Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-06-22
BOLD ROBBERS.
Three Men Relieve John Rogers of Near
Lsgonda of Over $4,000.
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE SUSPECTS

three men went to the home of John
Rogers, two miles south of Lagonda,
in Bee Branch township, for the pur-
pose of robbery.
After arousing Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers
one of the men called Mrs. Rogers by
name and told her that her brother,
w. B. Clark of Marceline, had been
thrown out of a buggy and nearly
killed, and that Re Ohe messengeD
had come for her.
The other two men kept back in
the shadow of the house so Mrs.
Rogers could not see them. The
spokesman claimed he had been given
note for Mrs. Rogers. and COM
menced searching his pockets to find
it, but failed to do so, and said he
must have lost it. Mrs. Rogers came
to the door with lamp in order that
the man might look for the note. AT
this juncture another man appeared
upon the scene and entered the house,
and called to the third man to "come
on. you cowardIy son of b-h."
One of the men looked after Mrs.
Rogers and warned her to keep still
or he would kill her. One of the trio
beat MIR. Rogers into insensibility with
a club, while the third man broke
open trunk from which he secured
2,8oo, So, 600 or S2,7oo of which
was in $Ioo rolls of currency. Mr..
Rogers pockets were also ransacked
of all the money they contained, but
we did not learn OF what amount.
The bold robbers then took their
departure on foot, with Their booty,
he way they came.
Shortly after they left, Mr.. Rogers
regained consciousness and got up
and procured his pistol and went to
the door, but fell out upon the ground
in faint, and it was some three
hours before he again came to his
senses. He was fearfully beaten
with clubs about the head and upper
part of the body, and his injuries are
serious, but it is hoped they will not
prove fatal. He is a man between
IS and 10 years of age, and is in
comfortable financial circumstances.
He had considerable money loaned
in the neighborhood, but was afraid
to deposit his funds in bank and has
always kept his surplus cash about
the house.
A feather bed was thrown over two
little boys of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers by
the robbers, and the little fellows mar
rowly escaped being smothered to
death.
Mrs. Rogers is certain that she rec
ognized two of the men, and she
has since sworn out warrants for the
arrest of Dave Chrisman, Frank Clark
and Fount Wilson, all of whom are
neighbors of the Rogerses, charging
them with the robbery, and all three
Ha0o orroetoI
ioned that fourth man is implicaed.
Fount Wilson was sent to the penI-
tentiary in 1887, during J. J. Moore's
term as sheriff, for 10 years for hold
ing up Tip Mason of Salisbury at
the point of a pistol, and compelling
Mason to give back some money he
had won from Wilson at gambling A
man by the name of Maddox was also
party to the Mason hold-up, and
was also sent to the penitentiary for
10 years, but both were pardoned
by the governor a few years afterward.
City Marshal Steve Crawford of
Salisbury, accompanied by Constable
S. B. Elliott of Salisbury township,
was sent for and went up to MIR.
Rogers with his bloodhound, but
there had been so many tracks made
about the premises that it was impos-
sible for the canine man-hunter to
trail the robbers successfully. How
ever, the dog followed trail from a
short distance north of Mr.. Rogers,