The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24

with her every night he was at the south
end of bis run.
Again the quizzer knew that the woman
was telling an uutruth, and he intimate,
as much. Seeing that there was nothing
to be gained by further questioning
the conductor and reporter withdrew
fully convinced that Lutte Ewell had ne
claims on Jas. w. Mallory as his wife.
About o'clock last evening Mr.. Nal
Tory called at The BAZoo Office, having ar
rived during til. afternoon from the south
He had read the woman's story i'm ths
BAzOo, and knowing it TO be false from he
ginning to end, wished the reporter who
had interviewed her to accompany him tC
her boarding house, where, he said hs
would confront her.
The reporter was only too willing, and
$50 o'clock was the hour agre, upon for
making the cali. At that time MIR. Nal
Tory and two other X. & I. conductors, in
company with the BAZoo man, started fol
Mrs. Browns boarding house, where ,h.
alleged wife was stopping. At the corner
of Fourth and Lsmine streets the party
met the woman as she Was coming north
on her way TO the Working Woman.
home. The reporter called Nal
lory's attention 10 her. and
as she had passed by, he called 10 her and
she returned.
Il have been looking for you," said Mr.
Mallory, who WAS perfectly cool and
calm.
The woman seemed not little aston
ished when she recognized the party sd
dressing her, but managed TO reply: 81
have been loo ing for you too"
II want to know" continued Mr.. Nal.
Tory, what you came here for and tril Il to
ruin my reputation and make
trouble with NV family by
saying you were my w.ie?"
The woman seemed as one dumb and ut
tered not word.
you know you are not my wife, dOn'G
you?" interrogated Mr.. Mallory, looking
her squarely in the face and pointing his
finger at her.
Still there was no reply, the woman
holding her head down and refusing to
speak.
Don't you know you told what was not
SOP"
YES" replied she, but not another word
would she utter.
"You admit in the presence of these gen
tlemen," said Mr.. Mallory, 'that you was
never married to me, do your"
"Yes"
"You have simply tried Matchmaking
game on me-" continued The enragtd con-
duclor, "but it won't work. You are no;h-
ing but a common prostitute, as am
able to prove"
At this stage the woman turst out into
tears, and after a little further con-
the gentlemen Withdrew, leav-
ing Miss Ewell standing on the corner.
Mr.. Mallory at once repaired to Sichers',
where number of his friends were wait
ing, and hearty congratulations were ex-
tended him on every side. Mr.. Mallory
SAYS the woman has resided in Parsons,
Y here she has been known as q prostitute
Tor some time past. If she is, as she says,
in an interesting condition, he thinks it
would puzzle her greatly to name the
ather Of her unborn child.
There are other railroad men in Sedalia
Who know the woman is crooked, and the
reporter learned it on pretty good authori-
y that she had not been altogether straight
ince'her arrival in Sedalia.
The BAzoo has never believed that Jim
Mallory was anything TO the woman, and
he developments of last night 20 TO prove
hat such is the case. The publications in
he city papers have worried him
lot little, but those who
new the man best felt
enfident he would come forth with
IN unbelemished character, SO far
S anything criminal was cou-
erned, and the BAzoo is pleas
d to note that he did so.
After leaving Miss Ewell on the corner
f Fourth and Lamine streets the reporter
epaired to the BAZoO Office and a few
1inutes later was informed that Miss Ewell
lad tainted on the street.
He lost no time in hunting up the par
iculars and ascertained that soon after |
operating from Mr.. Mallory, Miss Ewell |
adj fallen In the street where she was
,und by H. n Knapp. He at once sum-
ioned assistance end the unfortunate NO.
ian was removed to the Working Wuman's |
ONE, where she soon revived, and was
with by several.
knowing the woman's situation, a party |
{ railroad men raised several dollars,
,hich they presented 10 her. and she lef,
n the north-bound train last night for
Williams, Iowa, whose her parents reside.
Ter experience in Sedalia vas bitter, in
h.. l. a. L.. l.