The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-06

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old slave states have been visited by case
Of man stealing, and the days of the under
ground railway are far back in history.
But to-day the BAzoo has for its readers
the story Of . genuine instance OF ''nigger
stealing" 10 speak in the venaculsr. occur
ring this morning on the free soil oi X .n-
sss, and rendered more interesting from the
TACT that the sbductor vas the father IL
the abducted one, and that the latter WAS
once before stolen from i,s home by her
own mother. The BAzoo hsd a long in
isrvi-w with all the parties TO the ca-e and
shst Was learned Of the facts may he mar
rated ~ follows:
Wher Kentucky
WAS 4 SLAVE STATE,
there lived on the plantation vi Judge
Woodbridge. OF woolford county, a piece OF
valuable human property, known as sam.
Dnprez. Sam. MAS an intelligent darkey,
40 much thought Of by his MASTER and 40
much attached 20 him. that he ga. thor
oushly Satisfied with hi. H., AMI would
have he.n cou;-nlej 20 die ON ia. ilrnIs-
ton. Ia, the r~-uils ri the war emanci-
psisd him and lac started out To- make hi.
own wsy ia ,he world. B~ing OF thrifty
turn al mind, he rro-psr..i, anil in the
c'.uIs- 81 time hs popped the question 4"
A EINpM Hr..tK plu-EI
49, scc-I.'sd, anil - man ani " IL, they
novel Ia H-n.:-rson, ~ FIR long
while the couple icuud smooth sailing On
the msirim"nia! sea. A i-,ty pledge al
affection came in the -hap- ii a daughter,
and the Dnpr,x household livr,i ia >nn-
shine.
En; the mother aud wife found Cause,
or supposed she did. for leaving her home
although Daprez never knew her reasons
for the step. Wien she departed, Mrs
Daprsz took with her her two daughters
snd sisI prepared i"r possible adversely hy
LAYING
VIOLENT HAMS
on three hundred dUilsr-, and a gold
waich, belonging to her husband, who by
this time was very weli-io-slo. The nm
fsiIhful woman proc--d-i Westward ~ far
rs Parsons, Kas, and there iook up her
residence.
This IVES three years ago. During all
this time Dupr-z va, back in Kentucky.
unknowing where io lock f"r bis iruant
spouse and daughter. But within the
Is-t three months Mr.. Dupr.z became
m sshed on the shape oi . festive exodus
ter from Texas, Who wore the ;iniinnabuis-
ling name Of Bell. They were married in
defiance of the statutes
ENJoINING NoNoGoNY
and we're Pezcably engaged in the occuPa-
lion of raising up heirs at Law, when their
lream Of love va. broken in upon by tine
arrival at Parsons Of Duprsz husband No.
l and lawful lord. The guilty twain
thought he had Gene with meisphori-
al fire aud sword tn carry ou,
ms righteous wrath. But. no. He wanted
,nly the child. Her lie mus, have,o blood.
Still, Ms. Duprsz-Bell was ob-,inste and
declined to part with the Prattling partner .
of her flight. So Dupr,z changed his tao .
lies and said he would 60
BACK To KENTUCKY.
IL was by mer. accident tina, he had .
heard Of his wife's whereabouts, and then .
having ju>i come into SO dividend IN
500. which he had had in the defunct .
Frrsdmsnis Bank, he thousht To Use It by
.eeking his daughter.
And Iow comes the abduction part Of
The story. Last night he procured buggy
at Parsons, carried hrs daughter away from
her mothers house by strata.em,rn the All
.ence Of the latter, and drove to O-sge
twelve miles away. Here he
boarded the morning train for FoEt Scott.
IN THE MEAN TINE
The Duprrx Bell woman had been actively
at work. A state warrant had been pru-
cured and i--ued to Henry X. Waller. con I
stable at Parsons. He had go;isn aboard
The train Tor Fosl Scott, and when between .
that rIscr ard O-sge Mission, he arrested
Duprez sbo-rd the train, hsndcufi-d him,
aud conveyed his prisoner bsck To Par-"ns
by the down train this morning.
The prisoner says ne j. wiIliH. 10 stand
trial. lie unl- wanted .. ID we'll for his
LITTLE gil. Il ionnd her hsr,i,uie,l'' --id
re, "an.i wanted 10 huy her some shos-
and give her enough To ea;"
The!- now promises to be-
RACY >CENE,
or series 81 scenes in the Kansas c,ur's,
arising from the triangular fight To m
IN .de on the larceny. the bigsmy snd the
abduction.
Pew Of the Ills of Life"