The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-19

Done IN ;hc CITY of Jefferson, this the 9TH day
If November. in the year of our Lord one thoU-
c. H. HARDIN.
Men 4. McGRATI, Sec'y of State.
Buchanan County.
BcnI.lrin +. Bcthurem Was convicted in
IN" Circuit Court on the 9Th of forgery and
sentenced 10 the pcnitcntiary for years. 1t
will hr remembered that he procured Il pol
lev on The .ife Of 4 fictitious person named
John Adams. IN 1913, and afterwards forged
letters and papers to show that he WAS
drowned.
The widow OF Charles Ja"ua, Of 81. J"-
>rph. the witness in the crooked whisky
ra~c>. Mo was lately killed on the railroad
II Morrison, H., claims to have discovered
impOrtaL. facts in connection with the death
Of her husband showing that he was foully
dealt WIKI. She AYERS that he was in pos
session Il most important facts concerning
the whisky frauds of this State, and that She
believed ::at he was made way with for this
motive.
At =. Joseph, on the 10th, in the Grim
inal C"ur-, John Kelly, alias Buford, WAS
convicted Of robbery and grand larceny, and
GOES to Jho Pcnitcntiary for two years.
NicIae, Fitzgerald, late Presiding judge
Of the Comfy Court, has forfeited his bond
for HI appearance before the Criminal
Court. Z" : resting under several indict-
mcnt> f. forgery.
Cole Coumty.
On III, SIN, about ; O'Clock in the after
noon. Ii" JDurnut office of Jefferson City
was discovered 10 lee on fire. 1t caught from
the Kitchen stove. The citizens and fire de-
partmr&.: allied promptly, and succeeded
in arrc>-iu~ she flames, not, however, until
Z DANA. Of some >I.50 was inflicted ON
huildiu- and stock, which were fully covered
10y insurance.
Cooper County.
Richards Ripley VAS shot twice by Charley
Hudson. on the 3l>t ult., in the western por-
ton Of this county. The quarrel grew out
If Riptey taking Hudson'S horse without
permission.
Greene County.
At Springfield. on the 9Th. 4 colorcd wo-
man named Mary Collins seized an aN and
split her husbands skull in two. KILN" him
in>tant!-. She then attempted 10 murder
her litti, daughter, hut the child made her
escape" q neighhor'>.
Franklin County.
Mason White, porter of the ~>lccpln@-car
..Dcnu!>an.' met with Il sad accident on
The 10th 1t Pacific City. on the Missouri Pa
ellie Railroad. While engaged in carrying
water 70 the ca, his LEG was crushed Il little
below the knee, and the wounded limb was
tftcrwarJ amputatcd by DIR. James Calkin>.
Il surgeon residing in the ncighborhood.
acksO County
\ man named Henry Mitchell has been AZ
rested /. Kansas City, charged with having
Let ire - ms own house, which WAS de-
~troyrd ~ fire under very suspicious cir
rum>tarcos last September. Thc furniture
and house were Insured for three times what
they We're worth. and Mitchell was suspect
ed of being the inccudiary at the time.
The ait,xnO0u Of the eth the body OF Il
man. about 30 years old, was found in Il
horribly mutilated condition. tied in Il c"f-
lec->acS, a5ou; : miles south of Indcpend-
rncc. There were five ghastly wounds on
;hc breast, md the throat was cut from ear
10 ear. The body was stripped of all cloth
in@. and nothing could be found by which Il
rlrw could b" obtained a. to who he WAS.
.T"' a p,aa,"
"a u -" d, Il. :"
he I'd. causing death.
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