, 1892-01-17

City-in TACT in was way down in old
Louisiana, Mississippi or Georgia and I'M
derneath several fathoms of cypress
swamp. He traded or sold the land for
whatever he could get and -wher a sale
was made handed over to the more prom
inent real estate men from whom the
land" was secured, ten cents an acre as
their share. In Denver lie also PLAYED a
star engagement with the fair Sex. Before
he had been in the town a month be was
going with one of the handsomest women
in the town who seemed to have more
money and leisure than anything else.
She was one OF several. With one woman
the x-cattleman-butcher -higlIwayman-
bull whacker- farmer, from way down in
Missouri. entered into a conspiracy. She
was to marry a very rich old man who
was TO die 10 a year or two when the idol
of her heart could claim her for his own,
and the old mans money would be sufi-
cient for both as long as they lived. She
married the old man who would probably
have died before now had not her lover
turned his cratic attention 10 another
direction. There were younger and
handsomer women on the other side of
the Mississippi. and one of these had been
drawn into correspondence through an ad-
v~ertisement. She was the educated
daughter of a wealthy farmer and was
prudent enough to require references.
The real estate man sent her the name of
one of Denver's prominent business men
with whom he had a slight acquaintance.
The gentleman being a little conscientious
in such matters took the trouble to ask
some one else about Brown and of course
forwarded a favorable reply. The trip
eastward was made, a favorable impress
sion was the result and the daughter of
the wealthy old Ohio farmer married to a
man whose appearance was enough to
turn green with envy the eyes OF all the
other farmers daughters in Ohio.
CAPTURED.
A few months later the Mansfield, o.,
Signal contained the sensational story of
the arrest near Decatur. Brown county, BY
two secret service men of j. H. Brown
and a friend named s. A. Smith. A
short time before an indictment had been
found against these two men for raising
innumerable one dollar bills to tens and
twenties. Both men had suddenly dis
appeared. 1t tr~anspireu that Brown had
married the daughter of d. Is. Kirker.
who lives near Decatur, and Smith was
engaged to be married to another
girl in the same neighborhood. The case
was worked up and the arrests made by
}. w. Lawrence, a noted ST. Louis de-
tective.
IN JAIL.
While in jail at Hannibal last spring
Brown wrote to a Black Hills man:
YES, it is as you surmised. l am at
the present time having some trouble,
but nothing OF any consequence as | can
without any difficulty prove when the
time comes for me to do so. They have
no case against me, but claim that thew
are holding me as a witness. You may
rest assured that | will come out o. X.
| presume | will then pose as a reformer.
My wife arrived here today from Ohio,
but left again for Downey, Mo-, where
she will remain until after my trial. |
feel rather lonesome since her departure.
Talk about romance-why, old boy, there
can nothing equal my experience OF
the past winter. Oh say. by the way. l
was up in your country for a while last
fall. am negotiating with a party in
Rapid with the hope of making a trade
for a ranch up there. He has made me
an offer, but it does not suit me exactly"
What was to be exchanged for the
ranoh or what was gained by holding
Brown "as a witness" can only be sur
missed, but an answer to the inquiry ask
ing the result of the trial of the alleged
cornterteiters, reads as follows:
ACQUITTED.
CLERKS office. courts of the United
States, northern division of the eastern
judicial. district of Missouri. Hannibal,
Mo, Dec. s, 1S9l.-In reply to yours of
the Sd inst. Stephen A. Smith plead
guilty to two indictments and was sent to
the penitentiary. John Fl. Brown and
William Tadlock were tried before a jury
and were acquitted. Very respectfully.
GEO. @. MOORE, Clerk.
Reliable and Always the Same.