Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-11-29
Two Burglars Gagged.

y The perpetrators OF the variour
lperings that have occurred at
Pee Dee. In Muscle Fork township.
lorlng the past six or seven weeks,
ave been captured and are now in
-nkL
IL will be remembered that some
oIx weeks ago the store of 5. s. Kelso
Pno entered and several articles of
nerchandise stoleD. Thesame night
A entrance was also effected to E. B.
Welch's store-room, in which the
post-office is kept, and between $40
and $50 In postage stamps and 145
Qr $50 coppers were appropriated to
1he use of the nimbls- fingered gen.
try, but nothing was missed from
the store. An unsuccessful attempt
vas also made to gain admittance
20 Mr.. Welch's safe. The stamps
we're returned a few nights after
varde, in a very much damaged con-
'dition, and were showed through O
rear window of Mr.. Welch's store,
where they were found on the foor
the next morning. A trace OF the
missing coppers was slso found, but
the evidence, it was thought, was
not sufficiently strong to justify an
arrest.
Last Monday, Luther jackson.
the 16-year.old son OF VIM. jackson,
Of near Pee Dee, was in Pee Dee, and
as Luther had been suspicioned OF
being connected with the previous
burglsries and acted suspiciously
While in VIM. Caristead's drug store
on Monday, Mr.. Cerlstsad followed
him at II distance when young Jack
con left his (Carlstead's) store, and
soon learned that his suspicions OF
Jsckson's actions were well ground
ed. Tor be saw him approach b back
window OF Mr.. wslch's stdre-room
|about $50 o'slock and brsak out a
|yind lig Ats sune hIs arm throogh
= hate sad aapmsnos 10 rensack q
Drawer 10 q spool case, about two
feet from the window, which contain
ID some money belonging to Uncle
Sam.
Jacksop's surprise can better be
imagined than described when Mr..
Carlstsad, who, besides being a drug
gist, 10 also one of Muscle Fork
townships justices of the peace,
stepped up and placed the young
culprit under arrest.
The prisoner was turned over to
Messrs. /. II. McKittrick and Ed
mond Welcb, who, upon searching
him, found three rsvolvers and n
long -bladed pocket-kDiie on his per-
sen. Jackson was guarded over
night, and some time during the
night turned over to his guards
$3.50 in money, but said he owed
Mr.. Welch $3.50 more, and prom
ised TO pay that back as soon as be
could get it. jackson was brought
to Keytesvills the next Cay by
Aessrs. hcKittrick and Welch and
taken before Justice c. g. Singleton,
who committed the prisoner to Jail,
in default of q $1,000 bond, upon
the affidavit OF Z. B. Welcb, jr.,
charging Jackson with burglary aud
larcepy.
Jsskson's older brother, Wilbur,
came to Keytesvills the same day,
and in company with Deputy Sheriff
Dempsey subjected Luther Jackson
to q rather rigid INTERVIEW" result
ing in his confession of his guilt and
the implication OF 81. Z (Ril-y)
Wsatherford, of Pee Dee, in the pre-
vious burglsries.
Tuesday night about 8 O'Clock
Sheriff Dempsey and deputy, j. X
Dempsey, accompanied by Luther
Jackson, we're driven to Pee Dee by
Liveryman A. c. Phillips, where n.
p. (RiIeyJ Weatherford was arrested
by the officers on a warrant sworn
out by Luther jackson, charging
him with burglary and larceny.
The officers, with Weatherford and
Jackson in charge, then started to
look or some stolen goods which
jackson had told Sheriff Dempsey
they hal buried in a Mrs. Welch's
pasture, Ia miles southeast of Pee
Dee. These goods. consisting Of sew
en- pocket t-handke three neck
ties aud two empty hairpin boxes,