The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-25
HAL REID INTERVIEWED.
Relates His Experiences As
Agent For the Confederate
Home.
The Difference Between a Ger.
tain Wealthy Man and
Cole Younger.

ginsville and is soliciting contributions
to the endowment fund of that insti.
tuition. He is best known in Sedalia
as an actor, he having followed that
profession for fourteen years. Two years
ago he appeared in this city in the
Heart of Steel" Mr.. Reid was Sc
lected for his present work, on account
Of his thorough adaptability, by Presi-
dent Zimmerman, OF the home. MIR.
Reid is man of many parts, of fine
presence, and is most atiable gentle
man. He has been working in the
interest Of the home for six weeks and
the endowment fund now reaches
s27 900. Much of this was raised by
Mr.. Reid, so it goes without saying
that he is meeting with success.
Mr.. Reid was seen this afternoon at
the Sicher. He is very enthusiastic
over the work. He had canvassed
Sedalia some weeks ago, and stopped
here between trains to-day. In speak
ing of his travels over the state, he
said he had come across some interest
ing people and incidents.
''For instance" said he, there is
John Kingsford, of Neosho. He came
home from the war, poor and ragged.
Now he has mining investments az
gregating from $500, 900 to 500, 900.
When approached by me he contribu-
ted ten dollars with the remark that ne
understood that President James Ban
herman was prosperous and was
a rich man and asked me to
tell Mr.. Zimmerman that he remem-
bered him (Bannerman) right after
the war when Bannermanis pants
struck the calves of his legs. | de-
livered the message to Major Banner
man as directed and that gentleman
with a hearty laugh remarked: 1.-The
next time YOU see Kingsford tell him
that | knew him when he had no pants
at ALL"
AT Lewis Station lives W. Bronaugh
who was brave soldier in the Con-
federacy and served in the command
of Captain Younger, who, since, by,
force Of circumstances, has become
the sO-called notorious Cole Younger.
Bronaugh knows Younger only
as a soldier full of grit and
true to his duty. Consequently
when Younger was sentenced
and serving a life sentence in the Min
ne>ota state penitentiary at Saltwater,
Bronaugh went not only to the war
den of the penitentiary but to the
governor of the state and offered his
body and his services to that state is
a guarantee that if they would
let Younger visit his family
in Missouri that he (Youngerl
would return at a given hour Or he
(Bronaugh) would serve his life SEN
ence.
"Apropos Of this. Cole Younger, out
of munificient allowance Of nine
cents a day for good time money has
forwarded me five dollars as his con-
tribution to the endowment fund of
the Confederate Soldiers home
at Higginsville. Not only
this; it is within my absolute know
ledge, as proven by the records of the
Saltwater prison. that Cole Younger
has bought from his good time money
tbirty-one Overcoats for poverty
stricken convicts who have left that
prison during the winter season. The
state allows to discharged convicts only
So and an So suit of clothes,
and 50 these poor unfortunates might
not freeze, the very wicked, I'M
godlv, terrible outlaw, Cole Younger,
found it in his heart to aid and pro-
tect them from the cold. In conversa-
ton with Governor Stone a short
time ago he expressed the thought
that it might be good thing To now
turn the home over To the state. This,
however, is absolutely impossible from
the fact that it owes its existence to
that noble band of Southern women
called the Daughters of the COnfed-
eracy. whose bright eyes have dim
med with tears and whose soft
hands have labored increasingly
for the cause of Gods unfortunates
and who prefer that this Confederate
home shall be administered by love
rather than politics.
Il just want to say that the presi
dent of the home. Major James Ban
herman, is man who goes
to bed every' night right with
Jim Zimmerman. ! have heard him
say that all he wished upon bis tomb
stone in the way of an epitaph'is: "He
is man."
Mr.. Reid and his wife, the popular
actress whose stage name is Miss
Bertha Westbrook, will, viii the as
sistance Of a well selected company,
make tour of this state nd xt season