Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

depot, and made prisoners of everybody
there. We compelled the agent to stop the
train, and Jesse and Miller robbed the express
car, while the rest Of as stood guard over
the engineer and passengers. In the melee
Jesse James was shot in the leg. After we
finished the robbery we went to an old house
about one mile from the depot and divided
the booty. We got altogether over $40, 900,
but they only gave me 5000. Jesse and Mil
Ter and Little took the lions share. After
the division we separated, Jesse telling
Ryan and to go home and stay there and
no one would ever suspect us, and to be
careful how we spent our money. We went
home, and would never have been discov-
cred had I not let something out while
Drinking" The witness, Basham, pleaded
guilty to completely in the robbery about a
year ago, and received a sentence of ten
years, but has been pardoned.
A DISPATCH from Rawlins, Wyoming,
says: ANAL carrier from White River re-
ports the finding of the dead bodies of Tom
Mallory and partner. They were building a
ranch twelve miles below the post on White
River. Their wagon and partly built cabin
were burned. Indian signs are numerous
about the place, and it is thought to be the
work of the White River Utes. Col. Van
Vliet has gone out with company of caval-
ry to Investigate, and bury the men.
A NEGRO burglar named Billups, the
only inmate of the Jail at Jacksonville, Ga. ,
set fire to the building in hopes of making
his escape, and burned to death.
JOSEPH LANIER, Sheriff of Scullyville
County, Choctaw Nation, was killed at
Tibbets's store, near Fort Smith, Ark, by
William Hughes, white man, who had re-
Gently been ordered out of the ChOctaw Ma
ion by Governor McCurtain.
Tom WILLIAMS, a young negro muir
derer, was hanged at Henderson, Texas, on
the 23d.
HON. SOLOMON SPHINX, formerly Sec
rotary of Dakota and afterward Delegate to
Congress, died at Yankton, on the 23d, in
the 51st year Of his age.
THE special train bearing newspaper
correspondents, etc, accompanying the Gar
field funeral train from Washington, struck
a hand-car containing number of track
hands while crossing the Beaver Creek
bridge, near Fallston, Pa. Three of the
men were killed outright, a fourth was
hurled upon the pilot and fatally injured,
and fifth was sent flying through space to
| the creek bed sixty feet below. Two others
were mortally wounded, and have since died.
Two men jumped from the car to the creek
bed, and, incredible as it may appear, es-
capped with but trifing injuries. The men
were duly notified of the approach Of the
train, but evidently believed they had time
to get across the bridge before it reached
there.
QUINCY, ILL.,, was struck by death
evening of the 9th. A number of build
ings were demolished. The molding room
of Bennett, Duffy & Co.'s stove foundry
was crushed into ruins. George Rowland,
aged SO, molder, was instantly killed
Henry Ellerbrook, aged IS, was fatally in
jured and died soon after being TAX
en- from the ruins; Frank Smith
was also probably fatally injured.
The molding-room Of Comstock. Cortle &
Co.'s foundry, near by, shared the same
fate, and one man, "Doc" Miller, was seri.
ously hurt. Joel Harris's Sons tobacco
factory was partially demolished and several
of the inmates were injured. A number of
other buildings suffered to greater or less
extent. The total loss by the storm is esti-
mated at 100000.
The Mohr & Mohr Distillery at La
fayette, Ind, one of the largest in the coun-
try, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
oath. Loss, 1925, 600; insured for about
$91, 900. Two hundred head Of cattle in the
pens, belonging to Henry Hopper, of ST.
Louis, were cremated. The Ewry Woolen
Mills were also destroyed. Loss, $4,000.