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"Charged With Robbery - Two Negroes Alleged to Have Held up a Third - Are In Jail" - - Preliminary hearing was given Thursday for Jim Walsh and Willie Busey, two negroes charged with holding up and robbing a companion last week.
It is alleged that these two with Ab Wyle, the plaintiff, came to town and the latter showed some money. There was drinking, and about midnight the trio started from town.
Reaching a point where the road crosses the railroad near John T. Mason’s, Wyle claims Busey and Walsh pretended to fight, whereupon Wyle interfered and Busey drew a gun on him and with an order of “Hands up,” and Walsh went through his pockets. He lost a $10 bill, a $5 bill, some silver, and a pocket knife - everything he had with him. Wyle declares they talked of killing him, but let him go.
Wyle then returned to town and notified Sheriff Perry. This was at 12:40 o’clock.
The Sheriff learned that all three negroes had been employed by Byron Woodson and that both had wages due them. He notified Mr. Woodson to let him know should the men came to him and shortly the call came. In a few minutes Sheriff Perry was on the ground and placed the men under arrest.
At the preliminary both were bound over to the December term of court, and in default of $400 each, both went to jail. $8.24 was found on one and $1.50 on the other.
Wyle has been in Missouri but a short time, having come from Arkansas to Parkville. Busey had been in Parkville Sunday and induced him to come here. He had worked for Mr. Woodson only half a day.Date(s) of Creation
9/29/1910
