Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-11-30

wife Is pleased to make regarding
the matter. Says he has no state-
ment for the public until she
speaks. Says be has full conf
dence in her and is willing to leave
his fate in her hands.
Bailey is nervy and self-possess-
ed. Is an Englishment by birth,
coming to this country when
about 1G years old and has been
here about 16 years. Settled FIRST
in Rails county. He was married
to Alva Clark, daughter of James
Clark, Of Farber, about six years
ago. They have three children,
the Oldest a girl, 5 years of age,
and the other two boys, the young.
est only about ii months old. He
hints that there was intimacy be-
tween Lawder and his wife and
that be had named it to his wife.
Says he never at any time had any
trouble with Lawder.
1t is said at Farber that Lawder
some time ago received several
anonymous letters, one asking
him to meet the writer at a point
south Of Farber. This request,
thru curiosity, he resolved to meet,
but when he saw that it was the
woman he had suspiscioued he
spurned her and fastened away.
Mrs. Bailey is alleged to have
been the cause Of the trouble. 1t
is reported in Farber that her faith.
err is estrauged to her aud will
have nothing to do with her. She
was once associated with a theater
troupe. She is quite intellectual
but Farber people talk quite
freely of her faults aud her serious
failings.
Mrs. Bailey will make no state
ment; says she will talk only in
court. Says she told her husband
something" Sunday morning,
and he is as innocent as he can be,
for she is to blame for telling him.
The remains of Jay Lawder were
brought to Mexico Sunday even
ing. Funeral service was held
at the home of VIM. Pollock at
2:30 Monday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. G. c. Selecman. 1t was
a sorrowful occasion, and there
seemed to be more men present
than women, an unusual thing at
a funeral. The pail bearers were
JIG seph Potts, Charles Mason, Fred
Pitcher. Richard Ashworth, Otto
Schoop, and Robert Beam.
The young man was highly es.
teemen here. where he was born
and raised and where everybody
knew him. He was a soldier in
the Spauish.Americ an war, and
came out with a good record in
the service. On coming out Of
the army four years ago he became
a partner;with his brother in the
Lawder- Peterson Coal Co. at Far
Der and Vandalia and at his death
was serving as secretary of the
company. His father died about
: fifteen years ago quito suddenly
from apoplexy aud about tie II
years ago his brother, Robert
Lawder, was struck and killed by
lightning while stacking hay.
MOB AFTER BAILEY.
Monday afternoon Sheriff Price
johnson got wind" that mob
was forming and would be after
Bailey. About 8 O'Clock he aud
Deputy Sheriff VIM. Barnett spir-
tied Bailey out into the country
: and Barnett remained with the
prisoner over night, the Sheriff
returning to town. About II
O'Clock the mob gathered and be-
gan knocking at the front door al
the Jail residence On opening the
door Mr.. johnson was greeted by
a number of men standing about
wearing white masks over theil
faces. They demanded the surren
! der Of Bailey. The Sheriff tolG
them he was not there, but they de-
clared they would have to be
, shown. Six men followed the