Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-08-20

negress, who was TO have had her
preliminary trial before Justice c. f.
Finch AZ Brunswick last Wednesday
on charge of stealing a lady's gold
watch from the residence of Green
Mitchell. white man residing at
Brunswick, was unable to attend on
account of illness, and the case was
necessarily postponed. Mrs Tooley
has been quite sick with peritonitis for
several days at the county jail. bu, is
now thought to be couvalescent.
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For some time w. w. Rogers and
one or two of his neishbors, living
about orc half mile northwest of Sails
bury. have been greatly annoyed. and
especially on Sunday, by festive COL
ored rollers Of the bones" who have
assembled in clump OF willows along
the banks Of Puzzle creek, near the
residence Of Mr.. Rodsers-in fact.
have made the place n regular rem
devious for the purpose OF shooting
craps sgsInst the peace and digni;y OF
the grea, state OF Missouri and greatly
10 the disturbance of Mr. Rogers and
his neighbors.
AS the crap-shooting was done just
outside of the city limits it was useless
to complan 20 the Salisbury aa.ho.i-
ties.
Last Sunday Mr.. Rogers made his
grIevance known to Constable Sam b.
Elliott os Salisbury township, who is
also deputy sheriff. but Mr.. Elliot,
seemed to think he had no authority
70 make the arrest of the z come II
gang without warrant
Deputy Sheriff Embree Of Keytes-
vile. who was in Salisbury that day.
counseled with Mr.. Elliott over the
matter and they soon agreed TO go
out where the negroes were and If
they could catch them in the overt act
OF shooting craps they would arrest
them Accordingly the two officers
iufrshsnse{sss' 70 ne clump q viI@'
5oes and were not long In discovering
thar the colored denizens, or at least a
portion Of them, were indulging In a
game OF chance, known to the sport
ing fraternity as 'craps-"
There were about Il negroes In
the crowd, but the officers only ar
rested four. John and Cart Brummall,
John Ellington and George Jacks.
When taken before Justice Nevbold
the case against Cart Brummall was
dismissed, but the other three pleaded
guilty to the charge Of gambling and
were fined SIS, each, and costs, which
viii give them quarters at the county
Jail for e days These three negroes
said that they were the only ones of
the party who were shooting craps
when Messrs. Elliott and Embree
found them.
As the three prisoners were being
brought over from Salisbury, however.
they met 4 negro by the name Of VII
liam Russell. a.TGs William Easley,
inst beyond Mrs. Ann Woods place,
and they told Mr.. Embree that Rus
sell was the chief of the s.bcne rollers"
that he was a professional, that he
was the one who had all ,heir money.
When Russell saw Mr.. Embree
coming with the three negro sports IN
custody he (SusseID climbed fence
and made his escape into a corn-held.
Mr.. Embree brought Brummall,
Ellington and Jacks on TO jail rs they
had no money to pay thar fine and
costs and then went before JUSTICE
DeNloss and svore cut warrant for |
the arrest OF William Russell, whom
he captured at the cabin of Kate
Prather. COL, in the Charlton bottom
about 1 l., mics east Of Keytesville
station. Russell was taken before JUS
tlce DeAioss, and pleaded guilty to the
charge of gambling and was sentenced
to the county jail for 50 days Adding
to his AL sentence 20 days service for
costs VIII nccessitate EusselI's tar-ying
at Hotel de Dempsey Tor The next so !