The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-13
WOUNDED LOVE.
!. Cav Deceiver Of Nearly Three
Score.
-, The Nevada Mail.

A Story OF wounded affections and
s,ancial wrongs was told in Justice
ueyer's court Friday afternoon. 1t
,,as one OF the common kind in
sbich the woman was the injured
party.
The prosecuting witness was Mrs.
E. A. Phillips and the prisoner is
known to the world as Pnilanaer
Morgan. Both were neatly dressed
and sufficiently intelligent to make
the trial interesting. Morgan is about
* years old. and his gray hair,
shouId adnonisn HIM to turn his back
mon the yanities OF the world. He
isa man above the average size,
with heavy forehead. jutting brows
clear gray eyes, which are rather
small. md an aquiline nose unusually
large. having curvature which a
hawk might envy. The chuckle in
which he frequently indulged during
The trial would make a fortune it
lransferred to the stage.
Mrs. Phillips is little woman
yitha tongue. Her flow of lam
suage is excellent. Though not
handsome. she IS by no means ugly.
She has probably seen as many as
thirty summers.
This is the story as gathered from
the testimony:
Morgan says he met Mrs. Phillips
1t Butter, Mo-, She arrived there
in company with a man who was
not her husband. She became
1quainted with Morgan and they
oon patched up relation of an init
nate and contiding character.
Morgan >wore Mrs. Phillips was
travelling under AZ. assumed name
when he met her, and that she told
Of her anxiety to keep her residence
concealed from her parents.
Mrs. Phillips had buggy and
team which Morgan sold with her
consent for $275, and paid debt OF
S36 out OF that sum, OF her contract
ing.
Together Morgan and Mrs. Phil
lips came to Nevada several months
since. The former had three chill
dren and the lattar five. They rem
ted house near the depot and com
nenced house keeping the money
from the sale OF the team constitu-
ting the fund from winch they lived.
Morgan was an auctioner, hut the
amount of his business was not
brought up in his trial.
After living here about two months
Morgan told Mrs. Phillips to take
her children and go to her par
ents at Paola, Kansas, and he
would dispose of their effects and
follow her in few days, and that
upon his arrival they would be mar
ned. The woman did as requested
but the faithless man packed up the
goods, sold part OF them, shipped the
remainder to Carthage, went TO But
Ter on the i4th of last month, as al
legged oy the prosecution. and mar
ned another woman.
The newly married couple wentto
carthage to live. and while the hon.
ey-moon was III progress, poor Mrs.
Philips was at Paola waiting for her
lover. Bur the taIthless ao, was
soon discovered and Mrs. Phillips
Came To Nevada and accompanied
BY Deputy Sheriff Ed HARMONY toll
lowed the. CAV deceiver to Carthage.
tie was arrested and brought here.
Mrs. Phillips recovered part of
her furniture.
Justice Myers fixed Morgan
pail at $500. and in default WAS sent
. jail
Five bald-headc,i men attended
The trial and seemet! to enjoy 1t ian
Some o. the county offl-
Gers were absent.
SYMPATHY FROM BUTLER.
The following is 4 letter received
" Philarder Morgan now in Jail at
ms place accused os wouniin. the
'ffect,ons of Mrs. \. Z. Phillips
md wronging her financially.
BUTLER, Mo-, Feb. end. 's3.
Mr. Nop,..