The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-22

boldly by way OF Fifteenth street and the
other cutting across q large cornfeld
and approaching by the rear.
While the other houses were guarded
Sheriff Burdge and john Wilkerson went
to the house Of Nelson Bailey. They
were told that Bailey had left town last
Monday for parts unknown. A search
Of the house failed to ind the man they
wanted
There were. however, three men and
one woman there the latter one Of the
most depraved and vile creatures who
ever uttered oath She swore ven
geance on the officers and everyone else
the men were equally disagreeahle.
One of the men assaulted doc" w ard
and WAS arrested
Frank Nevels was found ia his two
room house with his white woman" eat
ing supper He is rather well dressed
and has more intelligence than some Of
his neigh bors. lie took his arrest calmly,
even stOlIdjy. He denies having any
thing to do with the murder, but he
looked worried when Burdge pumped q
8 confession out Of the woman that she
used 10 have an apron made OF the same
material as that on the handle Of the slug
shot found at the Mats0n residence last
evening. She said she had lost the
apron careful search of the house
failed to produce It Two very suspi-
cIous letters were found in the house
however One of them to some
friend in Texas written about two weeks
ago but not mailed, to the effect, Il
haven't any money ss Jim hasn't come
Yer, bue when he comes We have
scheme by which We can get some
money. / viii try and be ia Texas by
Chrastmas or at last by New Years.
The grounds which first caused suspi-
cion TO rest upon Nevels was that ne had
trouble with Mrs. Ma1s0n regardsns the
rent aud he had threatened 10 Kill her
It would appear that the man Jim"
named in the letter, whoever he is, must
be lis accompiIce, supposing Of course
that = evels Is guilty The fact that ~ els
Bailey left last a ond ~ for Tennessee is
also suspicious on the face Of it, and
would Indicate tnat the officers in their
raid last night on this hosbed Of deprav-
ity had made an excellent guess.
The sheriff Of Montgomery county
some time ago told sheriff Burdge that
NeNeis was an ail-round crook and ne
would do well to watcn him closely.
Nevels was not talkatIve He never
uttered word except ia mOnOSyllables
IN response to questions Sheriff Blrdge
and ex-Sherlff NlkersOn set their ques-
tion pumps at work and succeeded ia
getting him 10 contradict himself regard
ing his past history. He is light col
or, almost a muiatto, and has small
mus ache.
" hiie the sheriff was putting Nevels
through 4 rigid cross examination. the
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revolver and took hand ia the melee.
lie compelled the man to hold his hands
up high, and marched him that way to
the c0untv iail.
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