The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-12
ELLIS AGAIN.
His Latest Base Designs Elk
posed and Frustrated.
He Beats a Hasty Retreat From
Denison, TO Pastures New.

iaudatiOn bur il feels among It's MANY mis-
takes il occasionally succeeds in accom-
plishing something which should commend
it to the kind consideration of the public
is latest effort in this direction, in show
ing up one of the most usprincipled and
unsuccessful scoundrels that ever went un-
hung, is a case in point. To the regular
readers of the BAZoo this thing, for he is
no man, is too familiar to need any intro
duction a. he has received, in ~ columns,
more free advert Using than any one single
person.
This devil incarnste, possessed OF the
form and features of an adOnis, gifted with
pleasing address, 4 smooth and oily tongue
and fair education, prostitutes all his God
given and acquired ability, 10 ingratiate
himself into the confidence Of men, to
swindle and defraud them and into the at
fecIiOnS of innocent women to betrav them.
Several times has the BAzoo frustr ated his
evils designs and saved some pure woman
from fate worse than death, but still his
victims are numerous.
But the BAZoo feels more than elated to
know Its latest expose OF this monster has
saved one good family away doTn in Sunny
Texas from the deep, dark shadow and one
pure wOmanlY heart from fate beside
which death were elysium.
Last Sundays BAZoO contained full
account of Ellis escapades and his then
whereabouts. The publication, il seems,
created a widespread CONSERVATION in that
moral and happy community, and disclosed
the fact that few days more would have
consumed another chapter in Ellis hellish
career. 1t is strange that this hyena is
permitted to evsde the clutches of the law
and the wrath of moral, law abiding
people, yet il is true, and the BAZoo is
pOwerless to do more than TO spend time
and money to trace him and warn people
wherever he may 60 to beware of his lep-
rous touch, but this it will continue to do
until he goes beyond the reach Of Its circu-
lation and 10 do this he must leave Ameri-
ca as he says:
The following communication TO the
BAZoo from one OF its correspondents at
DenisOn is the latest heard from Ellis and
is self-explanatory.
To the BAzoo:
DENIsON, TEXAS, August 6, 1884.
A few months ago a man namei Geo.
Ellis or Geo. ID. Ellis, opened an Intelli-
gence office and Labor Agency here, aud up
TO yesterday was dong good business.
But yesterdays mail brought in the Soda
liza BAzoo containing Ellis picture and
lengthy account of his antecedent doings
which flashed through the city with tele-
phone velocity. Soon after your reporter
saw the account In the BAZOo he met Ellis
on the corner of Main street and Austin
avenue. Ellis was in good humor and in
high spirits to all outside appearances, a
serene smile played over his hand
some face as II determined to hide from the
world anything of derilection that might
Turk within. In a casual way We asked
him if he had seen to days BAzoo.
mo ~ be said, and looked up with some
surprise.
why, is there anything in it of i'm
portanee?"
ayes; it contains an article relating to
yourself"
whats Its nature?"
at is a scathirg article Mr.. Ellis, head
ed by your portrait, and embellshes your
past life with rehearsal of everything IN
"My God % the poor man said with a
zroan, wiping the perspiration from his
forehead with his hand. "My God will
Goodwin never let up on me? He has chased |
me from pillow to post, bowling at nv
heels with Islander after Islander that would |
stink in the ncstrils of an honest man.
But what would you do ?"
81 can't advise you-you know your past. |
Ii were innocent should answer it,"
"No, / can't answer it. i am hedged in |
by bitter enemies who seek to drive me
from the country in order TO defeat me in
a suit involving considerable mining inter.
ests, now pending In Lawrence county,
Mo-"
"What about the wives %
simply this: / was once married; my
wife and disagreed her people and L
fought; | left her; procured q divorce !;
have never been married since. No, sir, |
saw positively that | was never married but |
once"
"How about the Illinois racket"
"Thst statement in the BAZoo is sbso- |
iutely false. / was never In Illinois any |
length of time at any period OF my life. For |
the past ten years have resided IN Law
renee county, Mo, When went there |
had $4,000 in cash which / accumulated
as a miner"
This morning we saw Ellis and talked |
with him concerning the affair. He was
very much cast down and seemed entirely !
without resources OF explanation, only that
he was prosecuted by enemies. Says he |
will start to Lawrence county, Mo, to-
night, but that he will return In three |
weeks. Says he knows nothing about the |
Mrs. Rinker, whose letter from |
Lawrence county was published in the
BAZoO. SAYS she is an impostor. Showed
IA letter FROM DIR, Titterington, OF Aurora,
Mo-, in which he said: "Have not seen the
Widow Ellis in some time"
A copy of the BAzoo was posted at the
postofics this morning, which has no doubt
been read by 200 persons during the day,
and 500 copies of the paper could have
easily been sold on the streets. The news
dealers were besieged all day by parties
anxious for the portrait of Ellis"
He was particularly anxious to keep the
matter out of the local papers, but they
were memorable.
The report is current upon the streets that
Mr. Ellis was about to marry an estim able