The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
An Attempt at Suicide 10 Bafiled
by the Exertions Of DR..
Hull.

Hull.
Bulldoxing q Newspaper, Unde
Threat OF Withdrawing their
Enormous Patronage.
Appearances Are Sometimes De
ceitful, and Let Us Hope they
are IN this Case.
No town in Missouri will begin to CON
pare with Knobnoster in point Of furnish
ing news of . strictly sensational character
One scandsl is acarceiy thoroughly senti
lated until another rises to the eurface, an,
the lsat unsarthed 10 always richer than il
predecessor. In making this statement, tn
facts will bear ia out.
FOR the past two weeks the Workman.
Wells case has been the oue theme of con
versation with the people of the Knobs
and it has proved . rich morsel, indeed
But now, after the lapse of fortnight
the inhabitants have another sensation tha
will furnish
FOOD FOR THE GossIPPERs
Tor weeks to come. the parties directly
interested have heretofore borne unbism-
ished characsers, moved In the hest circles
of society, and not until short time ACC
was snsniciou. word whispered against
either of t',em.
The news was waited TO the ears of a
BAzoo reporter. and last evening he IN sde
visit to The scene of trouble, when the
facts iu the case. a. far ~ known, we're n.
certained. No sooner lad the scribe aliehted
from the train than &c WAS approached by
friend who asked:
IBID You CONE UP AFTER THAT sESsArIoN?'
An Affirmative reply was given, when the
knobnosterits replied keep still about
it; they are trying to hush the % .tler up.
and il they find out who you are, aad What
you are after, you wall have not little
difficulty in getting At the true inv srdne.s
of the Affair."" This was pointer, and the
writer governed himself accordingly.
II took but . brief time to asceriain
that the scandal vas pretty we'll known
throughout the tosn, and that il had Gre
sted not little excitsnent, owing to the
prominence of the parties.
Some eight years ago Eugene Hogan,
then young man veil known throughout
johnson county, was msrried to Miss Jen-
ME Rouch, p..s.bly fair looking young
lady who had about attained her m.jority.
Both bride and groom we're
HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY,
and the match Wa looked upon - happy
ore by their msny friends. Hogan is .
fruit tree Peddler, in the employ Of the
Lees Summit nursery, and is quite we'll
known throughout central and western
Missouri. They settled down to house
keeping in Kuob"ostsr, and none seemed
happier than they. Hogan commanded .
good salary and he spared no expense ON
his wife, il Icing one IT his boasts that she
should dress ne we'll q. any OF her neig hbors.
The Issue of this marriage was three chill
dren. all boys, the eldest nov between six
and seven years of age Until the pressnt,
they lived in the utmost harmony, each
seeming ~ care only for the other.
Also residing in Knobnosier at this time
10 w. L. Pigg. sr, g married man with
three grown children. Mr.. Pisg
FORMERLY LIVED IN sEDALIA,
md vas employed as clerk 10 the dry goods
,tores OF johnson & Wharton and Wolf 4
20. He is = gentleman aged be,wssd forty
i've and fifty years. and hes always horne
IN excellent reputation. At present be 10
employed in the dry eoods store of Prag-
,eimer Bros. At Knobnoster, and the BAzoo
as no hssitsncy in saying that until this
no man stood higher in the
of the public than did Mr.. Pigg. |
The nature of Hogsn's business vas such |
hat he Was compelled to be absent from
rome greet deal. and it vas during one |
# these periods, only q few weeks ago,
hat the first scandsioua talk vas INDUCED |
a. This. however did not reach Hog.nt
'srs, for he treated his vile with all the /
owe and kin0ness possible.
Saturday last Hogan vas At Lees Sum-
iit. He returned to Knobnostsr on tho
light freight train. but whether
UNKNOWN 10 HIS WIFE,
= not definitely settled. OF courAs he re.
,sired to his home ut once, il being then !
levsn O'Clock. On entering. he found his
wife enjoying the company OF Mr.. Pigg, |
rhiIe beer bottle gave evidences that they
'ad been having . jolly time. Whether
. discovered anything further wrong, the
eporter ie unable to state. Certain il IL
hough, his ire was thoroughly aroused,
nd Mr.. Pigg Vas ordered from the house.
. vain he attempted to explain, but Ho-
an refused to hear. Mrs. Hogan was
hen sccussd Of in6delity, and although shs
Der. innocsnca. her husband
urosd deaf ear 10 her sayines and left
be house. assuring her that . divorces was
hs only thing he further desired. |
THE POISON ACT.
Al to how the sgonized wife spent the
emaisder sf the night. can Be only sur
,ised. On Sunday morning Ars. Hogan
I'D her colersd sook that she Wss going to
IKE soastAins 10 make her slesp. and, In
ne shs never again awoke, 70 tell her
Mrs. Hngsn's) mother to take care Of the
hildrso.
6hs retired 70 her bed chambsr and took
dose Of nosphiae. when the cook
aleraed. iaior~ed . psighbor.
ID d.. Hall Was sumaeued 70 the voaaas
edside. He applied the usual remedies
! such Gases, aad in . short tiuAe Mrs.