The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18
Married SedaIians Board a
Train and Skip by the Light
of the Moon.
The Shameful Romance Of
Harry Kaugh and a Railroad
Eireman's Wife.

to the friends of Harry Kaugh,
for the past two years a clerk
in Hicks grocery store al
PIG Ohio street, that he was infatu'
ated with q woman-Mrs. w. E.
Means-who resided at 1913 East
Sixth street; and it was also strongly
suspected that their relations to each
other were illicit.
Last night the shameful conduct Of
this ill-mated pair eliminated in an
elopement and the fight Of both Of
them to parts unknown at present.
A BAzoo representative at noon to-
day obtained interesting particulars of
the affair from a gentleman who
is perfectly reliable and who is thor
oughly acquainted with the case.
Harry Kaugh was originally from
some point in Pennsylvania. He
had been a resident of this city for
several years and up to the time of his
engagement with Mr. Hicks, he had
clerked for various firms in East Sc
dalia. His father, Archibald Kaugh,
resides on farm four miles north of
here, and his son bore the repu-
tation Of being honest. sober, and
skillful as clerk. 1t was understood.
in fact, that he had no disreputable
habits and was something of a pattern
of piety and morality generally.
Two years ago last July young
Kaugh married Miss Mary jackson,
an eStimable young lady in Sedalia.
They did not live happily
together, Kaugh, in a seem
ingly generous spirit, taking the
blame upon himself. They separated
and he intended to make application
for divorce, with the consent of his
wife, who was to offer no objection
in the courts. The divorce suit,
however. was not filed.
Mrs. Means is thirty years old and
is the wife of w. f. Means, a fire
man on the NJ, X. Il T. railroad.
For sometime he has had his head
quarters at Nevada, and was in the
habit of making only occasional visits
to his wife and two children in Sc
dalia.
1t was during this absence of
his, that Kaugh, who is only
twenty-one years old, rather small, but
ordinarily good looking, began his
guilty Irritation.
just why heor any other man should
become infatuated with Mrs. Means,
does not appear upon superficial in
vestigation. She is not Juno
or Langtry, by any means. but
she succeeded in weaving a web about
him, which entangled both of them in
its miserable meshes.
This woman, who had faithful
husband-her second One-and two
was in the habit of frequently
visiting Kaugh at his place of business.
The proprietor noticed their billing
and cooling and was not long in ar
irving at the conclusion that some
thing needed di>infecting in the land
Of Denmark.
The clerk became more and more
neglectful of his duties at the store,
and last Saturday night Mr.. Hicks
felt compelled to discharge him.
Yesterday kaugh got Robert Nor
row to cash two checks-one for So
and another for s25-for him. He
,lfo sold his horse and buggy for $50. |
his cash in hand amounted !
10 only little over 5000.
Last Monday at the hour of one
o'clock at night, Mrs. Means
allied at the residence of dad Smith"
IN West Fifth street. aroused the |
amily and said she wanted to see Mr.. !
Naugh. The young man, who board
ID there, was not at home.
After the woman had called Mon
lay night, Mr.. Smith, suspecting
omething wrong, tackled Kaugh
bout it the next morning. The Young
nan claimed that the woman was his
lister, but the old gentleman told him
le knew better than that, and eau
Toned him against the disgrace and
'eril Of his position. 1t was without
vail. however. /,
Last night shortly before ~ o'clock
he called again, in hack
nd the clipping couple were
riven to the union depot. where they
oarded the east-bound. \
Kaugh gave out the information
hat he and Mrs. Means were going TO
florida, but it is thought they are not
ct out of the State OF Missouri. /,
This morning q negro man called
q Mr.. Hicks to receive pay for haul
,g two boxes Of goods and . sewing
'achine to the depot last evening for
ne elopen. This Is all the baggage,