The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-26
ELoPEMENT SENSATION.
How Q Woman Ran Away Twice
With One Nan.

The particulars of q sensational case
of elopement. divorce aud marriage
was made public in Justice Bsc"n's
eourt in this city yesterday and the
denoument promises to he rich. rare
and racy in the extreme. To get at
the facts 10 the case. il will be neces-
sary tn 60 back several years to q time
when Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Crawfnrd
were living in
PEACE AND COMFORT
at Yellow Springs, O., where the hus-
band was a prosperous and well to Go
farmer. Several children were born
to the couple and all went well until
the person If one John Sullivan en-
tered the door. aud from that time
until the present. it has been one con-
slant line of tears and turmoil. At
last things went SD fur between Sulli-
van and Mrs. Crawford that their &C
tons became town talk. and one dsy
'se husband awoke to the conscious
ness that he was alone. his wife having
eloped with Sullivan the night pre-
vious. This WAS in 1876 or 1877. aud
q few DAYS thereafter the couple reach
ed this city where they were known
as Mr.. and Mrs. John King and to
their friends here it WAS supposed
they were what they represented to
be. King
OPENED A RESTAURANT,
but two years ago his said-to be wife
left him. aud going hack to Ohio
pleaded 30 hard with Mr.. Crawford /
that 70: the sake of his children, he !!
consented to again take her to his
home. During her absence. how
ever, he had obtained q divorce on
the ground of deser,ion, and to pro.
tect his children, it was necessary
that they should be remarked, which
was done.
For q wear and half the wife was
true and loving. but on Friday last
she again ran away from her husbands
home. and great was his CONSERVATION
when he learned that her companion
was none other than Sullivan. the
man with whom she elope.l before ne
married her the second time. The
husband easily found the trail of the
GUILTY COUPLE, I.
and following them to Springfield and
Jacksonville. at last reached this CITY !,
on yesterday. Going before a justice
q warrant was sworn out. charging 9
the man and woman with adultery. and
placed IN the hands of Constable A
Adams. The official had Quite a
chase before he found the parties h.
was in search of. King alias Sullivan /,
% now proprietor Of the sal.nn at the {
corner of Fifth and Walnut. and =
when Adams entered he ff-d. but was i
followed and arrested in a house on Il
Fourth street.
MRS. CRAWFORD, b
It was ascer;ained, was living at the a
corner Of Cherry street and Twelfth. C
Ind live Deputy Constable Rucker mr. o
'ested her. and With King che was Ia "
Ken before Justice Bacon. Mr.. Craw-
ord. the husband. says that his only Il
lin now is - protect his grown chill 2
|ren. and that il his wife will return h
nth him. even after having twice m
inned. he will forgive her. Further n
'ea,ing Of the case has been postponed g
Until Monday next. and the result will "
V looked forward to with considerable 81
interest. Il
King alias Sullivan is well-known m
'ere in Kansas City. and for long If
ime Mrs. Crawford lived with him rs al
housekeeper. and there is not the ir
last Doubt about the relations existing dI
etween the two. ~