The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-08-02
ALTA BEARD LOCATED.
Gees to Kansas City aud obtains
Employment in u Restarran.
There.

daughter of Albert Beard. a well-to-
do iarmer living near Hughesville,
Pettis county, who LETT her home on
the night of July 20 without leaving
any information as to where she was
going, has been located in Kansas
City.i
Wedues Law, July 90, Mrs. e. E.
Barnes. living at No. 23lS East
Fifteenth street, received u letter
from Miss Beard in which the writer
asked her to "meet Miss Alta Beard
at the Union depot Thursday morning
upon the arrival of the tram from
Sedalia." Mrs Barnes was at the
depot at the appointed time and meet
ing the young lady took her home
with her. She told Mrs. Barnes that
she was going t. visit her for a short
time, and as she had only q small
amount of wearing appeal wrapped
up 10 a newspaper, Mrs. Barnes had
not the slightest idea that Mss Beard
had run away from home
After a few days Miss Alta inform
ed Mrs. Barnes that she wss not go
ing to HughesvilIe. as she had made
up her mind MT to 60 home again.
Sne then said that her parents did not
know that che had left home, nor was
she going to let them know where she
Vas. When asked why she had left
hone, she said that her mother was
very unkind to her, and upon the
slightest provocation would beat her,
and that she had done 90 when Others.
were present.
The first information that the police
lad in regard to the Cir. disappear
ance was the account that vas pub
lished in Tuesdays Journsl, and yes
terday Lieutenant Anearn located
Miss Beard at d restaurant owned BY
Mrs. Crouch, at No. 2315 East,
Fifteenth street. where she
obtained employment on last
Sunday. When she read the account
in the Journal she determined to
leave, and gave Mrs. Crouch notice to
that effect, and when the officers ar
rived she was nowhere to be found.
The matter was placed in the hands of
Humane Officer MurraD, who went to
the restaurant, where he was informed
that John Ward . brother of Miss
Barnes, had gone to the Union depot
with Miss Beard to see her safely of
to Sedalia. which is only twelve miles
from Hughesville.
Mrs. Barnes said that she did not
know whether Miss Beard had gone TO
Sedalia or not. She further said Miss,
Beard had answered advertisementsin
papers to see whether enc could not
get more agreeable work than that
which she had been doing. II was
away" continued Mrs. Barnes
ALI day yesterday. and do not know
whether she obtained q situation or
lot. All l do know is that Alta came
% the house where was visiting and
Ind said that she would like to get
nto the house, as she wanted to get
pme Of her clothes. Ny brother &C.
her to my house and The
Ook = te~ of her belongings and then
Ie lett h.r and went to his home ON
street and Alta went in
n opposite direction. This ia all I
now about it, but I hardly think
hat che has gone out of the city, as
he has left q part of her wardrobe
ere at my house"
Asked ifthe young lady had money
nough to take care of herself, Mrs.
'arnes said that she had S. or Sc.
A BAzoo reporter was told this
corning that Miss Beard walked from
er home to Dresden. last week, and
here met her ''feller," q coal miner
icknamed Shorty" who likely plan
ed her escape and furnished her With
oney to get to Kansas City.
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