The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-08
AUGUST 1882.

settlement had been agreed upon, and the
A few minutes after six O'clock Squire
Howe, friend of Purcell's, and al whose
house Miss Lapee is
NOW MAKING HEB HOME,
approached the BAZoo reporter, and said
all had been arranged to the satisfaction of
the parties interested, and a paper signed
BY the parties concerned would be read In
public in few minutes, thus doing away
with the necessity OF public trial.
This increased the interest for the time
being, and when, few minutes later, DIR.
Will Robinson arose and read the docu-
ment, an almost breathless silence reigned.
The first paper was signed hv Joe Robin
son, i'm which he stated, on oath, that he
charges above referred to; that, To the best
Of his knowledge,
MISS LAPEE MAS A vIRTCOUs WOMAN,
and third, that lac did not know OF any
improper Conduct ON the part OF Purcell
toward Miss Lapee; he further agreed
To never again refer 10 the matter I'm public.
Next came a paper signed Jointly by Joe
Robinson and Philip Schnable, the latter
being one of the parties ON whom Purcell
relied for the purpose OF convicling Rob-
inson. Ii stated that they had undoubt-
ly misunderstood each other i'm their con-
versations upon the subject, and each was
willing 10 share a part oil the blame.
Another paper was real, signed by the
principals. and John Howe and DIR. Rob
inson. in which all were satisfied with the
manner Of settlement, and agreed to drop
the matter for all time To come.
At the conclusion Of the reading there
was not even sign of approval on the
part of the listeners, but, instead, such re-
marks as
THAT'S HELL OF A MEDICATION 4"
"Who has lied now" a bad case Of
whitewash," etc, were heard on every
hand.
A farmer named Dyer, cousin of the
great republican leader, Pat DYER, of St.
Louis, was the first TO break over the
traces. Calling upon Purcell, he said ::
where are the witnesses by whom you in
tended to make Joe Robinson out liar?
Why didn't you produce them? You
couldn't do il, and you know il, too"
This brought John Howe To the front,
and warm words were INDUCED i'm freely for
several minutes, and had il not been for
the interference of outsiders
FIGHT WOULD HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY RE-
SUITED,
i'm which fully two-thirds of the crowd
would have participated
AT last some one suggested that as il was
getting late il would be good idea To adj
iourn, and i'm five minutes thereafter all
had mounted their horses and dispersed,
fully cOnvincel that ii took very little for
a yindication In this country.
But the end is not yet. Purcell has long
been a leader i'm the church and Sunday
school, and those who have been fighting
him in this case propose having him come
out i'm public and announce his guilt or
they will
CALI. FOR A CHURCH TRIAL,
when, they claim, ali the facts will he laid
before the public. let the blame lie where it
may.
A majority of the citizens i'm the vicinity
of the church would not express them
selves as to whether or not they believed
Purcell guilty, but shook their heals Is
much as TO say: Il know more than |
propose divnlging" Still others have NO
hesitancy i'm saying he is guilty, while not
a few express themselves to the effect that
the rumors have no foundation i'm fact.
Squire Howe informed the BAzOO man
that Miss Lapee was working at his house,
where she would have a home until he
knew more against her than he now did.
He does not think Purcell ever acted i'm an
immoral manner toward Miss Lapee, but
4 ha tod a.
work.
1t is quite evident that Brother Shepherd
would have found a profitable field i'm
which to labor had not important bust
ness" called him elsewhere.