The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
ROBBED HIS ROOMMATE.
VIM. Alexander Leaves Be.
tween Dark and Daylight
With $50 Belonging to
Frank Ellis.

This morning Frank Ellis. who
boards with Mrs. \. II. RAY, No. i29
East Pacific street. WAS awakened hy
boy coming into the room Ia make
the FIRE.
The l,y asked. where is Alcxan-
der >"
Ellis replied, "nvrr there in bed"
mo he amt" said the hoy.
This nMs,i Ellis. Who go, up 10
end HIS trunk unlocked and his shoes
gone,
\ further investigation showed the
absence Of Sl50. which he had taken
from his pants pocket and looked up
in the trunk on retiring, placing the
key back in the pocket.
He usually has three roommates
but last night, VIM. Alexander and a
stranger. who had called to see Alex
ander early in the evening, were the
only other occupants beside himself,
and they were gone before daylight,
and up to the present time nothing
has been heard of them.
Mr.. Ellis has only been in the city
three weeks. and came here to attend
the Western Telegraph Institute. He
had brought the money from his home
in Newton county and not knowing
many people here had failed to place
it in a bank. His roommates knew
he had this money, and among them
was VIM. Alexander.
Mr. Brown advertised for a janitOr
about six weeks ago and VIM. Alex
ander applied for the position and
was accepted. Alexander was sent to
Mrs. Rays house and has boarded
there about four weeks. He only
worked for Mr.. Brown two weeks,
having been laid up in bed with a bad
cold for over a week. Since then he
has done no work.
Yesterday, Alexander took an
agency for some stereOptican views
and intended to start out on the road
and canvass the country. About 8
o'clock last evening three rough look
ing customers called at Mrs. Rays
house and inquired for Alexander.
One of them was sent up stairs to his
room. He stayed only few minutes
and the three went away. The two
who remained outside informed Mrs.
Ray that they were working on the
Third street paving.
After supper the one who had
been up to the room before supper
called and went up stairs again. Ellis
was in the room at this time and heard
them talking.
Alexander called his visitor "Char-
lie," and was trying to induce him to
accompany him on the stereoptican
trip. He also wrote on a piece of pa
per and handed it to the visitor and
asked him if he understood" They
were in the room possibly fifteen min
utes and then left saying they were
going to the Salvation Army
barracks They also borrowed
an umbrella Of Mrs. Ray, and
this was found in the hall this morn
ing.
Mr.. Ellis went down town shortly
after but returned to his room about
$50, and was up until after 10 writing
letters. He was awakened, probably
after midnight, by two persons COM
ing into the room. He didn't pay
much attention to them, but heard
Alexander talking. They went to bed
and asleep, as he heard them snoring
afterward. He went to sleep later on
and awoke this morning to find his
roommates money and shoes gone.
The matter was at once reported to
the police, and Mr.. Ellis went to the
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. and re.
ported that Alexander had in all
probability gone with his ellis
money.
Alexander was sort of protege OF
the Y. NJ. c. A., the secretary Of
which had agree 10 see that his board
was paid.
No clue to the whereabouts of the
missing man has been found and the
following description has been sent to
Kansas City and elsewhere, asking
the police to be on the lookout for
him: ''Wm. Alexander, height, five
feet and eight inches; iorid complex
Jon and bushy red hair; wears
glasses and had on a dark blue suit,
has picture of a woman and an anchor
tatooed ON left arm between wrist and
elbow; wears bracelet on left wrist
and plain gold ring On little finger
Of left hand, aged about twenty-six,
had sample stereortican view out
fit with him.
Vim. Alexander Is well remembered