The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
except a couple of valises at Mr.. Bakers
where he was rooming."

where he was rOOmiDg."
''Are YOU entirely destitute ?"
utterly so. / have relatives who will
assist me, though. aud suppose / must ap-
peal TO them"
This clos. d the interview with Mrs. NAL
lory-or the woman who alleges she is the
wife of James w. Mallory.
Leaving her, the reporter next called at
the residence of Mr.. Baker, on Fourth
reef, and was met by the head of the FAM
lily and his wife. Stating his mission, the
reporter was requested to take aseat,
when Mr.. Baker said:
There is something queer about this
business, to say the least. Mallory and his
wife have roomed here nearly year, and
during that time / have never known of
anything improper on the part of Mr.. Nal.
Tory. He has always acted as a gentleman,
and l do not believe he has been guilty Of
ANYTHING criminal"
did this woman from Iowa, claiming to
he his wife. call here for Mr.. Mallory"
asked the reporter.
Yes, she came here last Saturday. Nal.
Tory was at home and saw her when she
entered the gate. He at once called on
In case the woman at ked for him, tell her
/
woman left, and / have not seen her
since"
"You did not learn her story, them"
"Not from her. She called ON
Mrs. Lamm. however, at the
Working Woman's home, and told her
troubles to her, and We have heard some
thing Of what she alleges, although we do
not believe it"
Mrs. Baker came forward at this point of
the conversation, and warmly defended
Mr.. Mallory. She then stepped into an ad-
jacenl room and returned q minute later
and handed TO the reporter the follow ing
clipping from Butler newspaper:
Mallory Colcord-Married, at the res
idence of the brides father, Thos X. Col
cord, esq. south of Butler, on November
2Slh, 1878, by Rev. b. F,,IPowelson, Mr..
James W. Mallory, of Sedalia, Mo-, TO
Miss Hattie NJ Colcord
After an elegantly prepared and boun-
tiful dinner, serving for the double pur.
pose of wedding and Thanksgiving. the
happy couple repair d TO Appleton CITY to
take the early train Tor Fl. Scott"
This | found among Mrs. Mallory's ef-
fects she left in her room" said Mrs Baker
mir. and Mrs. Mallory have lived in Sc
dalia for two or three years past, and this
is the first time / have ever heard a word
against the gentleman. ] do not believe
the woman from Iowa has any claim on |
him, and do not hesitate to say SO.
"When Mr.. Mallory left Sedalia he said |
he was going off on weeks visit, and |
have no reason to doubt his word. ALI of |
his baggage, together with that of his wife,
is here in the house, and it is hardly prob |
able they would 60 off and leave it
Leaving Mr.. and Mrs Baker, the report
er next called on Mrs. Lamm, at the
Working Woman's home.
What do you know of this alleged case
of bigamy on the part OF Conductor NAL
Tory ?" asked the reporter.
II only know" she replied, "what
the woman who claims to
be wife No. 2 told me- She came to me
and asked me to assist her in disposing of
some embroidery work, and then related
her sad history. / know nothing about the
merits of her claim, and do not care to fig
ure in connection with it"
Thanking her, the reporter withdrew
and went in search of other evidence, but
met with I'LL success.
The BAZoo is 10th to believe that Con-
ductor Mallory is guilty Of bigamy. He
has been rnnnirg on the K. & T. road for
six or seven years, and has always stood
well with his superivrs. Those who bear his
speak of him in the highest
terms of praise, and boot at the idea of his
having two wives.
"This woman may have been his mis-
iress," said one, "but you can bet your last
nickel that Jim was never married TO her."
This latter theory may he the correct
one. Mr.. Mallory has sister living
in Parsons, and it is not prob
able he would have wife at both enas of [
the road. He is gentleman OF more than s
ordinary intelligence, and as railroad
man ranks among the best. +
The only thing that looks bad for him is ,
refusing to see the alleged wife No. 2 when 1
she called on him, but he may have had
good reasons for SO doing and will make {
them public at the proper time. The
BAZoo would not have referred to the mat
ter, at least for the present, had it not been
common street talk. In case Mr.. Mallory
returns to Sedalia, which The writer be-
lieves he will, it is to be hoped he will
make statement which will exonerate q
him, and allow him to retain his Hitherto s
good name.
The BAzoo Of yesterday gave lengthy S
account of the charges preferred against e
Conductor Jas. w. Mallory, of the K & T.,
Dy a woman who claimed to be his wife.
The article created not little talk
throughout the city, and especially among
he railway men, not one of whom believed !,
hat Mallory was guilty as charged
Early yesterday afternoon a BAZOo re- !
porter, in company with a well-known !
conductor who has known Mr.. !,
Mallory for seven or eight years, called !,
upon the woman at her boarding house on
Lamine street, and Intercepted her still {
urther regarding what she had alleged in ,
ne interview pL blished in the BAzoO
The conductor told her that he had visit
d her for the purpose of convincing him
elf as to the truth of her story, and if she
was really what she claimed, she should