The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-06
A DANDY DARKEY.
He Raids the Residences Of
Robert Shy and Council
man Lee looney.
Gets Two Gold Watches, Eats
Supper and Drinks a GAL
lon of Milk.

At O'Clock yesterday morning,
Oifi,:er Englebrecht, who is making a
fine record for efficiency aud fearless
ness, while walking his beat, saw in
the dawn's dim light. short distance
away, the figure of man hurriedl y
walking along Harrison avenue north
wa'd toward the NIis:s9u~ IN !" that
quarter at that hour, the officer slip
ped upon him, asked him a few ques-
lions. to which unsatisfactory answers
were given, placed him under
arrest and escorted him to police head
quarters. Arriving there, the pris-
oner, who proved to be a negro and
who gave his name as William Stark,
was thoroughly searched from head to
foot.
Quite a number of articles, which
at once confirmed the suspicion that
he was thief, were found in his pos
session.
Among these were two valuable
gold watches, eight pairs Of laundried
handkerchiefs, four pOcketbooks, a
pair scissors and SO. 10 in small change.
A few hours later the negro
was taken before Justice Fisher
and there made full and open con-
fession to the fact that he had bur
clarized two residences in Sedalia the
previous night.
The victims proved to be Robert
Shy, the well known mail carrier, .who
resides at ST. West Third street, and
Councilman Lee Looney, who live'
on North Prospect avenue.
Mr.. Shy and his wife retired abou
10 o'clock Friday night, and occupied
room on the second floor. The bur
glar, sometime after this, visited tn
, premises, went round to the bacl
porch, got hatche. and stick of stow
, wood and tried to force back win
dow. but failed. He then went to
side window and succeeded in gettin'
in. He was not long in finding his wa
, noi>elessly up stairs, to the sleepln
. room Of Mr.. and Mrs. Shy, and there
. without disturbing in the least the
! deep slumber, secured a double cas-
{ gold watch, pocketbook containin
two dollars, pair of scissors and Nj
Shv's trousers. His work was exped
ted by the fact that a lamp was burr
ing in the room.
, Not until Mr.. and Mrs. Shy awok
= this morning did they become AVA
/, that they had been visited .
: a burglar during the nigh
i They had slept sound
and the thief had stepped about Il
' horse with the softness of cat aft
II prey.
= the Shy home, the enterprising bu
II elar made a raid on the residence
Councilman Looney,a halt mile ava
y He made an entrance through vi
u dow and found himself in the kitche
He inspected the pantry and disco
cred a lot of victuals and a gallon
|, rich. sweet milk. Burglars have a
: pe,ites. lust as other sinners do, Al
,e before he proceeded furth
., toward carrying out
n designs on the hou.eno
a he sat down and helped himself to I
IL generous contents of the larder.
ly then slipped into Mr.. Loeneys sle'
st inc apartment. got gold watch ant
to small sum of money and disappeart
Fortunately, his triumphant car
wrs cut short by Officer Englebre'
ID under The circumstances mention'
i'd Stark Is an intelligent neg
of about iwenty-six years old. He
ed becu in 81. Louis, Kansas City, Chi
en- 90 and many other points of the col
no try. He is evidently an old hand
~ ~ the busincss. His portrait ado
" Chief of Police belongs rogt
- gallery. while he lies in Jail in defa
of $500 hail in each of the cases.