The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-12

ing them 10 be g00d, forwarded tpeH
for collection Dunn claims that he
is the dupe of Watson. Just where
Watson or Crockett would have made
any money out of their alleged part
10 the deal the officers fail to see.
Dunn claims to have considerable pro-
perty in Austin, Tex, and says he
owns controlling interest in the
Austin Daily Statesman. He says
his firm. Dunn q Perkins. brokers,
is highly rated by Bradstreet aid that
he will come out all ri.ht when the
authorities find out who he is.
HIS FAIR CHARMER.
When arrested, he was stopping at
the Kimball House, in Atlanta, with
woman who posed as his wife, but
who was subsequently proven to be
Miss Helen Maurice, a skirt dancer,
whom he became acquainted with on
his last visit to New York. Helen
was giddy and liked the attention and
money which Sibley so literally be-
slowed upon her. In fact he was so
infatuated with her that he had made
a will in her favor giving her all his
estate, which he valued at $4,000.
Helen was not arrested with Sibley,
and he gave her money enough to re-
turn to New York where he promised
to JON her when he got out of his little
trouble. From present indications,
however, Helen may have to wait a
long time before she sees her gay lover
again, unless she should consent to
pass few days ii the early winter at
Jefferson City.
THE TRIP HOME.
On the trip home, Mr.. Merriwether
relieved Mr.. Kinney every six hours
in watching the prisoner who was
hsndcuffed. Although Sibley talked
great deal on the way up here he
was careful to say as little as possible
about his past life or the IDEAS in
which he had been implicated. He
seemed to have had a thorough knowl-
edge of localities and people, and es.
pecially so in Missouri. He even
claimed to have known Mr.. Kinney
as long ago as fifteen years. He
asked a great many questions about
The case they have against him here
in an indirect manner, and seemed
particularly anxious to get at the law
in the case and wanted to know if he
would be permitted TO give bond, and
in what amount. He said there
would be no trouble on that score as
he had plenty of wealthy and influen-
tial friends who would come to his aid
when he called for them. He slept
very little on the way up here and
did not let anything escape his eyes
that he thought might offer an oPPor-
tunity for him t. get away and he
would undoubtedly have made the
attempt had there been the least pos
sible chance. They stopped in Mem.
phis several hours with the prisoner
and talked with newspspermen and
bankers, who had at one time and au-
other known of Sib!ey's work and his
attempts to obtain money.
THE CASE HERE.
Sibleys method of crime was a pc.
GUITAR one and in such line that he
did not have so much trouble to make
| it success as he would in some other
line. He was intimately acquainted
with commercial business, banking,
railroads, etc. lie knew just how to
proceed without exciting suspicion
and seemed to act toward his victims
with the utmost freedom possible.
The case here where he was success
full is fair sample of his work. He
first went to Chicago bearing letters
of introduction and credit to Wood
Bros the live stock commission men.
from wealthy cattle shippers and
bankers, customers of theirs in Ohio
Sibley did not want anything in Chi
csgo Just called on them to make
their acquaintance, and see the city
He left with a good impression on
the members of the firm who were
certain that he was a very business
young man, in fact, one of the tribe
known as a "hustler." He came to
Missouri and located in the vicinity
of Windsor. In a few days Wood
Bros. got a very pleasant and bust
ness-like letter from him in which he
incidentally mentioned that he saw a
chance to make an investment in
some cattle, about train load, and
that they could be bought cheap. II
he got them he would ship them to
the firm ofcourse, as it was the only
one he knew in Chicago. A few
days later he wired Wood Bros. that
he had eleven cars of cattle loaded,
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