Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-04
LEAVENWORTH LETTER.

EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER:- has
been quite while since l wrote you,
beng busily engaged day and night,
for you must remember that 1 work
from IL O'Clock one morning until 8
O'Clock the next morning. aud have
little time to call my own.
Leavenworth is, indeed, enjoying
busy time. Her factories are hardly
able to keep up with their orders,
and the rapidity with which she 10
adding to her rail facilities keeps
everything stirring.
Within tie present year the place
will have water W orks. aud . e1OO, 900
passenger union depot is talked of.
Should this building be erected, the
present union depot will be converted
into freight offices.
Trains over the Leavsnwortb,
Topeka s. Southwestern,w which road
runs right through the city, are be-
coming common. although the road
is scarcely completed. Many Lex
ingtoniaus will probably remember
this place, and be surprised to know
that this road runs right down Choc-
taw street, from Broadway, 10 the
Pacific freight yards, within the city
limits.
An effort will be made to secure
the Chicago. Burlington 8 Quincy.
If this proves successful another
bridge across the river will be built.
The one at present spanning the big
muddy at this place 10 Of but little
benefit to the city.
Ihad talk recently with Mr.. Har-
ris, who is foreman of the barbar-shop
at the penitentiary. asked him
about Shoneweldt, whom you will re-
nenber, no doubt. as the man who
attempted to rob the express Office
i'll your city. Mr.. Harris says he Is a
desperate man. He had escaped from
the penitentiary, aud in All endsavor
to capture him he killed the sheriff of
Montgomery county this state. Then
came his exploit at Lexington. He
was brought here from your place,
and finished out his unexpired term
two months-and on the day his time
was up officers were At the peniten.
tiary to take him to Montgomery
county, which they did. He was SELL
fenced there to twenty years impris.
onment for the murder Of that coun-
ty's sheriff, aud IL now serving out
that time in the penitentiary brick.
yard. Mr.. Harris says he is very
surly, and is closely watched; ; that
there ia no chance for pardon.
l asked MI. Harris if he knew any
thing about a Luther j. Meeks-the
name sounding familiar-who was
recently brought here from Wyan-
dotte county, for horse-stealing, aud
he said he did not, except that Meeks
had ssid that lie was just out of the
Missouri penitsntiary for the same
otfense.
l will, before great while, pay the
penitentisry Sunday visit, Mr..
Harris having promised to show Inc
around, aud will "intsrviewn
schoneweldt.
Think. MIR. Editor, the tifty-three
reasons why tho Intslligsucer shosld
be taken by all Lafayette people
could be multiplied by three, and
leave many more reasons why they
Should do so. Its weekly visits 10
me are pleasant. Sigel Fisher is here,
"holding cases." ON the Times. He
and | board together, and tho first
copy Of the Intelligencer l showed
him pleased MIN better than q "fat'
take-"leadsd," at that.
Some time since there emnnated
from the gubernatorial mansion a
proclamation i'll which rewards vary
Ing from $500 to $500 were offered
for tho conviction of persons violat-
ing the liquor law, and for the con-
viclion of officers who knew the law
was being violating and made no
effort TO enforce ii. Leavenworth " as
again singled out i'll this proclxma-
ton, and it is very likely that this
county. should Gov. ST. John ever
offer for office again, will do all it
can to retire him. Before the proc
iamstlon startled the state, "drunks"
were numerous on the police slate
hefs, and as they don't seem to have