The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-02
HESSE STEWART.
A Letter From Her Brother to
the Mayor.
1t Shows a Very Grave Mistake
Somewhere.

The readers of the BAzoo will remember
the tragic d ath of young woman named
Hesse Stewart, at an Ohio street boarding
hou two weeks ago and the subsequent
investigation which proved her desIn to
have resulted from an attempted abort II
At the time an effort YVES made to dis-over
the whereabouts of her relatives, bu; will
cut avail, they having removed 10 Kan -.
As il was alleged that she had neuh"r
property or money she was buried by he
county in the Poiter's field. Since that
time her family have been traced TO DIV
ell, Ksns as, aud the following letter from
her brother sets up some curious Gains
and at toe same time verifies the st teaent
of the BAZoo that there was a secret hi:!d' n
in the p st lie of Hesse Stewart which she
had revealed 10 no one:
DowELL, Edward Co., KS, May 20, 1885.
Mr.. Hickman:
Your letter is at hand informing US that
Hessie is dead We didn't get the note in
time 10 attend the funeral Was surpri-ed
to hear OF her death so sudden. W. uld
like 10 have you write and tell me what
was the ma ter with her that caused he
death, and If she had medical treatment.
How long has she been sick? Whsre was
she staying? What is The expense of her
funeral? What was done with her cloth s?
She had plenty of good clothes AMI w.
trunks, one was covered with yellow zinc
and cost 81, the other was green. CO II 30.
These trunks were full OF clothes, also a
valise and feather bed, clothes anu n.
hundred d.llars In money when she Went
to Sedalia, six months ago. She also had
two gold rings. Would like 10 have YOU
inye, tis ate this mstter. We are informed
she is without money. She may have been
,ick and spent her money that way. You
may find her money by looking thr~ ugh
her trunks
Would like 10 have you mark her grave
so that we can 6nt il. We have lot In
the cemetery in California, Mo, and We
may want 10 move her there.
Please write all tie particulars con
nected with the case. Write soon. Yours
truly, II. +. STEWART, brother.
Mamma wants her rings, if she was
not buried with them on, for keep sake.
Hesse Stewart came 10 Sedalis some ime
10 November last At that time she had
small valise with her and no other property.
Her wardrobe was scant in the ext em-,
and she bought little or no clothing while
Sidteu W TUG itSi
and to others that she hal no more than
s. so, and afterwards s'at-d she did not
have money 10 60 TO Brownsville with.
She remained from few days after hex ar
rival until about the let of March with
Mr.. Blair, who states that she was an ex
cellent woman both as TO the perform ance
of her duties and 10 her deportmen.-sl
much so, Indeed, that be gave her at ole
time 81 and at another 80 more than her
regular wsges as a reward TOR her care and
promptuess. When she left Mr. Blair she
did SO voluntarily ard a.ainst the wishes
OF his family, bu. stated she desired 10 go
to Brownsville, where she had formerly
worked. She took her valiss, but ins eal
OF going to Brownsville, went to the
boarding house, where she met her ira ic
end, and il her statement can be relied
upon il was during her stay there she met
the misfortune which broHght il atou'.
This is all that is known of hesse Stewart
in Sdalia, and If her brother or parents
care fer her or have knowledge of her pos
sessipg money or any other valuablcs, it is
clearly their duty to come TO SedalIa, or
send some one here to trace up the proper
ty and at the ssme time find out how all
her troubles and misfortunes and fla.
death was brought about.