The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-06
GOING To TEXAS.
Mrs. Joseph Hall and Children,
of BOOnville, Arrive i'm Soda
Under Unhappy Cir
cumstances.

Cooper county circuit court applica-
ton was made by Mrs. Joseph Hall,
through her attorneys, for divorce
from her husband, who, she claimed,
had failed to provide the necessary
family support. After a hearing of
the case the divorce was granted,
though, it is said that but for only
few minutes delay on
the part of Hall. who stepped out of
the conrt room just before the decis-
ion was made, to transact some busi-
ness relative to the case, he might
have succeeded in defeating his wife's
application.
The matter was great surprise
to the people of Boonville. Mrs.
Hall was reared there, was the
child of highly esteemed parents
and old residents Of the community,
and it was not suspected but that
family affairs were going smoothly.
Mr.. Hall is also a member of a
good family, his brother being a
newly elected judge of the county
court. He was handsome, sober and
apparently industrious.
Two weeks ago the community was
treated to sensational chapter in this
now locally notorious case by the un-
happy husband kidnapping the little
boy and girl born to the union, and
whom the court had allowed the
mother to retain. He took the
children down into Boone county
and was shortly arrested,
brought back to Boonville and tried
before Charles BOwles, the negro JUS
tice of the peace, who, returning the
favor the white people granted the
cOlored race some twenty-seven years
ago, set the prisoner free.
Chapter third, as it may be
called, was unfolded in this
city yesterday. MIS-. Hall,
finding her home broken up in the
city of her of childhood and more
mature womanhood, and being con-
tinuslIy harassed by the presence of
her late husband, who fairly idolized
the two beautiful children, concluded
to pack up her possessions and leave
the place. This she was proceed
ing to do yesterday afternoon
when an officer of the law, at the
instigatiOn of Hall, served notice on
her, OBTAINING her for some reason
which the BAZoo representative
failed to find out. By the assistance
of one of her intimate girlhood and
family friends, Mr.. w. S. Bowman of
BOonville, whose gallant bachelor ser
vices are ever willingly placed at the
disposal of those he thinks oppressed,
whether man, woman or child, Mrs.
Hall and her two children, ac-
cOmpanied by him were enabled to
reach the 1 o'clock NJ, K. IL L. train
at BoOnville and together they ar
rived in Sedalia at 6 o'clock last
evening. She was in great trouble,
and but for the kind aid of Mr..
Bowman, would have been in a much
worse condition. She had understood
that Hall proposed in the event of her
flight, to intercept her by telegram at
some point between BOonville and
Houston, Texas, to the latter of which
points she and her children were max
ing their way.
The presence of the party at the
union depot last evening was known
only to a BAZoO representative. They
did not know what minute, on their
arrival here, some officer would step
up and detain them, and so even the
company of an old friend was not agree
able to them, as they wished to re-
main wholly unknown.
Mrs. Hall was undecided whether
to 90 on through southwark last night
or not ; her escort said that if it
were necessary, he would 90 all the
way to Texas with her, but he would
return to BOOnvijle from this point
provided the coast seemed clear.
This case has been one of many
features from beginning,
and it looks as though the lady and
her little children are destined to
have other unpleasant experiences.