The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20
SOLD TO SIN.
A Mother Travelling Over the Land
Bartering OF Her Daughter a.
Merchandise.

The parties mentioned below create
quite sensation in the city a short tim
. ago, a full account OF which was publishe
at the time.-ED. BAzoO.
The police Of this city have just brongl,
TO the surface Of public affairs a case q
material depravity seldom surpassed il
criminal history. A woman with kint
and induIgent hushand-a hard workin,
mechanic and kind father--becomes tn,
voluntary merchant Of the body of he
beautiful daughter and does 80 in a man
ner at once devilish and mysterious.
1t lis nearly three months ago since the
travelling men passing to and fro over the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
noticed on the daily trains between Sedalis
and Parsons, we'll dressed, middle aged
woman and bright, fresh looking girl
evidently not more lian sixteen wears oil
age. One or two of the Kansas City com
mercial travellers became fascinated by the
bait thrown out BY the mother, and one fell
vic,im To the we'll laid plans Tor his
allurement
The story OF crime is simply this: The
mother, a woman cold, callous and am
bilious, became dissatisfied with her home
IN Parsons, Kansas, and resolved to obtain
money and clothes by a mode almost un-
heard of. She went to Sedalia and there
became acquainted with young merchant
or book-keeper and made bargain with
him to deliver TO him beautiful little girl
to be his property for the sum Of SO. The
trade was consunmated and two Kansas
CITY drummers, who were on the train
when the mother delivered the daughter,
were witnesses TO the unholy transaction.
This was two or three months ago. Since
that time the mother has taken her daughter
to various towns and places, keeping her in
hotels and making money i'm any way, so
that money was obtained.
This old harridaE came to Kansas City
few days ago. and, with her daughter, took
apartment, in one of the best hotels in the
city. Soon after their arrival the mother
and daughter appeared upon the streets, the
mother in costly and fashionable attire, the
iauther as fresh little juvenile in short
lresses. They created a sensation for the |
irst day. They went up and down Main
treet, and passed down Delaware street. and
n their travels they met several acquaint-
nces.
The hotel-keeper became suspicious, but
ePt still Tor the first day or two. Then he
ecame indignant, and the police were mott
ed, and the notification resulted in the ar
est of the mother and daughter They
'ere sent to Jail as Migrants, but were re-
,ased next morning, "a no case could lie
lade ont against them. They promised to
AYE the city.
The woman declined to give any name
he daughter gave the name Of Maud Ray
lond. While the women were in jai! an
onest-l"oking man, representing himsel! to
E a mechanic, from town in the interior .
Kansas, came into the city looking for
is wife and daughter. His story was TO
lis effect: He hal sent his wife away 10
Ike his daughter 10 school. and had furn-
he'd money to pay travelling expenses and
lition fees, but not hearing anything de- =
nite concerning his wife and daughter. he ,
me TO Kansas City to inquire. lie found !
is wife and daughter, but he discoveIed
lat the latter had been going to bad
hOol, with her mother As her preceptor
lch instances of matrimonial depraviiy as s
lis are very rare-k1nsgs Gin Times I