The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
The Thing Revived BY the Find
ing Of John Meals Skeleton.
This Woman Represented Herself
as Being Fabulously Wealthy.
She was Engaged to the Hon VIM.
Lowe. of Huntsville, Ala.
She Gave Anderson . Bogus Check az
an Option on His Minera, Lands.
and Represented that Neal Was
Her Private Secretary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April lA.--The Amer
leans Tulahoma, Tenn, spccialsays Col.
Anderson gives all the facts known con-
corning the disappearance Of John w.
Neal and his relationship existing between
him and Maude 81. Pierre, the alleged
woman OF wealth. Said Col. Anderson;
Three years and ten months ago today
Maudo st. Pierre came 10 my house and
stated that she was possessed OF enormous
wealth and had made trip TO Anderson
for the purpose Of purchasing all Of tho
vast ranges OF mineral lands in that
section. She added that her private sec
tary, John W. Neal, aud gcologist, Col.
Wall, would also want accommodations
~ they were In her employ aud she
wished them near. They were admitted
as guests TO the Anderson mansion. Miss
81. Pierre was about thirty-dvo years Of
age and claimed 10 be an English lady Of
vast wealth and unlimited resources. She
negotiated with Col. Anderson and bought
from him |, 400 acres of mineral land, tho
price being 81 per acre. She gave him
check on u bank at Huntsville, Ala, for
$3.50 10 hold an option for ten days Tho
check was sent TO Muriresboro and, ON
correspondence with the Huntsville banks,
payment was refused. Anderson made
the check good 10 the bank OF Murirces-
| boro.
Mai. Wall, Of Stevenson, Ala, was en-
gagged presumably by Miss st. Pierre ~ &C.
ologist, but ON his arrival at Anderson ho
was readily made nurse 10 attend and
wait on her alleged private secretary, John
w. Neal. Mai. Wall was with Neal one
dav. when the latter had bad case OF de-
lirium tremens, and Miss 81. Picnc gave
| Wall leave OF absence.
On Thursday before the Sunday on
which Neal disappeared, he had three fits
and his condition was pitiable In the ex-
| IRENE. Miss st. Pierre chung 10 him
| through all his illness, which she explains
as follows. She was engaged 10 be married
to the Hon. VIM. Lowe, Of Alabama be-
| fore their marriage could he celebrated,
Congressman lowe died, and Maudc, heart
broken, determined TO take under her pro-
lection the iayori,e nephew Of the con-
gresham, no other than John W. Neal,
, Of Huntsville, Ala. On Sunday morning
three years and ten months ago, NJ Andcr.
sou station n great sensation was created
by tho mysterious disappearance OF John
Neal" Skilllul detectives searched every
conceivable place within five miles. but no
trace was ever found Of the missing score
tary. Years passed, when suddenly the
news came that the dead man had been
found two and one.half miles from Andcr-
son station. Neal left Col. Andcrson's
residence, going east ON Sunday morning.
lie met several farmers who asked him
where he was going. lie replied that he
was going 10 walk 10 Huntsville, but IL
was noticed that he was going in almost
directly opposite direction from that city.
Tuesday Robert McCallow, while walk
ing along a steep blun found q shoe.
Yesterday McCallOw, In company with
| Mr.. Taylor Stephens, concluded 10 make a
hunt for the remains Of Neal, aud In less
than an hour a human skeleton was found
| lying In q very dense thickct, In q place
perhaps never before trod by human feet.
The bones were Ia a confused state, but
they were all LIQUID but the lower jaw
bone. The discoveries Immediately went
10 the station. The clothing was In pieces,
and could only be recognized by the silk
label ON the coat front. DIR, Keith post
lively identified the clothing Of the dead
man, and Mai. Wall. who hal Just come
In from Stevenson, identified the shoes. as
he had once taken them out Of place
where they were left ~ security for drinks.
The remains were carefully gathered to-
geihcr and placed In small box, aud tho
mother OF Neal, who resides in Hunts
/ Vile notified Of the discovery. -Four Of
! the upper teeth we're found plugged with
| gold. This fact also assisted In the COM
! plctc Identification. The silly mmor that
lac was murdered IL untrue; the facts
show that lac crawlcd into this thickct,
and, In choking III Of dclinum, died.
Ills body was found just one mile from
his last disappearance from human eyes.
The lady who has been 10 prominent in
the ease was las, heard from In Florida,
but her whcrcabout during the past three
years has remained an impenetrablc mys-