Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-09-30

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toward Sherlock HoImsdom stood
him in good stead. In other words,
he smelt rat, and 80 answered the
eloquent arguments of the stranger
by telling him he must get some one to
identify HIM. This disconnected the
smooth man and he went out saying
he would borrow the money and
come back and pay for the Nervine.
But the gentleman in question has
nothing if he hasn't brass, and 80
not bluffed by one refusal he forth
with wended his way to the west side
of the square to the drug store of ].
F. Lleweliyn. While clothes do not
make the man, they are frequently a
good indication of his character, and
Mr.. Llewellyn became suspicious of
the fellow from his very appearance.
Here the smooth guy tried the same
game he had attempted at Woodbridge
& Purdy's, but again without success,
though the west side druggist, moved
by the mans pitiful tale of a sick wife,
gave gave him box of Miles, pills.
Gladly the fellow seized these, and
with light heart and elastic step en-
tered the third drug store of his route,
French & Garrett's. He told Mr.. Gar
rett that he had bought the box of
pills there the day before, but found
that he did not need them and would
be under lasting obligations to the firm
if the medicine was taken back and
his money refunded. This was done,
as there was nothing especially sus-
picious in the transaction, and quar-
ter of dollar was handed out to the
fakir. Encouraged by this stroke of
good fortune, and believing the fates
were once more his friends, he deter
mined to try Charley Buckner, the
fourth and last. Perseverance will sue
ceed in the end. Going in and address
ing Charley familiarly, he said his name
was Sims, that he lived near Rush
Hill, that he was nephew of Billy
Sims, of that vicinity; that he culti-
waited rented farm, and that he
wanted to buy a bottle of Miles
nervine and a box of Pink pills on
credit until Monday when he was
going to haul load of hay to town
and would pay for them. Deceived
by his glibness of tongue and by the
familiarity with which he discussed
the people of Rush Hill and vicinity,
Charley let him have the goods and
thought no more about it.
Now here is where the second man
gets into the game. 1t seems that the
first fellow met the other by appoint
ment and transferred to him all his
procured goods. The latter straight
way took the bottle of nervine, went
to Liewellyn's and tried to exchange
it for dollar cash. But MIR. Llewel-
lyn wouldn't work. Then he went to
Buckner's about seven O'Clock, after
Mr.. Buckner had gone to supper.
Bruce Quisenberry was in charge oi
the store. The fellow told Bruce that
he had gotten the medicine there dur
ing the afternoon, but that his wife
did not want it; consequently he asked
that his money be refunded. Now Bruce
is somewhat of a ''Nick Carter" him.
self, you know; 1t runs in the family
While he was hesitating as to what
course to pursue, Mr.. Wick Masor
stepped in and told him he had better
not give that fellow any money, tha
the same gang had tried to work
game on Woodbridge & Purdy. Ac'
cordingly Bruce kept the goods ant
the money too.
The police were notified, and th'
fellows arrested last night. There wa
another man with them. The ont
who procured the medicine gave hi
name as @. L. Simms of Jacksonville
Ill. He has recommendation from
Mayor @. Ell. Widmayer, of Jackson
vile, on the official paper of that gen
tleman. He says he arrived in Mex
leo yesterday about 1 p. m. Asid
from this he would not talk. The on
who tried to get the cash for the med
cine calls himself +. B. Butler, Q
Toledo, o. He got to Mexico about
yesterday morning, and spent tn
day in selling harness grease, whicl
he makes. He claims not to have me
the first fellow until half past five yes
terday afternoon, when he was half
jagged, and says he took the medicin
back at the instigation of the othe
man without knowing anything abou
liz personally. The third party cam
to town with the second froI
Louisiana. He Is, according to hi
story, VIM. e. Froescher, of Cincin
natl, Ohio. He says he knew nothin
about the first man or any game the
had up. He merely delivered tn
harness grease for his pal.
The men viii be detained here unit
something definite ID learned Of the
) antecedents. They may be wante
, some place else. Very probably the
are a gang Of robbers, and their timel
. arrest saved a number OF houses froI
!, being burgiarizsd last night.
: AT their trial this morning all thre
: of the men pleaded guilty to obtainin
: goods under false preteiises, and Il
: fret was given forty, the secon
). thirty, and the third two days in jal
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There is a time for everything; an
the time to attend to cold is when
] starts. DON'T wait till you have COZ
Q sumption, but prevent 1t by using Oh
Q Minute Cough Cure, the great remet