The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-20
DiscOurses Church Music and
Gets In His Work.
Rails County People Caught
Mapping by a Smooth
Tongued Adventurer.
He Buys Jewelry, Gives a Bogus
Check and Leaves for Parts
Unknown.

riop. But as BAzoo reporter is familiar
With the history OF Hawley since he came
10 Missouri, ana up TO the time of hi,
fight, several gIaring errors are noted in
the Journals article.
In the first place the name Is given in
the Hannibal paper as I. l.. Hawley, when
the real name-or the name he has gone
under since he became a resident OF the
capital of Rails, is +. Hawley. The
Journal also states that Immediately after
Hswley's arrival in New London he en-
gagged In the real estate business, which i,
also erroneous.
Hawley's history, as known by a BAZoo
reporter is as follows: About fourteen
months ago dilapidaied looking pedes.
trian entered the town OF New London i'm
search of employment. He stated TO sew
eral parties there that he had leen engaged
in abstracting somewhere in the East that
by his iabOrs he had accumulated some
twenty-five hundred or three thousand dol.
lars, but had gone to St. Louis and dropped
his roll dealing in options. At this time
the law firm of Christian & hoy. of New
London, were getting up An abstract OF
test Hawley's ability in that direction
4 IL
iiceable that he was just what he had rep
resented himself to bean adept in hand
ling abstract books His shabby clothing
was soon changed into neat, decent apparel,
and Hawley Immediately began to work his
way into New London society.
1t is remarkable what progress the ad-
venturer made in this direction, but not so
much so since he is man of culture and
education.
After having finished Up the work
for Christian l. Roy, he was EN-
ployed BY the Rails county
bank to straighten up the books
of the concern-aud right mere ii may be
we'll to say that the BAzOO man was told
that he was the only man in the town
capacitated for the work. Hawlev soon
accomplished the work, however, and the
neatness of the books of the bank after he
got through was the sub ject of general re-
mark in that rural burg. But bear in
mind, that during AL this time Hawley
was working his plans, and Bob Burns
theory, that "the best laid plans OF mice
and men gang aft agIee," was not verified
in this particular, for it is plainly to be
seen that Hawley did that which he start
ed in 10 do.
After completing his work at the bank,
he formed co-partnership with }. E. Me-
gown, a young man Ut sterling worth.
I'm the real estate and insurance
business. The firm ran along smoothly,
with the exception that Hawley's reckless
expenditure OF money MAS conducive of
some comment. He purchased a horse
and buggy and pisno-Hawley was a
musician and Organist in the Baptist
church at London-all of which looked
very well, but then TO the mind of the
phiilosophic citizen thequestion arose as TO
where ne got the money
About month ago he went to George u.
Biggs, county clerk of Rails county, and J.
p. Wood, prosecuting attorney, and per-
shaded those gentlemen to endorse his note
for $500 in the Rails county bank for thirty
days These gentlemen refused TO grant
The request, but Hawiev having offered 10
give chattel mortgage on both his piano
and horse and buggy the request was
granted and be drew the money on the mole
Nothing was thought of the matter until
the maturity of the note, and about this
time Mr. Hawley ordered his horse and
reporter had the honor - Of occupying
Trip. He conversed freely with the repor-
ter, and talked OF starting a branch
agency in Monroe City, little |
town in Monroe county. only |
a lew miles distant from New London. |
But it occurs to We BAZco man now that |
Hawley was telling him stories, the mean !
fellow. While conversing he was medi- |
Eating upon his journey and leading astray
tine unsOphisticaied scribe.
Upon arrival at Hannibal Hawley was
lost sight of during the day. bat was met |
Il the union depot Monday night. He
stated that he had been quite busy
turing the day, and was unable to return
nome that evening on account thereof.
This story was plausible enough, and the
reporter parted company with the gentle
man about half past 10 o'clock Monday
hight, he claiming that he was going to
pend the night with friend, DIR ireland,
# Hannibal.
Tuesday about II o'c.ock the reporter net
county Clerk Biggs, who, knowing that the
cribe had accompanied Hawley TO the city
II much lumber, made inquiry of his
He was given all TIE in.
OVmation the reporter could furnish. and
hen stated that Hawley's horse and buggy
we're in the stable under attachment, and
hat he. Hawley, was qusntum mutatus alb
lilo. and had taken hssty departure.
On Monday night he went into the
ewelrv store of j. NJ Gibbs and pur-
.hssed gold watch and chain, giving a
heck for the money ON the Rails county
'ank, in which he had nary a cent. He
hen went to the firm of Boughton & Nc
ANN, At which place he was indebted to {
he extent of sixteen dollars He gave a
heck to this firm for twen,y-six dollars.
lad his account balanced, and re- ,
eived as a bonus for settling,
ne sum of ten dollars. This firm, how {
yer, hold a check, and it is to be hoped
hat HawIey will some day remunerate
hese over-con6ding gentlemen for the trust
hey imposed in him and the lucre they
onated to help him along in the world.
When the reporter left Hannibal Messrs.
Eggs and Wood were working the case up
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