The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-16
4 MARITAL MANIAC.
4 Missouri Paoi0o Mans Advon.
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4 Missouri Pacific Mans Adveu
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The n. Lnais R.pssiicsa al yesserds
g'ves the Particular Of The arrest Of rail
road man i" shs, city, and The singular ci,
cumaiances that altended it:
On March 9th Capt Lee, acting chief q
police, received letter from Will J. Knot,
editor Of the Fcg AID Ba.ser, Chanoi,
Mo-. stating that . man signing himsel
F.. q. Eiwood, had : cen pes.ecuting . younl
lady in that town ~iih inportussie CORES
Ponde"ce. urging her to accept him as {
husband. and rrpresenling that hs "a
worth $40. no aud owned building No. lOl,
Olive and N.~. llOi and ll06 Pine street
and that his father owned row Of house,
on Twelfth street just north Of Clsri
avenue. He urged the young lady to NEE,
him in 81. Louis and keep the matter secre,
from her mother. Never having seen the
the man, the girl placed the letters in be,
parents hands. and BY bogus answers eforss
were made 70 capture him, but vithou,
avail. Mr.. Knott asked the aid Of the %.
lice in the matter. and stated that he BE-
lieved the mans true name to be Wentz,
and that he wsa . libertine.
This letter vas fled, and lookout vas
kept for Elvood.
On April 4, . Mn. Adams, . sister-in-lav
Of Sergt. Chapman, vss about entering the
yard at Mr.. Chspman's residence. No. 1910
Spruce street, she noticed . man Of sandy
Who stood At the corner until
she passed him, then followed and threw .
letter risht inside the gate, just a she vas
entering it, after which he left. Naturally
curious, she picked the letter up, and found
Il to read ~ follows:
"a gentleman Of some leisure and pretty
yell Cd, would like to form the acquzini-
ance Of some lady for the object Of pleas
nre, and perhaps marriage. Will be will
ing to visit all places Of amusement.,
parks, thesten etc. Any one wishing to
AXE me for friend will please drop . note
10 the St. Louis postof6ce general delivery.
Then we can make arrangements to meet
ZACH other. Addrex,
F.O. ELwooD.
April 3, 1873.
/ ihroved note in the back yard. Get
L."
Mn. Adams Indignantly referred the
natter to Sergeant Chapman, who sent .
lecoy envelope to IF. O. Elvood. 81. Lou
a" This letter vas advertised in the un-
letten yesterday morning. and
bout nine o'clock man about 30 years
Id. Of sandy compexion, full beard and
'retty veil dressed, called and got it. De-
ec,ives Egg and Henne~y we're in watt
ng and they collared him. He proved to
e Fred H. Vents, man Who Vas some |
that conspicuous during the great strike |
y reason Of his reckless endeavors to take |
train out Of the Cairo narrov-gauge yards |
n spite Of the strikers. In his pockets |
rere found ,ome worthless rubbish, an OBJ |
Gene picture, . lot Of blank paper and en-
eIope., some recommendations as . loco
,otive engineer. . pas from Sups. Talmage
{ the Missouri Pacific and the following |
emarkable document:
Miss MoLLIE-Forgive me, bat cannot
clip telling my love for you. love you
nth all my heart, and would make you
" vife. IL yOn vill mIrry me l will
i've you nice pair Of horsss and Z car.
i.ee TO ride in, also all the dresses and
to make you happy. I will
rake you . present ut your wedding Of .
Il Of diamond esr-rines, pan, bracelets and
ring-al-o gold watch and cham val.
ed At $4,000 eight thousand dollars.
ill also give you deed to my house on
fifth avenue, New York, cost me az, OO0)
seniy thousand dollars, Tor your own the
~ you become my viie. ! will give you
trust deed next week for the house, and
= soon a can get the money from my
lther will let you have 800 dollars to get /
our wedding oulit, tell me darling II you
i'll marry me, tell me this afternoon ut
lafayette park at three o'clock for my
nswer. q. HERvILLk
This note Vas addressed to "Mis Mollie,
10. 40 s. Fourth street"
The other document vas a follows:
'LAxTERs' HorsE, PLEASANT HILL. No,
October 10Th, 1877.
. WIo~ IL nay CSsesn:
I do hereby certify that I, Mn. Mollie
:lvood, nee Mis- Mollie Broden, gill not
nder any Circumstances leave or desert
~ hubbard. NJ. F. o. Elwood, "slias"
red H. Vents, for anything that may
appen nor for any cause Whatever. AlsO,
hereby promise 70 do all OF anything that
e may at any time ask Of me; the above
Omise I do swear and pledge ny vord
{ honor to, % help me God.
(Signed] MIS- MoLLLE ELwooD.
nee Mis- MoLLLE BRoDEN.
Vents said be Vas a inspector Of ties
nd as.is:ans purchaser Of fuel for the Mis-
ouri Pacific road. He acknowledged that
e had written the note in Sergt Chap
,au's hand, and thst be wrote Letters to
lis NJ. NJ Of Chamois, With
HON he Vas not acquainted. He did not
throwing the note in front Of
In. Adams, bat ssid he Vas lissle con-
,sed at the time, and might have done that
q Ct Of absentnindedoen. His purpose
. writing these notea, he said, was merely
be fun Ct correspondence. As for that
ueer contract above given, il vas all
Ike. He made these explanations. and
pune other rather coafused statements. and
aid also that be had been married twice,
70 divorced from his 6st wife and his SEC
I'd wife, whom he married in Springfield,
To-, ~ living With his parents in The row
o Twelfth strees, near the Four Courts.
he reporter visited said house, and found