The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-10
POLK ALIAS POPE.
Seven Years in tho Nsbrasks State
Prison
VIII Probably Cure Him O
Loving Not Wisely But too Otter

The citizens of Sssialis will remember
that On the s6th M Let March, Sheriff
Hoagland. IL Line In. Nebra~ks. came to
this city aud claimed one Of our ciiisens.
who va doing bu-iness here o. On archiiecs,
under the name Of
D. r. FOLK.
- his prisoner on an indictment aeainst him
- Rufus Pope, for bigsmy. The matter
created not little exciieD-nt here. - veil
- 10 Lincoln, for the resson that the ssid
Polk or Pope or Chase hsd conducted him.
self in both places - gentleman, aaaocias-
ing himself with members of the hest soeie-
y, and making himself quite prominently
a
TEMPERANCE AND RELIGIOUS NAN.
And there were quite . number Of our citi.
sens Who were 10th to believe that Polk was
guilty Of the crime changed sgainst him.
but rather thought that there nuss be come
mistake. However The following CORES
pondence will explsis itself:
LINCOLN, NEE, June S.
Special to the Basoo.
Rufus Pope, aliss d. r. Polk, slias r. d.
Chase, the men With many names and -
many wives, whom Sheriff Hoaelsnd Of this
city, captured 10 Sedalia last March, vs.
arraisned for trial in this city this morning
and he
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
The court room vas crowded with ladies
and gentlemen from smong our bet citi-
seas. Pope seemed somewhat creasfallen
when brought face 70 face With his vile.
and brother. in-lav from Quincy, Ill, to-
gether With his wife, brosher-in-lav and
nother-in-law from this city. A jury Vas
obtained without much trouble and the case
proceeded By the examination Of witnesses.
The testimony elected showed concl0siveIy
that Pope's name l.
RoLI.A D. c. PoPE,
And that he Was. on the l2th Of April. 1877,
married in Quincy, ILL.,, to Miss Jessie l.
Norris, . young lady Of 6ne appearance,
rather small in stature and Who has The sp-
pearance of one who has suffered consider
able. Pope lived With her - her husband
. short time At Quincy, and then he and
ms wife moved to Emporia, Kas.. and .
short time after arriving there
he ABANDONED HIS WIFE,
and came to this city. where on the I'D Of
October. 1878. he va married to Miss
Emma Kinney. . young lady Of high stand
ing in this community. He lived With
Mis- Kinney - = loving and devoted hus-
band for about three months when he
cruelty deserted her and went to Sedalis,
Disgusting himself by shaving ID his luxusi-
ant beard and assuming the name Of d. K
Polk.
The defense did not attempt TO disprove
any thing that was offered BY the Prosrcu.
ton, but attempted to overthrow the prose
ton by trying To prove that Pope vas
NOT LEGALLY MARRIED.
at Quincy. ILL.,, by reason Of his having
another vile in the person IL Sarah Erken.
brock whom he married in McHenry Co.
ILL.,, On the 18th Of February, 1866. aud
from whom he h.d never h.d a divorce
But the defense failed 10 get in proof Of
his marriage with Mis- Erkenbreck, and
therefore, after argument by the council,
the case went to the jury without any de-
fence exc~p, ,ecnicality, where il r~-,s now
the ;urv NOT having tr.,,pht in their YER
dict tn. defence v,s nes,ee.rose,i nv Col
Philuo,t- called Phil. Of this CITY. who has
. vide repu,.uon in this state s.a criminal
LAWYER. H. il quit. a email man and our
noet vro,. the folloviup during the trial:
r, psu
Had = client a reouI,r Mill:
Who. indicted for biyamy,