The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-10-14
SLIPPERY SMITH!
The Diganise Bapesse Of BASIN
SprlnGs ffaoked 20 Texas.
4 Rantankarous 1ooosee With q
Rsd-Headsd Spouse.
The WsndoPinG Wodlookar u Very
Badly Wanted.
Facts and 1'iguroo o. lGstrimonv
sn0 Misplaced OouAdsnoa.

nAxao Of Nay Aah coneainssl full sccouo
Of 'ee oas'ioosisl and money getting ex
Ploits, 20 fer .. heard from. Of ose Hir..
IL. Smith, . sancsinoaiOus scousdreI Oh.
IoPessied in di6sress part Of Mi.aou,i, cid
ing The eap-shesf 10 his iniquiious harvrsI
y .ssryins ssd rObbssg isdy in v~rnoa
eo"niy. AZ that tine be had done NOR.
sol'd eoofsing thss .sy man in the United
State. ssd b. always sucoeeded in ms,,v.
Ing everybody be courted and ROBBINS
everybody be married. He vss decidedly
marrying 0ss, Smith -. He had mar.
ned ." four coueeies in Missouri and s~~.,ed
ambitious 10 make CANVAS Of the ea,;rr
State. 10 feet. "he dose his level b<s,.~
| HE'D preach and sing. and WOO and wed.
| And never take NO rest;
Ah.i I've and stesl-an one to him
He doe has levs1 hest"
But he grew tired Of Mi.Ouri widow
Of thought The soPpiy - about eshau,sed.
50. alter ass.yiag Nm. havkis., Of Nesa
Ssrn"e eoo"iy, add sskisg care Of her
h"sse'a' ~aiien - veil - circan,sasc.,
ssa'd sdois u. ahis seyessad thief, ran
saokes0u. rooster asd cousumsns,. villain.
'et' f. Sc'ss. K.nsas. snd, IN coopsn, v;sh
another
DARLING WIFE AND PIT,
probably 81 The Kassas widow er.p. zen,
South.
That - in April lass, sisce sLich time
'''''e ~ soshi.x Aas been heard of The ain
orr-"s'isg scousdsel until quite rerrn,lv.
L<s'siag that he had seain turned NJ. and
de"''o''s u exPoaiss such ~ unsisiG.s~.i
'rssd IN oil vsys possible, the RAE ~, go
! The i0sh i"ai, sent . reporter To N-vs.l.
C''y. Vernon eosssy. where Mr.. NJ nv
Jane havkius-os Saiih-seside., E,r the
purpose Of Interviewing her in rrx.sd to
Smith. and. IL Poasibl~, learn ao~<shiox o,
bic pseseet whereabouts and his NOR, ~.
ceat operations.
Arriving 81 Nevsds, the reporter, in con-
Psny 9th The Prosecuting Attorney, Nj.
Hon. called q ssall bul neat sessd~oc~
On Cherry saseet. and 90 iatrosi.sc~,j Ia
Mr.. Hawk,ns, . rather pl~ss.n, looking
isdy IN middle .ae. ssd the object of che
visit inside ksovs. Mn. n. sait thu, vh.,
"a. Publi.h~i in Nay
SHOWED HER UP"
in such ridicalous light that abe did nat
like To have her mansr b~fos~ the ,.sLIic
sg.i", a"d that che kn~v very little of her
missing asan si"c~ he left Fl. Sco,t in April
last.
Rrposter-Yoa do MT know anything
definite then!
Nh. HAvkin'. (ih.i II The name che !. !
ksovs hy)- No; eo,hi.g esc-sa Via, ] |
have heard.
R-ls IL ihosGhs Smith il in Calii.sais.
Mr.. HI don't believe he IL. Two let.
sers have hsea received here describing q
man very much like Sa,th, but ! am pses,v
sure 10 IL MT there.
R-w~sr ihose Iestem written tn Won,
NM H-No: they we're cent Ia M.mL.l |
Lucas fso'. mn oGicer in California: a.
Sheriff. I thisk. [
Rid you ne the letien?
3D. -Mn. H-Yes; NJ. Lacas let m- r..d
Ihem. The last one v.s .hoss q .oesh
aso. !, described Smith pretty cell, Ls. J
an sure he - not ihere and never be. hseu
mt ai"ce he le(s here, II least.
R-What sce your se.sons f.s this,
Ma IL think he has been IN Barton
county, Mo-, Eood part u the time, ssd i
sow In Teas.
R-xas h. sees 10 Barton coaaiy? /
Ara H-Yea; ! vess To Lunar On basi-
N. s"d ~hossd o"e II SasiiA'. picsur.s 10
he Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Chisvsll.
He said BE- ~ cus6.ieal he s.v Smith near
Bakers t3sove. IL
R-Whea ~ that! -...
Mn. H-About tvo months aen. Ii
Rid yo0 h.ve any other re.aos Tor
linking he v.s in Basso~ c"us,y? |,
Nn. H-Y~. 4 vomsa vent in the
rack With ne from Nevada and stopped At /
AsUla, near the Barton county line. She 4,
ave her asne - Tsrnsr. and aid abe and
'er mother lived near B,krr's Grove and
hat she had bs0ihes in Ksasss. She fs-f
'ossd Saith eoossh u b. his sisass. add !
hiak -.
Rid you make az Inquiries regard
n The vo@sa? l. I
Nm. H-Ar. Ch,svell 20 up there sooa
'fses Inst and saked shout then. They
I'D goae-io COlorsdo,. they said. The
'o0sa vese 10 20 through On he train aud /.
heir brother in Kassss sould take saeos
Nd ssso. Thai "a. their story.
R-Thas i all you ksow VI The Bassoe
oualy a6sis?
Mr.. H-Thas u .boat. all.
R-whss a.kss yss ishiak ~ !. il
'sxas? Have yoa been there?
Nm. HI have. bot not lately. ] vess
D Sherman and D.Ilss som after Smith .
III. hat could ees no trace Of hin. He
sidrnsiy ~. sos thers II that iiaa.
R-whea did Jon hear h. - 10 Tsxssf !,
Ma. H-Aho0s ahfee weeks a3o. A de-
'e'ise isoo DsalsA -aof.ea q Fost Scoss q
Nd vesi 10 Aess. in sh;s eoussy. to see Ne, !,
us vss IL Nevsds ct The tioe ssd did
- - hin. He MI NJ. Petty, al Asss, 4
'as sas 81 Sa,tAs descsipsioa hsd hi.
q Q soalI town N Texas.
lid Basis Spnnc. ssd ~ travelling !:
"a 60 - '.. s~- v-.r
BAPr1ST MINISTER.
R-He ga CAriaesis preacher here. ]
elieve? ~
Mn H-Y~; tas ! sopPnae Il didst n
sks oscA di6seesce With hin. =
R-Whaa - the deiecsiv<,s aaae? Ia
Mn. H-HsIlesl ! sh,ak. He bed sssa
y Of Saith1 Photograph that / leit il =
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