Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-06-29

the carriage and Constable En-
bree and Joseph McSparren got into
the buggy. Embree and Joseph Nc
/ Sparren had not driven far together
before McSparren made full con-
fesslon of his guilt, Embree having
first made him believe that Vande-
issenter had told all about the
robbery and had implicated
both of the McSparrens. Joe
MeSparren said that Vandeventer
vas the ring leader in the robbery,
and had been nagging at him for two
months to help do the job, but he had
refused until June 70, when he
went to Pee Dee and got under the
influence of liquor, and when he got
uolne in that condition and Vande-
Yenter had come and wanted him to
assist in the robbery that night he
consented.
Joe- McSparren AYERS that his fight
with Rogers, after he got to the old
mans house, was the most terrific
battle of his life, and he would have
given up In despair two or three
times had he not been afraid that
Rogers would have shot him as he
| 6McSparren) retreated. Rogers IS
between 65 and 70 years of age, and
while McSparren regards himself as a
good man, physically, he admits old
man Rogers came very near whipping
him. McSparren says the report that
a feather bed was thrown over the
two little boys and that they were al
most srnothered is a mistake, and
THAT the little fellows got out of bed
and sat up while the fight with their
father was going on and the robbery
being committed.
The McSparrens were brought to
| KeytesvIlIe early Tuesday morning,
-sst were taken back to their homes
50 senstable Enhree and w. B.
Clark Tuesday for the purpose of re-
covering the McSparren Bros part of
the money, which Joseph McSparren
had confessed to Mr.. Embree was
buried on his and Arthur's premises.
The sum of $5S2 was found buried
in an old iron pot, near Joseph's
house, and $552 that had been placed
in a glass jar and buried in the DIRT
floor of Arthur's barn and some hay
thrown over the hiding place, making
total Of $1,134 of the money re-
covered.
The McSparrens say that this
amount was their two-thirds of
the booty, and if there was as much
money stolen as Mr.. Rogers claims,
Vandeventer got the lions share.
When taken before Justice J. w.
Moore of Salisbury the McSparrens
waived formal arraIgnment and plead
ed not guilty, as justice of the
peace could not accept plea of
guilty to a felony, and were brought
to Keytesville and lodged in jail in
default of ST., 500 bail, each, to await
the action of the next grand jury.
Vandeventer and the McSparrens
are all men of families. Vandeventer
has no wife, but has three children;
Joseph McSparren has wife and two
children, and Arthur McSparren
wife and two children, the youngest
of whom was born last Monday
afternoon.
So far as we know both of the Nc
Sparren boys have previously borne
good regulations. Arthur was never
under arrest before. to our knowledge,
and the only fine Joe ever paid was a
small one for hunting on another
mans land Joe McSparren says that
after he got sober he would have glad
ly returned the money to Rogers
could that have wiped out the stain of
his connection with the robbery.
Vandeventer has not been cap
tured up to the time of going to press.
Mr.. Rogers had offered a reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of either of the robbers and 10 per
cent on all of the money recovered.