The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-04
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"What does this mean? ?" the reporter IN
quired, a. soon As the card was handle! 10
him.
81 WILL TELL YOU THE WHOLE STORY.
said the other. "'ibe first We knew Of
this man was at South Union Station,
Logan county, Kentucky. That place is
community Of shaking Quakers. Ny
husband and we're on visit there. Ellis
had come along sometime previously aud
Joined the community. He claims 10 he a
relative Of the celebrated Gen. Forrest, Of
Confederate notoriety, and Ia have taught
school in Pacific City. Franklin county. the
State. Also, that he Was AT one time q
drummer for New York boot and shoe
firm. Travelled in he South, had store in
Mississippi or some other Southern State /;
had a man 10 take care Of il and that the
latter ruined him by trusting too much Ia
what appeared afterwards only a the empty
pccket-books @! very non-liquidaiing GUS
toners. Fate seemed 10 have treated him
badly almost from mis- youth ny. Indeed. lac
seemed 10 have iesn victim of the most ex-
traordinary and unfortunate circum>tanc
for wears past. The community, after
I having listened Of his misfortunes, showered
upon him their sympsthies and employed
him To teach school. This school was moi
exclusively for the benefit Of the children
of the community. Ia fact, it WAS a dis
trict school, and the teacher received COM
pensaticn through the county funds, in
part. Ii is necessary 10 bear this carefully
in mind, in order that the subsequent,
transaction lS!,ali relate may be- thoroughly
understood. And | wish YOU "a hear in
mind that this community is not like the
Oneida one, in New York State. There
IL no free love here. This community is
exactly an aniIpode Of the other. The
stricteSf celibacy Is always practiced.
Probably Ellis would have liked il better
il il had been the other way. He Taught
school from the lst of last
October until about the middle Of
April; and in the mean time spoke great
dea; about Cincinnati. Ohio, and Louisville,
Nv.
An ALLEGED NUsDERER's FRIEND.
In speaking Of Cincinnati. he frequently
referred TO a man named Rothchild, who
resides there, and who had a son, drum
mer, travelling in Texas. The drummer
was arrested in that State charged with
the murder OF one Bessie Moore. Ellis
said he knew old Rothchild we'll. That he
corresponded with him. He subsequently
said that the old gentleman had Offered
him 500 TO 60 TO Texas and work for the |
Liberation Of the young man; or, ~ near |
as can remember, do some important |
work for him.
MAKES AcQUAINrANCES
Ii was while he Was teaching school that /
We became acquainted with HIM. He
seemed a very pleasant fellow. The com
muniiy appeared to like him very we'll. !
may as we'll say that "a it is community
none receive any compensation for what
they do while connected with it, Every
thing, in the way of prosperity. is in CON-
mon. Hence Ellis did not receive anv pay
FOR teaching done within the limits Of the
lie was we'll clothed, how
ever, by the community, and very carefully
laken care of when, on one occasion. he fell
md said he had injured his back. They
nur-ed him tenderly and beautifully baihed
nim with alcohol to alleviate the pain.
rhc compensation ne did receive was for
ervice that accrued to the bcne-
it Of the county: and that compensation
anne out of the county school fund, as I
AVE stated already.
A lady who vas teaching under the
luspices OF the community became sick ;
While INV husband and I we're visiting
here, and IA had taught school at one
ime, during the younger portion Of nv
life. filed her place pro tem; and in this
Fay l became more intimately acquainted
nth Ellis than I would otherwise have Z
one.
Ny husband remained at the station about !
wO weeks and then returned to his bust.
ess in Sedalia. Meanwhile, he told Ellis
he ever come to Sedalia to come and see
i'm. remained between three and four &
months there. Then I, too, returned to I
edaIia, and brought with me INV sister.in- .
aw, Mary, whose health was delicate and {
Tho thought the air OF Sedalia .
nd change would be beneficial 4
D her. Ny sister-in-law's friends are very a
ind. They told her to write for money, &
,henever she wished TO re,urn, and they G
'ould promptly send her all she required 4
Ills subsequently found this out and took I.
dvantage Of it," Z,
CONES MARCHING ALONG" il
at was not long after my return that q
Ills put in an appearance here. He took Z
ivantage Of my husbands invitation and n
line direct to our house. His assertion Of h
'e cause for having left the community a
AZ that they had asked him 10 withdraw Il
understand his retirement vas forced On 81
count Of his conduct having been disor- "a
.rly. After redhaining With 10 few dsys, a