The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-18

to another lady. God being nv Judge.
that Is not the case 1t Is because ] have
been deceived in him and i do not want
any one else to be deceived as have been.
Now. Mrs. Clark, ii you really know
that this lady in Sedalia is his legal wife,
To have the same published in the Mont
gomery City papers, or will you send a
note to that effect to the Montgomery City
standard" ana the Ray" Both papers
are published la this town. think it n
perfect imposition on the female sex to let
such a man a. he has proved TO be run
at large. No telling how many
ruoR INNOCENT woNKS
he will deceive and ruin. If you should
send notice to the papers, ! would rather
you would not use my name in any way.
as I have heard that Mr.. Ellis has
already made :, me threats against me;
don't allow him To speak to me. i will
enclose a letter of his own hand writing, u
prove that he and / were engaged. The
lady he speaks of in the letter is the one
he Is now waiting on. i told her what
kind oi a man he was. but she doesn't be-
lieve me she keeps his company all the
time. Please return the letter of his that
| enclose, n may have other use for it.
Please let me hear from YOU soon and
oblige, ELLA RIDDLE
The answer Ia this letter was shown in
Montgomery City. and ii caused quite a
hubbub among those whom he had endeav-
ored to deceive. Ellis pronounced the
story fabrication, and at once sent over
the cOuntryto county recorders and others,
who certified that po such mans marriage
as &. ID. Eli, was recorded. He had GER
ti6cates from Capt. $. ". Ritchey, Of Pet
tbs, and from {. III. Lucas, of jackson
county. which he published in circular,
aud had it circulated in Montgomery
county.
TuEOrHER SIDE.
Miss Riddle was certainly indignant at
the charge Ellis laid at her dOor-that of
falsehOod-and she was determined To vim
dictate the truth of her charge, cost what
it might. Another young lady who had
been only slightly acquainted with Ellis,
sympathizing with Miss Riddle, joined her
In her efforts to show up the gay deceiver
Miss Mollie Bration was her name.
The young ladies, to strengthen their
cause. sent the following telegram
MONr!OMERY CIY, Nav Ii.
Mrs. e.. ID. Ellis, Sedalia VIII vou
come to Montgomery if expenses are paid !?
ELLA RIDDLE.
MoLLIE BRArToN
SHE FEARS HER HUSBAND.
SEDALIA, May A.
Ella Riddle or Mollie Bratton. Mont
gomery City Yes, I would come, ii was
under the protection OF an officer. Ii would
not be safe otherwise. Answer.
MR-. ELLIS.
The young ladies then called on the city
marshal OF Montgomery and Intercepted
him as to the protection, which was prom
ised by him.
TIE BRAVE GIRLS WILL DEFEND.
These young ladies well knew that Ellis
was an arrant coward and q mangey cur,
and NO one but sick woman need TO fear
him. The following telegram was sent:
MoSrGoNERY, Nav IL
Mrs. q. II. Ellis, Sedalia Come and
you will be protected.
FILA RIDDLE,
MoLLE BRArToN.
Mrs. Ellis, having faith in the girls 10
protect her from the scapegost Of hus-
band, sent the following:
SEpAILA, May ii.
Misses Ella Riddle and MO!lie Bratton,
Montgomery will leave here in the
morning; meet me AT the depot.
Mas. ELLIS.
ANXIOUS WIFE
RooSytIIr Nav Tx
Ella Riddle and Mollie Bratton:-I will
be down tonight at midnight, Meet me 1T
the depot Mrs. ELLIS.
The last telegram vas sent after she had
started to Montgomery City to protect the
innocent OF her sex.
Mrs. Ellis arrived at midnight and was
escorted to Covington's hotel by an officer.
Ellis had left about eighteen hours before
his wife's arrival
Mrs. Ellis satisfied everybody with
whom she came IN contact that she was
the legal and lawful wife of Ellis, and the
next day returned to Sedalia, having &C.
complished her mission.
II any other proof was needed, surely
the following letter, written by Ellis to his
wife in this city, while he Vas carrying on
his firtations at Montgomery City, would
settle all doubts that might exist:
OH, GUARDIAN ANGEL
MONTeoMrRY CRY, April 5th, 1881.
MY DEAR MARY:
received your letter this morning. 1t
reads like the letter Of . guardian angel
and l appreciate it.
The last letter you wrote me before this
n Al
not write any more. have paid some At
tention to ladies in different parts of the
country but have not done so with any bad
motives. Twill see you il life lasts within
six weeks from to-day. Write to me and
direct to st. Louis, Mo. / will not
visit this place any more, and ii you still
love me don't answer any letters from this
place. Treat them with the contempt they
deserve to be treated with If anybody
else has written from Sedalia about me !
vn., In ;rfcrp, iv, latta-