled a
revolver and shot at him, not only
narrowly missing the conductor, but
several passengers as well. CoDduc-
tor Butts changed his mind abopt
putting Scott off and let him ride
through to this city, and arriving
here, had him arrested, A telegram
was received yesterday from the au-