The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-02

500 invested from the sale of note No. /
The notes that are good which have
been thus turned over 10 the financial
! agent have been sold and none redeemed
In the manner above stated many notes
have gone out and some for as high as $500.
The agent sells all the notes he can, but
has never been known to
pay one. One round up in
town lots generally fixes lodge
Any member can withdraw from the lodge
at any time he chooses. All he has to do
is to 60 to the treasurer, present his de-
mand for the money paid for admission
and leave the order. But the treasurer
hunts up his receipt for the money paid to
buy his town lot, and il there is any COM
ing to him after deducting the receipt it is
paid if not, it is charged TO his account.
A few more victims turned up this even
ing. The note of George Bryant was sold
by Smith in Clinton, the amount being
S225; Benjamin Kinder, $50; Lee Kinder,
$26; VIM. Emery, $50. A poor carpenter
from Clinton, whose name is unknown,
and whose family are in almost destitute
circumstances, gave $40 in hope of fortune.
bat as yet has had no return. Vanmeter, of
Holden, attorney for the stars, is short
fee, and A. H Warden $24 for board.
Some of Smiths fallen disciples, of the more
intelligent order, think he has full legal
authority for all he has done signed by his
dupes in their blind haste to become rich
BY working in harness with prophet. o..
| A travelling insurance agent named Lane
gave some information concerning his
operations last summer. Mr.. Lane stated
that Smith was then operating in and near
Appleton City He left behind him two
horses and buggy at that place and took
the cover land" Just In advance of a mob.
Having obtained this meagre informa-
ton the scribe departed for home, hunger
ing and thirsting for further light concern
ing this wonderful institution. Early
dawn found him again mounted on his
trusty steed, facing the brisk breeze of a
snowy morning, and il was not long until
he learned the cause of the failure of the
"cherubim" to materialize the night pre-
vious. Wicked men in the gu sc of con-
stables had wsylaid and taken him In
charge on the complaint of George Briant
and VIM. Jackson, of Creighton, who had
sworn out warrant charging him with
the forgery of their names TO a note for
sI0O, and Constable James Writ, finding
Smith at Brigham Bullock's, had arrested
him and sta. ted for Holden 10 lodge
him in the Warrensburg Jail. A
trip to that place enabled the
scribe to meet Smith, who regretfully
| apologized for his forced absence from his
appointment.
"what are you arrested for?" asked the
scribe.
"For forgery" said Smith.
"Are you guilty !"
"No, sir"
"Did you have a note on Brisnt and
jackson for SlO0?"
81 did"
"Did they sign it themselves"
"No, sir"
"Who did ?"
al did, and had right to do so under
the rules of the order"
well, what do you think will be the re.
sult?"
ooh, suppose L will be sent up" -
"Do you mean to say You expect to 60 to
the penitentiary 2"
"Yes, sir; but would as soon be there
as anywhere else"
care you willing, under these circum-
stances, to reveal to me some OF the work
ings of your order !"
HNo, sir, not here. l will probably get
bail soon, and then will find an opportu-
nifty to fix you all right for business, but
my secrets must be kept sacred"
Finding further efforts in this direction
futile, the scribe sought elsewhere, and was
enabled to learn the following That Smith
has been operating all along the line OF
the Bailey road since some time in Deem
Der last, and has made hundreds OF dupes
J in various ways. But with a single ex-
ception he has never changed his name,
; and in that instance it may have been the
fault of the party with whom he was deal
ing. This was at Creighton, where be rar
livery bill of $40, which appears in the
name OF J. E. Smith.
At VIM. Emery's, on Big Creek, which j,
Smiths headquarters, was found one O
his lodges, to which the following persons
} belong: Ben Kinder, Henry Shore, Ceorg'
. NJ. Manion, J. ]. Hubbard, w. ID. 3
Emery, J. w. Blu lock, w. B. Bullock,
H. Warden and ii. ]. Leroy. At least |
copy of the oath required, and to which
their names are attached, was found, and
is now in possession of the scribe, bearing
I, date of January 18th, 1886. This oath i
in printed form and reads as follows:
i HOLDEN, JOHNSON Co., Mo. /
SECTION /. The Great Star of Heaven
founded ON the great and holy scripture
truth, virtue and honor, is our basis
August 9th, 1885, Second edition. Thi
is to certify that we, the undersigned citi
zens of johnson county, and vicinity, d.
, this 9th day of August, 1885, sign our full
names IS full members of the Star o
Heaven, forever to come, and further, We
will not divulge anything pertaining T.
the Star of Heaven, or any Of its details e
any outside parties, and that We fully
: agree to use all the influence that we car
possibly commando in order to promote thu
future welfare of the same; and further
. thst we will use every exertion to stand az
!, in behalf of every fellow member. of Thu
, order, according to the rules and regula
tions of this order. All illegal deeds
J either against this order or the civil on
criminal laws of the land are strictly for
hidden in this order, either with outside
Iparties or parties of this order. This is tc