The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-30

times been mention made Of tie poisoning
of brakeman named Charles Curry, by
some unknown party giving bin a drink
of whisky from a bottle, out at the Pacific
yards. Curry, after being taken sick from
lis effects, was sent 10 the hospital and af-
terwsrds discharged SIS cured. Last SaIur-
| day, however, he was again taken 81 yerely
Ill and went back for treatment. Thinking
he was bout 10 die, Curry stated to friend
that he believed ne had lie poisoned ai
the instance OF u
DISCARDED MISTRESS
and desired, in case he should die, that his
sssss>ius should be brought TO justice.
But whether or not his suspicious are cor
rect, the BAzoo hes for some time been In
possession OF fGcis concerning Curry's do
ings which are sufficient causes for his
dresding such denourment as the result
of his evil deeds, part of which appeared
in the BAzoo SOME time last May, at which
time Curry left here. About q month ago,
however, as q peIsmbulator for the paper
published for the people now on earth was
wildly wrestling about for items, he was
ACCosTED BY YOUNG LADY
with the query, Saint you a reporter"
ayes Pm, responded the knight of the
faber, with a bow.
swell, ] want TO tell you something"
she said casting a wild and scared glance
about.
81 am at your service" responded the
scribe, drawing pencil and book.
"Oh, don't do ihstp she exclaimed,
"ihey would kill nae if they knew / told.
Just stand still and let me tell you then
write afterwards. There is a man in this
town that has deserted his wife aud child
and they sre starving tn death In East ST.
Louis and he is going to marry another
Christmas, He works somewhere on the
railroad, his name is Charles Curry. His
wife used TO live here. There, you must
find out the rest aud do please save his
wife, she was a friend of mine, but must
60, somebody will see me-"
All this was jerked out in short sentences
in frightened way and before the amazed
scribe had time TO speak she was gone
around the corner. Recollecting the pre-
vious episode 10 the history of Charles
Curry, a rsilroad brakeman, and diviniDg
ne must be the person meant, the scribe
proceeded to hunt him NJ. He was found
TO be at work at the Missouri Pacific yards
He is a young man, of rather progressing
most excellent man were be rot given to
dissipation. When inside acquainted with
the reporters errsnd he admitted
HE WAS THE MAN
alluded to but begged that nothing would
be said, denying most bitterly that he had
any intention Of marrying and declaring
lat the woman named as his wife was not
so, that they had never been married, and
that she had no child.
'sYOu have shot me once in the BAZoo,"
said he, land got fired, and if it comes
again my goose is cooked"
CURRY's STORY.
"Well, tell me the truth about this mat.
ter" said the scrite and il you can give
any good r, ason Why you should not be
exposed, or that injustice has been done
you or would be done you nothing will be
said, Ii is not the mission OF the news
paper TO wrong sny but to right wrong"
"Well," said Curry, ''it is a long story
but I'll tell you. This girl who claims to
be my wife is named
TRACY TRANSLATES.
] first met her at the Relay house In East
81. Louis where she worked as a dining
room girl. She was eighteen, pretty and
vivsciouS and we firted and fell in love
with each other. This wss IN August,
1881. l persuaded her to go with me and
We went 10 st. Louis where / worked In
the y rds and lived with her passing her of
IS my wife. After remaining there some
time l wss sent To Poplar Bluffs, No., and
took her along. There we stayed some six
months and people thought we were mar
ried. / came back To East st. Louis where
we went 10 regular housekeeping. But it
was not long until
SOME ONE GAVE Us AWAY.
A policeman told me of it and said i
had better skip as they were going TO arrest
me or state warrant. ] left that night
and came to Sedslis. After l had been
here awhile saw an advertisement for 3
girl at the - hotel in Sedalia and sent
a copy TO Tracy telling her IL apply. She
did SO and was engaged she came 10 Soda
liza aad took the place, leaving all our fur
niture behind and we lost il. She stayed
al the hotel abtut two months and went
10 see her when / could. One day she
came out to the yards and told me she
was tired of staying there and
III COULD NOT SUPPORT HER,
she would find "some other fellow who
could" l took her to the - hotel,
where we registered as man and wife, but
we had frequent trouble, because she would
keep company with other men. And one
day in May OF this year We had big fuss.
And she said if would give her money to
60 10 her folks in Bellville she would not
bother me any more. gave her SIS snd
she left, but in two days she came back.
Finding could not get rid OF her L left
Sedalia and went home to my folks.
That's when the BAzoo done me up ]
was gone six weeks end when returned j
was "6red" and went to work on the K. C.
& s. | returned here and went to work 9
week ago in the Sedalia yards.
| HAVE NOT SEEN TRACY
since last May. have had several letters
| from her which did not answer. She is
Il q. N \ =