The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-24
The Murderer'S Attorney a
Dishonest Knave.
Frightful Disclosures Regard
ing His Record by His
Chicago Clients.
do / Know Him 2 Only Too Well
He is Devil in Human
Form"

4 Tributes paid to GeO. W ScOvilit, the a.
:. tornev Tor the defense IN the GIliteau trial
have created a general desire To know a.
much a. possible about the man who has
been before the public gaze 80 PROMINENT
ly. The reputation given 10 Scoville WAS
4 complimentary one, and his alleged
!, honesty of pnrp"Se, and the purity "i the
, motive, which a,tuated him to undertake
| the defense of so villainous a criminal.
have naturally eng-ndered n sympathy iUr
the man who thus brave'l public -xecrs-
tinn.
How deserving he l. of cnmm.ndainrv
mention NAV br jnjs,ri 10y q glance at th,
statements which follow. There We're any
number oi runners rejecting upon Mr.. See
Vile. The victims preferred remaining
quiet and uu,iem ,n>;ratiV. Iu cuurling no
iori-iy. When sought "II, however, they
freely told the story ui their WRONG. Mr.
John Siplzrl VIII" lives at 6>J Fulton
street. J. about the worst sUiicnI. - >,Ine-
thing over II .0on through S,,"vill.'> trick
,ry placed him III 4 rather d.I,l"r:'l!,. c..rl-
,iiti"n. When s>k,'l il hc knew S-"ville.
AMI Il hr i,ad ever hal anv bu~in, - trans
a,Ii.-n> aiiii him. Mr. = replied.
-lio | knnw him? only t"u we'll H..
J. devil IA human form. >-nIiily h:,,l
h,en nIv lawyer i"r twenty year. and =
irir'd h'>id,e. III. was a shining light ~
4, ike Methodist church, and ult..n Na> called
upon hN Brother Thomas 1" preach.
isi rol think nav business could bv cen
tdc,l 10 h--Ilcr hands. AMI h- bvcan,c mN
trusted attorney. lie acted va the m,r>I
sooundrcl!y WAY | sold :, piece. - prop
-rIv om Indiana avenue in Jud., lnIhunv
3 lea :. .c''u. payable >l.nHI in cash. and Iir.
/ balance "n ,imc. Tia, last I,avm,nr mIJ,.
3 {" n,, !v Judge Anih"nv VA az TIA. shape
81 = n"Ic i"r Sl.:2,::j;:::.;s;i. Tie n",v Mas
! made payable one wear alter dale, but
judge Anthony failed 1" take IL ~. SEQ
Vile c,.In- 1" inr AMI Offered /" collect it.
saving iie would compel Judge Anthony
2 IL pan. ami suggested that uwn n"i.> Ia
taken Instead al nIi-. | gave SSo>ill, the
n"i- i"r collection. and a. lime went on
without my r,r,ivin. ih.. money. ] iIyuir-
al abou, it. S,u,iIic >aid ihaIjihe MOLE
bad bsen placed in the First National
bank iur cnli,.Iiou The cashier saih that
the "niv n"i,- lc Knew "i. ui thai i,>crip-
ton. were Iw" ma.i- PAYABLE I" the order
Il '',-,'. >."villc aHi that lh-v hal been
i,rd lhc iay h,!rr,
JUDI, iuih"ny wt> the maker 81 ,.,r-,
Mole, ani w,. ingnir-i III him Ih"u' ia.
Iia'i"r. H. stated li.ai H. h;,d mi,j, lh,
n,l,.~ nav ahi,- q" >.-,viie. - he. ha,I iII-
i. l-'p... from ~""vii., lna, ..au,,I il -.
| aii,rwa-i- asked ~rnyiii- ipr ~. money. /.
i'il la...i O" r.I H. III, maic repeated
l.r"ini>,- "a restitution. bat unallv -a,ii h,.
i.inl .ui,I.d - r..n,nurs;. rn- h,. then
"'ur in,,o bankruptcy At Miis.,l s,,. ami l.
u course. iD>i ali.
Did az eyer i'er-mpiurii, r,-iu~.. 10 pay
y"u go
~.
Had Won on-.i him sny None, - At
tU'ti. - i.->
No, ;iin't owe MIN anything H.
simply had ine nuits Tor collection"
i'hi ~" ever hay' any other disagree
ahiy transaction with him
Wei. ia, h.lI,,. I am Now Twin. INA (.
wr> m"rt.ae,,i ~ Mr.. David FERRIS Tor
800. ana >.slill, wa the trustee.
needed ii,. mob. .I,iigr Anthony "Nc,i .
':ir - iaA, up HAT n.orIg...-. sni :" ia
formed Ssuvillc After he h.,i p,:krlrl .
Ia. fn.,i> hr Hrt,l,. nae a unt, saNln. that .
II did m"; satisfy the mortgage he would .
,":.ci.>' ani ,nrn IN. "i.l "a nav home"
Did y"G rssr up the mortgage 80
M: have n,.vrr been abl- 1" ,in -.
and the house which VA one. nv own .
am nov paving rem: iUr. thank> L. 'c". F,
~,.nyillc.
'pId h- ever promise &" paw y"u alter
me- went i'.I" bankruptcy 80
No. ii, ~rih i- had plenty al money.
bat hr rr"p">s,i L. keep a. | Revived =
nrir,e,i schedule oi h!- liabilities aI,i >sw
gh3I h, ~vrr, Ia vwiuz 10, S.sDb borrowed
n.rry. ", tied an"ni thr s'u"unt. tni
iioa aU"Et ~ h.ing nor."wvi. IL Wa
sing! -i".rn'
lie iaii,r! i"r >S'.'anp lud have never
~, .rl 1T hi- paving a solitary cvnj. NJ
sen -,.uJ lhal - n.-iLi" NiIi, ,Nilau.Ii..u>
10 MIR ,rarii-iG l.'>i ~,'A.
DID ypE ".er Iah' al. step, to recover
vn,!r "a, nry from him?
~: iir-t w-I.i Ia john >rau:r.ou.
was >ai. the sfiair NJ an iuii,', tb.- ON.
hgt tn- -.ale .e@-ou Il, n,.i.clr-. L" ,iI,r.j
o" iire matter. iuI.. Antu..ns VA sen
aud a>s,:
N vcu kuUw that >-,.i'l,. collected
the In,u'y and iai..-i L. s.rruut Tor il.
Il heard ,haI >I",iz,i iii not =, ,hy
Ivi.cy
NJ p,vii T--r.-. III" reside, a. 5;i
Warren av,nuc. said. / have s.--i c.,u.-
O" rem, inter >c"vi!ir. II cn,;,t,-i nI.. cat
al $1,000 he ws> n,y ATTORNEY. and ail,-f
nv ~ - u''ain Ia rUi an sf'i,-- from tIy
,,"uri q" eli farm which, hal h,-!"ug,..! L,
iirr There Wa- >ua.- minor hrir>. my
ami "a Guardian We appointed,
Sooviii, -,"iu. on ihe toI.G liz controlled
,he estate. AMI i"rI:..I the money. lhr Pm
- e,i- ir..ir zee, -d- 80 tn. Iaruu nn >-ciiri-
ri,->. II, gave IL ~r,.ur, tie i"r our money.
,sIii {" nav daughter .aV, n",.> paSarl, I'm
tea Hrir-. "u - lraym,Lt 81 Si.:;'n, He
gave G..- -vcurl,. can Tee hciI>.. ~ Var
RIA sNenue. which hat IL ious,i to him. ,
which hc hii SOLD retaining a mortgage
Tor The price paid. Nv daughter and NV ,
eli "cr, interested il that proceeding. and
/" rv daughter he gave III. TIN wears :
notes. | objected Z" n"ics on such u long y,
lime, AMI lac gave m- Il contract which pro- /
vided that lac ~onld pay the money when
.v.r IL was called for He never fulfilled :