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THE SERGEANT WAS FORGETFULVan Prather Send* a Detectltf to Ar»re«t a Han for Whoie Apprehrn-■ton f 130 Wu Offered.The members of the police force in Kansas City, Kas., had a merry laugh yesterday at the expense of Police Sergeant Vim Prather, who is on- of the new Populistpolicemen of that » Uy. He was formerly .state auditor under the L*eweUlnj? administration, and was given the place on the police force for his party services.Yesterday he was on duty, and was deep In meditation huvv the law could best be executed, when n dairyman from Chelseafatrk came pan ting Into the station and told ilm that Walter Crouch, who was Armour's rei rccentatlve at Nate hex. Mis*., anti dis-nypecrcd last January short In his iu-cc ums. was at the home of William Bates, n* :ir Chelsea park. Sergeant Prather ctn* puht d tie L-irvuiara di^eribiue the men who are wanted, and found Jltol what he wanted. The North American Guarantee Compart v had advertised him, and offered a re-.v ird of lir-j for iiU i.rre-st, Sergeant I*tu-tlicr is m w In the buFliie^H, He forgot to H*i‘ the r- vunl, he could only think of making till1 urrt'Ft. Hlt; **•:Ih-d in Im-'-tiwe Jlramv Walsh, Tern Cahill and OIU-cer Mackt V and dispatched them post haste to ir.ako th.i arr- t. Thi n he ait down unil waited. An hour passed, and the officers t me in with lh» pri.-ci.cr. The prelim tu ar-in* were disposed of. and then the three others counted up they uoUul get eachfor the work. . ,Then Sergeant Pint her saw that ho had let himsell out of Lfco reward. The other officers iauplvd. There was music in Uu ir laughter. Sergeant ITnthcr laugh'd, bur his mirth was dry. There ww no -diwry Imim s in 1 i laughter, for the silver would go to others. Finally it was arbitrated and the toward, If Paid. will be cm up Ivtwrei; the three arresting officers and the sergeantwho didn't think.Wstlter Crouch was formerly a residentof Kansan City. Kits., and in the employ ofthe Armour Packing Company. Two years since he was sent to Natch* 3 ftr the oun-p.my's agent, and did the business there with coihi r sult:- until near the close of last vi’«r. Then he saw what he considered a sura ihlmr in the atock market and us-d some or the company's cash. It was theold stlory. The market went against him. The company's cash was gone and he hudnothing with which to replace it. He U-ftand since that tlmo has been out lt;*f the sight of the officers. Ten days since he returned to his home and has been with his tvjfo at her father s. He was trying to get Use matter straightened up with the com-panv and said last night he felt certain an adjustment could have been effected had not til*1 drtlrvman seen him and caused the arrest. He hoped tt could be mode anyway. Hla wife c ime with him to the station and wept bitterly when he wan locked up. Crouch la a young rann with n fine husfhe-s? record, and but for the ono yielding to the temptation to make a fortune at one ewoop in the markon would have been happily situated now. His relatives will help to got the mutter straightened out If it can l.t* done, and the police will hold him for developments.FRJIORIGlSon#Qm*Supehchbynay* acaters the reahave 1of Wf-J:• tercet*cbocU the Ur- nt i* i to tight and iksoruu :bucks.How* an I rtJrlJJ-ilfwith tlions. n i en l •rcrcmleavbet Itl’.Hgave i gt-tgr.jVhcj-eLltJ-dirt, b Ar.sv be cullfa ihandsilMceli► «* *:t.bricks4* lln.est*t; bcnmj u Antvm**n it*1MI nTAn nn ft Amnitn onif 1 I\T A A r\Cat hoiQUfcSCTeck : Ansvt.roceanQticsmeritsAim*the tidII3. 1 Uues rainfai AnstQues zone ii Anav
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Mon, Apr 12, 1897
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Misty C.
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