Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-14
JOYCE,S CAREER.
History of the Seducer of Miss Cass-Ex-
= ploits of One of the Grandest Williams
of the Age.

[Sedalia Mo- Bazoo.l
During the years 1906, w. l.. Joyce
was II well-known passenger conductor
on the NJ, X. q T. Railway, with run
between Sedalia and Parsons. AT that
time Col. II. 5. Stevens was general
manager of the road, and rs Joyce was
n sort of protege of his, of course he
Jared well, being given passenger run
over older and more experienced men,
who considered themselves fortunate
in even running a freight train.
When Joyce came to Sedalia he
brought with him wife, beautiful
and accomplished lady whom he had
married in Washington, ID. c. Mrs.
Joyce was not long in winning for her
self large circle of friends, all of
whom she retained during her soourn
in the Queen City.
Joyce, at that time, was probably
thirty years of age. His personal APP
pearance was striking, to say the least,
and he was what might be termed II
"mashern among the gentler sex. His
love for wine and women soon became
known from one end of the road to the
| other, and on more than one occasion,
he figured in sensations that did not
rebound to his credit. His conduct at
times was simply outrageous, but he
managed to hold his position where
any other employee would have been
summarily dismissed. His day of
reckoning, however, came at last, and
the people of Sedalia saw the man in
his true colors.
The mock marriage at Baxter
Springs, Kansas, wherein Joyce fig
ured as groom and one of the fairest
young ladies of that city as his bride,
is still vivid in the minds of many
who read the Sedalia papers at that
time. 1t was a dastardly case Mt best
and it was shown beyond a doubt that
Joyce had won the innocent young
girls love while passing as II single
man, the indignation OF the public
knew no bounds, and the deceivinl
ticket-puncher received terrible anC
merited scathing ut the hands of tn,
press of the state. These articles wer,
perused by his wife, who was heart
broken at the conduct of her husband
and within few weeks she was laiC
, in the silent tomb.
Leaving Sedalia, Joyce spent shor
, time on the Hannibal IL st. Joe road
his friend, Col. Stevens, having Sc
cured for him n passenger train
While running into ST. Joe, joyce
| made the acquaintance of one of the
, most estimable young ladies of tina
: city. He was her devoted admirer TO
: some months, which eventually result
t ed in marriage engagement between
4 them. Neither the young lady no
her relatives knew of Joyces past con
duct, and the wedding day wa
e finally set. Shortly after this event
gentleman who is now residen
, of Sedalia had business in st
, Joe, and while there he met an nc
e quaintance who informed him tina
: Joyce was soon TO be united in wed
e lock with one of the bellies of the city
/ Then 1t was the Sedalian expose,
Joyce's true character, and within
Y few hours the ailianceu of the liber
Y tine conductor knew the past histor,
of the man to whom she had plighte,
4 her troth. There was but one Thin
/ To do and this the lady did-supmari
! ly dismissed Joyce the next time h
e called and ever after refused to Sc
r him.
Joyce resigned his position on tin
q Hannibal and st. Joe and proceeded I
Texas, where he was given a passer
l. ger train on the International an
Q Great Northern railway, with Sa
Is Antonio as one of the terminal point
n of his run.
e Located In new field, with tn
d black past behind him, Joyce set abou
Is making new conquests. The postmi,
Q tress of San Antonio was widow, an
/, had been left "A snug fortune by he
,. husband. In addition, she was youn
II and attractive, and when Joyce mt