The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-05

Story OF . Smooth-Tougusd Young
0ter and q VOrdant Maiden.
Ast, Courted. Ruined and Desert
Cd. All in . Week.

From the Dallas. Texas. Commercial.
Day before yesterday morning ve pub
l,sbed ashoss note Of the escape Of one Lane
Of Fort Worth, Who had figured sonewhsI
psominensly OF the south bousd Central
, railroad train the night before. OR state.
~ents then we're not altogether complete,
from the simple fact nat. owing 70 the
laienes Of the hour when the Information
90 received, ve were unable to get the full
: details. Since. ws have been able 10 do %.
and this morning we publish them in order
to fully show up the shortcomings Of IN
oily -tongued yOnnsster. vhoas peccsdilloa
have aforr,ime, IL report BE- true. been
made known through the public prints.
Before, however, We begin the story -
want to give an incident which occurred
during the day following our publication.
Lane, after reading the paper, made bic sp-
pesrance OF the business desk Of this Office
and coming bluff game" on the cashier,
insisted on our mails being stopped Ut once,
and the Fort Worth papers suppressed
Nov, to do this il Of eourss contrary to all
rules in newspaper Offices. and be ~ 20 in
formed. He insisted upon his request, and
was willing 10 pay Eve hundred dollsrs il
is VA granted. The cashier suddenly rec
objected that Mr.. Lane Va in debs to the
Office In the sum Of 6f,y cents. and mildly
suggested that half dollar in cash vas
better than half . thousand dollars in
promise. This vas "vils.r" and the
young mau Wilted. From . clustering
buffer he came down hsndsomely into .
nild.msnoered individual, simply anxious
to save his family the modification Of the
publication. To the managing editor he
made Q 6st-footed denial Of the whole
transaction, 20 far - be Va concerned.
To this last matter ..vs wish especially 70
pay our regards. We have been as some
trouble to hunt up the faess and nov give
them:
On Monday, the 14ih Of this month,
Lizzie HeAerman. VS. passssger
on the east bound Psci6c train, which,
reaches this place from Fort Worth
about half-psst seven o'clock in
the evening. She = young-seventeen-
good looking and decidedly impressible.
Since last March che has been st service in
the family Of . wealthy seatleman in the
Fort. She had saved from her wages
enough money 10 6t out for henself modest
wardrobe. and leave in her portmonnaie the
sum Of tveniy-six dollars.
On the same train - . young man,
whose name. parted in the middle, 10 re
corded - J. Mason Lane. The young
man had ai0retims seen the girl, and nov
pssauming upon that fact vent up and
spoke to her. Introducing and making HIM
self agreeable generally.
The remainder Of the story Ne give - -
received il from her lips. He inquired
where she va going. She answered 70 her
home and relatives in Lesvenvosth,
Kanssa. "Ah, indeed, he vss himself lFav-
cling In that direction Fortunate circum-
seance-cOuld be be fellow traveller and
Offer her his proteesion?" Pleasant con-
psuy in railway carnage - always agress-
bic and his courteous ODER wss accepted
With thanks. Had the matter stopped here
all would have bsen right, bot Lane muse
10 further and With OILY tongue make ar
dent love to hia companion. She listened,
then hesitased and VS. lost Reaching
this city, they went TO the Lamar house,
where he registered - &c. ". Lane and
lady. Fort Worth" They remained here
until the following night when they vent To
Denisou, and aeain registered - man and
wife. While here, however, Lane obtainesl
possession OF the poor girl's hard earned
sd, and also the check TO her trunk.
A day spent in Denison. and the parties
vent on to Caddo. I. T., where according 70
his promise. the marriage vas 10 Be cels-
braied. Here they remained . week, ct
least she did, Tor upon one presext or an
other he managed 10 spend most Of his time
in Denison, having 6rss obtained from her
. necklace, ring and bseastpin, and pavned
her trunk for their board bill, amount
ing to so 1t the 81. james hotel.
On Tuesday last he msds one Of
those trips to the Gate city. and - he
did not return on Wednesday, the deluded
girl began to make inquiries about him.
She was then informed BY the eensleman
that IL she wished TO zee him again she must
follow him to Fort Worth, WHITTIER hs had
gone.
Without cent in the world, and without
even . change Of clothes, she boarded the
train and started on his trail. Hes story.
% told to the conductor, secured her pass-
see. Repeated 70 the Dallas quarantine
o6cefs, it excited their sympathies
and promise Of assistance. When . short
distance above this city. Who should come
into the train but the sbseonding young iel-
lov. Hia victim hailed him u once and
charged him With his per6dy. He told her
| that II she would make No stir on the train
be would ful6 ] hrs promise 10 soon - they
came into the city.
When the guarantee physician came
round he va informed that the missing
man had heen found. In surprise hs On
svered: "why, this man gave me his name
- J. C. Brovn-hov u thisr Some kind
Of explanstion ~ given and the two q
last reached the c,ty. With no intention OF
keeping his promise the youogster took the
gisi to the American Houas, where be LETT
her With the very short information lhat be
vas without money. unable 10 pay either
her board or his, and that be would stay 1t
relations houss that night, bot would
come hack nett day. Instead Of doing %
be attempted to leave town On the South
bound train the next morning. bot Va pre-
vented By IN o6cer Who took him TO the
hotel. Again be gave the unfortunate girl
the sup au0 nI8nt UesOsU - SsOs9 Oh 70
Fort Worth, boarding The train sfsss il hsd
started Where be 10 nov L IN open ques-
ton. As to What the girl intends to do Ne
cannot say. We hsve given the story
exactly - il i, and have bot TO add The
fact that The Lamar House register for the
14sh Of October shows IN srasore Of the
name Of &C. N. Lane and lady" end the
further fact thst our cashier still holds .
bill againss The young Nan for City essts.
Bold Burglary and Robbery.
We learn that The rssi5snes Of W. E
Miller. agent Of Tie c. d A. railroad. vas
borslsrissd lass Mosdsy night Tie inmates
chloroiorued and Nr. Miller robbed Of ovss
500 in money. An easrancs 10 The baild-
ing vas effected By The kitchen viadov,
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