Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-17
A SUSPICIOUS occuRRincs.

A SUSPICIOUS oecuRRiNcE.
There arrived on the 200 p. N. trsin from
Newton. Tuesday, q man apparently agst
about As years and a young woman Of tn
apparent age Of 70 to Is yearA They tool
. room at the European hotel and retired q
once. without registering, and their name,
were unknown 10 the landlord. They aros<
at late hour and breakfasted after the
other guests had departed. returned to theiI
room and the man went out upon the street
About this time, 10 q. ~, Officer Snyder
was going up Douglas avenue. leading two
small children who had strayed from home
and had lost their way, when be was sud
denly sccosted bya man under great ex-
citement. "Come along with me-" said
the man: II expect to have trouble;
there may be bioodshed, and I want
you fora witness and an officer" As the
children now recognized the locality and
could find their way home, Oficer Snyder,
thinking from the mans earnest manner
that some mischief might happen, deemed it
his duty as conserytor Of the peace to 60
with him. On the way ;he stranger gave
his name IA John Mead. of Lansin.'. Mich,
and said that bis wife's twin sister had been
seduced and enticed from home BY . man
from that place, one Bailey; that she ran of
about three weeks ago, and with her seducer
had just arrived in the city. He took the
officer to the European hotel, and starting
up the stairway to the second Ho1r asked
Snyder to remain st the foot and see that no
one went up. Officer Snyder followed to
the head of the stairs Mead tried the doors
to arious rooms and found them locked
but finally near the end Of the hall one WAS
opened and he entered. He remained so
long that the officer thought he ought to in
vestigate. The young woman sought was
there Mr.. Mead told her &c take what she
wanted and go with him; he opened q
,atchel and took out several things, among
others a silk dress, and wrapped them in n
paper; Mead and sister then went out at the
back door.
1t seems Mr.. Mead had been on the watch
in this city for several days for tho parties,
having taken room at the northeast corner
Of Emporis avenue and First street, and
thither be repaired with the young woman
when they left the hotel. A livery team was
loon secured and they started for Valley
Center with the object of getting out of the
city as soon as possible and then taking the
first train for the east. Before
leaving the girl WIS asked her choice
to go home to her friends or 60 back to the
nan who it was claimed had seduced her,
and she chose the former. Mr.. Mead was
overheard to say: "If you wan, to marry
that man, do so and live with him." when
the woman burst into tears and declared she
did not want to do either. Mr.. Mead told
Officer Snyder that his wife and hen sister
would not let him rest night or day until he
had started to the rescue. He claimed that
Il his case is the fourth of the kind in which
DR.. Bailey has been implicated.
Hardly had the parties left the hotel when
DR.. Bailey returned and went TO his room,
which be found locked. He was told the
woman was gone, and the circumstances Of
her departure. He declared that she had
taken $500 of his money and other valuables
If his, that she WAS his wife and tina; he
would have her again; that he could prove
t if he could get an inter-
view with her; that he would send
for the marriage certificate, and that the
marriage took place in Chicago last Friday.
de hunted up Officer Snyder and was pro-
fuse in offers of money if he could get the
woman back or get All interview, and was
finally told the house where she and Mead
had gone. 1t WAS too late; they had left the
city, but he was on their track . few mo-
Inents later with flying team and young
male companion and friend. An EAGLE re-
porter saw the doctor and his chaparon
about the hour of $50 p. m. when they had
be-p Uttered with the fertile mud
Of the Arkansas valley. The doctor
was accosted by the scribe and
asked if his name WAS Bailey; he
replied in the affirmative and showed
gold beaded cane, on the head Of which
\ 'ascribed, Presented to DR.. Bailey, at |
he University Fair, Lansing, Mich" He
vas asked 10 give III explanation Of the Sf-
air ut the hotel, but said be lad no explana-
ion to give except that the woman WIS his
wife. His pert young friend and assumed
guardian promptly told him to say moth
ng. "It's nobody's business" said be, ''and
he more you say about it the worse you'll
make it." Said the doctor to the reporter:
If you say any more shout it than 1 tell
rou I'll hold you responsible. 1t will all be
light. She is here tonight, and am going |
o let her go home on n visit Tomorrow;
,fter awhile she will come back to me-"
Come Oh! don't tell him anything" said
he young guardian. "My wife is little in
ane," said the doctor in q half whisper,
but you needn't say anything about it,"
nd he left.
DR.. Bailey was asked his full name and at
irst said, II am known ss DR.. Bailey" Be-
ne pressed for his initials he said: "You
AN call the b. F. Bailey if you want to-" He
avs he has come here to stay and practice
Medicine. His frst introduction is unfortu-