The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-06

WEBER'S WOE.

The BAzoo readers are already fully ap
prised of the acts Of John A. Weber, and
his arrest in Philadelphia AZ the instance
of w. A. Bryson, Of this city, Oh the charge
Of ENLIGHTENMENT.
The associated press last night contain
ed the following:
Philadelphia. Nov. 81. A. Weber, who was ar
rested two weeks go for the ENLIGHTENMENT of $50
from Bryson Co., OF Sedalia, No., was taken
there to-day.
Yesterday Mr.. Bryson received a tele-
gram from John DE Lopg, from Harris
burg. Pennsylvania, saving he was coming
with Weber, and will probably reach here
Monday morning.
A few days ago Mr.. Bryson received the
following letter from Weber who has be-
gan to realize his awful perdicament:
INSIDE OF Prison, PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
Mr.. Bryson.
My Dir Former Frien1, is it possible l
have come to this? / am almost crazy.
for the Present time / Am in prison. q.
my God. must suffer such Punishment,
NJ. Bryson, Please may have the Prival
age of serving q time OF slavery under you
to Repay any charge you may Bring on
me? will Sign a contract and give stcur-
ity if Possible, to Free me from Prison. I
will die for you. My God, forgive me. l
will tell you more, my heart throbs. To
imprison me won't Be any money to you,
and if you will give me chance / will do
any thing for you to Be out of Prison. o,
for Gods sake save me, save me-. Iexpect
to see you, or if you want 10 take any Bail
or security Please let ME Know at once. |
am under your command Please Pardon,
o, Please help me and will be yours till
Payed for trouble. Yours truly.
j. A. WEBER.
have the written athority, you Know,
to attend to all your Business, and that is
enough for me, but for Gods sake let me
hear from you.
Later Weber's cousin makes a plea for
mercy and writes as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct 90, 1888.
Mr. BRYsoN Dear Sir-Please read
this letter when you are alone, and give
the purport of IFS meaning your kind SYM
pathy and just thoughts.
have Just returned from visit TO Mo- |
gamensing, where Jehn A. Weber, a |
former employe of yours, is imprisoned
for the charge OF ENLIGHTENMENT, preferred |
against HIM By yourself, and he plead with |
ne to-day in the most pitiful manner I'M
aginable 10 write to you and ask you 10 |
your charge. HIS grief and re-
morse have been so great that you could |
hardly recognize in him the person you
once regarded as faithful servant.
He has told the whole affair to me,
Chas. A. Uilrich, bis cousin, and he has d
dear old mother than whom no more faith
full Christian ever lived, whose heart it
would bow down with grief that would
kill her.
He told ME why he was led to do what
be did, and from the facts IS / understood
Ihem,1 attempt to give them as correctly as
can:
When he started out on the last business
Of collecting for you he met with the most
success as regards effecting
any good results i'm the way of iransacting
business with his former customers. Ii
seemed as if some malicious person had
'ent cards to his customers to the effect
hat he was not rightly connected with
'Our house In proper shape to guarantee
ulfillment of orders. and that he had no
light to transact for you. Some how or
,ther be is SO broken hearted that he could
lot bear up long enough to connect his
rightly.
He is not the most intelligent fellow and
S to be pitied for it in some degree, for no
,etter heart socially ever beat within the
BOSOM OF man.
He attributed this losing or falling of
# his trade to some enemy who took. this
ealous means of turning you against him,
md which finally resulted in his doing
wrong from encouragement and despOnd-
ncv in not accomplishing quite as much as
le had previously. "Oh," said he, "lf
ould but see Mr.. Bryson to explain
Ill to him. would work half my life for
lin if L could only gain the confidence
hat | once possessed, for he was indeed
riend 10 me-"
When he met with these discouragements
N all sides, with expenses staring him in
he face, and no hope, he fell a victim to
to take more than beloLg ed to
lin.
He referred to a certain amount due him
IS per agreement of salary, which amount
d, with percentage on collections, some
where about $50 or $50. This is the first
ime in his life that he ever yielded to
wrong doing OF this kind, and l assure you {;
t has been a bitter pill for him to swallow
Ii you could but see what an unhappy /,
nan he is-hOw remorseful and willing to s
promise better future, it would certainly
wake feeling of forgiveness. Can you
lot withdraw this charge? For the sake
# his poor old mother; you have mother.
urely, think of this one great point. He
S young, and his life has not been the |!
most happy, at all events. A faithless wife
|rove him from home of peace and CON-
ort, leaving dear little innocent babe to
'e cared for by his mother, and John was !,
ruly as happy young fellow few years
90 as ever lived.
We have all endeavored to keep this t
fair a secret from his mather, and
Though We are poor family
re will all work and try to pay you every
emit that is due you, if you will only save q
ohm from serving the penalty OF this mis-
ortune.
John spoke TO me OF many q pleasant :
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