The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-01

Illus Vas unaDte 10 CdtCh OH, there were
a good many "n the outside who iclt CON
WINGED that Mrs. Pitts was standing in TN.
same relation To Leach that >h, had tn the
dry goods clerk. and they unhc>i;a.inglv
pronounced her ''no good bv a large.
majority.
Al last Leach had situation offered
him at Rich Hill, 81 he babe farewell to
Warrensburg and hied himself ,o Bates
county. lie was short oi wealth on l-ay-
ing. - hung up Pitts for small board
bill, promising to forward the money al no
distant day. He soon tired oi Rich Hill.
"r i"ng,-i Tor the cuIiIpanioTship Oi
TIKI Willy ELoREN''E.
~ once more returned To Warrcnsburg and
again commenced work with his old en-
ploves. Ie did not rrturn To the Pitts
mansion AT once. but boarded first NJ one
place and then another. OF course he met
his charmer. and ,he II once insisted that
he should again make her house his home.
She would, she said, max. ii all right with
her husband, and this she succeeded I'm
doing bv telling him tina, il would not cost
much more Ia provide inr three than two.
aud the II pcr week she received from
leach would keep her from calling upGn
him Ter pin money" ~ we'll did she
talk that Leach wa> nr,cc more Installed ~ a
b"arls- In th. Pitt, family, and for a time
all moved alon. nicely
Last ThurSdaav. however. another rup-
ture occurred, causing not n little excite
mcnt. Pitts. ON arising from his night,
>lumhcr, made the discovery that some unr
HAD ROBBED HIN or 80
while h, slept lie ielt drOwsy, - ii he
had been lruggcd. and iclt certain that he
had b,cn chluroiurme,l. lie informed hi,
wife oi his lU>-. when ,hc commenced
leaking through her effects and soon laid
she. to". had been robt,-d. ~ twenty dollars
she had IN her possession the previous
evening wa> missing Next cam. the
painter. leach, who also claimed iO kav,
hren treated in 4 similar manner lie had
lest Sij. The doors al the residence were
all open when Pitts arose, and IT looked
very much a. though crack>men had got
ten in their work.
Piil, III once went down town and in
for.n.d the police Oi Yhat had happencd.
and they ;uUk I'm The situation Instantly.
After s,ccrtaining that Pitts had been
they told him IL was evident
In their mind that Leach wa> the man yh"
did the business. arId he had probably been
assisted by Mrs. Pitts. They also said 1t
wa> their belief that
TWAS ALL \ MYTH
about either the woman or painter losing
any money, hut they had 80 asserted in or-
der to avert suspicion. At this disclosure
light dawned npon the wrunged husband
AMI he swurc he would have n thorough
investigation and the guilty parties should
not escape. no matter II his wife was i'm
plicatcd. He was told To- visit the drug
stores and >-e whether Leach or Mr.
Pitts had purchased chlu-oform during the
past iew DAYS and WIS rewarded bv asCcr-
tanning that Mrs. Pitts had purchased 4
two ounce phial on the previous evening
1t the store of Msosrs. Rose u Zimmerman
This settled ii. He was confident that the
parties who had robbed him dwelt be-
meath his own roof He returned home
and accused his wife and Leach Of the
crime. Of course she was indignant, and
thorough investigation. He
said she should be accommodated. ami
started ont to procure n warrant for the ar
rest Of Leach. leaving his mother, who
was visiting him, To keep
GUARD OVER LEACH : TRUNK
and see that he did not return and re-
move anything from within. But Leach
had >uspicioned that all was not right
that he was being waiched-so returned
to the house. when Mrs. Pitts informed
him of wha, her husband intended doing.
lie lost no time. but entered the room
where the trunk was, and compelled Pitts
mother to leave, by telling her he wished
To change his clothing The old lady
was 10th To do so, but finally succumbed.
and Leach was permitted To remain in the
room alone for fcw minutes lie again
left the house and returned up town.
" here he was arrested ON q state warrant,
charged with grand larceny, but the miss
ing S65 was not found. When taken into
custody revolver was found in his hip
pocket. and il was determined that ii
the grand larc,ny charge could not be-
sustained, ne would be prosecuted for
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS.
A. soon as Mrs. Pitts heard III the arrest
NJ her paramount she Was greatly --agitated
and >et about Tn procure his release. III
she could only iiud some one who would
"a On his bond, all would w. we'll. But
would Il" that? she called upon Mr..
Nathan. an i,raclitc who i the proprietor
ri a clothing store, and after relating her
story. lii which >he said she Wa, positive
that Leach was innocent. h,~ceched him to
20 upon the bond This Mr.. Nathan posi-
lively refused To do. but. instead. gave hi>
opinion of married woman who would
90 through the city cndcayoring To- pro-
cure the release oi single man like Leach
Mrs. Pitts LETT i'm disgust and her lover was
permitted To remain behind the bars until
Friday, when he
HAD HIS EXAMINATION.
The court room was crowded. Tor NASTY
scandal case is drawing card in the
Quarry City. Mrs.. Pitts was there rs
witness for the defendant, who pleaded not
guilty. Ii was expected conviction
would BE- secured on account OF positive
proof being at command that Mrs. Pitts
had purchased chloroiorm the evening be-