The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-08
UNDER ARE IT.
The Tragedy Of Christmas Night,
Four Years Ago, Recalled.

Ebony George" has been caught
at last, says the Kansas City Times.
For four years he has been under in
dictmenr in the Ktnsas City criminal
court for murder in the first degree.
He lie now behind bolts and bars at
Little Rock, Ark.
On Christmas night four years ago
the lfeless body Of Joe Peters. a col
ored hOd carrier, was found lying near
the stste line in the section known rs
"Helrs Half Acre" There were Two
ugly knife wounds in his groin. aud
he had bed t. death. An investiga-
ton coon showed that the tragedy
was the result OF a colore1 carJu.al
at the house OF a notoii-
ous colored woman known as
"Aunu" Jane Grig,by. Among those
at the house were Paul Euder,, Blanche
Connor. "Bony George. Thomas and
Joe Peters. All the parties present
were negroes exc pt the Conner girl,
who was of mulaito snd Cherokee
descent aid a r markably handsome
young woman. All were under Il e
influence Of liquor, and during the
earlier part Of the night Blanche WAS
playing a piano. Later she discov-
cred that Peters had about $50 on his
person aud impair ed the information
10 Euders and ''Bony George A row
ensued. which is supposed to have
been really an attempt on the part OF
the three to rob Peters. He ran firm
the house. f,llowed by the trio, and a;
l o'clock in the morning his dead
body WIS found near the state line.
The next day EnJers ami Blanche
Conner were arrested, but "Bony
George" succeeded in eluding the of
ficers and n, clue to his exact where :
abouts could be secured until recent
ly.
Paul Enders was 6rst tried for the
murder aud the jury disagreed. The
trial of Blanche ConnOr followed and
on almost exactly the same evidence
she WAS convicted of murder in the
first degree. Judge White held SEN
tence in allegiance awaiting the result
OF the Enders case. On his second
trial Enders was acquitted. Again
followed the trial Of Blanche, again
the evidence was almost the same. bu'
the jury disagreed. In view of End
ers' acquittal and owing to trou be in
getting witnesses the case sgainst her
was finally dismissed by Prosecuting
Attorney Wiihers.
The evidence in all the trials, how.
ever, pointed strongly to the fact that
although Enders aud Blanche Connor
might be accomplices, the real SLAYER
of Joe Peters was "B,ny George"
Thomas. He was seen by at leas;
two persons to knock Peters down aud
The next morning was trying to cnver
with snOw the blood near the Grisby
house.
The authorities became convinced
that 'Bony George" WIS the real
murderer, but were unsuccessful in
their efforts to apprehend him. Re
Gently Marshal Stewart obtained al
clue to his whereabouts and succeeded
in locating his man at Little Rock.
Yesterday telegram was received
from the chief Of pc ice Of Little
Rock stating that George had been
apprghended on Monday and was now
in Jail.
Application was sent to Governor
Francis list evening for a reqnisition
to secure the return Of George to Kan
sas City.
Blanche Conner is now serving a |
Two years sentence in the penitentiary
for shooting at one Ida Whitesides.
Paul Enders has served a term in
he county Jail since his scquiltal for
for assault.