Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-04-22

interviewed by the Ledger Man,
| All of the readers of the LEDGER
will remember that about Is months
since J. w. Reid, alias J. W. White,
alias J. w. Bailey, was sent to the
penitentiaay from this county for two
years on account of defrauding Tom
Nelson out of S125, as we will show
| before we close. "White'' behaved
himself while in the penitentiary, and
got out last Friday, having served Is
months. He worked in the boot and
shoe department. 'White" was met
at the door Of the penitentiary by
Mr.. Cason, Sheriff of Saline county,
for stealing four mules and breaking
Jail at Marshall, long before he came
| TO Mexico. "White" took dinner at
the Jail in Mexico last Friday, while
enroute for Marshall with the Sheriff,
and was interviewed by ye reporter.
He was looking rather pale after his
long confinement, and his clothes did
not fit him well. He says he has been
troubled with dyspepsia, and was not
in very good spirits. He is not
now the proud and slick son of. the
blue grass region he was when buy
ing ''farmes" in Monroe. He says
| it is rather tough on a fellow to get
''nabbed" as soon as he gets out, and
thinks he will plead guilty to the
charge in Saline county, and sue for
pardon. He don't think he. could
live in the penitentiary. He behaved
himself while in there, and wants to
| begin the world anew; he thinks he
will get pardon. The mules fol-
lowed him off more than four years
ago. He says Duke, who was sent
up from Audrain for stealing horses
and arson, is reading medicine. He
had the same cell with Duke. He
says the Hartley brothers are N good
spirits, and behaving themselves very
we'll. ''White'' says he had an idea
all the time that he would be ''nabbed'
as soon as his time was out for the
old charge. He has been very fool
| hardy. After he stole the mules, he
| went back to Kentucky. The Sheriff
of Saline county followed and cap
tured him. He escaped from Jail and
got away. In about one year he was
| over in Paris, Mo-, up to his devilish
schemes. Instead of keeping out of
the State he seemed to court arrest.
! After leaving Paris, Mo-, he came to
Mexico, and stated to parties in this
city that he had purchased large
farm in Monroe county, and that he
was on his way to Elk Springs for
few days. He called on the Savings
Bank and presented to Mr.. Marina
duke draft on Paris, Monroe coun-
ty bank for S125. MIR. Marmaduke
told him he would have to be vouched
for. "Whlte" asked, won1a ION
Nelson do2 hr. Marmaduke said
yes. white then went over to
Nelson and showed him his draft and
asked Nelson if he would endorse it.
"Why, l will just give you the
money!" Tom said, and counted him
out sl25 in cash. "White' thanked
him in very polite manner and left
for the Springs(D In few hours
Tom thought he would telegraph to
! Paris to see how much cash 'sW hite'
had in the bank, and found that he
had none at all, and that he was
dead-beat of the first water. Tom
/ had met "White" while on visit to
Monroe and had heard him talk of
buying farms, &C., knew he was from
''Old Kaintuck," and so put implicit
I confidence in him, which cost him
S125, but learned him valuable
lesson.
! Ben johnson, of this city, travel
ing man, captured "WMte' at Lib.
erty, Mo-, the next week. and Sheriff
Glascock left at once to bring
''Wli;te' to this city for trial. Glas-
cock arrived with his prisoner, and
was sent to the penitentiary for two
years. While in Jail at This place be-
fore going to the penitentiary, as Oar
readers will remember, he made his
escape with Duke and others, but
was captured within an hour.
/ "White' has lots of check (he is no
kin Of ours) he took the whole mat
ter as joke, and said he would not
have tried to get out, only he wanted
to see his girl. He said he would
have gone right to see her 1--WE sup
pose he would have returned thcn).
He said he had no hand in the
scheme Schuster and Duke got up
the plan and drew the slide and
skipped, and seeing good chance,
he thought he would save the county
his board BILL He ran his nile heat
very well, but on the repeat he had
his head down. s'White" is a very in
telllgent, good-looking man. He is a
confidence man.-don't steal, but beats
i you out OF your money with his good
looks and slick tongue. This is not
called stealing in the nineteenth cen