The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-16
GOdlOye, of PettiS County Jail.
Charged With Prompting "a
Trick.
Jacob Prick, of 1t. LOniS Come,
to Sedalia to Help a Supposed
Brother.
Failure of the Scheme. and Steen
Still'LansuisheS in Jail.


days Globe Democrat:
at will be remembered by reader.
of the Globe. Democrat that f. Eli.
Godlove, alias james l.. Dunn, a
young man well known in ST. Louis,
is in Jail at Sedalia, No charged with
defrauding Wood Bros, of Chicago,
ILL.,, out of 50 $50 on March, - 1891,
under the name OF Thorn IS f. Silly.
From all accounts it is believed that
young Godlove has been using fictit-
ious names with rather lucrative re-
suit, and the recent trick played upon
Mr.. Charles Frick, the well kno IN
pork packer, who resides at No. 1890
Gratiot street, in this city, is supp ,sed
to have been put up by Godlove in
behalf of a prisoner friend at Sedalia
named Samuel Steen. The latter is
lying in Jail at Sedalia for want of a
$500 bond A few DAYS since Mr..
Frick received letter from Sedalia
signed Jacob Prick, who purported
to be long lost brother. The writer
stated that he had been arrested at
Sedalia in connection with a land deal
and was held in default of $500 bond,
which ne was DESTROYS of having his
alleged relative furnish. You have
not heard of me for several years."
wrote the pretended Frick, "but in
that time have been living in Kan.
sas, where | own go acres of land,
ninety-seven head of cattle, nineteen
head of horses, farming implements,
etc. l am away on a mule-buying
expedition, am not expected home
until the 10th inst. | do not want
any neighbors to know anything of
my experience here, so | appeal to
you to assist me temporarily"
The letter was of considerable length
and enclosed with it was second
communication, reputed to be from
Silas ID. Williams, who said be had
investigated the charges against Jacob |
Prick, and felt Satisfied there was no |
foundation for them On receipt Of |
the letter from Sedalia the local Chas.
Prick at once reached the conclusion
that a brother whom he had not seen |
in several years was in trouble, and he
determined to go to assist him. Instead
of sending the money or an approved
bond to the sheriff, as had been asked
to do by his supposed relative, he
went in person to Sedalia and took
his wife with him. Then came the
denOuement. Steen, the supposed
writer of the letter, who had assumed
the name Of Prick, was not prepared
to meet the gentleman whom he de-
sired to become his benefactor, and
when the St LOuisian was shown into
the prisoners presence the entire
snap was given away. Mr.. Trick took
to Sedalia a certified check for 1000,
determined to secure the release of his
supposed brother, and great was his
disgust when he learned the facts in
the case.
The officers at Sedalia believe that
Steen was not shrewd enough to put
up the job, and lay it at the door of I
Z. Ellis Gudlove, alias James L..
Dunn, the alleged forger, who is be-
lieved to have written the letter
signed Sias ID. Williams, In which
the good character of the pseudo
Frick was vouched for.
The belief is that it was job put
up to secure the necessary funds for /.
bond for either Godlove or Steen"
A BAzoo reporter called at the jail
this morning and handed the above !;
article to Godlove. Il have
seen that SANDER" Indignantly
exclaimed the prisoner. 81 ,
deDounce it as criminally reckless or !.
a malicious machinaton instigated by
enemies to effect my conviction of
the crime with which | am already
charged. Step over here with me,
he said excitediy,a las he advanced to the
cells where the other prisoners are +,
confined. s.Here is the man who
wrote the letter. be added as he :
pointed out Steen. |
81 am the man." Steen confessed; e.
s'GOdlove had nothing to do with it
didn't know anything about it. l con.
ceived the scheme, wrote the letter at
my own dictation and mailed the
communication on the first day of the
Asked how he CHANGED to write to the :,
parties in question and how long be !;
knew them and how he happened to !
become acquainted with their affairs
he simply said Those are questions I
/ have been asked before" Sreen
said there was but one other, a
cell mate named William
Haggard, who knew anything
abou. the scheme before it was put
into execution. The man was inter f
viewed and cnrrnhnrafeh the state. !