Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-18

son that the principal actors In, and perpe-
/ traitors of, the crimes are either dead or are
| in the custody of the laws of the State.
| Thus was completed the overthrow and de-.
| struetipn of the most noted and daring band
, of outlaws known to ancient or modern his
| tory. This grand result, fraught with so
much interest and Importance to the people
| OF MISSOURI was accomplished by the activity
| and relentless energy of the officers and citi-
zens of this State, and pa ticularly of those in
localitles IN winch the outlaws had so long
/ found sympathy and concealment The pol :
! icy adopted for the extirpatfonio of these bands
received the cooperation of the Criminal
Court OF jackson County and its officers; and
thus there was but little difficulty of scouting
pronounced enforcement of the laws, and
! awakening in the minds of tine people of that
county settled determination to remove the
stain placed upon the county by the depreda-
tons of these bands and TO sumnarily end
| at once anu forever the crimes and career of
| the organization. In this connection de sire
to publicly recognize the Intelligent and eff
! Kansas City, and Sheriff James r.. Timber
| lake, of Clay County. The aid rendered by
these gentlemen was Invaluable to me. and
without it, the duty devolviug upon me would
have been much more difficult. if not alto
gether impossible, to accomplish. The task
they assumed required fearless courage, ex-
! traordinary vigilance and an unerring Sc
! lection of Observation-Disclosures. They accom-.
plished within fourteen months what others
/ for twenty years had wholly failed to do an
| to these gentlemen. more than to all Others,
| is due the credit of bringing these outlaws to
nize the valuable services of John Cason,
Sheriff of Saline County, who was ways
ready co undergo any LABOR, danger or expos
| nre in pursuit of the outlaws. In him Captains
Craig and Undertake had an intelligent and
faithful coadjutOr. These brave officers dis
charged every duty fearlessly and we'll, to
| which 1 unhesitatingly bear official testi-
mOny. -t .l...... o.. 49,. 70,
paid 900 in rewards to various persons
| for the capture and overthrow of this band of
desperadoes, not one dollar Of which was
taken from the State Treasury. 1t is not prob
able that Missouri will again be cursed and
disgraced by the presence of such band of
men, confederated together for desperate pur
u rs iuy ana dEuar O. r
But an insignificant number of people in two
| or three counties gave countenance to such
lawlesSness. Our people, with one accord,
heartily approve of the measures and means
employed TO compel these violators OF tho
law to confess its power and majesty, and
applaud the stern, intending determination
| of the officers who contributed so much to the
fulfillment Of that purpose.
1t Is done: and Missouri is to day one of til e
most peaceful states in the Union. Fewer
crimes are committed within her borders than
those of surrounding states. s...l'
Since my Inauguration three other lawleSS
bands We're formed and operated in different
portions of the State. The Meyers Gang"
composed of six men, was organized in New
Madrid County for the purposes of robbery
| and murder. Within a few weeks after its
| formation two of its members were shot to
death while resisting arrest, two were cap
| tured. tried under the law and executed, and
| the other two were sent to the Penitentiary
for their crimes. -. .-rt
A band known as the "Mason Gang" were
organized in Adair County, for the purpose
| or IODD1ng banks ana committing Otn2r
crimes 1t consisted of four men under the
leadership of Frank Mason. In the month of
June they robbed a bank at Brooktield. Mo.
Within one week from the date of the robbery
these men were captured, indicted. tried and
sentenced to twenty five years imprisonment
each in the Penitentiarv. The Lewis brothers
formed a band i'll Jasper County for similar
purposes. Within II few weeks after COM.
mencin- their lawless career they were cap
The activity of the officers and citizens OF
the counties IN which these bands were organ
to Justice. demonstrates that the people of
Missouri will no longer submit TO the domi-
| nation of outlaws. such discrimination to
suppress crime and apprehend CRIMINALS
sooner or later brings its own reward-in
peace, in increased wealth, and in an inteli-
gent and desirable Immigration. In closing
this history of the downfall of these Iawless
bands will state that on the 4th dav of June,
1881, issued a requisition upon the Governor
of the State of Tennessee for one William
Ryan. who was indicted for completely in the
Glendale train robbery, which occurred on
| County, on the ssa day of October, 1879. Upon
that requisition he was returned to Jackson
County, where, on the 18th day OF October,
1851 he was tried, convicted and sentenced to
| term of twenty five Years imprisonment in
| the renitentiary.. The expenses (Sla5.S5) in
Cured in Ryan's eXtradition were, by me,
repaid into the State Treasury on tho Goth day
of December. 1881. out OF the 5000 reward
had offered for the arrest and conviction of
Ryan, tins placing i'll the Treasury, from
another source, money that had been eN-
| pended by the state in the capture of one of
| the =
5@ REVENUE. .-lr|.- ar 81
Under the law. assessments upon all taxable
property, except merchandise, shall be made
between the LIST days of June and January,
and the valuation is placed upon the LIST day
of June. The taxes upon this as seSSment are
collected the following fall, being something
| over a year after the assessment is made.
Real estate gradually increased in valuation
in 1850 and ISL, and more rapidly in 1882. The
crops in Missouri in >SS2 were the largest
grown in many years. some computing that
the wheat crop in Missouri this year will
reach 5o.O00,00J bushels, and the corn crop
100000 900 bushels, while the expectation OF
apples amounts to 1919 900 bushels Proper
tionally large crops of potatoes, hemp, oats,
flax, and various kinds of grasses were pro-
duced. o.
The assessed valuation OF property for 1850
is the assessment upon which the taxes OF 1881
are due and paid. ..r
1881, .-. .r'T
Real estate. 80. S4e6, l94 426 90
Personal property. 1853, 20, $50 90
Railroad companies. ........... 80 ,309S7s So
BRIDGES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,6a5 QUO 90