Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-21
From the St. Louis Times-JournaI.

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swear when he hears of this. 1t
may be remarked, parenthetically,
that the sold Man. can swear with
more emphasis than any mar on the
continent of America, when he starts
in.
OR" j. HI. Conway, who repre-
scented himself as a correspondent of
the Chicago Times, prior to which he
was the ''business manager of the
Herald. a sheet which existed ninety
days in this year of u Lord, is a
prisoner in the calaboose at the -Four
Courts of St. Louis. This "doctor,"
who has been travelling on his Chica-
60 reputation, has a history, and his
troubles have been multifariouS.
r ssDR." CONWAY.
About eighteen months ago a wo-
man arrived at the Union depot in
this city penniless. She had a GER
tain shyness which attracted atten-
ton, and she told her story of penu-
ry to an officer. She said her hus-
band was to have met her here, and
she didn't know why he hadn't. The
officer directed her to Mr.. Crosby,
who keeps a European hotel across
the way from the depot, and the pro-
prletor thereof in the goodness of his
heart invited her under his roof. She
said she YVES Mrs. DIR. j. III. Conway,
of Chicago, and that her husband was
a temperance lecturer of renOwn.
Her story was corroborated on the
following day by the arrival of the
''doctor." They remained i'll the
city a few days and left for Kinks
vile, a hamlet in the interior of the
state, where they commenced a cru
SADIE against rum. Very soon there
after there wasn't a ~''grocery'' at any
of the crossroads in that section,
and the good people in appreciation
of the services of the evangelist on
rum raised him a purse of over 500.
RECREATING IN THE METROPOLIS.
With this he returned to St. Louis
with Mrs. ''Dr." Conway, but nc
sooner had he registered than he
went out to reform the city. How
long he was engaged in his endeavor
doesn't appear, but he didn't act
square with the lady, for he spent al
of his money in riotous living, and
had Il good time among the girls"
Mrs. DR." Conway learning of his
desertion Of her, and the fast game
he had been playing, concluded to
get eve by "giYing him away"
which she did. The result of Lei
''squeal'' was, that the temperance
talker tied q knot in the tail of his
ulster and went out OF town quicker
than he came into it. What became
Of the lady doesn't appear, and is not
a material point or a connecting link
in this story
\ GAY LOTHAkl0.
On the 29th day of July last he
came back and registered at Crosby's
again. The first night he was there
he made q mistake in his room, and
tried 10 effect an entrance into one OF
the rooms occupied by one of the fe-
male employees. She screamed and
Crosby came up. The "doctor''
meanwhile found his own roQM, get
his revolver, and rushed out in the
hallway told Crosby that he believed
there were burglars about. Crosby
told him he guessed not, and the
doctor retired to his room, chuck
ling nc doubt over the success of his
strategy. The next morning he made
too free with one of the girls Of the
house, whom he met in the hallway,
and she reported him. Crosby told
him he must let the girls in the house
alone or leave. AS time skipped
away the ''doctor" failed to repre-
sent ut the counter of the office, and
Crosby called his attention to a little
bill of $50 which was facing his name.
The ''doctor'' told Crosby that he
was here in tie interest Of Woods
Detective agency, and was working
up q case, and ne would be flush in :
few days. He stood the landlord OF
for a few days, and meanwhile he
called at police headquarters, present.
ed his card as a private detective anC
said that he might want the depart.
ment to help him out.
IN Ii G0IE OF DETECTIVE.
About this time Sheriff Schaefcl
and his deputy, Henderson, of Ar
kansas, came IN from Colorado will
a shackled murderer, Derry, WHO
slipped their clutches at the Union
depot and has never showed up since
Conway at once presented his card tC
the Arkansas Traveller end said ht
was a Chicago man, a detective, ant
could see further into q mill stont
than any St. LOUIS ''hy collar" II
is not known whether the sheriff EN-.
ployed him or not, but certain it i;
that he was with the sheriff daily anC
drank and smoked frequently at lis
expense. Saturday nighthe ''struck''
the sheriff, as the gang say, for s
"roll CT dust" but the sheriff already
being out $500 by the escape of his
pu".l, 49, - - condition to be
"bled," and he gave the Chicago
man ''the finger"
''DR. ROBINSON"
LAST Friday night Conway wen
into the house of Mrs. Mary A. Bel
lows, at No. 719 Chestnut street, anC
said to her, ''You doubtless remem.
Der me. / am DIR. Robinson, of The
dispensary; L treated you there
once"
The lady said she had been treated
at the dispensary by DIR. Robinson
but she did not think he looked ther
IS he did now. The bogus represen.
tative said he had shaved off bis side
whiskers. and that made a difference.
The woman took the explanation ant
asked him TO be seated. In a few
minutes he made an improper pro.
posal to her, and she ordered him tt
leave the room. He took hold o
her and threw her on the bed, bu'
her screams frightened him and ht
skipped.
AS soon as Mrs. Bellows could re.
cover herself she went up to the dis
pensary and called for DR.. Robinson
He responded, and she at once com
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