The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-03
A REMARKABLE CAREER.
Sold In Marriage. Sold Into Slavery
and the End 10 q Paupers Death.

Prom il- sfll'-a." liiis-
The readers ct the qim.s will re.
member that something over two
weeks ago. Officer Taylor. Of the West
Madison street station. found Il ne
gress named Nellie Jones. dead, on "a
miserable cot in novel at No. "a
School street, and that her body was
turned over 10 the county undertaken
and buried Ia potter's 6eld. The alias
Nellie Jones completely disguised q
woman with remarkable history, and
a diligenl Times reporter succeeded in
unearthing the most striking features
Of her life.
Years ago. perhaps in the early part
Of 1850, james Mink, a colored man.
educated above the average. started a
line of stage coaches in Canada. aud
also opened livery stable at Toronto.
Fortune smiled on his efforts. and be-
i"re hong he could count his gold BY
the hundred Thousands. He lived IN
a beautiful suburb called Richmond
hill, and. with wife and daughter.
then about fifteen years Of age. was as
happy As monarch. His daughter.
Minnie. progressing girl, was given
the best education the land could at
! ford, and at the age ut twenty there
were few ~ accomplished n She
Highly educated coiorei men ieins
lew 10 Canada, the father concciy cd
the notion ri marrying his daughter
{" a White man. and, kn"wing that nu
Caucasian u,..irr ordinary circun,>iar'-
c'> Was willing la take a Negro tor u
wii... the old gentleman oIisre,l a. al
iiiiiccmeBt the sam Of $50. OOO. tn b..
pail Ia any resr ctahle white maj,
VIII" would accept the hani It his
daughter. Among these to hear ol
the offer MAS one James Andrews. au
En.lishmau. who at that time, 1851
was driving hack at Kingston, aud,
being possessed OF a lair education an,l
genieei appearance, presented hi'uselt
before the father and asked the hand
of his daughter. lie was accepted.
was married the following year, and
received the full amount offered BY
Mr.. Mink. He suggested a wedding
trip to his wife's home in Virginia, and
well prepared for long bridal tour,
they sci out together. Al! went pleas.
anily until Norfolk was reached, end
here the unfeeling husband deliberate
Is sold his wife to planter br 81 800.
and putting that and the original
present together, sailed awav TO the
old country.
After manv months the old father
in Toronto vas made aware ot the fact
that his daughter had been sold rs =
slave in Norfolk, AMI proceedings were
commenced Ia recover her. Sir Henry
Bulwer, nj that time British consul
al Norfolk. was successful after infin.
lie trouble, in securing her release. re
turning the planter his 81 800. She
reached home broken hearted, weary.
an, suffering in n,ind and body. and
for many weeks she was confined Ia
the house. As soon as she was able Ia
move she left home and visited Elmira.
New York, where she remained for
sometime. seeming Ia hav. lost all
love Tor hume aud It's surroundings.
About this time the Grand Trunk
raiiroad. pushing IFS way through the
dominiun, broke up the stage line. AMI
one misfortune after another gradual
" reduced the old man until there re.
mained but a few thousand dollars.
Minnie became maynard, il j. claimed.
and being unusually beautiful for
colored woman was able TO yet along
very easily. She flcate,l about from
une city To- another under the alias of
Nellie Jones. finally bringing up on
the west side, taking 4 small cottage
and paving tor it BY doing laundry
work. 1t Was here that she died. The
daughter of wealth. the slave, the pau
yer.
Once she came Ia the notice Of the
police Ii Was when she was Induced
to ''squeal on some parties who had
robbed German OF $500, ard she ~
vealed the hiding place of 5000 OF the
stolen sum. That, 50 far as known,
her criminal career. She
was good looking. even in her old'age,
WAS very light colored. with regular
features and pearIy teeth. She was
pleasant in demeancr. and in her con.
showed her superior educa-
lion. Her ne;ghbors always thought
there was something strange abOu:
Miss Jones. but they never penetrated
her scorer.