The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-12

ing. He had probably told her ne intend
ed to
MAKE HER HIS LAWFUL WIFE
As Lafferty was about to board the train
the following letter was handed TO him
The allusion to paying the fiddler" was
suggested BY a remark made by Lafferty Oh
more than one occasion that "Ihe people o.
Cole Camp cared only for beer and dane
ing" Following is the letter:
COLE CAMP, No. Jan D. 1854.
Mr.. s. A. Lafferiy, Esq.
SIR:-Af er carefully and fully thinking
all the points of your letter over, We rather
| feel that it would be only our plain duty to
| Miss Mathis and her friends to plainly
! inform them of all tie facts In the case. III
We had young sister
OUT IN TEE COLD WORLD
/ in her position, standing upon the very
brink Of ruin. we would feel under lasting
obligations for the plain, unyarnIshed
truth. so that We might have the poor PRIV
| iIege OF taking her home and protecting her
in the approaching hours of her dangerous
troubles. True, you are botn strangers to
US, yet there l. so
DEEP AND BLACK 4 WRONG HERE
that so far we feel placed under no special
obligations to cover mp or To hide We
came into possession of those dlssgreeaole
matters entirely unsolicited and unsought
for on our part, and are not responsible Tor
this lit is with yoursef.l Personally We
know YOU have no use for us, and when
you leave that you would consign us 10
''hades" if you could. You have been nav
inc good time all along and here In Cole
| for
We feel sorry for YOU both, but In law II Is
a crime TO conceal a crime
T. c. MORROW.
. Two DAYS after the couple left Cole Camp
: Mr.. Morrow received a letter from Lafierty,
} stating
2 HERAD BEEN MARRIED
the day before, Jan. 9th, az Kansas City,
10 Miss Mathis, the ceremony being per
formed by a minister named Ellis. He
also enclosed clipping from newspaper
. which clipping was a marriage notice oil
the TWO, although The names OF both the
parties we're not correctly spelled.
!, The letter sent by Lafierty and the clip
9 ping were sent TO the brother at Butler
L and no answer has been received from HIM
S The impression on the part of many people
;, of Cole Camp is that Laffrrty did not mar
n nv Miss Mathis at Kansas City, and tina
d the newspaper clipping was
: BOGUS MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
U sent by I.afferty to quiet talk at Cole
& Camp. and prevent exposure OF his villlany
u The following letter from Miss Math
Is ISIS brother a. Butler was in response u
L one sent 10 him by Mr.. Morrow, after thu
y commercial traveller had given the Inlor
nation that there had been no marriage
between the parties:
!" BUTLER. Mo, Jan. 29, 81.
10 Mr. +. c. MORROW, Dear Sir.-1Ou
sr letter received n lew minutes ago, and Il
4 answer | must say cannot thank yo
is enough. Ii almost kills me TO think SO U
Of NV sister. She had good raising, an
WAS GOOD GIRL
when last knew anything about her.
lie haven't seen her for about two years unU
IT, about four weeks ago when she pald me
o visit, but did not notice anything out q
the wav with her. She told me she Va
n, travelling with a Mr.. Stackhouse and tam
vi lv. and That she was travelling with them
" take care of the two little children. Tn
IN, maa Lafferiy | know nothing about, but
nd swear. by all that is good and bad ] wi
IL bring hlm TO
THE POINT OF A PISTOL
before many days. Viii you OblIse me
'as telling me if she was with Mrs. StacI
er. house at ali-at your place. and other i
his formation you can give me.
Ity Yours with great respect.
ng w. III. MATHIS.
AK The following statement OF Mr.. MORO
ny will be read with decided interest
THE FLAT IRON NAN.
Ds- In reference to The Lstferiy scandal, g
L. on TO him through friend whom L shs
ne' not name without his permission. N
John w. Price and myself went TO N
Lafferty and told him that We were on
" his racket" and knew ali about that z
10. he was playing for his wife. Latter
lsss turned very pale, and said ne could sta
t1Y no such insinuations on his family" "a
ne that "he could produce his marriage g
ne tificate and all other papers" AID ask
Id, me what / meant. 1 SAID: Wow lis''
IhI mean that you are now
hu- LIVING WITH A PROSTITUTE,
me- or a young girl whom you have sednc,
np, and that her name is Miss Carrie NJ
ISL that her friends live 10 Bates county, 81
MS, regardless of your papers, | viii go
ISL 500 that can pull my telegraph key OF
Oh on her folks and prove my statements
10 one hour. lou are SICK, pht E"h Ga
'nu bluff me-"
10y He said, "Bcys, III own up. You hi
me down. but iur Gods sake don't give
Yer 80" We told him H., must send
young girl home To her folks at once.
cad said, "No that ne could not, IS
Tere SHE WAS IN A FIN NOW,
one and that he was going 10 get some me
10 cine and that il would take some time 6
'e many groans' before she could 20 nom
clal He said he was the cause OF all
'eil' trouble; that she was a lady and OF
ry, spectacle family, and that her folks had
reSs idea of what was going on, and that
1ese moved in the heightened" circles, etc.
Mr.. / said: "Laferty, you shall
no up on this medicine business, and 81