Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-03-05
BURGLARS BAGGED.
Arrest of the Parties Who Rob.
bed WaddingtOn's Store
at Benton City.
The Right Men Supposed to Be in Limbs
-Rasors and Knives Found on Them
Identified by Mr.. wsddington.

-Rssors and Knives Found on Them
Identified by Mr.. wsddington.
On Monday night, February 16
the general merchandise store of B
Waddineton at Benton City was
troken into by burglars and s4OC
in money,$l2O in stamps and abou,
$8Oin checks, besides lot of goods,
we're stolen. Mr.. Waddington ia
postmaster at Benton and in his
store the post flee was kept. The
thieves so adroitly covered up their
tracks that there was absolutely nc
clew upon which to work although
the Sheriff and other officers have
been on the case diligently since
the robbery was committed. A re.
ward of $500 was offered for the
capture and conviction of the
thieves and this was an incentive for
vigilance on the part of the officers.
A subscription paper was started
by MIR. Waddington's friends and q
large part Of the reward was made
up by this means.
Friday about 9 p. m, two OF
the thieves were arrested by of
fcer Robert Kemp, assisted by
Harrison Robinson, at the Mexico
Fire Brick Works in West Mexico.
Yesterday afternoon the two men
who gave their names as John A,
GeobeH and Charles Gallagher
aged respectively about % and 81
years, went to the Fire Brick
| Works and cold to Frank McCord,
Joe Donnelly and Dave Kennedy,
the latter colored, a razor each for
so cents. Young McCord took the
| razor hebought to Harrison Robin
son and asked what he thought OF
the purchase. Mr.. Robinson made
some inquiries as to how McCord
got 1t so cheap and when told i,
was bought from two men then
down in the yards, the Waddirg,
ton robbery at once flashed into
his mind. Mr.. Robinson went
down and took look at the men
and from their general appearance
he was satisfied they were the per-
sons wanted for committing the
robbery. After supper, Mr.. Rob-
inson came down to town and, at
before stated, notified officer Kemp
and he and Mr.. Robinson, officer
Dobyns and Pete Campbell went
to the Fire Brick Works and found
the two tramps toasting their shins
by the fires in the kilns. When
arrested and searched four
pocket knives and two common
door keys, one of them filed
a shoe-buttoner that had seemingly
been Strengthened out as though te
pick lock, and two coppers were
found in their pockets. None O.
the stolen money was found The
prisoners were taken to the county
Jail and Saturday were each
fined $3.50 for peddling without {
license. This was done to hole
the men until Mr.. Waddingtor
could come up and identify his
property. Mr.. Waddington came
to Mexico at noon and a
once recognized the raz,rs ane
knives as those stolen from hi
store. The men under arrest do no
know what they are really held for
supposing they are in jail for ped
ding without license They an
swer the description OF the two
men who were loafing around Ben
ton City about the time of the rob
berry, and there seems to be nj
question but what the right mer
are In limbo. They claim they GO
the knives and razors in Kansa
City.
| Mr.. Waddington offered a re
ward of $500 and the citizens o
Benton $500, making $500 that viii
be paid upon the conviction of th'
thieves.
! There was another man with the
parties under arrest Friday, bu
this fellow cannot be found now
1t may be that he has the principa
part of the "swag" and has skip
ped out, knowing the of arrest OF hi
pals.