Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-20
Correspondence New York Sun.

| STARTED TO ESTABLISH RANCH IN TEXAS
| Correspondence New York Sun
l. A telegram from Wichita Kan saws Little
Nellie Bailey was locked up In the Jail here last
lall, under bail OF $4,000, On the charge of
numbering Clement Bothamley in the Indian
Territory. She is of Slight figure with a clear
complexion abundant dark brown hair. which
| she frequently wears over her shoulders, and
| lustrous brown eyes The chvalry OF Wichita
| thought it was terrible thing to imprison a
pretty girl for murder. or anything else and
| the first opinion which every one expressed was
that she would soon get out. After little
when the young womau's career became better
known, all talk about bail ceased and. though
interest in the fair prisoner has not been lost
she has remained in the jail here continuously
ever since The sheriff has fixed up a room Ior
her, in which she has made herself comfortable.
and friends have kept her Well supplied with
novels and other fiery literature.
II didn't Kill old Bothamley" she said the
other day. but if they keep me here reading
| these things much longer I'll murder somebody
when get cut. What this country needs ia n
novelist. Now, I'm not very old. and I'm not
very bad, but have seen enough to write forty
novels better than they get MP down east I did
think once that waBted t. re an actress. and
tried the show business for willie, but now
III.
was called The Maniac Lover The first novel
that write will besThe Drover's Revenge: or
The Secret of the Sunset Trail 1t won't lake
ME long to get through with this trouble when
court once takes up my case. and then shall 90
to Boston and begin operations
Nellie Bailey. who calls herself Miss" though
she has been married two or three times is about
% years OF age. She has been waiting patiently
fer court to sit. but now that the time for her
trial is near at hand she exhibits much nervous
f,Il
OF sympathy for her, and she will have many of
them to keep her company during her trial She
shows the effect Other imprisonment in her pale
face. but beyond that she looks about as she did
when she was first ncarcerated.
MISS Baileys career has been a remarkable
one for one so young, whether she murdered
Bnthamiey or not. She was married four wears
ago to banker of this state named Shannon
hahey: ana VITA him made frequent visits to
the Black Hills and other mining districts.
FINDING that he was not wealthy, she went
east. visited relatives in Rockford ILL.,. and in
Waukesha, Wis. and at the latter place mar
ried a man named Reise whom she believed to
be wealthy. in this she was again doomed to
disappointment. but. remembering that she had
made the acquaintance of an old Enslishman
named Bothamley while in Wichita once with
Bailey. she wrote to him, and asked him to meet
her in st. Louis.
The two met there according TO anrenment
and entered into some sort of contract BO-
thainley was rich icy ond question and was on
the point OF moving to Texas to establish
great sheep ranch Before leaving st. Louis
she persuaded him to deed to her lands in Kan
sas valued at go. coo, and to make her several
valuable presents Of jeweiry and diamonds
When these preminaries had been settled they
came to this town in July, one year ago, and
MAIZE preparations for a journey overland to
their new home. They were to travel together
as brother and sister, occupying the same
wagon. vehicle resembling box car more
than anything else. handsomely fitted up inside
and drawn by eight oxen. All arrangements
were made without regard to expense and it
was thought that the trip would be very en-
JoTahle one. They took 1900 head of sheep
with them. ard employed two young men to
hero them. One of these boys was named Dotl-
SON The prosecution VIII attempt to prove
that Mss Bailey entered into this scheme de-
liberatciy for the purpose Of numbering and rob-
bing her companion.
Trey LETT here abitlt the middle OF .yuly and
proceeded eisarsiy IN 81 scutwcsteriy direction
ine boys were frequently Z nile or two ahead
OF the wagon With the sheep and it often
happened that they would camp at places q
nile apart One night when in the territory,
about seventy miles south Of CALDWELL Dodson
who ilad been asleep. heard Miss Bailey calling
at Il distance. and. running to her assistance,
found That Bctaainicy WAS dead in the wagon
Tie girl said that he had committed suicide and
revs'!Vci lay beside his body. She appeared
To be III Great distress. and the other boy who
had cone up by this time. suggested that it
Nouitl oe IL -tut ititd 10 go ana ret assistance
from an eIliGrant wagon which they had passed
few miles up the trail. This ne DID returning
in few hours with two men of the other party
who were bound for Wichita. The men STAYED
around the wagon until morning. Then they
examined the body of Boihamiev closely. asked
Miss Bailey many questions advised them turn
about and 80 to Caldwell. aud then left them
After they had gone Miss Bailey told the BOYS
that she was not going back. She had got
started Cor Texas and she was going through
th..; ..li ti..+x,
ter. but his wife. and that all that lie had was
hers. One of the lads ven1ured to inquire
what was to be done with the dead body of
BOthaInley.
Bury it" said she quietly. "Bury it right
the grave beside the trail
The boys male an excavation as directed
ana the Englishman was duly buried near
place now called the Skeleton ranch They
then resumed their journey toward Texas. but
they mad not gone far before they were over
hauled by party OF deputy marshals, who had
heard from the emi@rants the story of the
tragedy. and VINO believed that foul play had
been committed Wien Overtaken by the Off
GERS Miss Bailey had possessed herself Of all of
Bothamleys money. diamonds and jewelry val
ucd at $1,000. aud had told the bows that il
they would stand by her she would do the right
thing 10y them. Tie marsals arrested them all,
and turned the sheep back to Wichita
AT the preliminary examination the prosecu-
ton sought to show that there was conspiracy
between young DodsOn and Nellie Bailey. bnt
when the boy was brought before the grand
jury they came to the conclusion that he was
too young. and he and the other lad were
promptly discharged, the girl only being held
on a charge of murder
The prosecution will show that Miss Bailey
has been in search vi a fortune for four or five
years and that with that in view she has mar.
ried several men without the fOrmality of
divorces. None OF her relatives speak very well
Of her. al! admitting that she has been wild and
uncomfortable. She has been in the toughest
mining catnps and ali through the cattle coun-
try time and again. and yet has retained an air
OF responsibility end even of good breeding.
She has Travelled extensively in the east. and was
for q tine in boarding school at Newark, N j.
Some Of her cowboy admirers threatened to
rescue her Il few moths ago. but she discount
tenanced any attempt of the kind. 1t is not be-
heycd that she can be convicted.
KING OF TEEE PORK BUTCHERS.
Something About Armour, the Man
Who Recently Rcaped a IHarv est Of
Gold.
Chicago l. tier in the Galveston News
middle-siZei man, with shoulders solid and
broad enough to belong to a shoulder-hitter
was making his way across Washington street.
1.-The most talked-ot man in the west. :" said a
man at my elbow.