Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-08-04
Miscellaneous Items.

Edna, Knox County, oct. 4, three days.
Lexington, Lafayette County. Aug. %. five
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Miscellaneous Items.
Governor Crittenden has written the
following letter to M. A. Low, Attorney of
the Rock Island & Pacific Railway:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, CITY OF JEFFERSON.
July Is, 1s5l.-M. A. Low, ESQ.,, Attorney r. 1.
4 T. Railway Company, Trenton, Mo-; DEAR
sent Mr.. Walker, the Assistant Superintendent
of your road, in regard to the train ROBBERY,
was received on satnrday. Under the law
the capture of the miscreants who committed
this crime but to the fullest extent of the law
/ am willing to Cooperate with you, and will
use every means which the law places at my
disposal to aid in bringing them to justice. 1t
would, perhaps, be well to consult before any
thing definite is determined upon. If, how
ever,a consultation is not possible now, please
advise me as to what steps you want mo to
take As far as can learn the officers in the
tempting to capture the outlaws. am deter
mined they shall not escape if the means at
capture. Write me fully or telegraph. Very
respectfully, THos. T. CRITTENDBN.
The attention of the Governor has
been called to the fact that large numbers of
old and worthless unsigned Missouri war
and defense bonds are loosely scattered
throughout the State, and it is alleged by
United States detectives that they are fire.
quently palmed off on credulous persons for
a valuable consideration by "crooks" and
confidence men. Chief Brooks, of the Unit
ed States Secret-service Department, in
forms the Governor of this fact,
and suggests that means be taken
to destroy them. These bonds
were printed at the beginning of the late
fo
Guard, but were never signed or issued.
The cases containing them were stored in
the basement of the Capitol, and for many
years the notes have been scattered around
as worthless scraps of paper, or kept as Gu
riosities. Last spring the stock in the Capt.
toll building was all destroyed, but many are
yet floating about the country.
j. w. Buell., who has been in Jack
son and Clay Counties seeking information
regarding the train robbers, writes to the st.
Louis Republican that he has satisfactory
evidence that the robbery was planned by
Frank James and Jim Cummings, and that
among their confederates were Ed. Miller
and Dick Little. He says the robbers rem
devious is in the Indian Nation, at the head
waters of Sandy River, near Atoka, where
they are doubtless now safe from pursuit,
as the region is largely inhabited by lawless
marauders, where the arm Of the law seldom,
if ever, penetrates.
The Governor has issued a proclama-
ton offering reward of 500 for the arrest
of Emmett Jones, colored, who murdered
Antoine Vale on the 10th inst, on board the
steamer Lady Lee at the st. Louis wharf.
The prisoners in the Cooper County
Jail, three in number-the two Davis broth
ers, charged with horse stealing, and a negro
named Ellis Brown, indicted for carrying
concealed weapons-made their escape on
the night of the Doth by working one of the
large stones out of the wall. At last ac-
counts they had not been recaptured.
Charles Phillips, river man, has
been arrested at Cairo and taken to st. Louis,
charged with killing an inoffensive old man
named Buehler at picnic in August last.
Phillips has a bad record, having already
served one term in the Penitentiary for stab
bling another man.
De Witt c. Tiffany, alias w. w. West,
has been jailed at st. Louis for swindling.
He advertised for laborers and mechanics to
go to Colorado, promising them $3.50 to 90
per day and free transportation. His office
was naturally crowded with applicants, from
each of whom he demanded fee of $500
'as guarantee of good faith" About a
dozen men were confiding enough to be ia
ken in by his little game, but the majority
either did not have the money or else were
too shrewd TO be caught.
A young lady in Clarke County had
her flock of sheep, ninety-two head, sheared
a few days since, and got an average of 8 1-2
pounds. That young lady is worth catch
ing.
Conductor Westfall, who was killed
by the train robbers in their recent foray,
was buried in the City Cemetery at Platts-
burg on the 18th. The funeral procession
was of great length, his friends having gath
cred from various towns along the road to
pay the last tribute of respect to one who
died at his post Of duty. He had resided for
the past two years in Plattsburg, his family
consisting of his wife and three CHI ldren, the
youngest being girl three years old. TWAS
supposed he was shot because of his recog
nizing the chief of the train robbers. Great
Indignation is felt at his untmely death.
Buchanan County has voted to com.
promise its Indebtedness.