Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-30

remember Mrs. Piddell, who used to
adorn the front of Ogle & Rolling's
shoe store in this city, and at one
time was the cause of adjoining Len
Baldwin's Catcher for the Mexico
Browns) eye with a beer glass. and
who also tried to adorn Ab. Dingle's
good king countenance with a cow
hide and then left Mexico for Mob
erly because the climate here did not
agree with her complexion. She is
sti aising the dewitt as the following
fron The Sedalia Bdzoo shows:
Thursdays Moberly Headlight
contained a sensational article which
detailed the alleged amours of a mar
ried woman and a youth of some seven
teen years, both of that city. but who
are now IN Sedalia. The Headlight
says:
The NJ, K. & L passenger train
tanned, among other passengers. Louis
Robert Winch, bitter known in Moher-
ly as Louis Held. aged IL, who has
resided in this city all his life, and
who recently entered a barber shop
as an apprentice. In the same seat
with this youth was q Mrs. Piddell,
wife of John PiddelI, who has been
conducting Il bankrupt shoe store in
this city for some time. But there
is nothing especially remarkable in
the fact that these two persons were
passengers IN the same train. Never
theless it furnished abundant food
for gosslping tongues, and in q short
time rumors were ahoat about the
city concerning an intimacy which
is said to have existed between the
couple.
In order to get the true I%nwardness
of the departure of the young man,
the Headlight reporter called on Mrs.
Held, and was told this story:
''Louis is not 16 years old yet.
and about three years ago the boy,
for some unknown cause, grasped a
notion that Mrs. Held was not his
legitimate mother and that he was
simply an adopted son. When he
informed Mrs. Held of his singular
fancy it was a singing blow, AZ |
she endeayored to make the facts
plain to her son, telling him that Mr..
Held was simply the step-father, but
that she vas his legitimate mother.
The boy appeared cold and indlffer-
ent. however, and has since acted
with anything but an affe ctionate air.
About two months ago Mrs. Piddell,
a woman of pre- Jly 80 years, moved
into an adjoining house :, and a more
than ordinary .timacy at once sprung
up between ,he beardless boy and
, the woman described. LOUIS is q
splendid performer ON a French harp
and Mrs. Piddell plays equally well
on the guitar. They serenaded to.
gether, and the intimacy kindled t.
, such an extent that Mrs. Held sus.
picioned what might eventually be
the result, and gave her boy frequent
words warning, which, however,
was lnheeded. During the St. Loui:
d, fair louis visited the Future
:. Great" and Mrs. Held has reason tc
believe that he spent the greater por
tiol his time in the woman's com
pans as they both returned together
This thing has been moving on fol
I several weeks until yesterday, wheI
Louis gave his mother to understand
that he was going to shift for him
sell, and that he wanted his trunl
packed. Mrs. Held explained tin
+ evil that would certainly befall him
but to no avail. The boy arranged
his wearing apparel, collected tn
money due him, and in company witt
Mrs. Piddell, walked to the depot
took the train, and are by this tim
d in Sedalia."
d This is the mothers story. Las
night a Bazoo reporter called at MI
PiddeIfs store on Main street, nea
e Ohio, and asked if Louis Held wa
d in.
1T There he is" said Mr.. Piddel
E. pointing to a smooth faced, boyis
n youth.
The reporter drew forth a copy Q
|" the Headlight containing the aboy
extracts, and asked Louis to req
'e them.
If 81 know what they are," said th
~ young man, land it's a lie from be
ginning to end"
& By this time Mr.. Piddell, who wa
1t at the front of the store and his wife
the woman in question, had wake
" back to where the reporter and Lou
, we're, and Mrs. Piddell took part i
the conversation.
le Il never was so slandered in m
in life before,' she excitedly exclaimed
'sand 1 am going to make them pa
II for it."
Mr.. Piddell spoke sharply to b
- wife to remain quiet and let Lou
If tell his side of the affair. This Mr.
Piddell could not do long at a tim
but would have her say now an
u then.
m Louis statement was to the effe'
that he first found out b
in name was not Held, last Sunday, ar
g that his father was still living, b
+ home being at MILFORD, Ky. H
mother had not treated IN right al
he felt he W: not wanted at b
home. He then determined to stril
II out for himself. He did not go
to the depot with Mrs. Piddell, al
W when he went into the car where 81
nv was and told her where he was G
r. ing, she told him to 60
BACK 70 HIS MOTHER.
THIS he refused to do. AS to t
na st. Louis trip, he said that he we
90 there V, 1 Mrs. Piddell, and was
CUES O; her husbands people.
or was W; b young Piddell all the tim
nor Ms. Piddell corroborated this stat
ment, as did her husband.
lady was very much excite
and lked rapidly and with consi
cradle emphasis.
he Mr.. Piddell made a statemel
He said that he lived next to t
=. Helds in MoberIy. in one of tn,