Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-07-14

make theii surrender and all THIS was
done after the Linn county boys had
run them down and "need." There Is
no jealousy about it, Mr.. Times the
boys are anxious. and would like to
know, how the sheriff and his posse,
can under the circumstances, have the
face to do such things and put up such
claims for the capture of the bandits.
tits this, and only this, and nothing
more. 1t is the Linn county boys who
deserve the credit of capturing the BAN
dts, and who are now safely lodged in
the penitentiary.-Bni2efin.
: Now the facts are that Sheriff Shaver
got eight out Of the twenty six Of those
revolv-rs. and the balance We're carried
off by the Linn county posse under the
plea that that they hid not efficient
arms of their own with which to guard
the prisoners. Itwis common spec
tacle the day of the capture to see
members Of SAID posse strutting
around with these arms buckied about
them like boy in his first pair of red
topped boots. Now as to the results:
From the proceeds of the sale of what
little effects were saved from the clutch
es of the Linn county posse, Sheriff
Shaver realized and has accounted for
$l01,66. How about the eighteen re-
wolves carried away to guard the pris-
oners" to Linneus? Will the Bulletin
explain what has bacome of them?
Gentlemen living in that county report
that it has been extremely difficult to
get track, or possession of quite num-
Der. Perhaps the holders are still On
guard duty" and can't spare them. At
any rate we believe $40 about covers
the proceeds, so far realized or account
ed for. The following letter from Mrs.
Mason, herself. shows IN what light she
views the matter. Writing from
Brook kfield. July 3rd, to Sheriff Shaver,
she says:
DEAR SIR:-l desire to express my
sincere thanks to you, and the other
gentlemen of your city, who so gener-
ously assisted me in collecting together
and dlsposing of the fire a, ms and per-
sonal property of my husband, and
turning the money obtained for them
over to me, l feel that you are entitled
to my gratitude more particularly in
view of the fact that some gentlemen(?) y
in Brooktield have in their possession
number of fire arms, and refuse to de-
liver them up to me or pay their value,
but by subterfuge and falsehood are
trying to cover them up and defraud
me of them. | feel that bank roboer
is eEtitle to more respect than man
who undertakes to obtain what is not
his own from defenseless woman who
is left alone in the world with nothing
but small amount of money obtained
from the sale of the above named
articles. Whatever may have been the
faults Of my husband it furnishes no
excuse for these gentlemen to take
what Is not their own. | cannot see
how they obtain title in this way.
Please inquire at the express Office
for any package for me and forward
anything there together with the valise
to Mr.. LitEgow, Atty, at this place and
oblige. Very Resp, Yours.
Mrs. FRANK Mason.
AS to the matter of the reward our
officers proposed,-and the proposition
has been reluctantly acceded to- TO
submit the whole matter to Judges
Burgess and Ellison and are Wiling to
abide their decision. For the credit
of Linn county we advise them to drop
the matter, for close and truthful ex-
animation of all tie facts in the case
might not result in much credit to
number of wood-be-prominent citizens.
We believe the better sentiment of her
our citizens are with us now, wherever
the facts are known.