The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-12
Sequel 10 the story @! Nat
tie R0ffman'S Visit 70
Sedalia.
1t Vas AnOthe" Girl Nha Wrote
Thai she Was Weary OF
Life.
Aus Well That Ends Wei. e.
pccially IN a Matter oi
Love and FOIly.

f: Yesterdays BAzoo annuu eel n
fact that j. Leonard johnson. Inc lere
! had gone TO =. Louis 10 MARI ll.ltic
Hoffman, the pretty telegraph -.-i Il
the Planters Housa, whose y,-:. 10
bin in th'< city IN dc such "a scsuIaI
"a Jew d.; 30. He arrived 3. y.
Louis last l. ~ VII we t,!a iaIr
and foolish hl....~ s-dav. Whether
/ the railroad oiii.i,,.. rcins,slc him
remains t. b. seen. AT any rae Mat.
tie Is to exchange Jue key iur toe
veil She MS Ienouncet tie d.J .ud
dash Tor lie III winch the ticA,r -
unknown, and III vh;ch the sgyuder
wjli be forgottea. The ,sc-prte d..
last Sunday, which 50 aisrm. ne
family. is ire cause of this re>n. -t-.t.
l. has wonderfully ~hapea e..a.. o.
and about her lie.
The inside fac'5 81 'he ease q. ...f
as e,.a ct g.>a.ea Iraw .u. 81, .--'-
eXca rg,s ale s.u-aa.- u ..uH-
The pIOGc wli rem lhet 80. .a
H.ncag tue police = "a L1n.. ..-s
informed 10y lir. Hoffman at 81
Lemp avenue tat MS 5iu-Ater ..a
disappeared. she was employed -
Tie u esteru Union I,'c-.p. Ea..
auI H.d been assigned ro Hssa. a0.y
~ al Planters ltause. Ou -s.-..-y
night sae sent her P.s home w.tl q
note, saying she would 90 70 s...r Wit.
q friend, Miss Dusc-l, near t.e .a.s|
grounds, for she night. She $3.50 nal|
return home vu Sunday, ana .~. .iIr
OF Miss DriscJii elected the ir.smt-
ZION thai she had uoJ been g.. tbs
iady's house a All.
THIS ALARMED MISS H0FFMANs
FAMILY.
There had beeH young man a.aAs
whom her parents ua4 objections pay
ING attention O. her nj il was M
medialely suspected that sbe haa
eiOped \ search among her IT cts
was rewarded Dv the tindin- -s very
sentimental farewell note wuics na IL ,
face carrier q presumption 81 suicide /
Mrs Hoffman did ~. take that view
OF the matter. She believed tl.. r.
daughter had eioPed with !. Lea. .
johnson. an empoye OF the Vi. - *
I. Ry., who had reprented Huns.
an assistant paymaster, and aaa -1.
said &c Was possessed OF a ia--
tate ia Georgia, from which ar .s .
pected Il great sum. He boaIa,c g.. .
time with the HoHmans, having .a
introduced 70 them by the pre-,
graph operator daughter. M,>. Z. -.
man : vs. he remained until h- . F..
debt for board $50 ami then ., .
took away the Young '2dv's n.
despite the vigorous pro-,ss a-
parents.
He vas tneu stationed su - j.
but was latter transferred 90 ~.
where he held position Iu o.. .".
tors Office j.. Leonard ans .''
COKREsP. NBED REGULARLY.
and when she disappeared NJ. .l.G-.
man, wl5 had knowie tge %. ra.- ...
believed t4e inevitable ei1peme. ...
occurred.
Fas police were furnished a..- a.
accurate description nj the gIr -.
were making me usual searca t.. ...
when, sn1ray before press g.. art
Monday afternoon, Miss Hon.
walked into the Pos,-DispaJch editors
Il rooms, asker f.r the city ..r
aud lhen inquired why she was e.. no
published as having disappeared.
The story of her absence. and inter
views with all VINO knew anything OF
her movements was lu-G IN type.
She was told the police had been IN
sructed TO De oh the lookout for her.
'DOILOoKAsI IF HAD DISAPPEARED; .
she inquired.
Where have you BEEN" ihe dumb
founded city editor inquired, ''and
why did you leave that farewell note
at homer"
81 stayed all night with a friend"
she said, land did't leave farewell
at home"
The police were given note by
your father found in your bureau
drawer intimating that you had gone (
away to kill yourself" /;
Il never wrote such "A note" she
said. She persisted in the story that
she had been staying with a girl