The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-26

toFfelting-8ow IN Artist Gave
Lesson to Lady Pupil.
From the Quincy Wing.
A somewhat romantic affair, which |
came very near resulting in . tragedy, |
occurred q few days since. the particu-
lars Of which are decidedly interesting.
It grew out of the fact that young
artist named George Wilson abducted
a handsome young lady Of this city.
named French. whose mother is a wid-
ow and the additional circumstance
that before doing so Wilson stole the
money and jewelry belonging to Mrs.
French which in the aggregate were Of
consi lerable value.
To get at the matter, in the language
Of
THE PERSONS INTERESTED,
we may say that ON Saturday morning
Mrs. French left this city ON Conduc-
tor BurreIs train. arrived in Hannibal
mn hour afterward, ard, having pro-
cured the assistance os Mr.. Marley.
she went to the depot for a purpose.
Soon after getting there she met
man who calls himself Geo. Wilson.
and, ON sight If him. she drew a pis-
to: and would probably have shot him
hal not Mr.. Manley interfered. VIII
son was arrested and taken before
Judge Richmond. charged with the
threefold crime Of
| ABDUCTION, PASSING COUNTERFEIT
MONEY AND THEFT.
Mrs. French made this statement to
the Court: She lived in Quincy.
Wilson, whom she knew but q short
time. protested to teach painting. and
gave lessons to her daughter. Friday
afternoon he solicited her consent to
take her daughter out to the Fair
Grounds. which was reluctantly grant
ed, plausible excuse for doing 80 hav-
ing been given by Wilson. While her
daughter was getting ready, Wilson
was left alone in the room. When the
couple had gone she discovered that
her gold watch and chain and pocket
hook containing s28 in currency was
: missing, which was in the room when
Wilson had been left alone. She said
nothing. intending to have him arrest.
ell a. soon rs he came hack with heI
daughter. She obtained the service.
Of the police force. A policeman who
knew her daughter. had seen her 60
ing toward the depot, and
| ACTING VERY STRANGELY.
From Conductor Burrel it was learned
that the couple went ON his train Il
Hannibal, and she followed and had
the arrest made rs stated above.
The Hannibal GI4~r says that ar
to the time Of the arrest Mrs. French
had seen nothing Of her daughter, ana
knew nothing Of her. 1t was learned
that Wilson had stopped at the Grove
House. Judge Richmond sent MIR
Alanley to the hotel to find her If pos
sible. The officer soon returned will
q fine-looking, handsome girl. about
seventeen years Of age. When the
mother and daughter met they both
broke completely down and wept VIC
leutly. No explanation was asked BY
the mother, and none was given by thu
daughter.
WHAT THE DAUGHTER SAYS.
After q time the daughter made i,
substance the following statement
She had known Wilson but shor,
time. She did not love him, and new
er had. When they went to the Fail
Grounds at Quincy. by the persuasion
Of Wilson, she drank wine severa
times. after which she knew nothing
or at least remembered things very in
distinctly. until she arrived at Hanni
bal. Wilson wanted her to 60 on Will
him to Louisiana. but she refused Il
do 50. He took her to the Wolf
House, where on her demand sepa.at,
rooms were engaged, with the assurance
that she should be sent back to Quincy
He left her in the morning, and wheI
he was arrested he Was on the point o
stepping on the train for st. Louis.
A COUNTERFEIrER.
| It appears from statements made
that Wilson had in his possession {
large sum Of what purported to b,
money, but much Of which is supposed
to be counterfeit. A fellow whom HI
called his partner left Hannibal Satur
day morning. taking with him one o.
Wilson's satchels. A search Of one o.
the satchels resulted in the discovery
Of two counterfeit silver half dollars
1t il believed that Wilson is q hart
citizen, and further developments con
corning him will be looked for with in
terest.
| HOME AGAIN.
Mrs. French and her progressing
daughter returned to their home in
Quincy by the evening train on Satur
day, the former carefully guarding the
latter, As IL fearing that she might
again be abducted. The young lady,
however. had had an experience which
she evidently did not relish. and there
is no danger that the ARTIST" will take
her away . second time. Wilson
must have been desperately in love
With Miss French, for he played q
deep game to make her his wife.
Mother and Child.
II cannot he denied that mothers