The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-25

only Eve Isl days from date of counter
signing signature and stamp III agent At
ST. LOUIS. This ticket Ia be null and
void for return passage IL not u-ed On Ut
before September -, 1878.
have purchased this ticket and hereby
agree to u-e same. subject tn above r~slric
iiOns and Condition., which, fully under.
stand. J. u. Mock.
Witses.,
J. II. Mckay. A.ent.
Attached To this is ak couIsrn-.
paid $l3 for the ticket.
>nOND COMMITTEE
Another meeting Vas called about noon
on the platform in front III the Harrison
House, when the following committee "a.
appointed To see what could i- done:
Il. l.. Suber. Dallas.
\. P.siori1s. Houston.
4. F--tard, Washington County
J. +. Erown, Waco.
w. II. Wainwright, Sherman.
IN. White, Mckinney.
B. Goodman. Deni>on.
W. Mck-nna, Cor-icana.
N. M,tiSidn. Austin.
} II. Owen, Navasois.
w. &. BENNETT. H~arn-.
J. Il. Mock, Fort Worth.
THE COMMITTEE VISIT Mr. xIr'HEIJ.
The committee walked up iowsni the
General Offices of the NJ. X. Il +. They
met Mr.. Mitchell At the Filth street depot
and the chairman stepped up Ia him anil
-aid.
"Are you Mr.. MITCHELL"
Mitcl,elI-l am.
Elder Suher We sre here u see you
about our condition hos We are To get ou,
of here? We bnughi these tickets that We
hold IL our agents in Texas.
MITCHELL guess no,-the sy~nt. of Col.
iins, PERHAPS? We will go over to the Of
flee and see Mr. Teassiale.
THE CJNNIrrEE AT THE GENERAL oFFwE
I'll. committee then followed Mr.
Mitchell I" the general offices, where they
we're invited To seats in the erintendeni'.
Office
Mr.. Tcs-.l.le Vas invited in and intro
duce,l Ia the COMMITTEE.
Miich-ll-Mr. Tsasdale, can you explain
to these p-op;e how they we're caught in
this snap by Collins?
Tea-,iai--Mr. Collins contracted with u.
ior . CERTAIN uumb-r of coaches, at a certain
rates Fort Scu,l, Sr.lalia and Chicago.
Subrr-We hold . st. Lpui- ticket With
the stamp Of
YOUR DENI>pH OFFICE AGENT
"n the back of it, aud We supposed IRON
that. that the ticket was good tn 81. Louis.
Tess!alr-lhAt STAMP on the ticket was
Ia make il gooi ior Your passage over our
road aud mot ~ an endor cement III this II.
Louis contract.
Mr. Tea-.iale then produced the contract
made with Collins aud il VAS read Z. The
committee by Elder Subcr
Misunderstanding ~ thi. matter wc
have fulfilled our part ri thi. CONTRACT.
We made no conirart Ia sake YOU gentle
man Ia ST. Louis.
Mitcheli-A. far ~ the contract I'll this
company GOES. II shall he carried out in
coed faith. had ,-legrsphr,l To Mr. rsl.
mage, ri the M's-oari Pacific, Yesterday.
ii the condition If things and asked him
il arrangements had been .se To take
the 81. Lpui. excursionists To their desti.
nation. He answered that
NO ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE.
then telegrspled asking him Ia have .
representative here this morning. The
reason our agent Mt Deni-on stamped the
ticket. vas becsu-e il would then insure
your passage over the NJ. X. Il T. The
coaches of the NJ. X. & T.. from here to
Hannibal are at your disposal, free Of
charge. II il will better your condition in
assisting you to st. Loui-.
N. Magruder Of Austin, asked "vhat
was to he done With Collins? This CON-
pany has done every Thing ,ha, can he rea-
-onsbly asked Of them, aud their officers
have acted like true gentlemen with
ns. and ! feet under deep and obl,ga.
tions tn them-nos for myself. hut the
POOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
who are here unable to ges away-in their
behalf, thank these gentlemen. Nov
what can be done with Collins, Cannot
he he arrested on charge Of fraud and
taken back to Texas? Il does seem to me
that there ought to be some Law in exit
ence to make HIM disgoree. There j.
money in the Chicago express Office belong
ing to Collins. Con We uot attach the |
money there and thereby indemnify those
sho have been defrauded."
This ended the interview at the general
,fice.
The arrangement was now for the CON
nittee to find Collins and At 3 p. M with |
him (Coilins) meet Col. Mitchell. Judge
,ears and Mr.. Tea.dale At Sichers.
ANOTHER Biz TALK.
Promptly at three o'clock Collins vss
marched to Sichers and IN room No.
ound the parties named above. Collins
1as introduced to Mr. Mitchell and Col.
;ears.
Sean-You give IN order to the co,upa.
y for the money and We will put these
'eople in st. Louis. What is left over
fter paying the expenses ard paying what,
he passengers have already advanced
rill be
sr~nr TO YOUR ORDER
Coilins-This viii suit me anu will
i've you An order against the entire re-
,ittsnce.
Tessdale-But these parties hold nine
? day ticket and il will take $:565 to pay
eeir fare each way. |,
Sean-The.e people must be taken care
{ BY Us and we calculate to see the con-