The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 9, 1884, Page 1

, he {i FOUL MURDER. ‘ Charles Hamilton Uon- : - —_ their Guilt. How They Stood on the Bank to | see the ExpresS Train Run Over the Body of Their Victim. a Warrensburg Journal-Democrat. The torn, bloody and mangled re- mains of a man were discovered en the Missouri Pacific railroad track, east of the depot, at a point between the Miller and McGuire street bridg-- | es, about IT o'clock Sunday night. The borrifying discovery was first made by Mr Chas. Shields, brake- man on a freight train, who at once notified the engineer and other train men. As soon as possible the train was side-tracked and the train’ men repaired to the scene of the ghastly tragedy ; night watchman Joe Dixon and two or three citizens were early on the ground. It was indeed a hor- ntying spectacle that met their gaze there in the stillness of the Sabbath night by the fittul glare of lanterns. Near the south side of the track, cold and stiff in the ice of a mysteri- ous but awful death, lay the crushed bruised and mangled body of a young an not more than 25, years of age. Running along the track for sev- eral feet was a trail of crimson, show- ing that the body bad been dragged under the cruel wheels. In the mid- } dle ot the track was the unfortunate man’s shees and nearly opposite the | bedy and on the other side of track, was a heavy iron track wrench, with blood stains on it. which at once in dicated that a termble murder had been committed and the body thrown on the track in order to mpression that the man bad met his death by bei by the ¢ The remains were gathered up an removed to the depot, where they were viewed early on the tollowing morning by Coroner Smith. | Sunday afternoon a messa was | filed with the Pacific Mutual graph Company at Sedalia, and | tected to Chas. Hamilton, a porter | at the Simmons House in this city. The message read: -*Quit immed:- ately and be ready to go with im and was signed “Billy Hamnultos he office here being closed the tel- legram was not received till Monday create the x run ove Tele- di- | morning. Billy Hamilton and his victim took the west bound passen- ger train at Sedalia Sunday even Montserrat and walked They did not to ra boardit house supper, but apout seve tothe Simmons House and out the porter, who procured a lunch for the two men, and having resign- | ed his place at the hotel, went away with Billy Hamilton and bis victim. Monday morning the city was thor- oughly excited over the discovery ot the body of what was supposed to be amurderedman. ‘The dark crime seemed enshrouded in mystery and until Tuesday mght there had not been obtained the slightest clug to the Derpetrators ot the devilish deed. On Tuesday night, however, Mr. R. Baldwin, abook agent residing in this city, was returning home from Holden on the night express. He noticed on the tram the former por- ter ot the Simmons house, in com- Pany witha male (Billy Hamilton), and a female by her actions betray- {ed the fact that she was an abandon- ' edwoman. Mr. Baldwin, who had | known Chas. Hamilton while he was 3 porter at the Simmons house, was | naturally surprised at the great change in the expotter’s dress. | Knowing that the aforesaid Charles | Was In very straightened circumstan- | ces afew days betore, while now he | was decked out from crown to toe in bran “wearing apparel and slightly alluding tu the change that ad came over the spirit of Charles’ fress,he entered into conversation with him. He learned that the par- tes had been taking in Kansas City the day before and were then enroute tor Sedalia. Thinking over t acts of the marder, Charles’ c zanged ®ondition and his present 4? Suspicion arose in his mind to. the effect that Charles bad somethhag to do with the hor een perpetrated in this city. esday morning he informed Sheriff Russeli ot his suspicions and gave S Texsons for the same. Mr. Rus- 7 sell deeply imbued with the principle ‘Let no guilty man escape,” at once tor o’clock went | | | | calle new tew e ESsOCciates. mbie crime that h Wed- | Re preparations toe secure the : essts. Hamilton and accompanied 4>v Me. Baldvan, left Wednesday qerornmy tor Sedalia. At Sedalia nothing could he seen | abouts of the j; Caliz jhead with the ‘going to Kansas City. Bly TEE the KRan- registerec the hotels a couple descriptionfot Charles and his sas City importation nad as man and wife, and had passed the answering night at the bostelry, but bad de {parted when morning came. The ‘dives’? of Sedalia were then search- ed, and atone of them was discove ed the above named female. her was obt fa clue to the w Hamiltons. formed the officers that Charles Billy had a room on East The room was visited but tk were absent. A guard was in- | . ‘a i over the room to notify the police as soon as anyone entered it. All day i long not a soul went near it, but be- | tween eleven and twelve at mght two men made their appearance. The Sheriff and police were notified They went to tne room and shortly after 12 0’clock Charles and Billy Hamilton were in shackles and hand- cuffs. When taken imto custody Charlies had on his person $43,45 and Billy $28.95. They were brought to but were not allowed to communi- cate with cach other. The coroner’s jury was called and held another ses- sion with the result indicated below. THE CONFESSION OF CHARLES HAM- this ILTON. The following is the statement of Charles Hamilton, made yesterday afternoon before the coroner’s jury: Charles Hamilton, 27) years of age, being duly sworn, on his oath states: My home is in Chicago. I left Chicago in 7g. Icame to Lexing- } ton and then to Concordia, where I} cominitted a depredation and was night last east ot the depot in this city. LT was over at Simmons House at work as porter when Biliv Ham- ilton, commonly called Frenciv. came to me about nine o’clock in the presence ot Mrs. Coitrei Dold he wanted me to go to Kansas C with hint and that he had fetched in from Sedalia on hi Wanted to rob t He stopped off.at Mont- this m: way Thia. some w } serrac; he tofd che man he wanted to stop off at Warrensburg to sce me, , having the man to get off at serrat he wante: to walk up to this town so that it would be dark whea he gor here so that he could do the murder himself and all the money without me knowing it. It was not dark when they arrived here and theretore he could not do it. They waited in the depot ’till 9 o'clock, then **Frenchy’’ came up and got me, (I was at the Simmons House.) telling me to quit and draw my wages and help to rob this man, he wanted me to put up some lunch torhim. Igot the lunch and was paid off. We came down to the depot together and he wanted to get a bottle of wine and went to Eads diug store. “hey refused to give it without prescription. Then went up the street turther ana bought some Jemonade; from there we went get get a we to the depot and eat the lunch. He (Frenchy) persuaded this man to come out of the depot. I went ! around behind the depot and got that wrench (prisoner pointed to wrench. ) We three watked east, past the first bridge and I struck the man on the wrench. Frenchy oat and choak- the man across 2 track at cars run over We then went upon the bank 2 block away to see abbe 2 m by the 1d e him. 2nd went s wo ears jim We then t when he gave 1 coat. We wak there to Centreview. nd Centreview we desivoved everything we tock out ot cept the money, and we tween bere his pocket ex divided that. He kept back two twenty dollar gold pieces and one ten. We built a fire to desuov the tags: we got about $75 apiece out ot it besides what he kept back. We got on a freight train at Centreview yan Ss ssa, and |} it the | There we A yzave out of the depc v had checked at Se- » baggage hauled up to Jim Butler's, on James street I. There is where he took allot he committed any We staid there from Monday noon “tii Tuesday evening. I but and he- trunk. his th i; depredations. igs when a valise ! I also clothes. ah at two suits oO under spent monev went checkea ! Sedalia. Tuesday {ning on the first train. We down and got acquainted wi an, and I stopped with at ithe Leroy House, at Sedalia; next , dav, (Wednesday). we spent money Pretty freely in Sedal We were arrested by several policemen (5 or 16) while in bed F [stcnep] CONFESSION OF **w. e1 and to me eve- went} al we he Cuas. Hasniron. HAMILTON.” - H. Hamilton is the name I go by, don’t wish to give mv name on account of relations. {am a Bavar- rian Was born and raised in Bavaria. Have been in this country about 12 years; my age is 28. I recognize the body before the jury. This man’s name is E H. CARL STEILE. and worked in shops, at Sedalia; The machinist, Pactic i He is a Missour weeks. | worked 1 month or 5 | Wages were ,ow, and he intended to | go out west, and kept asking me to | ;xo with hin. “Ltold him IT would. } | Lete Sedalia at 4 o'clock, March | 30th. Tteld him | was go to st p| fat Warrensoure f the purpose of | secing a friend by the name of Ch: sent to the penitentiary for 5) vears. | he Hamil He agreed to stop [ Was discharged from the peniten- here too, and thmking Montse rat | tary in tary or February bout | Was Warrensburg we made a mis- | six weeks ago. I went } take and went cut of the car; so we: ) after L was discharged tron j walked from Montserrat here ientiary Staid in) Sed Was Ck hen we weeks, then ¢ to Warren while coming bere he weeks ago. Was porter in. a_ hotel | t$roo. f did not have be Simmons). Liknow Biily Hamil. | +! $30. He said if my money fon: got acquainted witn him about | did not bold ou he would help me two years ago inthe penstentiary. [] Out Went to Simmons Hotel to knew him by the name ot Frenchy. [92° Caarhe, leaving Carl Steidle ar) He went out about che 22d of De- j the depot. Charlie was glad to see me, | cember, 1833. Met him at Sedalia | took me into the kitchen to get sume | first atter | came our. Ldon’t rec j lunch Ae ie out § o'clock nize the decease before the jury. 1] 8 sturted to the depot to meet | know of a man being killed Surday j Steidl and give him the Junch. I] } it. He expressed helped him to drink a ind T went off to © (ere, saloon | and some cigars. | | then asked me #bout the pecuniary condition ot jSteidie; how mucn money he had. | Ltold him and Charlie said it would be a good fish to catch. I want- jed to know what he meant and told him if he wanted to go out west that nan was kind enough to let him | | fhave st. He quited me down and said never mind. he would fix that that’s all right. and we went toa drug stere to get some wine Charhe and I ut failed to get at. went back to the depot to tell Stei- dle that we didn’t get anything. Charlie Hamilton then took the valise and deposited 1t with the freight agent and Charlie invited me to go with him to where he usually spent his Sundays and sparetime. The train Cfneght) was just pulling out when we started, We walked east on | the track, Steidle and] in front and Charlie behind. When we got into the deep cut | beard something © strike which sounded like metal stnking | against something. I looked around. | Steidle groaned and fell. I was surprised to see that, not expecting / in the least to see that, and made! three jumps from him. Ch: cursed ne abc being so cow: }instead of helping him. Charlie } kneeled down on the body and with fone hand seized his throat and with the oth t through his pockets. | | The first thing he got hold of was the revolver. then the pocket book. |} He let loose of Steidie’s throat, cocked the revolver and pointed it at me, threatening to shoot if I should. squeal, and commanded me to he promising to him. not to by I pacified Aim an fhe oce he proce r¢ was doing red ot throatand held h d that would de and he his six shooter at me through a s pockets again to re assure himself that he had got every thing so as to leave no behind him. Twas so shocked } tions of the man, like auger te eut the pockets and throwing body around that I did not bear c ? luc ring the WE |ed the bank of the cut; he knew ‘iittle over $65. DNESDAY TL heard the tl ringing ot the He heard the engine bell; he turned the body s0 as to lay the breast on the rail and told me that would finish the job; he then took me by the sleeve and we ciimb- hi way. While holding to a bush or root, about half way up the bank, i turned and saw the body moving; bad the train come later he would have moved off. I hoped he would get off before the train would come {Charlie made me get up on the bank so the diight would not | enable the engineer to see me. As we reached the top ot the cut we both looked down and heard a crush ing noise and saw something wl ke a piece of shirt, go around wi the wheel. Charlie threw the case ot Steidle’s watch away while com- ing totown. He told me if I ever squealed on him l was as goodas a dead man, but if 1 did not he would stick to me until every thing was all ; right. We went back again over bridge on the other side; we looked down again from the bridge and saw the white of ashit, I want- ed to go down and see it there was; any lite in Sterdle, but he would not let me,and we went down to the depot again. He then got the satch- el trom that freight agent. He told! me to go first and he tollowed me | and we went west. We watked nearly 4 or 5 miles when went to the left hand side ot the road into the woods where he told me to stop | a we and get some kindling together, | some dry leaves and such. He pulled the overcoat otf which ke took from Steildle and emptied all} thinghs in it which he had = taken trom Steidle’s pockets. Charhe made a_ fire and counted | money and offtergd me half ct the money to be mum. He gave me 1 suppose had a He fe which y took Talw have id dug a hole and buried fle told me what to tell He teh. nuch. ver get caught; the same Capt. Chester first. 1c peated it to me and I repeated it to thim. He put the overcoat on and took the sachel in hand and we got / back on the track and started west for C iew. He burned up every thing butt money. It was nearly all paper money except 5 or 6 sily dollars: there was no gold. We found a vold piece atterwards in the trunk at Kansas City. He exchang- ed it Sedalia for it was a 20 mar! piece. He kept me in front of him | all the way. When we met a train we faced about and walked eastward to make the engineer think we were Gotto Cen- going to Warrensburg. terview about 2 o’clock. About 3 o'clock he woke someboby up in a restaurant to get him breakfast. We ast of sausage and crack- eat break APRIL j estate situated ers andthen went to the depot where | we requested the operator to have the train stop, but it did not. At 6 o'clock we left on a trei to Kansas City. We off the train at Union avenue and then went to Market square and put the valise got ht and went | up in a saloon on the north side of | the square. We then went and got hats and then went to a shoe store. | Next day | We bummed all night. (Tuesday) we got the trunks and took them to Jim Butler’s on James street, where we ieft them when he went away and he got a suit ot clothes. He took all of the papers out of the trunk and and the best of the clothes with the contents of my three valises we pu in a new trunk. We took the tru k to union depot and checked it to Se- dalia. On the train (night express) on the Missouri Pacific road, we met ' two prostitutes; one got off at Hol- den, the other went with him to Se- i He went to a hotel, the Le- rov house, and I, refusing to go with him, went to my on Fourth room i burned them | D4 fw c e ), 1834. Trustee’s Sale. Whereas, James F. Cook, by his deed of trust, bearing date September rst, 1879 and duly recordedin the Recorder's office ot Bates county, 17, page 473, c - tee the veyed to the undersign- i described real re the payment of a ssory note” in said tuily described, to-wit: The northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the north halt of the north half of the southwest er of secton| thirteen [13], township forty-two (42), of range thirty-two (32), in Bates ceunty, Missouri, containing y acres more or less, and, whereas, said’ note is past due and unpaid. Now, therefore, at the est of the legal holder of said note and by virtue of the authority in me vest- ed by the terms of said deed or trust, I will on Thursday, April 24th, 1884, between the hours of nine forenoon and five o'clock in the atter- noon of thatday atthe east tront door ot the court house in the city of Butler, county of Bate< aforesaid, expose to sale at public vendue tor cash in hand so much ot said real estatein said deed of trust and this notice described as may be necessary to pay said debt, interest and o’clock in the costs. J. TYGARD, Trustee. Trustee’s Sale. Whereas, Chirles E. Thomas andj Clara A, Thomas, his wite, by their deed of trust bearing date October 29th, 1879, and duly recorded in the Recorder’s office ot Bates county, Missouri, in book No. 17, page 507. conveyed to the undersign- edtrustee, the tollowing described real in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, to-wit: Lot one u the northwest quarter and che north- east quarter of tl southwest quarrer of section three (3), and the sovth half of the west f of lot three (3), in the northeast quarter of section tour (4), all in township thirty-nine (39), of rang thirty (30), trustto secure the pay- men! of one ceitain promissory note in said deed ot trust ful described, i, whereas, said note is long past due and unpaid. Now, theretore, at the request ot the legal holder of said note and by virtue of the authority in me vested by the st, I wi ns or said deed of tri Be, n sday, April 24th, 15 ts between the hours of nine o’clock in the torenoon and five o'clock in the after- noon ot that expose to sale ter cash in hand so much of said real estate a est and costs. F.J, TYGARD, Trustee. County Maps Fer Sale. ave five late county maps tor sale 300 each. Times Orrick 28tf ASTORIA Ee ata infants and Children What gives our Children rosy cheeks, What cures their fevers, makes them sleep; Castoria. When Babies fret, and crr by turns, “hat cures thei , kills their worms. —_— aaa - Castoria. in What quickly cures Constipation, a > Indigestion : Sour Stomach, Colds, igestio Gnatita, Farewell then to Morphine Syrups, Paregor acre ric, and se ‘Hail Castoria. “ Castoria is so well adapted to Children that recommend it as superior to any medi- cine known to me."—H. A. Azcuze, M.D, 111 Se. Oxford 8t., Brooklyn, N. ¥- Tug Centaur Compaxy, 18% Fulton St, N.Y. street. I recognize the hat, shoes! and collar as Steidle’s. (On being the prisoner ex- ‘was that the thing, a new r Js was dark, I could not see the wrench. Charles Ham- iton and I served 2 years inthe pen- itentiary te her. I met Charlie at our be. house in Seaalia. | was sent up from Kansss City for grand larceny Ed. Aitman was e nance I was up und I ve eut vember. uarlie has been outa month. My Iks do not hve in ths country. | Frenchy’ in name ¢€ the gned.} W. H.Hasizto~. For a Clean Shave : Go to Crouch Bros. >hop, near southwest “eorner of the square. coma able room 38- They hare a neat, Arlinsgton Ft | | | | } Missouri, in book No. | ©? @ @ /ow rate NO. 19. LIVE ‘LOCK COLUM All notices in this column will be insevt Special the month er season. terms gives by Rising Star, will make the season ot 1884, commencing April ist, and ending July 4th, at the tarm of E. Miller & Bro. one mile and a halt northeast of Altona. Bates Cc Mo. This celebrated and ly pedigreed horse well known throughout the county Last vear he stood at fhe livery stable ot Geov L Smith, in Butler; will also stand at the sar aud two other good horses 18-f SDDY WARD, the fine saddie stallion will make the season of 1884 at our stable in Bates coun ty, Mo-, on the farm ot John Atkinson, four miles south ot Butler, on the road leading to Papinville near the Miller school house, at tne low price of $38 to insuce a mare in foal, pavable when the tact is made known, or $10 to insure @ live colt, payable when the colt comes, in all cases the servis price will be duc when the mare is transterred or about to be removed from the county a lean will be retained on the colt until paid for. We will take all care to prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any ! occur, the season will commence ist of Apriland end fuly ist. DescrRIPrio~ AND PepiGRrree: —Eddy Ward is a dark chestnut sorrel, nearly black, seven years old this spring, in the priwe ot lite and vigorous healtn, he is 16 mands high with good bone aud weight, of fine torm amd action, with unusual heavy mane and tail, he is without doubt the finest sad- dle stallionin the county, goes all the tashionable saddle gates and size enough tormost any purpose, he was bred in Scott county, Ky. He was stred by th celebrated yvetter of saddle and r horses Expert, out of Nelly Ward, wha was one of the most celebtated premium takersin the bine uss rezion of Ky she was by the great show horse Jo Dillard. Expert by Bald Stocking, he t Old Tom Hal, a Canadian pacer. This horse will be on exhibition on the street» ot Butler every Saturday. Westey Waknock, Agent BLACK JOHN, the fine breeding Jack, will serve mares at $10 to insure a mare in toal or ive colt pavable wher the colt comes. The conditions sam . stated in Eddy Ward as to payin y Black John is black, with ve noted aa by the 5 im Jack, Hawk Eye, he is strictly a s as his colts will show as w is colts on our place, a We think it would be to the interes: breeders of fine sulable horse and mt xamine this stobk their colts betere breeding elsewhere 17m2 Ww.&ew first extra good, at toe ane TO CATSLI desiring pasturage should call Mr MEN. FP, tor J.B miles northe B s are rich; see him atonce. on ot Trustee’s Sate. I. M. Foley and Jennie Foi of Septer which Where his wite, did on the 12th day er, 1853, by their deed ot id trust, 1 book of trus a recorde ok of deeds city of the and State ot Mie souri, conveyed to the uncersigned true tee the following described real estate t the county and state aforesaid, to-wit Lot No. 3, in block No. 16, and lot No. 13, in block No. 14, ail in the town of Walnut. And, whereas, said conveyance was made in trust to secure the paymen! ot a certain debt therein described, ant tne same was due on the 12th day of March, 1884, and is yet unpaid. o*, theretore, at the request ot the legal hot der and owner of said debt, and by virtue ot the power vested in me by said deed, I willon Friday, the 25th day of April, 1884, between the hours of go’clock in the forenoon and 5 o’clockin the atternoow ot that day at the east front door of the court house in the city ot Butler, Bates county, Missouri, sell the said rea! e-tate at public vendue, to the highest bidder tor cash, tor the purpose of paying said debt and costs of this proceeding. Jous G. McPeax, Trustee. was duly 3, Of t er’s office, in 2 county of Bates Notice ot Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all interesire- in the estate of Stephes) M. Staley, de ceased, that I, W. M. Griggs, admini trator de bo mis non of id estate, inten to make final settlement thereof, at the neyt term of the Bates county Probate Court, in Bates county, State of Missourr. da the 12th of W. M. Ger istrator de bo mis ram. to be held at Butler on Just Opened and Newly Furnished, WwW. North Main Street. Location, > LANSDOWN, PROP’R, BUTLER, MU. Ww. J. LANSDOWN M. D. DEALER IN Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery, Soaps CIGARS. TOBACCO, ic. West Side of the Public Square, Butler, Mo,