The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-27

\ correspondent Of the GLIDE Dt@Sc. a
r.i-..rsphssi fr"m Bloo0insnton las, nigh,
The following interesting matter relating to
the past history ii the murdered woman,
Lille Colcori, and of r~cent visit To her
early home hv Jor C.!cord:
Mr.. josiah r. Colcord, Who was mnr-
dsrrL by her husband in St. Louis On Sat
ur.i.y. VA. rsi-ed in Heyworth, . little
wa twelve miles south of Bloomington.
=ni w,s the daughter oi one Gibbons. .
tire CRATER, at that place. She wss re-
markedly pretty aud bright girl. The cu'n-
a,-nc-m~n, Of her downward career vas her
L. ,ving home, >'sse years ago, with John
Harold, with whom sh~ went Ia New Or
leans i"r year. She came home, and next
sppesrs.l with Colcor,l, whom she met IN
-. Louis. About three weeks ago Colcord
wac here, to,king into some rumos regard
ing the iniideliiy Of his wife. whose name
~. s>-"ciate,l unpleasan,ly with number
ii rSk--, young aud old, Of this city. C"i-
CORR uset tueSe uueu auu tssAeu W.T. s"e'ss
anil apparently left town satisfied of his
Wife. integritv. but saying he
would make his vile and her accu-ers con-
fr.nt the-e men. While here Coleord
pswnea an Odd Fellows pin Tor 81.
At the Coroner's inquest o, view 81 the
is-'i-- of J. p. and Lille Colcord. on Sat
ur.iav, one OF the witnesses siaied-aithongh
,", on oath a; the time--ihst the first ~ife
cf Colcord vas the adopted daughtr' of the
late Joshua Cheever. This was . mistake
she was In no way connected win Mr..
Che. ver's family. lie had hut two children.
b,th nov living in ST. Louis. Ills adopted
.sushier has resided in Chicsgo for the past
years.
The body al Colcords second vile and
victim i. still at the Morgue, hut will be
buried quietly this morning. The expenses
ri III. inirrmeni. il Is understood, VII be
def, aged by \ subscription taken up Among
-"u.e men,b~rs al the dsmi- m"n.Ls, unless
-"u.e friend. or relative. step in AMI give
the r~n,.in- >srul'u'e.
From ~hsi has b. en- published, il might
i~ Inferred that. an the divorce msitsr of
J. 7. and Mr. VI ~ Il ColcoId, the former
instituted the proceedings and procured the
Mr.. Colc"rd wss tie plaintiff.
and the circuit court gave her the decree, the
rustodv of the children and alimony.
Acciden, in Clay County.
Al i've o'clock an SUNDAY afternoon an
accident occurred nj kcsrn-y. Clay county.
That will p',!'sbly prove fatal 4" a yonnS
msn, besides resulting in the seric',s Inj.ry :
pi a young lady. At that time Mr. S,ro'h-
er Gov. accompanied by Miss Matte Pense.
started Oh, to enjoy buggy ride. In going !
over the wSsien crossing near the mill, to !
lake the street running north, the team be-
-sme frightened and ran away. After
going me distance Miss P-n-r jumped oui
ard ~. badly cut and bruised by being l
shot about thirty ;-et along the ground,
AMI Was Pi,A,-i up v''>' i'....- NJ. dow |
remained with The team, which s'on turned
. corner, and near The railroad crossing at
The toxn limits ran .cross Tvs" eighteen /
inch ,imisrs which uv.set the buggy and
hires him cut, his head striking one Of the |
sharp corner III the iimbers, INJECTING
wound ia the forehead, Just above the right /
I'VE. fr"m which the brsin- o"z-d. lie WAS !
conveyed tn his home anil attended hy DIR.
Iat-s. M"n.isy night a c"nsuitation was I
held With DR.. Wr.i. and Durham. Las, /
night the patient lay at the Ppint 81 death,
with only small prospect Of recovery. tie I
~as on- "f kearneyis mnst exemplary |
y.uing men, aud his sad condition IL uni !
verssi!v Iament-si. Miss Pense H. slowly I
recovering hut -cme days will -lsIr- b..fore
She will t-t about.