The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-08
Kansas City by Gaslight as
Seen by q Minister of
the Gospel.
Midnight Stroll Of Rev. S. B.
Bell, Of the First Presbyte-
rian Church.
Three Variety Theaters and a
Gambling He'll Will Furnish
Themes for Discourses.

ne Kansas XIV JoGfHal SAYS: III J.
,.ut rarely that one sees "A minister oi the
gospel al The central police station, and Il
.lIll more rare occurrence ~ The presence
Il such man as Samu-l Book>taver Bell
II. H., pastor of The First Presbyterian
church. IL was a drearv. dismal even
iuy, and the pas>-r-hy would correctly
.urmiee thai no doctor al DIVINITY would
b, standing In ia, dour of the police sla-
ton talking earnestly with the captain al
police. unless his mission wa> an imp"r
tant one L Reporter, whose autN IL J. la
t-c al the grand center al crime al that
f.uur. Saw Ihr reverend gentleman i,l cls,~..
converse with The utiicial ment'nnctl and
suspected lhal something unusual WAS in
she wind. His Suspicious were confirmed
:, hcn Sergeant SNYDER, who J. How on
nigh, dnIv, approached tily doctor ami ia
.ur,i claimed his attention !"r a lev mo
sAcnt> From the obiigin" sergeant IL N.is
soon learned rha, the divine com!rnI-
plated :. tour among the tauniS al VICE ~
:hc CITY IN order Ia obtain material inr a
course of sermons. and wae even ihrn on
:hG point al starting la
vIEw viCF
im all is forms.
The minister. accompanied hy The guar
diam OF The peace, MAS going II" take ~
,hc iown," "a il were, and the tmbas~.:i"r
Has Hot long ia asking !, Emission l. a.
company the pair. Permission WIZ
@ranted, and after donning walrrprouf>
:.nd borrowing "a supply oi umbrellas, tiI,
party embarked on their journey.
IT NAV he remarked ri-hl here that IN
j. the second tour q! the kind DT Bell has
~ II. 1
although hardly acquainted with lin.
tiaunls "f vice, he knows what L. call l"r.
.nd i'm accordance with his Request The
party headed toward West Kansas
Blown Filth street they passed, enlering
none oi ia" more a i>tncra!ic saloons along
hat ;iorp:lghi..r,. tut when IN. notari-
ou> seer hail and variety Ihcalrr at -.
Firth street. known ~ '!le Great Western
t.t.ino MAS reached. The doctor signit.cd =
desire "a enter and III" visitors soon found
themselves en>conced in chairs along the
"uter row of the pargucrte. The niio WAS
" ,;n ~>ed. and the learned diyin. var w:I>
,g""k"d with some
Hol-HLE kNTfNEETS
from the men i'm cork Il; either end ni titr
srlcc; >emi-circlc on lhc stage. which did
uot cause him To wish Ia prol"ng hi>
e;av. He. Therefore. So"H signicd has de-
~. Ia depart. and shorty afIerward the
andcrcr> wcr, again in the fresh air on
Sac "utside. Many and searching were
The minister questions abaut the character
~ The men who visit such places. the
ainunnt al morev they spent and probable
amount they savcd--if anv. His cxprss-
>ions al sympathy for the unhappy women
Whose fate III X Ia submit L. the insults
and vile propositions 81 the visitors To the
vine room wcre touching in the extreme
and !he statement thai they were hardened
10 their unfortunate lot hy one false step
and wears of subsequent vice increased
rathcr than diminished the diviurs CON
Germ.
Passing on down Fifth street. Biuf
street Wa soon reached. and the reverend
gentleman commented gravely On Ii.
lives which had forever gone oul on the
street wall. The tragic death ui the
.am.nied bank cashier, Mr. !. VI Smith.
and the mystery which developed h>
death were discussed, bat the dreadful
.ragodv remains shr"udcd sill in the
mist> al uncertainty "a icnccIv ~ on the
night Whom Hr SlIith'> almost in%nima5c
rcinainS were found wing on the rork>
Tear the Missouri Pacific track.
Along down Blnti >tr,rrt IL i'ninn a",..
sac the guardian "i III. l,,:.,,c the ,..iu.--
ter of r!!r y,>! ara ih,' pnrlcN nr"i l..l'i
wendcd their way. Passing tiv >al,"r~.
>c:lIper~' o'ic.-. u";yl> ,rGn.-g;c ~" .I;.s.
depot. Nu!hsrrr ~Iroci wa> reached. 4',d
,hen Mint Ir,,.j : I,w h:.,A- ,.,1n
Ninth street. ail@ .."o'iI'. variety = air>