The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-02

City, Neb.. last December she had Pea
Vey arraigned in court twice on COM
plant to the county Attorney of Rich
ardsOn county in dispositions charging
him with Islander and saying she has
just cause to fear and does fear THAI
A. NJ. Peavey will do her great bodily
injury and also destroy her property"
One case came Up in the district court
and the other was tried before Justice
of the Peace w. NJ. AIusselman.
In both instances Peavy was dis
charged. There are affidavits from
scores of people of LeavenwOrth and in
the southern end Of Leavenworth cOun-
u as to Mrs. Bishops good character
and Peavey's band conduct. It appears
to have been necessary she should Sc
cure these in order to set herself right
with the people of Richardson county,
Nsb., especially Mr.. Velvic's family, as
band of her daughter.
From the evidence at hand Mrs. Bish-
OPP first came into notice as special agent
for the emigrant department OF the Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
railroad at ToTonto. \ business card
among the effects gives her this title. L
is said she was q success. IN 1855 and
1886 she occupied that position. In June
Of 1888 she went 20 Omaha with a letter
of Introduction from J. S. Clark, a Des
MOines lawyer, to W. a. Sanders, for
the purpose Of promoting some sort of
deal. Later Mr.. Sanders wrote to M
Clark that she had succeeded IN maxi
ing a deal which would give her a profit
of $50, 900,
When she left Omaha does not ap-
pear, nor is il known where she went TO
from there. Liberty, Ore, Higginsville
up with Pittsburg, Chanute, Salina,
Leavenworth, and other towns in Kan
Sas from the spring Of 1880 To the sum
mer of 1894. when she settled down in
small house on Charles Velrick's farm
near Falls City, Neb.
For some months previous she ran
restaurant called the English Kitchen
at Salina. One night three t0ughs en-
tered the place and grossly insulted her
daughter. Mrs. Bishop ordered them
to leave and they threa tened her Il she
did not keep quiet. She had them ar
rested. but her business was soon d.
stroyed. and she was compelled 70 take
her family and leave there. To those
with whom she has talked since the NO
man attributed that difficulty 10 the
prosecutions, as she maintained Of the
gang Of thieves and counterfeiters The
Salina authorities discovered a cave
near there with an outfit for making
counterfeit money. arrested some of the
gang and broke i Up. Mrs Bishop al
ways said they accused her Of exposing
them.
There are several letters from the l8E
firm of Levitt & Morris, Salina. con-
corning some prosecution Mrs. Bishop
wanted 10 institute against man by
the name Of ober, who. 1t seems. had.
II order TO get the community set
against her, accused her OF stealing
some property.
In 1912 Mrs. Bishop seems 20 have
been located at or IN the vicinity Cf
Pitts5urg. Kan. That is when sac was
receiving the attention Of 4. n PeaTey.
Then she started on a sort OF ped1ll1g
and trading tour. All the business cor
reSpOndence speaks more or less o. her
superior ability as a trading woman.
Once she had a youth named Amos FeS-
rec in her employ. selling salye and
driving the team. Mrs. Bishop Travelled
almost exclusively in a covered wagon,
and when me weather was warm
enough canlped out gypsy fashion. Sle
invariably had Grace and tWo small
children. Willie and Edna Bisccp. II and
9 years old with her she soon became
suspicious thai Farce was -ece Wig
pay from Peavey % keep him posted -
TO their movements. and Eel "a - t--l-
Next Mrs. Bisnu2 located 90 a farm ~
community II the southern part e La
venwOTth county, rented house and
earned a livelihood cooking Tor her
ueiEhb1Es. She had u5t S5eu there lor
until . man and woman ln--o-
themselves as DR.. and MIS- lall
Went into camp n6sr her Iasy -
-TISkned there nearly q r1-E-l when t-.s
farmers commenced u go s-ls5 :, 'ls ~
them and -hey Isf- A1efs- -he ti--e -
their departure Peavey showed t1'- ir
q To whom i may concern
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