The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-23
The Wife of the Second Ward
Alderman Has Left Him
for Good.
While He Was at Council Last
Night, She Packed up
and Left.
The Statesman Procured a Search
Warrant, To-day, and Fun
is Ahead.

The BAzOo has. on more than one occa-
sion, referred 10 the character and career Of
Owen Harrison, better known as the sawed
off statesman OF the Second ward. His
unftness for the position of alderman has
been viyidly portrayed, while his general
cuSsedness as a man has not been left I'M
heralded. This course, on the part of the
BAzOo has not been the result of vindic-
tiveness, nor with any desire TO injure
the personal standing or character OF this
would-be man, but simply to show him up
in his true light and to point out the fact
that he is totally unit to represent de-
cent constituency in the legislative coun-
ellis of this CITY, He is scab, a miscar-
riage, dead and a worthless, drunken
sot, who should be retired TO some secluded
cave and forgotten as fast as his name can
be wiped away.
Unfortunately for one woman, he was
her husband When first married he gave
promise of fulfilling the duties and obliga-
tons resting on him as husband, but
these he has failed to meet, and for a long
time has been burden on his patient and
hard working wife.
She bore, without complaint, his ornery
and worthless presence, for several years,
providing the bed whereon he slept. the
roof which sheltered him, and the bread
which sustained his worthless carcass, by
her needle. toiling day and night for this
purpose More than that, she even
furnished him with money, which he spent
lin drunken debauches, night after night
Keeling home full of red liquor, perfectly
Indifferent to any demand upon him as a
man, husband or official, and caring only
for whisky, whisky, whisky.
Harrison has also proven SO worthless that
he has lost all credit where he is known, and
his attempt to embezzle sum Of money
from a street laborer is we'll remembered
by BAzoO readers, as he was fully written
up in that little scheme.
Some two weeks ago the report was
started that Mrs Harrison, worn ont by
her husbands continual drinking and
failure to provide the necessities OF life,
had left him 4 reporter of this paper at
once visited the lady, when she denied that
aay separation had taken place The de-
NAL was published without giving any
names, and. from the lady's manner. the
reporter thought that the relations OF this
husband and wife were all that they
should be.
But there was quite change of front
this morning, wher Owen Harrison came
down town and got Squire Fisher to issue
a search warrant, for the purpose of search
ing the houses of Jack Dean and a man
by the name of Patrick, both living on
Third street, in East Sedalia.
This warrant stated that the atlantis
household and Kitchen furniture had been
taken from his house, last night, while he
was attending a meeting of the city coun-
ell, and he desired: the houses named to be
searche!
Hearing OF this movement on the part
of the forlorn husband, q BAzoo reporter
at once set out to find Mrs. Harrison. He
visited the Harrison mansion on East
Third street, but ii was only deserted
house no curtains, save one, hung at the
windows, no carpet was OH the floors, no
bed was to be seen. Ii was utterly barren
and was a fit type OF the untenanted hear.
of the tidy little woman whose hands had
made it once a cory home.
Retracing his steps, the home of Con-
ductor Dean was reached by the reporter.
His knock was answered by Mrs Dean,
and to the inquiry If Mrs. Harrison was
there, an affirmative reply was given.
81 would like to see the lady," said the
reporter.
Mrs HARRISON was called and at
once recognized the reporter. She
was asked to make statement of
the trouble between her and her husband,
bat at first declined, saying that she did
not want her name in the paper.
She was assured that nothing would be
said derogratOry to her good name, and
that the matter had gone so far now that il
would be impossible TO suppress the fact of
the separation.
Still the lady protested and it Was only
by dextrously questioning her that the pre- |
porter briefly learned that she left her hus- |
band last Friday, determining never to
live with him again. Last night, while he !
was at the council meeting, she, by the
help of friends, took all the furniture out |.
of the house, removing it to place of
safety
Mrs Harrison says the furniture is hers |!
by she right of purchase with her own |
hard-earned money, and that her husband
cannot touch it. She sought legal ADVICE |
before taking il away, and is not giving |
herself any trouble over the search warrant |
business. She SAYS she left Harrison |
because of his drunkenness and failure for |
a long time to provide any part of the |
household expenses. Il have done it all"
she said. Having no children, the lady can
EASILY make her way, and is certainly free
IF a very heavy load.