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THE SEDALIA WEEKLY BAZOO, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1886. From Friday's daily- NOT YET GONE. JflMiey Boyd. Still Stop- ping on East Jbxmr teentli Steeet. But Will Soon Leare for Leaven i: wQrthftb Practice the Le- gal Profession. ; PurtherInformation From Ken tucky WJrieh Calls for Another Card. Boyd Denounced at Home, While Mis JDead Wife Is MigJi ly Eulogized. J. Rhey Boyd is still in Sedalia, and is stopping on East Fourteenth street, where he first took up his quarters on, his arrival here. He came down town yesterday afternoon, and between 4 and 5 o'clock might have been seen promenading along Ohio street, faultlessly attired, and seemingly a gentleman of elegant leisure. Latour's photograph gallery reached, he halted r a few minutes and gazed intently at the pictures displayed in front, but no one recog nized in him the individual who has figured to such a large extent in the newspapers of the country during the past week, hence he did not attract the amount of attention that would otherwise have been accorded him. The Bazoo has it from excellent authority that the gentleman with whom Boyd is visiting is tiring of his guest, and that if the visit was cut short there would be no tears shed. As to boyd's future movements, it is paid that he contemplates settling in Leavenworth, Kas., at an early day, where he will endeavor to practice his profession. He is in some manner re lated to Hon. Thos. Fenlon, of .Leavenworth one of the shining lights of the legal fraternity in Kansas, and becaucj of this fact the young Ken tuckian hopes to obtain a foot-hold in the prohibition state. It is proba bly well that he has thus decided. Should he return to his old home in Paducah, he would receive nothing but the condemnation he deserves. The people of St. Louis have no use for him; in fact, Missouri can get along without his presence, and the sooner be leaves Sedalia, the better it will please our citizens. Boyd's statement, as furnished by him to the Bazoo alone, does not ob tain mufh credence with the people of Paducah, Ky., judging by the fol lowing special telegram from there, printed in the St. Louis Republican of yesterday : The statement and attempted vin dication of himself by Rhey Boyd in the Republican of yesterday was read here last night and to-day with in creased indignation by the people of this city. In fact the excitement and feeling is so high that no man would undertake to be responsible for Boyd's safety were he to attempt to come here, at which place of all others he ought to be it he is a man and in nocent. Reprinting his defonce to day the News comments upon it as follows: "in the St. Lotus Republi can of yesterday morning Rhey Boyd - his published what he means for a vindication or nimseii. ne POSES AS A MARTYR to public opinion through the recent publications of the press of the coun try in a manner which he calls prej udicial and slanderous to his charac ter. Below we copy all of Boyd's own statement, which appears in the ar ticle mentioned, omitting only what purports to be official documents and letters vindicating him as to the burg lary charges against him some years ago. These may be genuine, but whether they are has nothing to do with what has transpired since. The people of Paducah know that Rhey Boyd is smart enough to garble the statements, leaving out that which might be detrimental to 1 his good name, or he might manufacture tnem all together. So far as that old af fair, is concerned, it is a matter too well known and understood here to require comment or discussion just now. It is Rhey Boyd's latest actions and conduct and his treatment of his dead wife since marrying her that is up for judgment. Her dying words are before the public, and are cor roborated by a number of other wit nesses who were intimate with both at. Si. Louis. Therefore, his very lame attempt to prove himself guilt less by showing a good name back of all this, if it may be so construed, and his evidently intended insinua tion against the fair name of the girl he took away from this city, will find no sympathy or countenance here with the people among whom both were raised. Against Lucy Grimes there was NO BREATH OF SUSPICION and it will not do for Rhey Boyd to undertake to reconcile his own actions in the premises by such cowardly in uendog against the dead woman. "What he may mean by a pretend ed 'fear of having to defend his aged mother from expected charges we are at a loss t know, none having been pui.lis ed against her. Possibly this may reier to ineiact inatsne wouiu be believed to have been largely in strumental in bringing about the sepa ration. But, be this as, it may, let, TMipv "Rnurl astir himapif whut his nwn conduct has been to prevent that aged mother from being brought to a grave of sorrow. It is believed here, how ever, that the mother did bring about the separation, as it is known that be fore leaving the city she said she would separate them if she could pos sibly do it." THE BURG L ARIE8. The News then refers to the charges of burglary against Boyd, sayiug that "the whole affair was smoothed over and covered up almost solely on ac count of t e great love and veneration for nis dead father, who was one of the best men who ever lived, and whose memory is today still as sacred with the peop e of this country as when he was living, because all knew him io be a great, honest, and good man, This alone is what saved Rhey Boyd before, and the men who were instrumental in doing it are among the most indignant that he should attempt to use this in defence of his recent actions. It is true that so far as the last court was concerned, and the one to which be refers in the fapers, Rhey Boyd was vindicated, a the examining court the testimony was sufficient to hold him for trial, and in the higher court the matter was condoned in so far that no evi dence appears against him, this being brought about through the influence of lite-long friends of his dead father and others, who hoped that such influ ence could be brought to bear upon Rhey'8 fuiure personal conduct as couid cause him to redeem himself and not disgrace the eminent reputa tion of his father. It is also true that for three or four years Rhey did behave himself, keeping sober and at tending to business until it was be lieved he would not again disappoint the hopes of those who had stood by him, but since this last es-apade there is not one of these officials or former friends who would not gladly withdraw all past support accorded him, and refuse any attempt to screen him further. THE FACT8 about that burglary charge are about these ; A jewelry store window was broken open at night and a clock stolen, which was subsequently found in Boyd's room. The next night the drug store of E. K. Wilson was broken into and burglarized of liquors, periumery, soaps and other articles and money, which things except the mney were subsequently found con cealed in Boyd's office. The next night an attempt was made to bur glarize another drug store, Gibson's, the glass being broken in by a blow of the fist. A policeman gave chase to to the man who did it and recognized Rhey Boyd in full flight, but could not overtake him. Boyd fled, going out of the state, but was brought back, his hand still showing the cuts made in breaking the glass. About all the articles missed from the three differ ent stores were found concealed in Boyd's office. An investigation was had before the city court extending some two days and after evidence and argument the court held him to bail. Afterward the grand jury, upon the testimony before it, found a bill against him, confirming the action of the first court. On a trial of the case before a jury most of the witnesses failed to appear and he was acquitted. By a sort of common consent EVERYBODY WAS GLAD, he being a young man of promise and some ability and on account of his father's memory, that he was not con victed. These facts are so well-known here that they are common property of the town, the men who helped Rhey out of his troubles at that time not now denying them. When he was attacked on them again at Wash ington, in view of the fact that he had conducted himself fairly well ever since, these same men of influ ence again came to his rescue and tried to save him. Failing, Rhey weakened under the pressure, got i trunk at Washington, came home drunk and remained so most of the time up to his departure from Paducah, and it is understood that under the plea that he feared to re main at home he spent the three last weeks here. IN HIDING at the residence of Lucy Grimes' father, from which he fled, taking Lucy with him, and afterwards mar rying her at St. Louis. It is also well known that he left here by a hired buggy and horse which he sub sequently sold at Charleston, Mo., and that the purchaser telegraphed here to know if the property was his. The owner answered it was not, and was about to wire for arrest to be made when acquaintances went to his moth er about it, who arranged to pay for the horse and buggy and the matter was hushed up. "During all this waywardness of Rhey, Lucy Grimes had been wrap- ed up iu him by an idolatrous infatu-! tion wortny oi a Detter suuject, tmis proving the saying that whenever a ii, an starts to the devil there is always a good woman ready to go with him. j Knowing whit they do about this and all about both, the people here cannot and do not believe Lucy Grimes Boyd died with a lie on her lips as to Rhey's treatment of her, and such words as fiVnd incarnate' are not too harsh for those who talk about it more especially since his attempted vindication of himself by the inuendo against his wife. If Rhey Boyd wants to show his skirts clear, here is the place for him to do it, and not by publications without permission of the indorsement of good and charitable citizens who helped him out of quite a diflexent trouble several years ago.' 'ROUGH ON RAS. Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c. Druggists. FAILED TO FILL IT Because He Had Previously Fill ed up With Morphine and Rot-Gut Whisky. Dan K. Shields, the temperance apostle, who fell by the wayside YY ednesday evening, was at the depot at the hour of 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the friends of the cause who beheld his condition must have felt mortified, indeed. Shields is one of the finest looking men in the state, and as a lecturer he has been remark ably successful. He was in attendance at the prohibition convention held at the Ohio Street Methodist church Tuesday last, and was warm in his advocacy of lo cal option iustead of prohibition. The stand he took resulted in a heated discussion, in which Shields took a leading part, and to such a pitch of excitement did he get worked up that when the convention adjourned his nerves were completely unstrnng at least he so informed his friends. When he retired Wednesday night it was not to sleep, nor did slumber overtake him during the entire night. He arose with the hreak of day, but was unable to partake of food, and thinking to quiet his nerves he pro cured half a dozen morphine pow ders and partook freely of the drug. Half an hour later he was as crazy as a March hare, and while in this con dition he imbibed freely, the conse quence being he became gloriously in toxicated and "set 'em up" to all the "b-hoys" who happened to run across him. He was finally corralled, how ever, and cared for by his sister until yesterday, notwithstanding his wife was in the city. When he was driven to the depot yesterday afternoon Mrs. Shields ac companied him. Shields was adver tised to lecture at Brownsville, but Mrs. Shields and 'Squire A. D. "Fisher held a consultation, which resulted in the engagement being cancelled, and the apostle was driven to the resi dence of a friend, where he will tarry until he is himself again. "It is a very unfortunate thing," said 'Squire Fisher, Mand I regret it deeeply. Shields is one of the ablest temperance advocates in the land, and this escapade will injure the cause greatly. He had not touched a drop of any kind of liquor for three years previous, nor would he have done so now had it not been for the morphine he partook of. He is of a nervous temperament, and , the wrangle indulged in at Tuesday's con vention completely unnerved him. He then resorted to the drug to brace him up, I suppose, and the result is ap parent. He was desirous of keeping his Brownsville engagement, but his wife and I realized that he was in no condition to do so, hence persuaded him to remain over here untiThe has completely recovered. While sitting in the depot Mrs. Shields took particular pains to pay her respects to her husband's sister, who is engaged in business on Ohio street, at what is known as the W. C. T. U. lunch room. From the con versation overheard by the reporter it was evident that Mrs. Shields bears no love for her sister-in-law, and were they compelled to remain under the same roof they would, indeed, be anything but a happy family. Death of Mrs. Haggard. Mrs. Mary A. Haggard, the wife of Andrew Haggard, who resides some three miles west of the city, died a few minutes after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after an illness of less than two weeks, with pneumonia. Mrs. Harggard was in the seventy sixth year of her age, and was one of the pioneers of Pettis county, having resided here for the period of fifty three years. She was a most exem plary woman, and for many years past had been a devout member of the Christian church. She leaves a hus band and six children five daughters and one son, all of whom are married but one. The funeral will take place from the family reaidence at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A DISGUSTED PASTOR. Rev. Betts, of Trinity Church, Indulges in a Tilt With Bishop Robertson. - - The Former's Remarks at the Jar dine Funeral Causes the Trouble. Betts Will Probably Leave St. Louis and Accept a Call at Louisville. St. Louis, February 18. Special The Betts affair is still the one tpic of discus sion in church circles, and the following additional details of the trouble will be in teresting: "When Rev. George G Betts ar rived home last evening from Louisville, where he had gone to see about a cull he had received from a church in that city, he found an echo of the Jardine suicide at his residence. Believing that the reverbeni tions of that famous case had died out, he was surprised to find the echo. But he ex amined it carefully, and found that it was a letter sent to him through the vestry of Trinity Episcopal church by Bishop Kob erteon. This letter alluded to Father Betts" eulogy over the body of .Rev. Henry D. Jardine, at Kansas City afew weeks ago, and referred to the existence in that funeral sermon Fof certain rejections on the head of the diocese which could not be tolerated. The bishop also ad verted to the intention of Mr. Betts to pre sent a class for confirmation during the coming Lenten season, and the expectation that the bishop would confirm that class. Then Mr. Betts was called to accouut for using in his Kansas City sermon this sen tence : "Priestly hands are steeped in his (Jardine's) blood," and the bishop closed his communication by saying that he would not confirm the class at Trinity un less a retraction was made. The letter, which promises to take its place among the most important archives of this celebrated religious controversy, had reached Mr Betts from a member of the vestry, and it is this indirect communica tion with the head of the parish that has given rise to the recriminations that have found expression. It appears that Bishop Robertson took this letter to Mr. William II. Thom-on, cashier of the Boatmens bank, with the statement that it was for his rector. Mr. Thomson at once forward ed it to Mr. Betts" residence, where the clergyman found it as above stated. Fath er Betts is generally known as an energetic man, and he Jully sustained his reputation, for by the early morning mail to-day a re ply was on its way to the bishop. In this answer Mr. Betts took the dignified posi tion that he had been misconstrued and put in a false light." After saying that much he closed by flatly refusing to make any apology, inasmuch as he had said nothing against the bis op personally. The sentence about "priestly hands being steeped in blood" he quoted in return, and intimated that the bishop was going out of his way to make it apply to himself. As the relations of Mr Beits and ihe bishop have been strained to a high degree of tension for some months past the reply of the minister to his ecclesiastical superior was couched in rather stiff and formal language. "father" betts talks. The matter stood thus when your cor respondent called on Father Betts this morning. After referring to his call to the Louisville church, which he had not de cided about, as the vestry had had no meet ing since his return, he said : "This letter was indeed a surprise to me." ''Had you announced any date for your confirmation ?" "None whatever. I had simply an nounced that candidates for confirmation might present themselves at the Wednes day evening meetings." "Do you think the bishop should have senl his communication through the ves try?" "No, I do not. I am the spiritual head of the parish, and to me it should have been sent directly." It is considered not unlikely that, owing to the present unpleasantness between him self and the head of the diocese, Father Betts will take advantage of his call to Louisville, and remove to that city. BUCHU-FAIBA." Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. Scalding, Irritation, Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of the bladder. $1. Druggists. A Crazy Farmer. Bloomington, 111., February 18. Three days ago, David Shelby, a wealthy farmer, residing near Shirley, Illinois, armed with two shot guns, secreted himself in the oat bin in his barn. This afternoon the mem bers of his family discovered his where abouts and attempted to take him to the house. He jumped irom his hiding place and fired & number of shots, inflictingprob ably fatal wounds upon his brother, Levi Shelby, his wife, sister-in-law and his son, aged 17. He then set fire to the barn, wnich was entirely consumed, with its contents. Loss $10,000. Shelby then made his escape to timber, three miles away, where it is believed he has commit ed suicide. His wife and sister-in-law will die. Convicted of Murder. St, Louis, Mo., February 18. The jury in the case of Chio Groom, which has been on trial during the last two weeks, returned a verdict to-day of murder in the first degree. The convicted man is one of those alleged to have furnished money which was to have been paid for the mur der of Lon Johnson, the Chinese detective, who was instrumental in bringing Chinese gamblers of this city to Justice. There are four more of the conspirators, but their cases will probably goover to the next term of court Loose Talk About Newspapers. "Anewapaper reputation for honesty, incorruptibility' and fair dealing is worth as much as the good name of a public official. No honest journal can be hurt and only venal publications need stand in fear. There has been considerable loose talk about news papers of late and a investigation will do no harm." Take the Weekly Bazoo. John B. Gougfc Dead Philadelphia, February .18. John B. Gough, the eloquent temperance preacher, died at 4.40 this afternoon, at the residence of Dr. K. Bance Burns, in Frankford, where he was taken on Monday night when he was stricken with paralysis, while lec turing at Frankford Presbyt'rian church. His wife was at the bedside when he died There were also present Mrs Pidge, his sister, Mrs. Burns and two nieces, hisses Uary and Fauny Whitcomb, Mr. J Wanamaker, Kev. Thomas Murphy and Mrs. Jacob Wagner. It was reca lied to-day that the last words spoken by Mr. Gough were : "Youug man, make your record clear." BROOKS RED EAGLE. The Much Loved Indian Dies Among Strangers. Chicago, February 17. A sad and singu lar death, occurred in a waiting room of the Northwestern railway station here to- dav. A few days ago Wm. V. Lewis, a j teacher erap'oyeu at tne Indian school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, left that city for the West, having ;n custody n:ne Indian boys, who had been at' ending the school, and who were on their way back to the Pine Bidt;e agency, Dakota. Among them was a lad called Brooks- Ked'Eagle, ho for six weeks has been suffering with acute consumption. The authorities at Carlisle advised him to stay at Philrdelphia and not to attempt the journey with his companions but he said he would rather be taken back dead and be buried with his fathers than have a longer leae of life in Pennsylvania and be finally buried among the whites. This appeal was complied wi h. The little band rrived in Chicago this morntng and were transferred to the .Northwestern depot, where they were to take the train for the "Land of the DaVotas" when this vounc lad suddenlv - j0 died. The grief of his young companion was painfully touching. The coronor held a hastv inauestl tindinsr that consumption was the cause of death. The young Indians continued the journey to-night, bearing with them the remains oi "Urooks ited Eagle." Horsf ord's Acid Phosphate. TOXIC EOR OVERWORKED MEN. Dr. J. C. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have used it as a general tonic, and in particular in the debility and dyspepsia of overworked men, with satisfactory results." BURNED TO A CRISP. The Horrible Fate of an Aged Lady at Aurora Springs. Aurora Springs, Mo, February 17. Special An accid nt which will cer- lamiy resun in u am occurred nere mis morning, the victi.n being Mrs. Downing, a lady 70 years of age. She was engaged in making ?oap in the yard, when h-r cloth ing caught fire, and every stitch was burned from her body, as was also her shoes From the crown of her head to the sohs of her feet-she was frightfully burned, portions of her body being reduced almost to a crisp. At this writing she is still con scious, but is praying to God to relieve her sunerings by death, which would not oc casion the least surprise at any moment. A COUNTRY XURDER. Whisky the Cause of it, as Usual. Bloomfield, Mo., February 17. On the nicrht of Fridav. the 12th insL. John Selfe was shot, and killed by William Payne at a place or Easter river, nine or ten miles east of Bloomfield, in Stoddard county, known as the Barn of Stringtown, it being the headquarters for the men and the teajas engaged in logging for the saw mill firm of Isaac Him melberger & Co., of Bufiiington. It appears thatelfe, who was an unmarried man, boarded at Payne's house. He was much addicted to druakennesa, and, while noisy and disagreeable, was not comidered a dan gerous man. On-the evening in question, about bedtime, he and Payne both being under the influence of liquor, had a quarrel. Payne ordered Selfe out of the house. He went, and according to some accounts, invi ted Payne to fight. According to others Payne was following him in a threatening way. Be that as it may it seems that Selie was holding the door from the outside and refusing to let Payne out, when the latter seized his Winchester and fired on Selfe three times through the door, inflicting wounds from which his victim died at 7 o'clock Saturday , morning, the- 13th, inst. Payne was a wild, and dangerous man when drinking; and -'is' at large, though Sheriff Cobbs is 'out "aftef hia and will bring him in if he get within range. In the -present stals of the weather and overflowed condition- -of the bottom land, it will be hard t for Pavne to hide out and ewi& prooaDly be in'cusody in a very short use. This is to first homicide which has occurred in Stoddard county for a lone time, and the ireneral impression is that the man who shot Payne ought to be severely punished. My mother began gaining from first dose she took of Dr. Graves' Heart Regula tor. She is rid of those bad feelings about t i . - rrt ner neari now. ne reuei is permanent, other remedies only helped for a few min utes. Miss i lara Bradt, Lawton, Mich. $1 per bottle at druggists. ' Chinese Compelled, to Ieave. Nicoatus, Cal., February 18. Early this morning a body of masked men compelled the Chinese, numbering forty-four, to leave. They were put on the steamer D. E. Knight, and notwithstanding the protect of the captain of the: vessel he Vas forced to take them as passengers to Sacramento. Killed by 'Apaches. Denver, Col., February 18. The 2H-bvtm-jRepvblicaH'8 Santa Fe special says : Eight sheep herders on the raneh of Solo man Luna, Valincia county, New Mexico, near the Arizona line, had a fight with the Apaches. All the herders were killed. The Luna brothers with two mounted forces have gone to the scene. Strikers Successful. 4 New York, February 18. The em- 01 the Jughth. and Ninth avenue car nlov ines struck to-day. The'cbmpany yielded and strike ended. SOLVED THE MYSTERY. Identification of a Stranger Who Died in the Town of Marshall!!.: He Was an ex-Conyict and Not a Cousin of Senator Beck, of Kentucky. Marshall, 111., February 18 On the 19th of January a man giving his name as W. J. C. Beck died very suddenly at the residence of William S. Holmes, where he he had been boarding for near two months. He had claimed to be a cousin of Senator Beck, of Kentucky, and paid he was a member of the Chri itian church at Dan ville, Kentucky. He fooVan active part in the meetings of the -Christian church here and seemed wonderfully well versed in the scriptures. After his death tele grams were sent o Senator Beck and the Christian chur"h elders at Danville. The senator mphatically denied the relation ship, and the elders said no such man was Known there. xience his re mains were buried in the potter's field. The mysterious affair created much wonder and perplexity among our citizens, but it is cleared at last. C. S. Wood a prominent citizen of Loogootee, Ind., saw an account of Beck's death in a daily pa per, and a VI arshall ci izen has received a letter from him which clears up,the myste ry. He says the dead man's name was Wm. Beck. Until a few years ago he was a well-known citizen of that pla e, and his wife and four children are yet there, and highly thought of. He was a member of the Christian church and took an active part in religious affairs, but was considered very untruthful. Four years ago he suddenly disappeared, and as it afterwards appeared, went to El Dorado, HI., where he married a widow. He soon left here and went to Columbus, .Ind., where he in a short time married a young lady of the place. He was found out, tried for bigamy and sentenced 'to two J rears in the penitentiary. After serving jis sentence he drifted around and finally landed here. The identification was com plete, every detail corresponding with. what is known here. PLUM FOB A GAS COMPANY. St. Louis Pays $16,000 Interest v on a $64,000 Bill for Costs. St. Louis, February 18.. City. Counselor Bell appeared before Judge Lubke to-day and stated that the city was prepared to pay the St. Louis Gaslight company the costs in the gas case, which amounted to $64,500. The clerk, Mr. Vogel, in making out the fee bill, how ever, did not include interest from date of judgment, December, 1880 The city desired an expression from the court on the question whether the costs would carry interest It would make a. difference of probably $16,000 to the city. Judge Madill was pr-sent for the gas com pany and the question was submitted without argument. Judge Lubke said that a similar qui stion has been presented in another case recently, and the court held ihata judgment for 'costs would carry in terest like any other judgment. That set tled the matter and the interest was tacked on, the city comptroller paying over the money to the St. Louis Gaslight company this afternoon. WTmrtiwaaaCmiia, If you are failing; broken, worn out and nervous se "Wells' Health Eenewer." $1. Druggists. Gladstone's Intention. London, February 18. Parliament re assembled to-day. The government will not introduce any Irish measures before March. Gladstone stated he had no in tention of renewing coercion. He also said he would follow his predecessors' policy ia the east. Ask for Wells' "Eough on Com. 16c. Quick complete cure. Hard or soft corn, warts, bumow. A Change Predicted. Chicago, February 18. The signal ser vice office here reports that the.re will be .a drop in the temperature of from 15 to SO degreesHn the next forty-eight hours. POWDER . Absolutely Pure. This pwder neyer T&nei. A. luaireioi parity strength and wholonae9. More ceaoraici tbu tke ordinary kinds, ib4: eaanot- be m& tm competition, with the multitude of low tert,.ah7t weight alum or pfcoaptiftt powlers." Sold oaly' im CAM. Soya) Balrfag Pawde? C 19 Wall.., JS, Y