The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-06
CRUEL CREWS.
He Seduces a Young Girl. IS
Forced to Marry, Then
Deserts Her
His Victim is Broken Hearted,
and the Villain Cares
But Little.
A Sensation that Caused NO Small
Talk at Sheldon, in Yer
non County.

Sheldon is a village Of some 600 inhab-
itan,s, located in Vernon county. eight
miles south of Nevada, on the line OF the
l. rs railway, and until within the past
wear the good people OF the town have had
nothine OF a sensational character to re-
lieye the quiet monotony which seemed to
have settled down upon the community.
But within the past lew months all has
changed. and for q truly irst-class case oil
scandal sheldon comes 10 the surface and Is
awarded The palm.
In February last. nearly wear ago,
there arrived in the village . good looking
Young man named J. NJ. Crews, about 70
years Of &c, who announced his intentioa
of locating. He was accompanied by =
gentleman named }. III. kendrick, and both
hsd
FORMERLY RESIDED AT KNoBNoSrER,
the wicked hamlet where Will Carr pub
fishes the Gem, in Johnson county.
As is generally the case IN every country
town. a cordial welcome was extended the
strangers nv the citizens of Sheldon, and
thew were not long in reaching the conclu-
sion that their lines had been cast IN pleas
ant places.
Alter looking over the field for few
DAYS. the gentlemen opened up grocery
and hardware store, under the firm name oil
Crews & Kendrick. and prosperity seemed
their portion. At this stage the BAZOo
will drop Mr. Keadrick and paw Its warm
est regards TO Mr. Crews, who is certainly
, one of the basest villains '-the paper pub
lished for the people now on earth has
ever had occasion To ventiiate.
nj SnolHnn This time
was Miss Emma Wells, an accomplished
and beautiful young lady, probably nine
| teen years Of age. the daughter oil Promi
nent carpenter OF the village, whose moth
er died several years ago. Miss Wells had
suffers by the score. but she WAS still hear
free when she made the acquaintance u
Crews, who had deporte,i himself in an ad
mirable manner since his arrival IN th'
community, consequently Was
CONSIDERED AN EXcELLEST CATCH.
They, it appears. did not meet by chance
but i'm the usual way, and each was smit
ten. Especially did this seem to be tint
case on the part Of Crews, who was trul!
rs devoted q lover rs any sweetheart coult
wish for.
During the months of March aud Apri
last the lover never lost an opportunity o
seeing Miss Wells. and the persistenc..
with which he pressed his suit was prett,
generally commented gu. During thi
somewhxt brief courtship old man Well
had given the subject very little attention
but about the first of May he realized tbs
affairs were assuming a serious aspect, con
seQuentiy Interr"gztsd his daughter as t
whether Crews intentions were honOIa able
and IL he was mstrimonisIly inclined.
J; What her answer was, the BAzOOO is no
prepared to state. IL does know, however
that Mr.. Wells decic Ell that the lover
must be separated, and with that object y
view, made arrangements To remove to +
Dorado Springs, in the adjoining county o
Cedar. This project he soon carried int
effect, taking up his abode at the Spring
about the first Of June.
The change Of location did not prev
either agreeable or profitable To Mr.. Wells
and after Q residence OF lev days at r
Dorado he informed his daughter that h
seriously contemplated
REMOVING TO NORTH MISSOURI.
To this Miss Emma offered serious Objec
iione, and suggested that it would be naueI
better for them to 60 back to Sheldon. Tn
idea wss repulsive to Mr. Wells. and h
declined to entertain il. The daughter Wa
equally as obstinate about going TO Nortl
Missouri, which caused her father to as'
for her reasons. Thus Intercepted, tn
dencueneut came, and the eyes OF Mr.
Wells were opened to the true state OF affairs
T, With tears coursing down her wastes
cheeks, the poor girl told ail-how she hac
been seduced ut Sheldon by Crews, sndel
promise OF marrisge, and was then encient'
BY him.
The blow almost Frustrated the father