The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-07-15
J. A. burlington, the Murderer,
Now Confesses TO Train
RObbing.
Smith, Who Was Arrested at Ot-
teryille With Him, was Also
Implicated.
They Threw Away 500 in a
Field q Few Miles East of
Sedali8.
One of Their Jobs was RObbing
Oscar johnson at Pryor
Greek, i. T.
They Then Touched the Wells,
Fargo Company for Ten
Thousand Dollars.
Very Clever Rewards for the Cap.
ture of the Men who Took
Hand i'm IL.
Superintendent Case, of the Elk.
press Company, Conferring
With Sheriff Smith.
Talkative Cooper County Off,
eials Who Cab Entirely
Very Clever Rewards for the Cap.
ture of the Men who Took
Hand i'm IL.
Superintendent Case, of the Elk,
press Company, Comforting
With Sheriff Smith.
Talkative Cooper County Off.
cials Who Cab Entirely
TeO Much.

When Sheriff Ellis r. Smith re-
turned from Boonville yesterday
morning he informed a representa-
tive of the BAzoo that Turling-
ton alias West, the MUIR
derer of Sheriff Tom C. Gran
mer, had confessed to being one of
the train robbers who held up Express
Messenger Oscar johnson, at Pryor
Greek, /. T., on the NJ, K. & T., last
fall, and had also been implicated in
robbing a Wells Fargo messenger on
the Santa Fe, in the territory, few
days latter.
Considerable other information
CLEANED by the sheriff was impaired to a
BAzoo man, but the latter was enjoin-
ed to secrecy for the time being, as it
vas feared the publication of the news
would enable the guilty parties to
escape.
A dispatch from Boonville, printed
in the St. Louis Republic of this
morning, gives partial information in
regard to Sheriff Smiths Wis.
it there. and the latter this
morning removed the ban of secrecy
placed upon the reporter, and much
that is of interest is given to the gen.
eral public this afternoon. The Re-
public's dispatch from Boonville is as
follows:
burlington, the murderer of Sheriff
Cranmer, has made a confession, in
which he states that he and others were
engaged in train robbery in the In
dian Territory and another in Mis-
souri,, in which a large amount of
money was stolen. Sheriff Smith, of
Pettis county, and Detective j. j.
Kinney, of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway, were here last night and
have located the parties implicated in
the robbery by Turlington's confession
and will probably have them behind
the bars before morning. The officers
are keeping the matter very quiet and
no further information can be obtained
at this time"
One of the men now confined In
Jail is suspected with having robbed
freight cars near Sedalia. 1t is gen.
orally believed that burlington is con-
nected with band of thieves who
have been operating in this state and
the Indian Territory"
When Sheriff Smith visited Boon.
vile in reply to Turlington's request,
Tuesday morning. he ascertained that
the prisoner had an important confes-
sion to make. He was given a brief
outline of what was coming, so re.
turned to Sedalia on the evening
train and secured the aid of John j.
Kinney, chief of the secret service
orce on the NJ, K. & It.
The two gentlemen took the 6:10
p. m. train, and on arrival there were
met by Coroner Holman, acting
sheriff, who asked Mr.. Smith if be
wanted a private interview with the
prisoner. An affirmative answer was
given, but notwithstanding that, it wai
ssot private interview by any means,