The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-06

Please send by the maui train tonight. IS wisll
70 so h0Ee immediately
Yours truly, II > osA.
+. s Father IS coming 10 our district conference
week with Bro. Goldins : think if bis he.l,h
will admit of his coming. HIS
Ny father III Sea, HIS marx. Ny Own nsnar ,
r. Sea, junior
On this letter the and address Of Il. II
Golding, Gypsum Greek Circuit. IN The recognized
hand writing OF the murdered man
The Tribune further saws,
His name was J. B. True; age. -; nom Adrian
county Mo- from where he came on the 18Th OF las5
January; parents, dead had relations Except
wife 81 In this country; married by Kew samuel
woolIert-son Of the murdered Inan-on tae l,th day
of last September; was q member OF woolpcrt 5
church; was not acquainted with any OF the other
Woop-rts hal been tea ching school in district No
80 Saline county bat had 70 quit account OF fuel
about four weeks; had employed Mohler q Cunning
ham 20 defend htmi was arrested second time on
approach OF officers he had through excitement and
fear attempted shoot himself (se here showed Us the
wound the bali striking his light temple and gancing
70 the leff leaving swollen ridge along his fereheab
Aside from the crime OF murder. John B.
True is guilty Of other crimes which would
send him to the Peuitentiary for many years.
In Owen county, Kentucky, an indictment
stands against him for forgery. He fed from
Kentucky to Mexico, Mo-, where his wife and
child are living with her father-the wife hav-
ing left him, but not being divorced. There
be made several attempts to abduct his boy
bat was detected, and finally given notice TO
leave the country, or he would be turned over
to Kentucky authorities. A fugitive fror jus
tice he travels West to Fort Scott, this state,
and on farther. until he finally turns up in
this county. he obtained employment here
about last spring, working for Mr.. J. o. Han
ford. In the mean time he kept company with
q young lady Of fine character and this fall
was married TO her-Rev. ID. b. Woolpers
(son Of the murdered mani performing the
ceremony. He joined the NJ. E. church. and
was very devout in all Christian forms. But
he was too great rascal to remain quiet long.
BE first forged an order purporting to come
from Mr.. Meyers to Campbell, Sloan & Tut
hill, to the effect that he was a young man
worthy OF credit, etc. When bis attention was
called to the fact that Meyers name was not
signed to the paper, he represented that Mey-
ers, in his hurry, had neglected to afax his sig
nature. A small bill on credit was allowed
him, but it soon came out that his representa-
tons were false, and he settled the bill reluc-
family. About this time he went into gen.
eral business OF borrowing and forging, until
on the Salina Bank brought about his arrest,
and was the means of his arrest for murder.
He also forged papers by which he procured
employment as teacher in this county. He
certainly is deserving Of 'the wages Of sim
Clark Allen, whom True mentions, Is the
same one whom the Dav IL boys claim commit
ted the thefts TOR which they are now being
tried. Such man has been in this locality,
but his whereabouts Is now unknown. True's
implication Of him il very thin. and no one be-
lieves IT,
Rev samuel Woolpert, was 90 years old.
He was native OF Wayne county. Indiana. He
has been connected with the Methodist minis
try for over forty years. la 1857 he applied
for admission to the Southern Indiana confer
ence, but membership being full he, with
a number of Others, was rejected-tit being a
rule that no conference can have larger
than they have Number of ap-
pointments.l Ia 1863 he came TO Kansas, and
has labored faithfully and efficiently in the
church. He was regarded by Rev. Mr.. Dear
born, the Presiding Elder OF this district, as
one of his most thorough workers. Ia fnan-
clal matters he particularly excelled. aud bis
accounts were always kept with exactness and
system. His family consists of three sons and
two daughters, one OF his sons being stationed
at Brookville charge. He was held in the
highest esteem by his vast circle OF friends.
His body was taken to Topeka on Saturday
and buried in the cemetery.