The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-27
HELD UP THREE TIMES ONE NIGHT.
Barnum Was Robbed of His wooden
Leg on the Last Occasion.

Barnum Was Robbed of His Wooden
Leg on the Last Occasion.
From The Kansas City Journal .
Held up three times in one night robbed
of $40 and a railroad ticket at Omaha the
first, of valuable gold watch the second,
and almost deprived of his wooden leg the
third, is the passing strange experience Of
B. w. Barnum, who claims to hail from
Benton, Mo Barnum says that he is a
relative of the man who said that the
American people love to be humbugged,
but he certainly didn't display the sagacity
of his distinguished connection yesterday
Barnum met a couple of strangers on
the train coming to this city They were
"haiI fellows well met" and all of the
party were armed with pocket pistols"
When they arrived in the city they had
reached a state of hilarity that prevented
Barnum knowing just where they went
or what they did He has a hazy sort
of a recollection that they took in the
town." and then the next thing he re-
members is waking up in a rooming house.
When he had dressed he found that he was
short a $40 bill and a ticket to Omaha.
The man from Benton reported the mat
ter TO the police, and he inquired as to the
location OF a hotel where he might 60
where he would be reasonably safe for the
night. He was directed to the Pacific
House. at Sixth and Wyandotte streets,
where he was soon snugly tucked up in
bed He slumbered along until shortly
after midnight, when an overpowering
thirst came over him. His tongue Glove to
the roof of his mouth, and, as he remarked,
he was Splitting cotton" He arose and
dressed and then he started out to aliay
that terrible thirst. He had not gone very
far when a voice suddenly shouted:
Glands up, there! Up with your dukes!"
Now, Barnum says that whenever man
points a gun in his face and asks him to do
anything, why, he is the most accommo-
dating man in the world. So ne put his
hands UP. And then in less time than Il
takes TO tell it, the adventurous man was
poorer by a gold watch which he carried
with him.
The footpad disappeared, and then Bar
mum made a Decline for police head
quarters But Barnum hadn't been in
Kansas City long enough 90 know that 1t
is extremely dangerous to be prowling the
streets. and especially the streets of the
North End after the midnight hour, and
he met with still another adventure before
he arrived at his destination. AS, Officers
Charles Snead and Hugh Doherty were
patrolling their beats. they heard terrible
cries for help, and quickly made their way
in the direction of the sounds. AS they
arrived upon the scene, they saw several
dark figures disappear UP an alley, and
they beheld the form of a man lying upon
the sidewalk, making strenuous efforts
to get up. They hurried up to him, and
found that he had but one leg to stand
upon. 1t was Barnum, from Benton. He
had been held up once more, and robbed
of his wooden leg.
But everything comes to them that wait
and a search on the part of the officers
discovered his missing member upon the
sidewalk, and he was escorted to head
quarters There he told his sad tale and
soon every officer on the force was zeal
ously trying to find the property of this
very much robbed man. And to the credit
of these guardians of the peace 1t must
be said that, for once they were success
full And when Barnum, from Benton
awakes in the. morning from his sleep in
the ho.dover, where he was placed to pre-
vent another hold-up, he will have one
pleasure, at least-that Of viewing his gold
watch. 1t was found on the person of
Pat Ferral who was arrested and locked
up But this member of an illustrious fam
lily will undoubtedly remember for many
days his wonderful adventures in Kansas
City.