The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-22
The Nice Little Job She Put
Up Sunday on Officer
CarneS.
How a Man Who Paid Her
Fare Was Left Out in
the Cold.
She Exhibited Her Hand at Last
and Raised a Few Dol
lars.

On the train that arrived in Sedalia
Saturday night was prepossessing young
woman named Mary Henderson, who came
from Appleton City. She was neatly at
tired. and seemed To ice about twenty-five
wears old. On leaving the train she IT,
auested a policeman Ia come To her as
sistance and rescue her baggage from i
stranger into whose possession ii had
fallen. and when Officer Carnes appeared
she related the following story:
She boarded the train, a. stated. at
Appleton City, without 4 penny in her
possession, intending TO try and CHECK" il
through TO Sedalia. When the conductor
came around she informed him of her sit
uation and begged to be brought to this
city.
lie informed her that he was not per-
mitted to carry passengers who had
neither ticket or money and she would
have 10 get off at the next station. Seated
near her was n man who lad overheard
the conversation. He thought he had hit
"a soft snap" SD stepped up and informed
the conductor that he would pay the young
woman's fare to Sedalia. He sympathized
deeply with anyone who was in trouble,
especially as when il was one OF the gentler
SEX.
OF course Miss Henderson was grateful,
and SO expressed herself TO her supposed
benefactor. They occupied The same seat
until this city was reached,
when the man picked up her
valise ard said he would escort
her To hotel Again she expressed her
gratitude, but informed him that she had
no money 10 pay her bill. That would be
all right, he said she could occupy the
same room with him and he would foot
the bill.
A light now began 10 dawn upon the
girl. and she gave her escort 10 understand
that she was mot that kind of woman"
Ii was AT this stage that Officer Carnes ap-
peared upon the scene, and learning the
true state of affairs. took the woman in
charge himself. together with her baggage.
and escorted her 10 the Eerger house,
where she was furnished with lodging and
breakfast.
The man who had paid Miss Hender-
sons fare from Appletoa City to
Sedalia had watched and noted
where she was taken, and knowing that
his little game was bafied, he called at the
Berger mouse SUNDAY morning and re-
quesied that the woman's valise be de-
tanned when she called for il, As he had a
claim upon IT, When Miss Henderson was
informed OF this. she again sent for Carnes,
who explained the whole transaction TO the
landlord, and Miss Henderson was allowed
TO depart without further trouble. She
then visited the Atlantic house, where she
proposed remaining until Monday, when
she was going TO try and reach Nevada,
where, she said, she had brother
residing. She was compelled to come
to Sedalia and go by the way of Holden,
owing To the Usage bridge being unsafe,
which accounted for her coming north
when she desired 10 go south. While at
the Atlantic house the true character of
the woman was ascertained, and Officers
Carnes and Holland soon found out that
she was of that kim" so dropped her As
though she was an adder.
She remained here until yesterday, when
she left on the wcst-bound train. having
"made raise" in a manner peculiarly
her own. Carnes SAYS he is not often left
on women of her class, but he was
taken in on this Instance, and proposes
looking out in future