The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-31
ST. LOUIS.

sale 81 the North Misso0eo Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24-Application was
made to Judge Lindley, Of the Circuit Cour,
to-day, by Judge Clover, counsel for the
county for an injunction 10 restrain the sale
Of the North Missouri Railroad under the
foreclosure Of the second mortgage Of bonds,
which Was advertised TO take place on the
10Th inst. The petition was very lengthy,
and gives complete history of the road,
and declares the deeds cf trus; OF October l,
1865, Illegal, and defraunds the stockholders;
and that the sale, if il takes place, will
utterly destroy the interests Of the original
stockholders; that they have no right TO
make fundamental change in the rights of
the stockholders of that Company tha, thew
had no right to mortgage the main line for
the purpose Of equipping the western branch,
and charges of various gross frauds in
the management % the road. /, further
states that the net income of the road has
been sufficient TO pay the interest on both the
legal and illegal mortgages, but this income
has been otherwise appropriated, and it was
proposed To show in the Courts To wnoni ard
BY whom the Misrepresentation was made.
The matter was argued al! the afternoon
by the counsel on both sides. and vii! be
continued tomorrow.
The county Court to-day refused one hua
dred thousand dollars for the couniy's stock
in the North Missouri Railroad Company,
and rejected proposition to delay thirty
days to enable certain parties To prepare an
offer by which the county should lie fully
reimbursed for its stock 4 committee was
appointed 10 confer with the parties ~ho had
offered 500, 900 Tor the stock it, the cen
ference resulted an nothing.
ils~ Saie Of the North Nisss,mrf Rail.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 25-Jndge i.endlev, to
day, refused 10 grant the Injunction applied
for yesterday, 10 injoin the sale Of the North
Missouri railroad. The sale, therefore. will
take place Tomorrow
= I.ist:e Girl Outraged a0,i Murdered.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. %; - On Monday Of
last week brutal outrage was committed
ON the person OF little white girl, aged Is
years, named Saunders, near Wili,hurg. Cross
county. Her father was absent in the woods,
splitting rails. At neon Mrs Saunders, with
her two sons, took her huspand's dinner to
him, leaving the girl at the house Al.er
taking TIE dinner, Mrs. Saunders stopped al
the house OF a neightor during the afternoon,
sending enc of the boys home t. remain with
his sister. On arriving at the house the boy
missed his sister, and snpposing she had
gone to neighbor's near by, thought no
more about it. When the parents returned
they became alarmed, and sen, to the neigh
bors but could hear nnthinS OF her. Run
ners were sent out, ard the neishhors came
in. vino continued the search during the
night. About dayligh; the next morning,
the girls body was found about 200 yards
from her home. The Peraon was outraged,
and the throat cut, the knife still, sticking 10
the throat. After diltigeni search for the
find, negro man named Harris was arrested,
charged with the deed. A Temporary court
was organized, with twelve jurors, who, upon
hearing the evidence, decided 10 hang the
negro. Better counsel prevailed, however.
and it was agreed that he should have fair
trial. The next day he WAS taken before a
magistrate, and the proof ~ his guilt was
overwhelming. About 3 O'Clock in the az
ternoon the court adjourned over to the next
day, and the sheriff started 20 Jail with the
prisoner AS he did - crowd OF about 200
persons, white and black, rushed forward
took the PRISONER from the officer, carried
him TO the spot where the deed was commit
ted, and there hung him To- tree. The peo-
pie generally regret the necessity for the exc
cution, but agree that it was Just.