Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

moved to Cana Dover, o., from Hagers-
town. Md. The couple were married about
one year prior to this date. Mr.. Quantrell
became school superintendent at Canal
Dover. and held that position until his
trell was at the time but q years old. and
was the mother Of four children, three
sons and a daughter. William Clark
ing been born on July 81. 1887. Mrs Guam
trelrS property consisted of but a house
and lot. but she was an adept at needle
by her exertions in this line. Two Of her
younger children were cripples. which
made her work SO much the harder.
school aPa edue ead re fTom his s f father. ee and IN
the spring of 1851 went to Kansas to ind
a home for his mother, accompanied by two
land. although he had hardly attained nuSn his is
majority. He soon afterward became en-
Uttered. claiming that his two alleged
was still in the full promise of youth. how
eve. and 1t was not long before he secured
q position teaching school in Stanton,
ana ,or iron 1e1 this Place 6. ne wrote frequent
The letters showed that he was a good
scribe and possessed considerable literary
ability.
The Devils Unlimited Sway.
He foresaw the approaching w~arclouds,
for in one Of his letters to his mother he
stated that there was no news but hard
times. and harder still were coming. for he
could see their shadow. But he said.
Il do not fear that my destiny is fixed In
this country. nor do I wish to stay In 1t
any longer h possible. for the devil has
unlimited sway over this territory. and
will hold it until we rave a better set Of
men and society generally" The horrors
of war afterwards turned him into a guer-
rilia and caused his name to ring through
out the world.
Mrs. Quantrell never saw her son after
he left her In 1857. His sister died during
the early ,s s.. about the time he began
brothers died several years later. His
youngest brother emigrated to Texas and
eas aee f thinks been se is s sea5d as fr sSs :, MRS Mrs.
tain that she would ave heard from him
IL he were still living.
She car Homeless.
Mrs. Quantrell has been dependent on the
charity of her friends for the past decade.
For a while she lived in Missouri among
some Of her sons men, visiting from house
to house. She then returned to Canal Do
yer, where w. W. Scott, schoolmate of
William Clark Quantreil's, supported her
for a time by means Of subscriptions Of
money and clothing. Mr.. Scott was a
Union soldier. This did not continue, how
ever, as the people in that vicinity were
pretudiced against Mrs. QuantrelI on
account of the part her son took in the
contest between the states. For the past
six months she found shelter under the
roof OF an aged negress. whom she had
employed In her more prosperous days.
Recently some of QuantreIrs friends Ev-
ing In the vicinity of Lexington heard of
his mothers condition A correspondence
was begun with Mr.. Scott and the identif-
cation was completed. Colonel Woodward
met her In Cincinnati. where she was
brought by Mr.. Scott. At the time she had
pinned on her breast a miniature Confeder-
alta nag. The meeting IS said to have been
anectionate one. and as the tears
trtckled down Mrs. Quantrelrs cheeks. she
thanked the colonel from the bottom of
her heart for interest he had manifested
In her behalf, that she might spend her
Few remaining days on this earth in peace
and comfort.