The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-25
His Name is w. HI. Bailey, One
of the Leaders of the Alleged
"NOble Order"
The "BaZOO" Furnished With a
Batch of Truly Interest
ing Information
Regarding One of the Most Des-
picable Characters of the
Buckeye State.


fact that he has in this capacity be
come national character, and furth
ermOre an avOwed agent of dyna
miters, anarchists and communists
those interested in the maintenance O.
law and order have gone to consid
cradle trouble and expense to ast er
tain the general character of this great
agitatOr.
A visit by detective to Shawnee
Perry county, Ohio, where Bailey
formerly resided, and of which town
he was at one time marshal, reveals
his character in a most unenviable
light. Among those interviewed wa:
the manager of the New York and
Perry furnaces. He stated that
Bailey worked for him, when he could
get work no where else, because he
was blacklisted. About that time he
was elected marshal on
THE TEMPERANCE TICKET.
Asserting that he would enforce
the laws strictly, especially as to early
closing and Sunday selling. His
former employer was inveigled on his
official bond on the representation
that other responsible citizens would
unite with him in signing the same.
Shortly after entering upon his official
duties, the bondsman above referred
to, learned that the city marshal had
been guilty Of directing parties where
they could buy whisky after closing
hours, and among those so directed
was city official who had been taken
by Bailey from one saloon 10 another,
whose proprietor was not so particular
about his observance of the law.
Bailey's conduct continued to grow
Eorsa, until the bOndsman above
mentioned withdrew from the bond
and now pronounces Bailey
an infamous fraud, and
has told that individual to his face
that all the good people of the town
held him
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEvILMENT.
then going on, because he was always
conveniently away whenever anything
happened, or never caught any of the
thieves or roughs, or aided In the eff
fort to locate mine burners. On one
occasion when a citizens meeting was
called by the mayor to aid in putting
out the fire in the mine it was suggest
ed to Bailey that he ought to turn
out and help, but he sneeringly re-
fused, saying, "that call don't mean
us; We are not citizens"
Bailey was always a noted agitator,
and at least once caused a threaten
ing letter to be written to a mine
boss, ornamented with the regulation
pictures of collins, etc. Soon after
this
BAILEY GOT A THRAsHING
from d, elective for using dirty Ian
guage to him and was generally black
listed for being a vicious, ignorant
and troublesome man, "and," con-
tinued Bailey's former employer, "be-
cause this man has sought to be
leader he has prevented the order
from being strong right here. Talk
about Bill Bailey's ability Why,
there are scores of common miners
here who are his mental superiors."
Mr.. David Davis testified that he
had acted as marshal of the town of
Shawnee during the absence of Bailey,
and had also served as night watch
man with a man by the name of Car
ter; that he was instructed by Bailey
not to follow men around at nights,
as they had no right to arrest any
one, at least unless he, Bailey, said
90. Witness further stated that
Bailey was a frequent visitor to
the house of a woman of notorious
bad character. Davis also states that
Bailey had him removed from the
police force because he had
ARRESTED DYNAMITER
in the person of one Jack Mason, who
mad escaped from custody for an of
ense and was picked up by detectives
'oon after and indicted Tor throwing
lighted shells into a house. For this
he had given bond, but was arrested
IN the old offense by Davis. This &C
ion on the part of the last named
,fficial so enraged Bailey that he In
luced gang of roughs to make an as
ault on Davis, who, in concluding his
says that
BAILEY STOOD IN WITH ToUGHs
o such an extent that it caused COM
non talk.