The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-04

to leave, which vas about the 10Th Of last
month. On The 10Th We received the fol.
lowing:
RUsrILvIILE Ky, May Is, 20.
NJ Dsw uadam: Your letter, bearing
date May 3rd, and posimark~J May 10th,
vas received yesterday. ] am practicing
lawyer in this place and, also. member Of
the School Board. and, - such received q
letter from Mr.. Geo. d. Elli., strictly upon
business. I answered his letter and sup
posed he received il. The paper upon
| which wrote to him Was about this style.
This letter Is written ON note paper. with
black ink. The letter Ellis showed to Mrs.
- ga on large-sized, heavy letter pa
per, in purple ink. The address vas not
C. d. Ellis but Mr. or EGG. Geo. d.
Ellis.' cannot answer your question ~ 10
Why he read from = letter he had written
himself and MT from the one I sent him.
The latter contained no secrets that should
be concealed irom the eye 81 lady.
did mot make Use Of the language
stated in your lester nor words tn
that effect. did not say that he was en-
titled Ia Ss;S..j0 or Ia any amount whatever
hut upon the contrary, | called his attention
To the two recripts he had signed, making
total Of SlO7 ~. which he had received.
Yours. nc.
+. W. EVANS.
APPEARANCE or q. u. ELLIS.
lie Is u good looking young man, abou,
thirty four year. Of age, dark comp.exioned,
about five feet eight inches in heighth and
possesses broad square shoulders; wears
black pants. striped coat and white felt hat
IMPORTATION FROM ANOTHER SQUIRE
Is to the effect that he has succeeded in ob.
tanning small sums Of money from poor
mechanics, ON the ground III the ability he
had to get them employment from the rail-
road Companies. Also, tina, he had been
down in Texas AMI, according To his own
statement, held public office there in con-
nection with some cotton matter more
opaque than honorable apparently.
NOT ONE or THE TREES IN THE FORREST
FAMILY.
A. Ellis had ssii h: was \ >on-in-law of
Gen. Forest, a letter Was written To winch
following reply vas received:
OFFICE of J. 4. FoR.E-r II Co,
PROPRIErDRS of Cry STABLES.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2s, 1873.
Dsur M,c,,ms: Your favor received AMI
contents duly noted. The msn YOU speak
ri by the name III Ellis do not know any,
thing about. have M brother -in-lsw BY
that name. From what Won ssy in vonr
letter. think he is trying ON some sharp
game and the hest thing Won can do il Ia
get rid Of him. ii vou can. Hoping this
will reach you in time. ] remain,
Respectfully.
J. 4. FORREST.
GONE To TEXAS(?l.
The last heard of this cracked detective
is associated with hi. sudden departure for
Texas few days ,go. Whether he will
return ar not is a mystery. Ii he does, it
seems the city authorities should tender
him public reception in the manner pro-
viied by law.
A note received At this office, yesterday,
SAYS:
81 learn from a reliable source that Ellis
started f,r Texas in great haste, apparently
lie pretended tn have received important
news from RothchIid. This RothchIld il n
rich jcweler in Cincinnati. whose son. II u
said. deceived awav and married WON IN
of donhtful reputation. She WA murdered
In Jefferson. Texts. The name If the mur-
d-rel woman was Bessie Moore. Eli, pre-
tends tn have known E,-~ie.
4 letter has come 'o hand from another
II the Forrest family. The writer says
Ellis is M connection IL theirs. But. that
there Wa an Ellis married n widow in
Jackson. Tenn, AMI after having treated
her badly. bsselv deserted her.
Too men vent tn the NJ, X. X r. road.
the morning Ellis Was tn leave. anil looked
through the train bu, could no, find him.