The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-22
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{ MRS. WET.
| This morning RAzOo reporter went
L.monie and had IN interview with Nj
: West, the wife Of the accused murders
The pencil shower learned where she live
and il being quite early did not disturb b,
until later hour. In tine meantime
, encountered n. T. Patrick, = citizen Of Il
village, III d asked him:
. ''Dc you know John 1. We-tyr
PAirick-Ies, l know him. He hs
worked for me.
kepo-trr-WhAt kind of . fellow is he
P-l don't know much about him.
reckon he don't amount to great deal.
R-Wss he industrious?
:. P--Not very. lie hoed corn for me- II
Vas two weeks hoeing two acres He didn
work very hard dvn't think.
! k-ilow long ago did he leave here?
P-Ai.out two months ago. lie Ia,
some sort of falling ont wifh his wife AN,
he left. Al Ieast il Was reported 'roun'
town that they had trouble. Of my Owl
knowledge, know Of no trouble betwee,
them.
R-Where is he now?
P-l don't know. The last l heard o
him he Was out south Of here play ing cards
I R-WLo told Ven that?
! P--Marion Ferguson, his brother. in Law
There goes Fersuson nos. (fointinS To 4
small man walking acr.s-s the street with
little black dog following him.
The reporter then int-rrogA,ed severa
other citizen. in regard Ia West;
One said: West kept an ice cream
stand here in July. He il a no-acco,,nt
, sort Ola fellow, and mistreaied his vile. y
Another said: "John West Is the out.
side Of sausage. lie is mo- good to himself
or any body else.
Anolher-lf they we're 10 hang John
West. even il il MAS not him who killed the
stranger at Pilot Grove, they would not b.
doing muth wrong. a. he is n worthl - ~
the worst. Ills prr-ence On earth is ii no
particular good.
The REPORTER then hunted up Marion
Ferguson and asked him ii lac could sec
Mr.. West.
Ferguson lead the way up stairs over /,
s,orehouse. and. opening door asked:
Rachel. are You uP?
V..ice from inside-No, not yet.
Ferguson-(iet up. There 10 gentleman
here who wants 10 see you.
Mr.. +. anG the reporter retreaied down
stairs To ALLOW Mrs. West time to perform
her toilet.
In about half an hcnr Mr.. Ferguson and
:he newspaper man went again and found
Mrs. 'e,t in large room scantily furnish.
ell with a cook stove. bed and few chalrs,
which, ~ere neatly aud Hastily arranged.
MIR. West il woman evidently about
twenty years Old, iIiiieraie aud very eco.
dressed-in Tact everything about
the place indie lesi poverty and ~ani. She
Is in very delicate situation ard scarcely
able To be around.
The reporter opened the conversation by
asking:
Are van the vile Of John I. West:
Mrs. West.-l am.
Rep"rirr Where is he :
Mrs. W-(iod knows, l don't.
r. When did he leave here?
Mrs. W-Jul. 10Th. this year.
r. Where did you hear from him last?
Mrs. VI heard from him last at
HmyheSvilie, Indirectly. He has not writ
ten n.e since he left.
Ferguson-l}o6 Sweet saw him at Soda
liza ON the day of Forepaugi,'s circus,
Oct. "a.
R-Where did he start for when he left
here?
Mira West-Nobody knows.
R-Was he drinking man.
Mrs. W-No sir.
R-When were YOU marriedy
Mrs W-April I'D, 1877.
Rid you and John have sny trouble :.
Mrs. W-No. ] did not know that he
was going. lie left one morning. He vent
over to the store and that Was the last
Jaw Of him. The day before he left, ne
took tent that belonged 10 him and
Marion Mrs. Vests brother ahd fixed and
said he WAS going 10 take pictures. But
he sold the tent for three dollars aud did
not let vs. know anything about il.
R-He was photographer then?
Mrs. W-No, but he coHld take gems.
Rid he have a watch when he LETT.
MIR. w-No sir. (-miiing)
R-Who did he GO sway xiih?
Mrs. W-Gns Woods.
k-Have Won heard from Woods?
Mrs. W-fes, We have heard from him
lie wa- in town two weeks ago Yesterday,
September a9uh.)
R-Where does Woods 1--we?
Mrs. W-iiis father lives "n Big Muddy
aud I reckon Gus lives with
him
R-Are you ain ihst John had no
watch when he l~It here?
Mrs. W-Oh! yes, know he did moi
have snv watch.
R--Did YOU hear tina, he was arrested,
charged with murder?
Mrs W-No sir. When MAS the murder
R-Friday night or Saturday morning
Oct"ter 4tb or 5,h.
Mrs. W.-Did he commit the murder?
k-Tha! has moi been proven yet. He
IS only arrested on suspicion Oi having
the crime.
Rid won have any trouble with him
,efore he left.
Mrs w.-No. He mas in better humnr
he morning he left than he had been for
wo weeks before.
R-was Ice generally ill-humored?
Mrs. W.-Someiime.. He had been
,bont two weeks before.
R.-Whal made him leave?
Mrs. WI do not know.
h--Jobu sNFs tuat uc tbsu sou tuSt
Marion could not stay here. an that he /
old Won one Of you had 10 leave, aud that
,ou -aid that he john could leave and
,e left
Mr.. What i. not 40. Thare j. no
ruth in it. That never occurred. When
lid he tell you this.
R-Y~sterday, IN the Boorville Jail. He
rro,e you letter which will be here to-
light, asking you to come and zee him.
Viii you 20 to B"onviiie.
Mrs. W.-No, I won't go. II is ss much
e can do In stay at home. / am not
bile 10 GO. II was ! would not 60 TO zee
msn that has done as he has.
R.-gIow has he done?
Mrs.. Vile left without giving me any
hing TO &c, something to eat With, and
Without any wood. No, am not going 20
ee hiln.
R-Where does hi father live?
Mrs. w.-Some where in Illinois.
R.-liow did John leave here?
Mrs. Vile walked away. Gus Wood
aid when he got back that they had been
e Texas, hut reckon that they did not 70
o Texas.