The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 1

Evenin NEW SERIES. SEDALIA, MISSOURI THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 1 1900. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. OF JONES. Arrested In Johnson County This WAS TAKEN TO HOLDEN.

personal friends in the better walks of life, and among the business men of the city a deep interest is manifested in the case, the universal expression being a hope for his complete recovery and the speedy punishment of his would- be murderer. J. H. LOONEY DEAD. Died of Disease at 7:25 A.

Today. The Condition of Officer Jackson Continues to Is Anticipated. Some Time Charlie Jones, or whatever his true name may be, the bandit who shot Officer John Jackson at Holden last Monday morning, was lodged behind the bars of the Johnson county jail at Warrensburg at 9 130 this morning. The capture was made by Dep- Sheriff Koch, City Marshal Temple, of Warrensburg, and Cully, of Chilhowee, the latter claiming the reward of $50 offered by the sheriff, on the ground that he piloted the officers to the place where the fugitive was in hiding. The capture was eff'ected between 5 and 6 this morning at the home of Allen Easter, a farmer, who lives two and one- half miles northwest of Lingo, in Police Judge Burress, speaking with a emocrat reporter today regarding the surmise of Sheriff Williams, that Jones was none other than Walter P.

Kelly, wdio shot W. M. Hainline at Lamonte a couple of years ago, said was up in my court on the 30th day of last June, charged with trespassing upon Missouri Pacific railway property. He was recognized by City Attorny Kelly, who asked him if he had not figured in a case at Lamonte, to which he replied that he had. fined Kelly $10, but he begged so hard that I granted him a stay of execution, with the understanding that he would leave the city inside of one-half hour.

he remained here, and that night he got drunk. He was arrested, and the next morning I fined him $5. was unable to pay, of course, so went below and served five days, which was the last I ever heard of him. BEDFAST SINCE DEC. III.

A Mason, Member of the First Christian Church and Truly Model Citizen. Next month we will move ne.xt door north, and will open with new shelving, counters, new fixtures and an entirely new stock. We want to move our present stock a foot, 80 come and get the goods. J. II.

Bothwell, Pres. Wm Courtney, Vice-Pres. Ben Blair, Assistant Cashier. E. R.

Blair, Cashier. Johnson county 5 The Kansas City Times of this morning had the foHowing Geo. Tones was asleep when the offi- the ex-convict captured at reached the Easter farm and had no opportunity to resist, as he found himself covered with revolvers as soon as he opened his eyes. However, he had a huge gun under his pillow, which was secured by the officers. Realizing that they had a desperate character to deal with, the officers started to tie arms and legs, when he broke loose and did his best to escape.

He was caught, though, and held by force until he was securely bound with ropes, making escape impossible. In the scuffie, a pistol was knocked from Constable hand and fell to the floor. Jones grabbed it and fired one shot while the weapon was upon the floor, with Deputy Sheriff foot upon it, but the bullet did no damage. Jones is said to have been raised on Bristle Ridge, in Johnson county, and has been an intimate friend of Riley from boyhood. A telephone message to the emocrat from Chilhowee stated that the prisoner confessed that he was the man who shot Jackson, but a like message from Warrensburg was to the effect that he positively refused to be interviewed and had neither admitted or denied his guilt.

The prisoner was taken to Holden, and will be turned over to the United States authorities for the Pittsville postoffice robbery. Officer Bart Jackson and Constable J. A. Robb and Deputy Constable Tom Robb went to Holden this afternoon to see if they could identify Jones as Walter Kelly, or any other person they hiiff ever seen. Holden, where he is believed to have been in the abortive conspiracy to rob a Missouri Pacific County Assessor James H.

Looney, who has been bedfast at his home, 1002 South Kentucky street, with disease since December 31, last, died at 7:25 this morning. He topk a turn for the worse yesterday and the death summons was not unexpected by the members of the family. The funeral will take place from the First Christian church at 2 tomorrow afternoon. Rev. M.

Putman, the pastor, conducting the burial service. Mr. Looney was born at Rogersville, East Tennessee, April 27, 1829. He was married at Bolivar, Sept. 4, 1S59, to Miss lanthe McClain, who survives him.

Six children were born of tlie union, of whom five are living, viz Perry J. Looney, of Point Pleasant, Mo. Mrs. Belle Owens, Miss Mayme, SPECIAL REMOVAL PRICES. 1 Pound Park age Graliaui Crackers 10 2 Nice Fresh Meaty Prunes, per lb, 05 8 California Evaporated Peaches per llx 10 4 Layer Figs per ib 10 5 Jenneting Apples nice and crisp, peck 40 6 2 lb can Java and Mocha 50 7 25c value Golden Roast Coffee, 1 20 8 Genuine River Salmon, can.

15 9 Whole Wheat Gluten Flour, per 40 10 Fresh Rolled Oats. Neudaven Bake, 10 25 SEDALIA NATIONAL BANK. Capital $100,000.00. $15,200.00 Does a General Banking Business, Unequalled Service. Absolute Safety, irectors J.

H. Bothwell, Wm, Courtney, E. Blair, H. W. Meuschke, Dr E.

F. Yancey, Dr. W. H. Evans, Col.

H. G. Clark, Dr. D. F.

Brown. J. W. Murphy, Martin Renkin, Henry Lamm and W. A.

Lower. Farms for T5V4 acres, miles southeast of Sedalla, 4- room house, barn, well 2 qq Dr. W. Q. Cowao, The Grocer flOVERNOR He VVas Sworn In as Such at Franktort Last Niglit.

ISSUED PllOCliAMATION. ard: price, per acre 70 acres, 3 miles southeast of Green Kldge, 8-rooin house, small barn, well, cistern, and some orchard; price nr per 15S acres, miles south of Smlthton, at Lutman and store; ft-room house, two barns and other buildings, plenty of water; a tine stock farm; rYCi 1 priee, per inOHcres, 8H miles southwest of Lamonte, gMod house, 6 rooms, barn, well nO and good fenco.s; price, pur -Ir-O 99 acies, miles northeast of Smlthton, res cultivating land, 20 acres in pasture, small improvements. acres, 6 miles southeast of Lincoln, new house, 8 rooms, good barn, plenty of water, 40 acres good bottom land. 140 acres, 12 miles west of Pedalia, 8-room 130 acres in cultivation Will be solQ on very terms or take Sedalla house aud lot in part payment, balance at six per Ali of the above properties will be sold at bargain prices, on easy terms, or exchanged for other desirable property. Possession given this spring of all of the above places.

Gall at once on the Porter Heal Estate Co for further information. 404 Ohio Sedalia. Mo. Removed to Rooms joi-aoa Hoffman Building. OFFICE RESIDENCB 4 Fine Whiskies Troops Ordered Arrest of a Sheriff Who Says Twas He Who Shot (ioehel.

EIGHT YEARS OLD. Direct Froni Bonded WarehoDSi. Exclusive right in Sedalia for Budweiser Beer or draught. 309 Ohio, Q. N.

BOUTELL. to the kmocrxt kankuoht Feb. I. Gov. James and M.

Looney, (ioebel is still alive and all of Sedalia, and all of whom are train last Sunday night, and e.xcept Perry, who is expected has confessed to having aided to arrive tonight. the robbery of the postoifice at the war Mr. Looney was Pittsville last Friday, was brought 4 Uxr TTni quiirterrnaster ot Goi. AliiGneii to Kansas City yesterday by Uni- 4 red States Deoutv Marshal Morri- regiment, jslissouri state militia. ted States Deputy son and Sheriff Lear, of Johnson county, and arraigned before United States Commissioner Nuckols for the postoifice robbery.

He pleaded guilty and was sent lo the county jail in default of $500 bond. The same officers who brought that is all. His physician said at I p. m. that he might die at any moment, sj The militia is in control, and I this morning denied admission to In March, 1865, Mr.

Looney and state house to a body of demo- family came from Polk county to legislators headed by Repre- Georgetown, and thence to Seda- Charlton, of Louisville, ha, where they have re.sided con-1 Caslleman, democrat, was tinuously since. this head the movement luousiy since. Mr. Loonev first clerked morning to Cloney Crawford when he Riley in had in charge also Jesse came to Sedalia, then for 1 I upon the state house, but tho.e at Sneed, who works in a Kansas City junk shop. He was alleged to have been an accessory in the postoffice robbery after the fact.

It is claimed he received some of the stolen money. He was captured in Holden, where he had undertaken to change a $20 gold piece, believed to have been part of the proceeds of the robbery. Sneed said ne was an employe of the Christian it as their unanimous since i860. He was a Baylor is Hi" 4 guilty of gross usurp.ation ol the Hey Rag and Metai company that he had gone to Holden to visit his mother that his wife was with him; that Riley and Jones had Major, who conducted a grocery store, and finally for Staley in the dry goods business. Later Mr.

Looney engaged in the real estate and insurance business, and continued to follow it until he was elected county assessor in November, 1898. the depot were disappointed when he did not appear. Later, it was reported that he was already in the city, in conference with democratic leaders. Eminent lawyers have carefully considered Gov. action in Mr.

Looney united with the adjourning the legislature, and Masons in 1856, and had been a spokesman, ex-Gov. Mc- husband and father, a model zen in every respect, and his deatli come to the house where be and mourned by a large circle his wife were stopping; that they frigjjds. were frequently out of nights, but alfiicted family the em he had not inquired or ascertained extends its sympathy, their business that they had asked power. The St. Louis Republic of this morning gives the following summary of the situation ii.

Kentucky him to get some money changed q'he county officials will meet for them and he had accommodated afternoon and pass resolutions John Jackson, the wounded officer, continues to improve. He is better today than he was yesterday, and he was better yesterday than he was Tuesday. Each day that he lives, the doctors say, adds to the probability of his recovery. Officer Frank Barnett, a warn personal friend of Jackson, was with him for a time last night, and said to a representative of the emocrat this morning that John felt confident in his own'mind that he would recover. never saw a man with a bul- his head bear up more beroic- $20 gold Will ex- dollars is pint of Jack.on,” s.id Barn.ti, if hi ge.

well ii will not be because he has not exerted remarkable will power to that In conversation with one oi the doctors, yesterday, Jackson remarked: Lave got to get a good deal worse than I am now before I give up the ghost. Jackson has some enemies among the criminal class, it cannot be debut he has many warm them. He declared he had not heard anything of the Pittsville oostolfice robbery, and had not suspected anything was wrong, R. Brownlee was put on the stand. He testified to having made change for a gold piece and a $10 gold piece for Riley and Jones, his who got away.

He had done it at request. He had first received this note from Sneed you change ii piece and say nothing plain Nineteen enough, as 1 want a Sneed had an explanation tor this, too He had been bit of the gold. He had feared it prove counerfeit or and had written the note to protect himself in case anything should prove wrong. Prisoner Riley was used as a witness against He owne up to having gone with Jones to Pittsville and robbed the postoflice there. He said they had returned to the house in Holden where Sneed and his wife were and there divided the money.

Where was Jones now? Rney had seen of Jones was as he neo from the Louse in Holden on Monday with the officers after him, firing as they ran. It was in this chase that Officer Jackson was shot. Commissioner Nuckols decided to hold Sneed in $500 bond to wait the action of the federal He ordered both in memoriam of Mr. Looney, and the court house will be closed from I to 4 p. m.

tomorrow, in order that the officials and clerks may attend the funeral in a body. HAD A SMASH UP. Katy Engines Collided At Nevada This Morning. William Goebel last night was declared governor and J. C.

W. Beckham lieutenant governor of Kentucky by a majority of the Kentucky legislature. Chief Justice Hazelrigg, of the court of appeals, administered the oath of oifice to them in the Capitol hotel. Governor Goebel then signed when he thought he was about to be captured, opened a window and leaped out. He alighted on his feet, was uninjured, and ran nearly a mile before he was arrested.

The police believe that Sutton is either unbalanced mentally or that he knows who shot Goebel. An effort to interview him after he was lodged in jail proved unsuccessful. He lay in a dark corner of his cell and refused to say a word. The following proclamation was issued by Gov. Goebel Commonwealth of Kentucky, Executive Department, Frankfort, Jan.

31, 1900; It has been made known to me that certain persons, without authority of law, have banded themselves together for the unlawful purpose of forcibly preventing tlie general assembly of Kentucky from assembling and discharging their official duties at the seat of government, and have, for said unlawful purpose, assembled in the city of Frankfort the First and Second regiments of the Kentucky state guard, and by force of arms have unlawfully taken possession of the hall of the house of representatives and senate chamber of the state of Kentucky, as well as all other public buildings and of the commonwealth, and have by force, intimidation and violence, expelled the general assembly from the capitol buildings a refused to permit the senate and house of representatives to hold their session therein, and are now terrorizing the representatives of the people and other good citizens of the commonwealth, now, therefore. Wm. Goebel, governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby command the First and Second regiments of the Kentucky State Guard and each and every officer and member thereof, to return to their homes and several avocations, and there remain until lawfully called into active service. I also command all other persons whatsoever, who are now un- two orders, one appointing Colonel engaged in interfering John B. Castleman, intimidating members ot nied.

Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 2, due to arrive here at 8:20 a. was one hour late this morning on account of a head-end collision at Nevada at 4 Engine No. 29S, with Engineer Bayless in the cab, was pulling into the yards at the rate of about 15 miles an hour, and ran into a switch which had been negligently left open. The big passenger engine crashed into engine No.

244, of southbound freight train No. loi, which was standing on the side-track. Both engines had their pilots smashed and the front ends were also damaged. The wrecking crew cleared the track and the passenger train was soon on its way, drawn by engine No. 250.

None of the passengers or trainmen were injured. a grand jury. au Sneed and Riley taken to the Bates county jail. Glasses from loc up at Seventh street. Entertaioed the Club, The Shakespeare club was entertained this afternoon by Mrs, J.

M. Offield at her home on West adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard, and discharging General Collier from that position, and the other ordering the National Guard troops to their homes. The action of the majority members of tlie legislature in sustaining the report of the legislature contest committees occurred after most stirring and thrilling scenes. Lying at door. Senator Goebel directed the democratic plans so that all might be carried out in legal form.

At midnight Goebel was resting easy, and it was considered probable' that he would live till this morning, and he may recover. A Frankfort dispatch says Tames Sutton, sheriff of Whitiey county, who came here from Frankfort last night, is a prisoner in the county jail. At an early hour is morning at the Victoria hotel, bu ton went up to the office of the clerk, brandishing two revolvers. am the man who shot he said, I will never be taken The hotel manager promptly sent for the police, and on the appearance of the latter, Sutton ran upstairs to the third story, and, the general assembly of this commonwealth, to disband and desist from terrorizing and intimidating the said members of tlie general assembly and all other good citizens of this commonwealth. Given under my hand as governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky, at Frankfort, the list day of January, 1900.

oebel certified by the county electioa boards, Taylor was elected ernor and Marshall lieutenant ernor. Goebel and Beckham appealed to the state election board to not give the certificates of election ick Taylor and Marshall, asserting that they were not elected. The votes of the entire city of Louisville and several counties were contested, on charges of fraud, intimidation by the militia and the use of tissue paper ballots. Enough votes were contested to effset the apparent publican majority. It was contended by attorneys that the state board had the right to go behind the returns and pass upon the merits of the points raised in the contest.

The republicans held that the board had no right to go behind the returns that it could only certify to the returns as approved by the various counties. The board decided that it had no right to go behind the returns, and gave the certificates of election to Taylor and Marshall. An appeal was then taken to the state legislature, which has the power to examine into Two legislature committees were appointed as contest committees, one to examine the Goebel contest and the other the dispute over the lieutenant: governorship. Before the conclusion of the testimony it became commonly known that the committee would declare in favcwr of (ioebel and Beckman, the democrats. There were rumors that the republicans would never permit them to take their seat.

The Kentucky militia was reorganized, so as to be in harmony with the Taylor administration. Armed mountaineers from the republicans districts flocked to Frankfort, where the contests were aeing heard. When the contest, tearing was drawing to a close, a special train, on which no fare was paid, brought in a thousand armed men from republican strongholds. They were fed and quartered on the capitol grounds. Such a crv of indignation was raised hat some of them departed that night About 300 remained, occupying tents provided by the national guard, others empty rooms in the state house.

Some were taken to the home of the citizens. A number of these men were in the statehouse the day that Goebel was shot from a window of that building. The incidents which are following rapidly on the heels of the attempted afcsassination are forming one of the most stirring chapters in the exciting history of the Blue Grass State. Events LsaUing to Tragedy. Developments in the Kentucky contest, crystallizing at irregular intervals, have led to some confusion as to the exact history of the as unfolded up to the shooting of Goebel.

On the face of the returns, as Dufiag Jaoaary As an inducement to parties owing us to pay up, we will give the popular premium stamps on old accounts, as well as new pur chases. This offer does not ap ply to goods sold at wholesale prices. Whipple Coal Co. Telephone 43 rings. A Well Dressed Woman.

Requires a well printed visiting card. Our tine Bristol Visiting Cards are printed in the latest style script. They cost only 50 for 50 75 Cor Printing (Theo. H. Fisher and Logan C.

Thomas), 11 East Second street, Opera House Block. Telephone 149 The Gpportunily Is At Hanil. have sold three large dwelling houses and three small ones during ihis month up to date and have a number of large deals on hand; ten people come to us to buy property now to each one this Umc last year. Morey has grown too cheap to be profitable, and all kinds of building rial have gone up, consequently improved property must advance in value. All signs point to better values in real estate an! wc firmly believe that those who purchase now will receive liberal returns, DONNOHUE LOAN INV.

CO. 120 acre fartti to for Bank stock..