Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-05-29
A Bad Bird Jailed.

Frank Beeman was arrested
southwest of LaPlata, last Satur-
day by G. F. Kohlmyer, constable
of Pettis township, assisted by
Jacob Stimmell, and brought to
Klrksville and placed in Jail,
charged with stealing cattle. He
had a preliminary trial before
John Richey, j. P, Wednesday
and was held for the action of the
grand jury. Not being able to
give bond, he was sent to Jail, and
special term of court will be call
ed one day next week to try his
case.
He seems to be an old offender
in the cattle stealing business,
and has very successfully worked
his game in Adair county. His
first offence in this county was
about nine years ago, when, short
ly after escaping from the Bloom
field jail, he appeared at the home
of Hubbard Durham near Sublette,
driving a number Of nice COWS.
After telling Mr.. Durham a very
plausible story, he offered to sell
him the COWS at a moderate price.
Mr.. Durham accepted the offer at
once and paid him the price asked.
The next day an acquaintance of
Mr.. Durham, who lived four or
five miles distant, appeared on the
scene and claimed the COWS, prov
ed his property, and took them
ONE. All efforts to catch Bee
man were futile, and the affair
was forgotten.
His next feat in tbs cattle bust
ness was to steal a COW fromMr.
Gehrke near Willard, which he
sold to Jerry Leavitt of Troy
Mills and made good his escape.
One day last week he appeared
at the farm of MIR. Englehart, who
lives about twelve miles southeast
of Klrksville, and as usual was
drying a number of cheap cattle,
or cattle for sale at a very reason
able price. He represented him
self to Mr.. Englehart as cattle
buyer, who was trying to get up
load of steers. After talking awhile
he concluded that he could not get
a load of such cattle as he wanted,
and told Mr.. Englehartifhe would
buy his steers, he would take a
couple of COWS in part payment
and the balance in cash. After
more talk the terms were agreed
upon and Beeman selected two
COWS, and Mr.. Englehart paid Linn
$50 in cash in addition for his
eight head of steers. He then
took his departure in search of a
purchaser for his cheap COWS. Not
succeeding he went to Hayden
Crawford's where he left the cows
over night. Next morning he met
young Gehrke, from whose father
he had stolen the COW several
years ago, and offered him two
dollars and half to drive the
COWS to LaPlata and sell them,
telling him to sell them for any
thing he could get. Crawford's
suspicious were aroused and he
told young Gehrke that he was
positive Beeman, or Lucas as he
gave his name to Crawford, was
the same man that had stolen his
fathers COW. Gehrke went at once
to Mr.. Engleha1t and related his
suspicious. Mr.. Englehart went
to the justice and swore out q
warrant for his arrest, and he was
captured next day as detailed
above.
The cattle sold to Mr.. Engle-
hart, were stolen from Geo. Owen
by, who lives about two miles
south of town.
During his raids he has passed
under the names of Caldwell,
Shelton, Lucas, Harvey, and Bee
man. If he does not escape there
are enou Oh counts against him to
keep him in the penitentisry IN
til he dies of old age.