The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-31

| have Iust ras.i the BAs"o of June End. Hal
of read u before :oult have written to YOU all
shall -eturn to S-,t,iis early DAY and .tand
iriai ON the serious charges pre.srred ag,irs, me-
| 6Eo. u. ELLIS.
Albert Johnson, vhO keeps . hotel ut
Montgomery City. was approached os the
subject:
WINS, do you know about Ellis" said
the reporter.
johnson -''Hs boarded With me about
fifteen months, snd il he VA not gentle
wsn ] sm greatly deceived. Ne always
passed with me for Q single msn-hs al
WAYS talked in that strain.
Reporter -"WheIe 10 Ellis now"
He went to st. LOUIS and believe
to Ts.ne-se~"
R-"When il he to rsturn!"
HE did not say"
R-"Did he leave anything here when
he Left"
J.-"He left valiss aud email board
bill"
| R-"Was Ellis drinkes?"
J.-"He drank some Of late; in fact he
drank more than . man should"
| WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS.
A. p. MeC,nne, Who j. . lawyer, mayor
Of the to~n sod attorney for Els, IVES next
sought.
Mr.. McCanne Yrs quite ipdeE snden,
about the mater when he w,s infOsmcd ~
TO the reporters mi>sion, but be 6ually
manag"d 70 defend his client ~ fsr ~ he
could in the face vi the dsnn;ny prooi,
Of the psI6dy Of Ellis.
R-portsr-How long have you known
Ella?
McCsune have known him nearly tvo
u L. II
April, 1880. ] remember then Of seeing
him II that time. He Wa at my house in
the fsll Of 1879. endsavoring - get up
cI'-' OF ladies to isa.H pattern curing.
Ncb,dy at my hon e joined the clrss.
R.-Whst was Ellis reputation here 4?
.acC.-He conducted hlm.elf very well !
. circular winch Caused considerable social |
commo;iop.
R.-How did Ellis leave here?
McC.-I do not Consider that he ran |
swsy. He should have Left sooner thsn be |
did ON business about the patent Car
coupler.
k-Where vas he going?
McC.-He vss going to Memphis, Ten |
pes-ee, to cOnsummate n trade for some |
parties here. for the sale Of the patent ca
coupler. He should have gone sooner.
R-HOs about bs being . msrrie
man?
NcC.--I saw Mr.. Ellisat the hotel he.
She said abe was his wife. Said they were
married in X ,nsa> City June -, 1873, nj .
hotel. She Md not know its name or she /
did not know the name Of the preacher,
a,.d the w,tn' ~ were oil strangers to her.
She boaric nj . private house, and did not |
remember the pariys name vhO kept it.
FINANCIAL AGENT.
IL seemed from the tenor OF MeCanne's |
story that Ellis We the financial sgsut u
the car coupler syndicate at Montgomery
City.
Mrs. Powers, of this citv, received let
ter from Ellis dated the 24ih Of May At 81.
Louis. saying he va going to Chicago.
ELLIS WRITES A LETTER 10 THE BAzOO
The following letter vas reesivsd at this
Office from Ellis Oh the eth inst. Ii va
written On printed letter head Of the ''Ss.
Louis Lead Pine and Sheet Lead Works,"
corner Main and Almond streets:
ST. LOUIS. May Is. 1851.
EDIroa BAzoo:--f have Ieesrned with regret
that you took trip 20 Montgomery City IN
tine interest OF u woman named Mercy Clark,
AMI that you said To quite number OF people
that you intended To do so again; that you would
have two hundred copies Of your paper thar
next Monday morning. et:, &c.
one SIDE OF \ st0ry generally looks very we'll.
have never injured. or tried 20 mIure you, but "
what have heard - true You have injured me in
years gone i K.,pss ask you 70 ,; i!SP ELLIS,
Oi course he regrets th.s the BAzoO
representative vent to Montgomery; re-
xrets tina. Mr.. Ellis vent thers-he prob
~kl IL l. e. H.
found ont and that be il to be expoesd
The reporters trip vss not made in the
interest Of Mercy Clark. I, vac
IN the interest Of innoeent people Who are
being duped and deceived By him. |,
Ellis' eide Of this or any other story that
he would tell would Be . lie. He SAINT
tell the truth.
The BAzoo IL asked to stop.
When you get to b % honest man. and
decent. the BAzo0 will then eeass to follow !
YOU; bot until then BAzo0 reporter will !,
bivouse on Jour trail.
ANOTHER INTERFERING LHrrKR.
The following will sxplaia itself:
ST. LorIs. No., May 20. 1881.
~ I vas handed one Of your circulars ANNOUNCE Z
ing tine publication ofG. b. Ellis. on Sunday, May
- 1851, and ~ you seem TO think ne !: nov sell.
he has nothing to now with the Stai System, 4
: hich he once held Ellis Is rooming at the STAR
same house. and have my family with me. when
Ellis got his eyes ysur ltlseircular he dropped
his bead and started IN long swinging walk for
The I4sclsde hotel. and Was seen by Nr. Niehol-.
Df this city. Whispering something 20 the teis-
graph girl . few mon-nts later. Mr. w. h. Nsch-
Dis has known Mr.. Ellis fHr several years. He
h.. ~ il
several years ago. ] think IL would pay you TO
srite to Mr.. Nichols, 10 you wish any more OF Mr..
Ellis history he has quit. lengthy history of
rou. I,mysslf, must say can say nothing good
Il Mr.. Ellis. rs he has made me great deal OF
roabe. and am thankful to have got the deed
Iced, but he Was on handle to make mo trouble
md not try to sell any sys'"ms. knew nothing
bout the man. whatever ooiees met him in Sc
laa. in March. 1879. hut s0ou after found him 7
o ts Just shat every PersOn says he 70 that have
ny dsalngs with him. Mrs. ,. BETS. Of this city.
as hsd some dealings with Mr.. Ellis. which
o make further Investigation ofthe gentleman.
remain. yours. most resPscti9iiy; ,.oocx
Iaventor of the star System Of dress cutting.
Mss. Ellis. Who rssidss On Fourth sssees,
- interviewed. She said: "Wh0o FL.
Ii vile" .
Reporssr-"How long ass did BE- leave \. =
on p
Nm. October. 1873, asd I have .
Ut seen him sinea. Where did you get p
bat picture you have Of E.lisf" ia
R-"O Mia Riddle"
Mn. E.-"Whss ere you going % do -
18th il after you ere doosr !, e
RI was instructed b. Aiss Riddle =
i've il n yon." e
Mn. E.-"Hs never would let NJ have q
picture Of himself. Suppose b vas -.
lrsid that ] would ~ is against hin 70 y,
,0seiNe." ii